Excerpt of the Day: Supernatural S06E20 (The Man Who Would Be King)
I wanted very much to feature something from one of the two post-hiatus episodes of Fringe, but I truly can't find any worth excerpting. The storyline is getting exciting, but there's no dialogue that pops out. This is probably why I could never love Fringe that much. I just never get a visceral reaction to anything in it.
So anyway, this means I'm back to my old standby: the excerpt goldmine, Supernatural. These are Castiel's exposition scenes about what happened immediately after the Apocalypse was prevented. From one of season 6's jewels, The Man Who Would Be King:
(Spoilers!!)
[Castiel narration.]
"You know, I've been here for a very long time.
"I remember many things. I remember being in the shoreline, watching the little gray fish heave itself up on the beach. And an older brother saying, 'Don't step on that fish, Castiel. Big plans for that fish.'
"I remember the Tower of Babel, all 37 feet of it, which I suppose was impressive at the time. And when it fell, they howled, 'Divine wrath!' But come on, dried dung can only be stacked so high.
"I remember Cain and Abel, David and Goliath, Sodom and Gomorrah.
"And of course, I remember the most remarkable event. Remarkable because it never came to pass. It was averted by two boys, an old drunk, and a fallen angel. The Grand Story. And we ripped up the ending. And the rules. And destiny. Leaving nothing but freedom. And choice. Which is all well and good, except... What if I made the wrong choice? How am I supposed to know...
"I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you my story. Let me tell you everything."
***
Rachel: "What does God want?"
Castiel: "God wants you to have freedom."
Rachel: "Well what does he want us to do with it?"
[Castiel voiceover]
"If I knew then what I know now, I might have said: 'It's simple. Freedom is a length of rope, God wants you to hang yourself with it.'
"Those first weeks back in heaven were surprisingly difficult. Explaining freedom to angels is a bit like teaching poetry to fish."
***
Castiel: What do you want?
Raphael: Tomorrow, I've called a full assembly of the Holy Host. You'll kneel before me and pledge allegiance to the flag, all right?
Castiel: And what flag is that?
Raphael: Me, Castiel. Your allegiance to me.
Castiel: Are you joking?
Raphael: Do I look like I'm joking?
Castiel: You never look like you're joking.
Raphael: You rebelled. Against God, heaven and me. Now you will atone. We'll start by freeing Lucifer and Michael from the cage. And then we'll get our show back on the road.
Castiel: Raphael, no! The Apocalypse doesn't have to be fought!
Raphael: Of course it does. It's God's will.
Castiel: How can you say that?
Raphael: Because it's what I want.
Castiel: Well the other angels won't let you.
Raphael: Are you sure? You know better than anyone, Castiel. They're soldiers. They weren't built for freedom. They were built to follow.
Castiel: Then I won't let you.
Raphael: Really? You?
[Castiel voiceover]
I'm not ashamed to say that my big brother knocked me into next week.
Raphael: Tomorrow you kneel, Castiel. Or you, and anyone with you, dies.
***
Poor Cas. Such a tragic character. :(
Although I do get why he had to go, story-wise. With such a powerful character around, Sam and Dean wouldn't have any pressing need to grow. Why would they even need to fight when they have a full-powered angel at their beck and call who can easily win their battles for them? On a previous episode, Cas was able to burn about a dozen of Lilith's minions with a single flash of light.
But I love Castiel (and Misha Collins, the actor who plays him) so much that I'm still hoping the writers will bring him back. With his powers greatly diminished, of course, or else we'll be in the same dilemma. Maybe 100% human? (Though he'd be a useless character then: a baby in a trench coat haha!) I really doubt they'd do the fallen angel angle again, if ever.
Let me add too, that I want Castiel back as Castiel. Not a Leviathan Jimmy Novak (Castiel's human vessel) clone. Because I fear that this is what the writers mean when they said that Misha Collins will be back before this season ends.
***
There are a whole lot of Destiel scenes on this episode, too, but I wanted to concentrate on Castiel for this one. I'll say this for Dean, though: I admire how much he tried to believe in Castiel up until the very point when Cas betrayed himself. True loyalty, that.
Excerpt of the Day Project
So anyway, this means I'm back to my old standby: the excerpt goldmine, Supernatural. These are Castiel's exposition scenes about what happened immediately after the Apocalypse was prevented. From one of season 6's jewels, The Man Who Would Be King:
(Spoilers!!)
[Castiel narration.]
"You know, I've been here for a very long time.
"I remember many things. I remember being in the shoreline, watching the little gray fish heave itself up on the beach. And an older brother saying, 'Don't step on that fish, Castiel. Big plans for that fish.'
"I remember the Tower of Babel, all 37 feet of it, which I suppose was impressive at the time. And when it fell, they howled, 'Divine wrath!' But come on, dried dung can only be stacked so high.
"I remember Cain and Abel, David and Goliath, Sodom and Gomorrah.
"And of course, I remember the most remarkable event. Remarkable because it never came to pass. It was averted by two boys, an old drunk, and a fallen angel. The Grand Story. And we ripped up the ending. And the rules. And destiny. Leaving nothing but freedom. And choice. Which is all well and good, except... What if I made the wrong choice? How am I supposed to know...
"I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you my story. Let me tell you everything."
***
Rachel: "What does God want?"
Castiel: "God wants you to have freedom."
Rachel: "Well what does he want us to do with it?"
[Castiel voiceover]
"If I knew then what I know now, I might have said: 'It's simple. Freedom is a length of rope, God wants you to hang yourself with it.'
"Those first weeks back in heaven were surprisingly difficult. Explaining freedom to angels is a bit like teaching poetry to fish."
***
Castiel: What do you want?
Raphael: Tomorrow, I've called a full assembly of the Holy Host. You'll kneel before me and pledge allegiance to the flag, all right?
Castiel: And what flag is that?
Raphael: Me, Castiel. Your allegiance to me.
Castiel: Are you joking?
Raphael: Do I look like I'm joking?
Castiel: You never look like you're joking.
Raphael: You rebelled. Against God, heaven and me. Now you will atone. We'll start by freeing Lucifer and Michael from the cage. And then we'll get our show back on the road.
Castiel: Raphael, no! The Apocalypse doesn't have to be fought!
Raphael: Of course it does. It's God's will.
Castiel: How can you say that?
Raphael: Because it's what I want.
Castiel: Well the other angels won't let you.
Raphael: Are you sure? You know better than anyone, Castiel. They're soldiers. They weren't built for freedom. They were built to follow.
Castiel: Then I won't let you.
Raphael: Really? You?
[Castiel voiceover]
I'm not ashamed to say that my big brother knocked me into next week.
Raphael: Tomorrow you kneel, Castiel. Or you, and anyone with you, dies.
***
Poor Cas. Such a tragic character. :(
Although I do get why he had to go, story-wise. With such a powerful character around, Sam and Dean wouldn't have any pressing need to grow. Why would they even need to fight when they have a full-powered angel at their beck and call who can easily win their battles for them? On a previous episode, Cas was able to burn about a dozen of Lilith's minions with a single flash of light.
But I love Castiel (and Misha Collins, the actor who plays him) so much that I'm still hoping the writers will bring him back. With his powers greatly diminished, of course, or else we'll be in the same dilemma. Maybe 100% human? (Though he'd be a useless character then: a baby in a trench coat haha!) I really doubt they'd do the fallen angel angle again, if ever.
Let me add too, that I want Castiel back as Castiel. Not a Leviathan Jimmy Novak (Castiel's human vessel) clone. Because I fear that this is what the writers mean when they said that Misha Collins will be back before this season ends.
***
There are a whole lot of Destiel scenes on this episode, too, but I wanted to concentrate on Castiel for this one. I'll say this for Dean, though: I admire how much he tried to believe in Castiel up until the very point when Cas betrayed himself. True loyalty, that.
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