4.14 Sex And Violence: You Two Have A Lot You Want To Get Off Your Chests

[bardicvoice]

4.14 Sex And Violence: You Two Have A Lot You Want To Get Off Your Chests

Siren’s lies force truths.
Accusations and anger
Spur violence, kill love.

Comments

[harrigan]

So many people posted meta after this episode, but I decided I wanted to percolate my own thoughts before reading any. I also decided to rewatch all the episodes from day-1 during this mini-hiatus, fast-forwarding to the meta-moments between the brothers, watching them evolve.

I just rewatched Asylum and Scarecrow and that made me feel ready to read someone else's thoughts, and I was gratified to see you bring those episodes up. This definitely isn't a new twist, for either of the brothers to resent the other, to say hurtful things while under a supernatural influence (rooted in truth but overemphasized), to refuse to talk it out afterward and claim that everything is okay - only to find out later that everything is really even worse.

I agree with you that when all is said and done, Kripke will reward us. As you said, "Family love and ordinary human heroism seem to be Kripke's touchstones, so I do believe they will be integral to the way the story plays out."

But it won't be as quick a turn-around as Asylum to Scarecrow. We are in for a bumpy ride, aren't we? *g* But it just makes sense - what is more important that destroying the yellow-eyed demon, more important even whether either brother lives or dies? Their love for each other - that's the big climactic issue that is going to carry us to the end of the series.

[bardicvoice]

Thank you! I've only now been playing catch-up, reading other people's take on this episode, and yipes - it's a scary world out there ...

I definitely agree that this time, it will take a lot more time than just an episode or two for the wounds the boys just clawed into each other to heal. Things are so much more complex now than they were in season one, and all of the stakes are so impossibly high. But I'm looking forward to the ride, no matter how painful or bumpy, because I love these brothers and I believe the resolution of their story is going to be worthwhile.