Initial reaction 15.18: "Despair"

[caranfindel]

First, let me thank those of you who posted such thoughtful, intelligent comments last week. I hate that I couldn’t jump in there with you. I love that you did it without me.

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[mangacat201]

Phewwww... here I am, late to the party again this week (very late) becasue... reasons. Mainly, I wasn't in a place the past two days to deal, especially after seeing the episode was called DESPAIR. So... this had to wait and I'm glad I did that.
OK, diving in to a point. I read all the comments on here and there were some pretty much more elaborate explanations of my thoughts than I could manage right now, so I'll try and concentrate on what my actual beef was with this episode (and in truth, probably the rest of the finale) in a way I haven't seen articulated yet.
Before I go off, though, here's a present for you caranfindel, in case you haven't seen it yet. I thought of you the moment I did and I think no one could appreciate this level of nerdery more:

OK.... comment was too long again, will break it up in two parts again.

(so here, just a couple of things re: review - the whiskey scene. SAME. Eileen's car keys - weren't they lying on the pavement next to her phone? Sam and Jack at the gas station - to me that was just Sam seeing Jack vanishing into his own head and being a good dad by giving him something to do instead... Spidey!Donna and the Winchester: Endgame - WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT, I AM SO NOT OVER THAT YET)

[caranfindel]

AMAZING. THANK YOU.

[mangacat201]

My sincerest pleasure.