God damn you Supernatural, why won't you just let me quit you?
THIS POST IS FULL OF DRAMA.
Seriously though, I spent 95% of this episode pissed off, and not even fully at Sam, because really I'm less pissed off than I was during the whole of season four. I mean, he had his soul then and it's hard to be truly pissed off when it's not really Sam. But unfortunately the last five minutes made me happy, so yes, I am easily bought off.
It started with that stupid opening, with Dean turning into a priss who hates "dirty things". To add insult to injury, he doesn't even act that way when he gets inside, oh no, it must be more racist than that because he takes one look at an Asian meat market and immediately knows it will be disgusting within and they'll be skinning cats, dogs, and horses. Moving on from that, we once again get a character that probably should have been introduced years ago, most obviously because Sam and Dean probably could use some stitching up outside a hospital, considering that they were on the run from the law for a few years there (and doesn't anyone else miss this? It was rendered moot when you brought in Castiel because he can just beam them out of there.)
Then that deal, oh how I hated the entire premise of this episode. First of all, the entire plot was achingly predictable. Raise your hand if you know Dean was going to try to go rogue and change shit around. If you're not raising your hand, you're probably five years old or have never seen this show. Dead Like Me knew how to do this, you don't, spn. The only thing that wasn't predictable was Dean taking the fucking ring off. Dude. That's your brother's soul, you dumb fuck. I don't know how Dean breathes, he's so stupid. I could do the same job with better results if it were my sister I was saving from hell. Sure, I'd be sad as fuck, but death is death, you idiot. You'd figure he'd have learned this when he sold his soul in the first place instead of simply letting go of Sam, but no, sadly, NOT. And taking off the ring to save the guy was pointless because he was suicidal, Dean-he'll most likely try again at a later date.
Let's switch over to Sam's side. Unfortunately, his entire plot line could have been avoided. Why did Dean tell him about this plan? It wasn't like he was asking robo!Sam permission, and he damn well knows how off-balance he is. Shouldn't he have just disappeared for 24 hours and come back and shoved the genie back into the bottle? But no, we have to piss me off by having Sam predictably get help from an angel, and what's the catch you say? Kill Bobby, duh, which is another weak spot of mine. Even though Bobby kicked ass for a lot of this (making me proud because they keep saying over and over how Sam is a superb hunter now), I still yelled and threatened a lot because YOU DON'T THREATEN BOBBY, SHOW. It makes my blood pressure rise and I get stupid because I forget that he'll probably make it and they're playing me like a fiddle for cheap suspense. *bites fingernails, hates self*
So Dean fucks up, and oh wait, Death gives him Sam's soul anyway. Oh isn't that handy, show. Even though I was predictably happy and cheerful that Sammy is coming back and we have ended this robo!Sam shit, it was still a cop out to an already overused and predictable plot. If I didn't care so much about Sam getting his soul back, I would want Death to keep his deal and Dean would have to find another way. But, fuck it, better writing would just make me more annoyed at this point because we're already knee-deep in shit, so here I am, celebrating that come next year, Sammy will be back and hopefully the boys will cuddle and bake cookies and braid each other's hair and skip through meadows and pull silly pranks and give back amulets and call each other bitch and jerk and JUST BE BROTHERS AGAIN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEM TO ACT LIKE IT SINCE SEASON THREE. SEASON THREE. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RIGHT SINCE, YOU FUCKERS, MAKE THEM RIGHT.
Seriously though, I spent 95% of this episode pissed off, and not even fully at Sam, because really I'm less pissed off than I was during the whole of season four. I mean, he had his soul then and it's hard to be truly pissed off when it's not really Sam. But unfortunately the last five minutes made me happy, so yes, I am easily bought off.
It started with that stupid opening, with Dean turning into a priss who hates "dirty things". To add insult to injury, he doesn't even act that way when he gets inside, oh no, it must be more racist than that because he takes one look at an Asian meat market and immediately knows it will be disgusting within and they'll be skinning cats, dogs, and horses. Moving on from that, we once again get a character that probably should have been introduced years ago, most obviously because Sam and Dean probably could use some stitching up outside a hospital, considering that they were on the run from the law for a few years there (and doesn't anyone else miss this? It was rendered moot when you brought in Castiel because he can just beam them out of there.)
Then that deal, oh how I hated the entire premise of this episode. First of all, the entire plot was achingly predictable. Raise your hand if you know Dean was going to try to go rogue and change shit around. If you're not raising your hand, you're probably five years old or have never seen this show. Dead Like Me knew how to do this, you don't, spn. The only thing that wasn't predictable was Dean taking the fucking ring off. Dude. That's your brother's soul, you dumb fuck. I don't know how Dean breathes, he's so stupid. I could do the same job with better results if it were my sister I was saving from hell. Sure, I'd be sad as fuck, but death is death, you idiot. You'd figure he'd have learned this when he sold his soul in the first place instead of simply letting go of Sam, but no, sadly, NOT. And taking off the ring to save the guy was pointless because he was suicidal, Dean-he'll most likely try again at a later date.
Let's switch over to Sam's side. Unfortunately, his entire plot line could have been avoided. Why did Dean tell him about this plan? It wasn't like he was asking robo!Sam permission, and he damn well knows how off-balance he is. Shouldn't he have just disappeared for 24 hours and come back and shoved the genie back into the bottle? But no, we have to piss me off by having Sam predictably get help from an angel, and what's the catch you say? Kill Bobby, duh, which is another weak spot of mine. Even though Bobby kicked ass for a lot of this (making me proud because they keep saying over and over how Sam is a superb hunter now), I still yelled and threatened a lot because YOU DON'T THREATEN BOBBY, SHOW. It makes my blood pressure rise and I get stupid because I forget that he'll probably make it and they're playing me like a fiddle for cheap suspense. *bites fingernails, hates self*
So Dean fucks up, and oh wait, Death gives him Sam's soul anyway. Oh isn't that handy, show. Even though I was predictably happy and cheerful that Sammy is coming back and we have ended this robo!Sam shit, it was still a cop out to an already overused and predictable plot. If I didn't care so much about Sam getting his soul back, I would want Death to keep his deal and Dean would have to find another way. But, fuck it, better writing would just make me more annoyed at this point because we're already knee-deep in shit, so here I am, celebrating that come next year, Sammy will be back and hopefully the boys will cuddle and bake cookies and braid each other's hair and skip through meadows and pull silly pranks and give back amulets and call each other bitch and jerk and JUST BE BROTHERS AGAIN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THEM TO ACT LIKE IT SINCE SEASON THREE. SEASON THREE. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN RIGHT SINCE, YOU FUCKERS, MAKE THEM RIGHT.