I loved the transition of Sam in the cage to Sam in the cage, and interestingly as well, the transition moves from right to left, leading us to unconsciously signify it as "the past." Even though it wasn't in the plot, it totally was in the meta-plot, which is totally awesome of them to shoot it that way, and maybe I'm giving them too much credit, but I don't think so. :)
In retrospect, I think that the positioning of the red/green in the jail cell could also signify that hell's flames (from the past) are licking at his face. Like, Sam is so preoccupied with being in an earthly jail that he isn't pinging to the hell-cage that he experienced. It's like we're watching the wall start to crumble *visually* in the jail cell.
The mirrored go-to-hell shots. I love that they took the poetic license to do it, and you *know* the hell shall be vidded out of it *g*, but I looked at it as a thematic illo, you know? At this point, if we didn't know better and were buying it as a plot/character mirror, Sam would be DEAD. A better mirror could be Sam looking into a literal mirror, like Dean did, and going off, but that's just me and nobody asked me. LOL The Sam/Lucifer mirror thing was unparalleled, and why take a chance on cheapening that? :)
Also, Sam wasn't on meathooks. He seemed to be eternally self immolating, and isn't that a can of worms that we can talk about on another day?
I also love the somewhat (hee) subtle way that they ARE calling back to S2, including the interesting lighting in the abandoned house. It seemed almost cheerful, a la Tall Tales. And there's been an overabundance of LOUD plaid, which I'm sure has been mentioned already.
I think transitions are one of my favourite things to watch and this one was fab. They could have just done a fade down and up (into a darker cell) but that pan across (and I love the idea that that signifies "the past") to then come in from the otherside (kinda like a loop..) was inspired and I'm sure it was planned. Just like the lighting choices.
I too saw the red as hell fire and perhaps a call back to soulless Sam. The green, to me, was indicating the more human side of Sam and the conflict and inner fight he has going on with remembering what he has done. I dunno... but it created a wonderful atmosphere.
And yes to the mirror.. though it might be interesting if they play with that later on. I think the mirror might still play a part in eps to come. A cracked mirror may indeed pull another brick down...
He seemed to be eternally self immolating, and isn't that a can of worms that we can talk about on another day
Oh, that's so interesting...I'm pretty sure they thought long and hard about how they would represent Sam's hell. I'm sure fire was there for a reason... Argh.. your brain! \o/
And yes, yes... that room they were in reminded me of a couple of previous places. Namely the house in M7 (shafts of light an all..). The overall colouring seems to be making a bit comeback.. namely that muted green.
Hee.. don't shut up! I love hearing your thinky thoughts... thanks so much for sharing. :)
In retrospect, I think that the positioning of the red/green in the jail cell could also signify that hell's flames (from the past) are licking at his face. Like, Sam is so preoccupied with being in an earthly jail that he isn't pinging to the hell-cage that he experienced. It's like we're watching the wall start to crumble *visually* in the jail cell.
The mirrored go-to-hell shots. I love that they took the poetic license to do it, and you *know* the hell shall be vidded out of it *g*, but I looked at it as a thematic illo, you know? At this point, if we didn't know better and were buying it as a plot/character mirror, Sam would be DEAD. A better mirror could be Sam looking into a literal mirror, like Dean did, and going off, but that's just me and nobody asked me. LOL The Sam/Lucifer mirror thing was unparalleled, and why take a chance on cheapening that? :)
Also, Sam wasn't on meathooks. He seemed to be eternally self immolating, and isn't that a can of worms that we can talk about on another day?
I also love the somewhat (hee) subtle way that they ARE calling back to S2, including the interesting lighting in the abandoned house. It seemed almost cheerful, a la Tall Tales. And there's been an overabundance of LOUD plaid, which I'm sure has been mentioned already.
/shutting up now :)
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I think transitions are one of my favourite things to watch and this one was fab. They could have just done a fade down and up (into a darker cell) but that pan across (and I love the idea that that signifies "the past") to then come in from the otherside (kinda like a loop..) was inspired and I'm sure it was planned. Just like the lighting choices.
I too saw the red as hell fire and perhaps a call back to soulless Sam. The green, to me, was indicating the more human side of Sam and the conflict and inner fight he has going on with remembering what he has done. I dunno... but it created a wonderful atmosphere.
And yes to the mirror.. though it might be interesting if they play with that later on. I think the mirror might still play a part in eps to come. A cracked mirror may indeed pull another brick down...
He seemed to be eternally self immolating, and isn't that a can of worms that we can talk about on another day
Oh, that's so interesting...I'm pretty sure they thought long and hard about how they would represent Sam's hell. I'm sure fire was there for a reason... Argh.. your brain! \o/
And yes, yes... that room they were in reminded me of a couple of previous places. Namely the house in M7 (shafts of light an all..). The overall colouring seems to be making a bit comeback.. namely that muted green.
Hee.. don't shut up! I love hearing your thinky thoughts... thanks so much for sharing. :)
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