And zombies don't eat brains anyway, unless instructed to by their zombie master.*

[bending_sickle]

Sickle's Random Supernatural Musings:

• Since there's always hope that we'll get a musical, I've been thinking as to the how. Now, if they don't want to go the "a demon made me do it!" route (or [insert supernatural creature here], whatever), or the "it's a curse!" route (which has given us great hilarity in fanfic), or the "you're in a musical! dance, my pretties!" route (been there, done that, gave the Trickster a lollie), then they could always just go to Broadway. I'd love to see the boys back in a big city, with all the show business and the sparkle and everything. Dean'd be all over the dancing girls in feather boas, Sam'd be geeking out over some obscure theatre run, and people'd be dying on stage, and the boy's have to go undercover as part of the cast.
• I understand when a story needs to go, "fade to black, skip to the next scene", and fandom is left to fill in the pieces. Case in point: Did Dean let Castiel face down Raphael still a virgin? Another such hole in the narrative that I wish we'd seen - and I don't know if it's been explored in fandom - is Castiel's sigil-carving-onto-chest bit. I know why it wasn't shown: it would ruin the reveal and the special effects in terms of makeup and blood would have been hell. But I can't help but wonder: did Castiel carve it himself? With the boys watching? Or did Dean carve the sigil? Either way, the emotional reactions must have gone through the roof. For example, if it was Castiel who did it, and Dean watched, then I can imagine Dean thinking a) how completely alien Castiel was to not be perturbed by butchering his chest, b) the highly disturbing fact that Castiel was carving up Jimmy's chest, even if he could heal it, and c) watching Castiel carve up his chest for the cause must have been a strong visual to drive home how devoted the angel was to the cause


• Am I supposed to believe that Dean lived with Lisa and Ben for a whole year, being a paranoid "Salt the doors! Bless the water!" freak and never once thought to give them anti-possession amulets? Seriously? And you know Lisa eventually asked him about the tattoo. What, did he say, "That's so I don't get possessed by demons. Don't worry, you don't need one,"? I'm sorry for Lisa and Ben having to go through it, but it serves him right to have Lisa be possessed.

On a completely unrelated note, I just learned that Jay Chou's in The Green Hornet. Congratulations, film, you now have one reason I'd be interested in watching you. X-Men, which I really want to watch, is still available only in the dubbed "ye gods no" version.

Also, I've been watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer again. Oh, show ♥ By some strange happenstance, I happened to watch Tara's introductory episode ("Hush") and her centric "finally really part of the scooby gang" episode ("Family"). Now I'm going to watch "Welcome to the Hellmouth", where it all started. Ah, my youth!

Links of the Day: Special Tumblr Edition:

Mishas Tea Party
Soulfisting East Collins - ♥
It's Sorcery It's Groovy - ♥
Misha's Minions
Tacoface - ♥
Oxymoronish - ♥
Atomicblonde - ♥
A Little More Sonic Lame-ass Made Up Maiden Name - ♥
Wachet auf - ...apparently deleted?
Drunked Words - ♥
Fuck Yeah True Blood HBO - ♥
Fuck Yeah Firefly - ♥
Holyfires
Eloquent Alien
Hipster Buffy
Don't Make People into Heroes
Actor Baker Candlestick Maker
Fuck Yeah Dean/Castiel
Creamy Panda
Starkid Quotes
Tiny Facts
Dragonfly Jayne
Fuck Yeah Tattoos
A Softer Dollhouse
Texts from the Dollhouse
Fuck Yeah Buffy and Angel
Whedon's Dollhouse
There Are Three Flowers in a Vase
Social Dullard
Fuck Yeah Pervy Fangirls
Texts from the Impala
Texts from the TARDIS
The Samulet
Cas learned that from the Pizzaman
Jeric Kripke
Mihvoorhees
Padawolf
Demon Detox
Soulful Traveller
Misha's Orgasm
The Pretty Flawless
With Tea

* Anya, "Bargaining, Part One"