6.14 Review
6.14 ‘Mannequin 3: the reckoning” Review
So, I confess I had to dig a little to understand what the hell was that title all about. Turns out, there are two Mannequin movies, which makes this the third... I guess.
And here I was, hoping that they were going the Twilight Zone way, with the mannequin coming to life and believing that she was human only ( Read more... )
So, I confess I had to dig a little to understand what the hell was that title all about. Turns out, there are two Mannequin movies, which makes this the third... I guess.
And here I was, hoping that they were going the Twilight Zone way, with the mannequin coming to life and believing that she was human only ( Read more... )
He's a hunter with experience enough to pull the family and the hunting life in simultaneous. The only reason why he endangered Lisa and Ben in the first place, with the whole vampire thing, was because he was hunting with someone who betrayed him.
Give him a solid, trustworthy partner and his job becomes no more dangerous than any firefighter or police officer or soldier in the world. And all of those manage to built families, just like anyone else.
Of course, Dean's main problem is with who he is, not with what he does. Some how the idiot has convinced himself that he's a nasty piece of work and that his life is a bad example for anyone... which, again... idiot!
This is a 'uncomfortable' season, I'll give you that, but uncomfortable in the sense that it always leaves you guessing what will happen next, which will be the next turn. And I kind of like it, it keeps in me on my toes. Predictability can be very boring and a show that can completely reinvent itself into something else by its 6th season and still be compelling for a number of its die-hard fans, its a very good show.
Now, if they would just stop stalling and moved on with the frigging story...
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If that wasn't the truth, then I'd believe Dean was an idiot. If back when Lisa told Dean, earlier 'Why can't it be both?', basically telling him they could try. Dean had been willing to, at that time. He went off to hunt with Sam and believed he could come back to her. Now, if he'd turned her down and walked away then, I would have been right with you calling him an idiot.
I get it though, the first time things get rough, Dean bails. The first time she hurts him, he's gone. I think Dean's ability to deal with disappointment and pain is all focused on Sam, 'cause God knows his little brother's cornered the market on that, along with John before he died, so maybe he just doesn't have enough stamina to weather the storm. He'd rather take the physical pain over the mental.
In the beginning, though, Dean did try. Lisa was the one who shut the door on him. While I do think she still has feelings for him, I'm not sure she's willing or able to handle his self-doubt. The guy needs therapy, that's for sure, but heck, we know how some men can be with regard to what they need.
it always leaves you guessing what will happen next,
Oh, I don't think it's that unpredictable. *wink*
and still be compelling for a number of its die-hard fans, its a very good show.
*gasp* Are you saying I'm not a die-hard fan? I've stuck with show for 5+ years, I think that counts for something. I just want something more for Dean's character arc, of which there has been a lot of promise, but little delivery. My disappointment hasn't kept me from watching, and I think that I'm allowed to whine, just a little *wink*.
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Veritas or no Veritas, the minute Dean threatens Ben, his out of Lisa's life and I respect her decision at the time. Later, after cooling down, I'm sure that she must've weighted Dean's behavior towards them for a whole year against his one mess up when he was vamped up and realized that maybe there was a reason behind his odd and violent behavior (hence the 6 calls she made to him).
Yes, the first time she pushes him away, Dean does back off, because, for one, and like you said, he doesn't handle failure all that well and sees it as being rejected; and two, he had Lisa's and Ben's best interests at heart. He saw what he almost did and he assumed that his presence in their lives could not end well, so he backed away voluntarily (hence the not picking up her 6 calls).
"Are you saying I'm not a die-hard fan?"
*g* not pointing fingers ;)
But if you're going for whine, I recommend something with bubbles *g* (you know I'm partial to champgne *wink wink*)
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