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1. CSI NY: Bless you, fans who love their 'ships enough to make clips of all the 'ship scenes and put them on youtube thus allowing me to catch up on Danny/Lindsay without having to watch the entire show. DANNY. WHAT THE HELL? WHY DID YOUR CHEATING HAVE TO BE SO SHIRTLESS, AND BAREFOOT, AND INTENSE, AND EMO-Y? Whatever, I now know why he did it, but I am still firmly on Lindsay's side. Her little, "This is so hard" WINS THE BREAKUP. I really hope this whole thing is a ploy just so that they can struggle to hook up all over again. Cause that was fun. And I would watch it again. Preferably with even more hooking up and sleeping on pool tables than last time.
2. Survivor: UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE.
3. The Office: OH, HE LIKES HER. AJLKAKLAJKAL. See the wonderful lapses for every single pertinent frame.
4. SPN 3x15 - Time is on Our Side:
Spoilers for things said at the Asylum Con in the comments. Not really spoilery stuff, but still.
AJKLAKAKLAHJKA THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT I'VE BEEN HANKERING FOR. Dark, and intense, and disturbing, and HOLY FOREBODING BATMAN, and yet still, THOSE BOYS, as sweet and funny and lovable as ever. It's exactly where we need to be right now, plus a whole new can of worms.
Detail I Loved #1: OLD SCHOOL URBAN LEGEND! The myths/American folklore are nice and all, but the old school urban legends are like the fast track to freaking out your audience, am I right? See also the first victim, a plastic surgeon talking about eternal youth to set up the rest of the episode right from the get go. And then to tie in the immortality aspect and give the baddie a motivation other than just being evil for the heck of it. JALJAKJL, THANK YOU.
Detail I Loved #2: KICK ASS TRANSITION. From screaming nurse to screaming demon. And hooray for being thrown in to action already in progress. That's so much more fun than the typical, "Here are the boys driving around in their car reading the newspaper" intro.
JALJAL SAM ALL QUIETLY WICKED OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE DEAN WORKS THE GUY OVER. Why am I not surprised that Sam likes to watch? Plus, that first cap, does he have his hands in his pockets even from that angle? What is happening there?
Dean: I'm gonna ask you one last time. WHO HOLDS MY CONTRACT?
Demon: Your mother. Yeah, she showed it to me right before I bent her over.
Demon: Go ahead, send me back to hell. Cause when I get there I'll be waiting for you. I've got a few pals who are just dying for a meet and greet with Dean Winchester.
AJKLAJAL OKAY, NOT TO OVER SPAZZ WITH THE CAPS LOCK OR ANYTHING, BUT HOTTEST LATIN YET, RIGHT? Best exorcism PERIOD. That actor was wicked.
Detail I Loved #3: BOYS ACTUALLY SWEATING AFTER GRAVE DIGGING. Convenient how realism totally works in our favour there.
Sam: Remember that thing in the paper the other day?
Dean: Stripper suffocates dude with thighs?
Sam: The other thing.
Full body shots! And with Dean magically looking taller than Sam even with his head down. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE. Sam looking that short is weird and completely mesmerizing.
Step 1: Clue in that Sam is talking about possible ZOMBIES.
Step 2: Picture self as lead in favourite zombie movie.
Step 3: Get suspicious of why SAM is handing over zombies on a platter.
Step 4: Don't look gift horse in mouth.
I didn't say I don't want to do it, okay. I mean obviously I want to hunt some zombies.
OBVIOUSLY HE WANTS TO HUNT SOME ZOMBIES, GUYS. JKLAJALJLA.
Detail I Loved #4: The decision to have Sam trick Dean was freaking brilliant. For one, it totally makes sense that Sam has mastered the art of getting Dean to do what he wants by making Dean believe he is the one in charge. For two, it allowed for playful adorable Sam to come out (FJKLAJL I LOVE YOU PLAYFUL ADORABLE SAM) in a way that actually made sense in spite of Dean being around for three more weeks. For three, it underscored all the lying and deception that's taken place between them all season. And for four, it gave them a reason to yell and glare at each other later on, which is always appreciated.
Doctor: Fine, so you're cops and morons.
Dean: Excuse me? No, no, we're very smart.
Doctor: You done?
Dean: I think so.
Doctor: Please go away.
Dean: Okay.
Detail I Loved #5: SCORE FROM THE PILOT! AJLAJL. OH HOW I'VE MISSED YOU, SCORE THAT I ACTUALLY LIKE.
Detail I Loved #6: DEAN TURNING HIS HAMBURGER AROUND AND AROUND LOOKING FOR THE BEST FIRST BITE WITH SO MUCH SERIOUS BUSINESS CONCENTRATION ON HIS ADORABLE STUPID FACE.
Sam: So doctors had to do whatever they could to keep infections from spreading. One way was maggots.
Dean: Dude, I'm eating.
Sam: And get this! When they found our guy his body cavity was stuffed full of maggots.
Dean: DUDE. I'M EATING.
Sam: According to this, Benton's picky about where he sets up lab. He likes dense forests with access to a river, or stream, or some kind of fresh water.
Dean: Why?
Sam: Because. That's where he likes to dump the bile, and intestines, and fecal matter.
Sam: Lost your appetite yet?
Dean: Oh, baby, I can't stay mad at you.
I would very much like for Dean to walk around referring to everything as baby. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ME? He needs a girlfriend, man. I think Dean would really thrive in an environment that allows for regular sure thing sex. I THINK HE WOULD NOT TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED.
Detail I Loved #5: MARRY ME, CHARLES BEESON. He was really working it with all the slightly askew frames, and 'artsy' angles. I loved the pan from Benton through the window Sam used to escape. And putting the camera in the motel room ceiling = A+++++.
Sam: Dean, this here, now, this is what's gonna save you.
Dean: What, chasing some Frankenstein?
Sam: Chasing immortality. You have to die before you can go to hell, right? So if you can never die...
Dean: Wait a minute. Did you know that this was doc Benton from the jump?
Dean: You're not helping. You forget that if I welch on this deal you die. Guess what, living forever is welching!
Sam: Fine, then whatever the magic pill is I'll take it too.
Dean: Oh, what is this Sid and Nancy? NO.
Sam: You're not gonna let me?
Dean: No, I'm not.
Sam: How you gonna stop me.
Sam: Look, man. We're trying to do the same thing here.
Dean: Sammy, be careful.
Sam: You too.
OH GOD. OH BOYS. THIS A LITTLE BIT MAKES ME WANT THE BIG FOR REAL GOODBYE TO HAPPEN. Like, the boys go after Lilith, and it's a big show down in to the night, and they both keep checking their watches because midnight is getting close, and eventually there's only a minute or two left and they both just stop and look at each other all, "Shit. Fuck," and go to each other, and ajlajlajl *GRABBY HANDS*
Rufus: Let me point somethin' out to you. You are knocking at my door, so don't "Look, man" me, I'm not your man.
Alright, I'm gonna tell you a little story. Once upon a time Bobby called me, asked me to call him if I got a whiff of this Bela Talbet. I got a whiff. I called. The end.
Dean: If you could just tell me where she is that'd be great.
Rufus: Dean, do I look like I'm here to help you?
Dean: I'm gonna say no.
Rufus: I know a lot of things about a lot of people. I know no pea-shooter gonna save you.
Dean: What makes you so sure?
Rufus: Cause that's the job, kid. Even if you do scrape out of this one there's just gonna be something else down the road. Folks like us, there ain't no happy ending.
Dean: Well ain't you a bucket of sunshine.
Rufus: I'm what you've got to look forward to if you survive. But you won't.
Rufus: You do her ear?
Dean: Sorry?
Rufus: You do her ear?
Dean Hey man, I'll try anything once, but that sounds uncomfortable.
THAT WAS AWFUL, all of Sam's soft apologizing aside. Benton is the stuff of my worst nightmares. Hence his not so much being featured in the picspam. Dude's who won't die are right up there with freaky voices for me. UG. SAM? How can you save that girl, and see all of that, and still think, "Here is my answer!"?
Dean: You make me sick.
Bela: Likewise.
Uh, BELA. That she didn't tell him the truth. That she kept her facade up. I don't know why I love that, but I do. It was her secret to keep. And that we saw the real her, but the boys never did. Maybe because it's too clean to always have people turn around and redeem themselves at the last moment. Besides, even with the small amount of time we spent with Bela I'm not sure she could be redeemed.
JESUS, SAM. YOUR LIPS. SO PRETTY. Also? That scare? Totally got me. Dammit, show! I like to close my eyes and look away first!
Sam: It's not perfect, but it buys us more time to think of something better. We just need time, Dean, please, just think about it.
Dean: No. What he is isn't living. Look, this is simple. Black or white. Human, not human. I'd rather go to hell.
SAM, PLEASE STOP STARING LONGLY AT THE IMMORTAL DUDE. This is not going to end well. They were so clear about showing us his book, letting us know they needed his help to read the formula, NOT BURNING THE BOOK BUT INSTEAD CONVENIENTLY BURYING IT WITH HIM. I so hope this doesn't come back. SAM. DON'T. LISTEN TO YOUR BROTHER JUST THIS ONCE, PLEASE.
WELL THEN. THAT WAS A SURPRISE. Kripke going on about how much he liked Bela had me convinced that he wouldn't kill her off just yet. I'm definitely not sad that she's done. Her secret was what I was expecting, except that I thought it was going to turn out that she killed the abusive parent to protect a sibling because that was the only thing I could think of that the boys might forgive. But in the end their forgiveness didn't matter, and they needed to not know the truth in order to be able to turn their backs on her without coming off as cold and ruthless the way she continually was with them. I can't really fault them leaving town when she was coming to kill them. Though it wasn't was still hard to watch them not save someone. STILL, I liked it. It's the end of a season of war, someone had to die and I'd damn well rather have it be Bela than anyone else on the show. Plus, she served as a nice cautionary tale. What you can become when you put ethics and morality behind desperately trying to appease a demon. Also what can happen when you try to do everything on your own. But best of all she provided us with a fresh image of hell hounds coming to retrieve their bounty right before Dean's turn is up.
As for Lilith, I don't love that she holds Dean's contract. I worry about how many plot holes may be ahead of us with that one. If Lilith wants Sam's intestines on a stick then why was the cross roads demon allowed to trade Sam's life for Dean's soul in the first place? Unless the cross roads demon wasn't suppose to, or unless Lilith didn't decide she wanted Sam dead until later. Without having spent any time with her it's impossible to guess whether any of this is going to make sense down the line. I sure hope it turns out that she has motivation beyond just wanting to be the leader of this demon army. Baddies are so much more interesting when they have a twisted personal relationship with their rivals. But even more than all of that, I can't STAND that she holds ALL contracts. I'm really hoping they had good reason for stipulating that, because for me it hurts the show in the same way that everybody always knowing about Dean's deal before they even meet him does - it makes the SPN universe feel small and far too conveniently well-connected.
BUT WHATEVER, THIS EPISODE WAS BANANAS, AND THE FINALE IS GOING TO BE ANGSTY AND PAINFUL, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TORTURE THEY HAVE IN STORE FOR US.
* Caps from Bella Caps, except the one large cap of Sam which is from Oxoniensis Screencaps.
* I'd prefer it if the images in this post weren't used for graphics considering I've coloured them.
* PLEASE DON'T SPOIL ME FOR THE PROMO, OF THE FINALE IN ANY WAY. DANKE.
Oh man, I had a lot to say about that one. MIND THE TEXT.
2. Survivor: UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLE.
3. The Office: OH, HE LIKES HER. AJLKAKLAJKAL. See the wonderful lapses for every single pertinent frame.
4. SPN 3x15 - Time is on Our Side:
Spoilers for things said at the Asylum Con in the comments. Not really spoilery stuff, but still.
AJKLAKAKLAHJKA THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHAT I'VE BEEN HANKERING FOR. Dark, and intense, and disturbing, and HOLY FOREBODING BATMAN, and yet still, THOSE BOYS, as sweet and funny and lovable as ever. It's exactly where we need to be right now, plus a whole new can of worms.
Detail I Loved #1: OLD SCHOOL URBAN LEGEND! The myths/American folklore are nice and all, but the old school urban legends are like the fast track to freaking out your audience, am I right? See also the first victim, a plastic surgeon talking about eternal youth to set up the rest of the episode right from the get go. And then to tie in the immortality aspect and give the baddie a motivation other than just being evil for the heck of it. JALJAKJL, THANK YOU.
Detail I Loved #2: KICK ASS TRANSITION. From screaming nurse to screaming demon. And hooray for being thrown in to action already in progress. That's so much more fun than the typical, "Here are the boys driving around in their car reading the newspaper" intro.
JALJAL SAM ALL QUIETLY WICKED OFF TO THE SIDE WHILE DEAN WORKS THE GUY OVER. Why am I not surprised that Sam likes to watch? Plus, that first cap, does he have his hands in his pockets even from that angle? What is happening there?
Dean: I'm gonna ask you one last time. WHO HOLDS MY CONTRACT?
Demon: Your mother. Yeah, she showed it to me right before I bent her over.
Demon: Go ahead, send me back to hell. Cause when I get there I'll be waiting for you. I've got a few pals who are just dying for a meet and greet with Dean Winchester.
AJKLAJAL OKAY, NOT TO OVER SPAZZ WITH THE CAPS LOCK OR ANYTHING, BUT HOTTEST LATIN YET, RIGHT? Best exorcism PERIOD. That actor was wicked.
Detail I Loved #3: BOYS ACTUALLY SWEATING AFTER GRAVE DIGGING. Convenient how realism totally works in our favour there.
Sam: Remember that thing in the paper the other day?
Dean: Stripper suffocates dude with thighs?
Sam: The other thing.
Full body shots! And with Dean magically looking taller than Sam even with his head down. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE. Sam looking that short is weird and completely mesmerizing.
Step 1: Clue in that Sam is talking about possible ZOMBIES.
Step 2: Picture self as lead in favourite zombie movie.
Step 3: Get suspicious of why SAM is handing over zombies on a platter.
Step 4: Don't look gift horse in mouth.
I didn't say I don't want to do it, okay. I mean obviously I want to hunt some zombies.
OBVIOUSLY HE WANTS TO HUNT SOME ZOMBIES, GUYS. JKLAJALJLA.
Detail I Loved #4: The decision to have Sam trick Dean was freaking brilliant. For one, it totally makes sense that Sam has mastered the art of getting Dean to do what he wants by making Dean believe he is the one in charge. For two, it allowed for playful adorable Sam to come out (FJKLAJL I LOVE YOU PLAYFUL ADORABLE SAM) in a way that actually made sense in spite of Dean being around for three more weeks. For three, it underscored all the lying and deception that's taken place between them all season. And for four, it gave them a reason to yell and glare at each other later on, which is always appreciated.
Doctor: Fine, so you're cops and morons.
Dean: Excuse me? No, no, we're very smart.
Doctor: You done?
Dean: I think so.
Doctor: Please go away.
Dean: Okay.
Detail I Loved #5: SCORE FROM THE PILOT! AJLAJL. OH HOW I'VE MISSED YOU, SCORE THAT I ACTUALLY LIKE.
Detail I Loved #6: DEAN TURNING HIS HAMBURGER AROUND AND AROUND LOOKING FOR THE BEST FIRST BITE WITH SO MUCH SERIOUS BUSINESS CONCENTRATION ON HIS ADORABLE STUPID FACE.
Sam: So doctors had to do whatever they could to keep infections from spreading. One way was maggots.
Dean: Dude, I'm eating.
Sam: And get this! When they found our guy his body cavity was stuffed full of maggots.
Dean: DUDE. I'M EATING.
Sam: According to this, Benton's picky about where he sets up lab. He likes dense forests with access to a river, or stream, or some kind of fresh water.
Dean: Why?
Sam: Because. That's where he likes to dump the bile, and intestines, and fecal matter.
Sam: Lost your appetite yet?
Dean: Oh, baby, I can't stay mad at you.
I would very much like for Dean to walk around referring to everything as baby. WHAT DOES THAT SAY ABOUT ME? He needs a girlfriend, man. I think Dean would really thrive in an environment that allows for regular sure thing sex. I THINK HE WOULD NOT TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED.
Detail I Loved #5: MARRY ME, CHARLES BEESON. He was really working it with all the slightly askew frames, and 'artsy' angles. I loved the pan from Benton through the window Sam used to escape. And putting the camera in the motel room ceiling = A+++++.
Sam: Dean, this here, now, this is what's gonna save you.
Dean: What, chasing some Frankenstein?
Sam: Chasing immortality. You have to die before you can go to hell, right? So if you can never die...
Dean: Wait a minute. Did you know that this was doc Benton from the jump?
Dean: You're not helping. You forget that if I welch on this deal you die. Guess what, living forever is welching!
Sam: Fine, then whatever the magic pill is I'll take it too.
Dean: Oh, what is this Sid and Nancy? NO.
Sam: You're not gonna let me?
Dean: No, I'm not.
Sam: How you gonna stop me.
Sam: Look, man. We're trying to do the same thing here.
Dean: Sammy, be careful.
Sam: You too.
OH GOD. OH BOYS. THIS A LITTLE BIT MAKES ME WANT THE BIG FOR REAL GOODBYE TO HAPPEN. Like, the boys go after Lilith, and it's a big show down in to the night, and they both keep checking their watches because midnight is getting close, and eventually there's only a minute or two left and they both just stop and look at each other all, "Shit. Fuck," and go to each other, and ajlajlajl *GRABBY HANDS*
Rufus: Let me point somethin' out to you. You are knocking at my door, so don't "Look, man" me, I'm not your man.
Alright, I'm gonna tell you a little story. Once upon a time Bobby called me, asked me to call him if I got a whiff of this Bela Talbet. I got a whiff. I called. The end.
Dean: If you could just tell me where she is that'd be great.
Rufus: Dean, do I look like I'm here to help you?
Dean: I'm gonna say no.
Rufus: I know a lot of things about a lot of people. I know no pea-shooter gonna save you.
Dean: What makes you so sure?
Rufus: Cause that's the job, kid. Even if you do scrape out of this one there's just gonna be something else down the road. Folks like us, there ain't no happy ending.
Dean: Well ain't you a bucket of sunshine.
Rufus: I'm what you've got to look forward to if you survive. But you won't.
Rufus: You do her ear?
Dean: Sorry?
Rufus: You do her ear?
Dean Hey man, I'll try anything once, but that sounds uncomfortable.
THAT WAS AWFUL, all of Sam's soft apologizing aside. Benton is the stuff of my worst nightmares. Hence his not so much being featured in the picspam. Dude's who won't die are right up there with freaky voices for me. UG. SAM? How can you save that girl, and see all of that, and still think, "Here is my answer!"?
Dean: You make me sick.
Bela: Likewise.
Uh, BELA. That she didn't tell him the truth. That she kept her facade up. I don't know why I love that, but I do. It was her secret to keep. And that we saw the real her, but the boys never did. Maybe because it's too clean to always have people turn around and redeem themselves at the last moment. Besides, even with the small amount of time we spent with Bela I'm not sure she could be redeemed.
JESUS, SAM. YOUR LIPS. SO PRETTY. Also? That scare? Totally got me. Dammit, show! I like to close my eyes and look away first!
Sam: It's not perfect, but it buys us more time to think of something better. We just need time, Dean, please, just think about it.
Dean: No. What he is isn't living. Look, this is simple. Black or white. Human, not human. I'd rather go to hell.
SAM, PLEASE STOP STARING LONGLY AT THE IMMORTAL DUDE. This is not going to end well. They were so clear about showing us his book, letting us know they needed his help to read the formula, NOT BURNING THE BOOK BUT INSTEAD CONVENIENTLY BURYING IT WITH HIM. I so hope this doesn't come back. SAM. DON'T. LISTEN TO YOUR BROTHER JUST THIS ONCE, PLEASE.
WELL THEN. THAT WAS A SURPRISE. Kripke going on about how much he liked Bela had me convinced that he wouldn't kill her off just yet. I'm definitely not sad that she's done. Her secret was what I was expecting, except that I thought it was going to turn out that she killed the abusive parent to protect a sibling because that was the only thing I could think of that the boys might forgive. But in the end their forgiveness didn't matter, and they needed to not know the truth in order to be able to turn their backs on her without coming off as cold and ruthless the way she continually was with them. I can't really fault them leaving town when she was coming to kill them. Though it wasn't was still hard to watch them not save someone. STILL, I liked it. It's the end of a season of war, someone had to die and I'd damn well rather have it be Bela than anyone else on the show. Plus, she served as a nice cautionary tale. What you can become when you put ethics and morality behind desperately trying to appease a demon. Also what can happen when you try to do everything on your own. But best of all she provided us with a fresh image of hell hounds coming to retrieve their bounty right before Dean's turn is up.
As for Lilith, I don't love that she holds Dean's contract. I worry about how many plot holes may be ahead of us with that one. If Lilith wants Sam's intestines on a stick then why was the cross roads demon allowed to trade Sam's life for Dean's soul in the first place? Unless the cross roads demon wasn't suppose to, or unless Lilith didn't decide she wanted Sam dead until later. Without having spent any time with her it's impossible to guess whether any of this is going to make sense down the line. I sure hope it turns out that she has motivation beyond just wanting to be the leader of this demon army. Baddies are so much more interesting when they have a twisted personal relationship with their rivals. But even more than all of that, I can't STAND that she holds ALL contracts. I'm really hoping they had good reason for stipulating that, because for me it hurts the show in the same way that everybody always knowing about Dean's deal before they even meet him does - it makes the SPN universe feel small and far too conveniently well-connected.
BUT WHATEVER, THIS EPISODE WAS BANANAS, AND THE FINALE IS GOING TO BE ANGSTY AND PAINFUL, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TORTURE THEY HAVE IN STORE FOR US.
* Caps from Bella Caps, except the one large cap of Sam which is from Oxoniensis Screencaps.
* I'd prefer it if the images in this post weren't used for graphics considering I've coloured them.
* PLEASE DON'T SPOIL ME FOR THE PROMO, OF THE FINALE IN ANY WAY. DANKE.
Oh man, I had a lot to say about that one. MIND THE TEXT.