I think I was giving Mr. Edlund too much credit in his writing when I first watched the ep. I was thinking that maybe the whole thing was meant to be a disjointed mess as a way to have the audience get inside the headspace of Cas. Where there are moments of information and clarity and then a silly moment of amusement (for them at least). But… in all honesty, I think we had some really good eps this year and Imo, comparing this one to the others, the quality of writing here just doesn’t come close to them.
Some of my other shows leave me with only little gems that I love and the rest of the storyline is complete BS and over time I’ve developed the habit that instead of getting frustrated with aspects of the show that gets me upset or pissed, I focus on things that I like. So, instead of asking why Sam was so dumbed-down in this ep, I focused on Dean patting Sam’s arm and (what I took it as) references to Dogma. Also, I’m not a huge Castiel fan and that’s why I was feeling a little lack lustered about the ep.
The trailer for next week's ep has left me nervously waiting for what's to come.
I was thinking that maybe the whole thing was meant to be a disjointed mess as a way to have the audience get inside the headspace of Cas.
Oh yes. I did wonder the same thing. That's why I wondered if Sam and Dean were there as observers so WE could feel the whole mess of how Cas was seeing things. I suppose Ben may just have been that clever (because it certainly was a mess), but it's dangerous to do that if the audience is actually left feeling nothing, or confused.
So, instead of asking why Sam was so dumbed-down in this ep
I know! So sad to see that happen...:(
I focused on Dean patting Sam’s arm
Happy place. One tiny brotherly moment - but at least there was that. Makes me wonder if Jensen actually threw that in. The boys don't casually touch each other much. I liked that it could have been a way of grounding themselves after such a muddle of a case.
The trailer for next week's ep has left me nervously waiting for what's to come.
I haven't seen the trailer as I try to stay clear of spoilers but I am seriously considering a peek because I am mightily worried for where this is going to go. (I might need to know if Cas is in it. I think I'll need to prepare myself for that possibility....)
Some of my other shows leave me with only little gems that I love and the rest of the storyline is complete BS and over time I’ve developed the habit that instead of getting frustrated with aspects of the show that gets me upset or pissed, I focus on things that I like. So, instead of asking why Sam was so dumbed-down in this ep, I focused on Dean patting Sam’s arm and (what I took it as) references to Dogma. Also, I’m not a huge Castiel fan and that’s why I was feeling a little lack lustered about the ep.
The trailer for next week's ep has left me nervously waiting for what's to come.
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Oh yes. I did wonder the same thing. That's why I wondered if Sam and Dean were there as observers so WE could feel the whole mess of how Cas was seeing things. I suppose Ben may just have been that clever (because it certainly was a mess), but it's dangerous to do that if the audience is actually left feeling nothing, or confused.
So, instead of asking why Sam was so dumbed-down in this ep
I know! So sad to see that happen...:(
I focused on Dean patting Sam’s arm
Happy place. One tiny brotherly moment - but at least there was that. Makes me wonder if Jensen actually threw that in. The boys don't casually touch each other much. I liked that it could have been a way of grounding themselves after such a muddle of a case.
The trailer for next week's ep has left me nervously waiting for what's to come.
I haven't seen the trailer as I try to stay clear of spoilers but I am seriously considering a peek because I am mightily worried for where this is going to go. (I might need to know if Cas is in it. I think I'll need to prepare myself for that possibility....)
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