In My Time of Dying
Or, as Geo now calls it, "In My First Time of Dying."
For a taste of what it's like to watch this ep with a 16-year-old boy, read here.
And S2 hits the ground running with our third classic rock re-cap, plus the introduction of the Then/Now format.
There's so much I love about this ep that it exhausts me just to think about discussing everything, and way too much to put into writing.
From beginning to end, the brothers' relationship. *hearts* Sam so focused on Dean, so scared to lose him, and actually being in tune with Dean, even if he doesn't realize it. (When Sam tells John that it was like Dean was just out of eye-shot, I can't help but think of I have only slipped away into the next room (the paragraph that begins "Death is nothing.") Dean, wanting so much to save people, and fighting so hard to come back and thankful that Sam hasn't given up on him.
Dean, voicing his frustration and anger with John, even if he won't remember it after.
Dean, always caught in the middle, even when strolling through the astral plane.
Smart!Dean, who knows about out-of-body experiences, and all the different things they're called.
John's pensive thinking. Though we don't have dialogue to know what he's thinking, I believe his actions bear out the decisions he's come to. He's now realizing how his mistakes impacted Dean, how he took Dean for granted and how Dean might actually have needed to hear that John was proud of him.
Some of the throw-away lines twigged me out, such as . . . Well, first, I was twigged when Sam pulled out the talking board ("Ouija Board" being a trademarked name now), because Sam! How do you know it's Dean answering you? I mean, yes, we the audience know you're talking to Dean, but *breathe*
"Well, I'll be damned." Dean? Sweetie? That's a very dangerous thing to say when you're strolling the veil between life and death. Please to be watching your phraseology. *pats him on the head*
But I do so love how the talking board scene is shot, and their communication there, and just *hearts*
Also twig-inducing was John going to YED to save Dean's life. Because A) deals with devils are always Bad News; and B) demons can't give life. However, when YED stated that he couldn't do that, but he knew someone who could, and then possessed a Reaper . . . well, we have previous evidence that Reapers can be controlled.
John says, "I've known for a while now." Um. Oh. Okay. John? What exactly have you known? Because I know a lot more now than I did back then. You just mean about the night Mary died? Or do you know about the whole Lilith/seals/drinking demon blood thing? Dude.
And oh, Dean. Who wants to badly to stay and fight for his family (especially to protect Sam), but finally coming to the realization that if he doesn't go, he'll become what he hunts. And after some thought, he's ready to go. He was ready to go back in "Faith." Now he's ready to go again. I just want to hug him and tell him everything will be okay. *hugs Dean*
"You must have some kind of angel watching over you." And calling Dean's recovery a "miracle." *cringe*
Then there's John's confession to Dean. Which I love and almost came to tears. Again.
There's just so much to love about this ep, and some really great h/c all the way around, and deep, probing character development, and just *loves*
I know I'm not being very coherent here. Credit a combination of multi-tasking (I'm at work) and simply being overwhelmed by the awesome of this ep. From the acting to the cinematography to the excellent storyline, this ep hits all the right notes. For truly.
*loves like spice cake*
For a taste of what it's like to watch this ep with a 16-year-old boy, read here.
And S2 hits the ground running with our third classic rock re-cap, plus the introduction of the Then/Now format.
There's so much I love about this ep that it exhausts me just to think about discussing everything, and way too much to put into writing.
From beginning to end, the brothers' relationship. *hearts* Sam so focused on Dean, so scared to lose him, and actually being in tune with Dean, even if he doesn't realize it. (When Sam tells John that it was like Dean was just out of eye-shot, I can't help but think of I have only slipped away into the next room (the paragraph that begins "Death is nothing.") Dean, wanting so much to save people, and fighting so hard to come back and thankful that Sam hasn't given up on him.
Dean, voicing his frustration and anger with John, even if he won't remember it after.
Dean, always caught in the middle, even when strolling through the astral plane.
Smart!Dean, who knows about out-of-body experiences, and all the different things they're called.
John's pensive thinking. Though we don't have dialogue to know what he's thinking, I believe his actions bear out the decisions he's come to. He's now realizing how his mistakes impacted Dean, how he took Dean for granted and how Dean might actually have needed to hear that John was proud of him.
Some of the throw-away lines twigged me out, such as . . . Well, first, I was twigged when Sam pulled out the talking board ("Ouija Board" being a trademarked name now), because Sam! How do you know it's Dean answering you? I mean, yes, we the audience know you're talking to Dean, but *breathe*
"Well, I'll be damned." Dean? Sweetie? That's a very dangerous thing to say when you're strolling the veil between life and death. Please to be watching your phraseology. *pats him on the head*
But I do so love how the talking board scene is shot, and their communication there, and just *hearts*
Also twig-inducing was John going to YED to save Dean's life. Because A) deals with devils are always Bad News; and B) demons can't give life. However, when YED stated that he couldn't do that, but he knew someone who could, and then possessed a Reaper . . . well, we have previous evidence that Reapers can be controlled.
John says, "I've known for a while now." Um. Oh. Okay. John? What exactly have you known? Because I know a lot more now than I did back then. You just mean about the night Mary died? Or do you know about the whole Lilith/seals/drinking demon blood thing? Dude.
And oh, Dean. Who wants to badly to stay and fight for his family (especially to protect Sam), but finally coming to the realization that if he doesn't go, he'll become what he hunts. And after some thought, he's ready to go. He was ready to go back in "Faith." Now he's ready to go again. I just want to hug him and tell him everything will be okay. *hugs Dean*
"You must have some kind of angel watching over you." And calling Dean's recovery a "miracle." *cringe*
Then there's John's confession to Dean. Which I love and almost came to tears. Again.
There's just so much to love about this ep, and some really great h/c all the way around, and deep, probing character development, and just *loves*
I know I'm not being very coherent here. Credit a combination of multi-tasking (I'm at work) and simply being overwhelmed by the awesome of this ep. From the acting to the cinematography to the excellent storyline, this ep hits all the right notes. For truly.
*loves like spice cake*