LOL, I had so much *fun* with last night's episode that I confess my tummy actually tightened when I first saw your post. Hmm, if you don't mind, I'll see if I respond and organize my thoughts. Bear in mind that this is my first attempt to articulate anything about last night's ep, so if it comes out rough, forgive me! :-)
Per the Remington Steele thing ... I actually got a kick out of it. Bela had just sneered at Dean's abilities, so he stowed her with the couch and went off to circumvent who knows how many layers of security to steal the hand, while a gaggle of big, muscle-y off-duty cops stood guard on the exibit. I liked that. A lot. And I thought it spoke far better than any words about the level of his ability. Granted, I can see your point, I'm simply sharing the different feeling I came away with. :-)
Sam with the old gal ... Yeah, it could have been shortened somewhat. But I wasn't distracted by any of it, and it amused me to see Sam for once getting hit on, so I guess I just let it roll off. For the
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You know what you said about the niece and Gert not being close...didn't they say that there was a car wreck and the niece survived but her cousin died? What if the cousin that died was the child of the aunt, Gert? I hadn't even thought about it till it was mentioned here. I'm still for shooting Bela for having the Impala towed.
Ah-HA! Yes, that may be what niggled at me. LOL, I need to see an episode twice to really get the details sunk in. Yes, maybe the cousin was Gert's daughter! Erks.
But yes, messing with the Impala is a killin' offense. ;-) Cheers ~
What if the cousin that died was the child of the aunt, Gert? I hadn't even thought about it till it was mentioned here.
An interesting idea, that would explain a lot. Now, if only the writers had either 1) explained that via the mention of the dead cousin (that it was Gert's child), or 2) had her behave like any normal relative of someone who died.
*Sigh* Sorry to be such a stickler-- it's just that these are all plausible ideas, but the trick is that the writers need to finish the job on them instead of leaving a character half-baked.
And I thought it spoke far better than any words about the level of his ability. Ah, good point. I actually liked that aspect a LOT-- Dean's defusing the security system-- but then part of the problem is that the dum-dum-Dean feels OOC with that aspect of personality. I want to see more of his wily side, and less of his "ape in a tux" kind of persona.
but I got a strong sense she and her niece weren't all that close, I did too, but the question is why? If someone were visiting her because her niece ran off without a forwarding address that would be one thing, but her niece died. Most people have some degree of sadness at a time like that, even if they weren't close (in fact, it's a perfect time for self-recriminations!).
He's secretly scared to bits but he's covering it all up by plastering on that shiny, bigger-than-life, sex-and-hamburgers facade. It's not at all an unusual way for a guy who has less than a year to live, IMHO, so I figured a lot of that is just him keeping up his game face.You know, I like this argument a lot. One
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There was a longer reply to this, which I hope to post up Tuesday. It's stranded at my office on the PC, thanks to the dead network late this afternoon. My attempt at one of my PB fics for tomorrow is stranded there too. *grumbles*
*snork* Don't you just love technology when it foils you? ;-) Anyhow, I'm looking forward to reading your reports! Have a great time!
BTW, today I sent a package/prezzie to the SPN office in BC - expadited, want the damn thing there before they shut down! Anyhow, it's the ultimate in geek-itude. I'll have to post about it in my LJ when I get organized. *G* Cheers ~
Friday's comment, now that I'm back at the PC where I originally saved this off (stupid dead network):
I'm sooooooo glad Sammy called Dean on the whole, "I know it's hard for you, me going away" crap. DEAN! You dear, sweet idjit, you're going to HELL, not moving to Baltimore! Hahahaha! It would make sense if he didn't believe that Hell was a real place (which I don't believe he did when he made that deal), but after their father crawled up out of it to wrestle the YED, I'd think that would be far more real to him now. And moreover, there's also the "I'm sorry for doing to you what I wouldn't let you do to me." Because that's sincere.
I think it's simply a personality quirk of mine that I automatically presume the positive - and heaven knows, I've very often been proven wrong in life. My willingness to see the glass half full, instead of "someone stole half my freakin' glass!' does not always serve me well, LOL! *G*I'm kind of a cheerful cynic, so I can go either way on things. When it comes to my shows, though, and I know there's
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I'm kind of a cheerful cynic, so I can go either way on things. When it comes to my shows, though, and I know there's pressure from the suits above (and I've seen how shows like Smallville have been destroyed because of this kind of thing), I'm much less trusting.Yes, there is certainly that. :-s I do think the shortage of classic rock in the S3 soundtrack is directly due to powers well above Kripke. Budget cutting and whatnot. I'm still not sure about the new color palate, if that was a directorial choice for this year (since S1 wasn't as dark as S2, so they *do* change), or if it was said Powers scowling down upon them. Lord knows "Hollywood Babylon" seemed to poke fun at higher-ups complaining about dark color themes, so maybe that was prophetical
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LOL, I had so much *fun* with last night's episode that I confess my tummy actually tightened when I first saw your post. Hmm, if you don't mind, I'll see if I respond and organize my thoughts. Bear in mind that this is my first attempt to articulate anything about last night's ep, so if it comes out rough, forgive me! :-)
Per the Remington Steele thing ... I actually got a kick out of it. Bela had just sneered at Dean's abilities, so he stowed her with the couch and went off to circumvent who knows how many layers of security to steal the hand, while a gaggle of big, muscle-y off-duty cops stood guard on the exibit. I liked that. A lot. And I thought it spoke far better than any words about the level of his ability. Granted, I can see your point, I'm simply sharing the different feeling I came away with. :-)
Sam with the old gal ... Yeah, it could have been shortened somewhat. But I wasn't distracted by any of it, and it amused me to see Sam for once getting hit on, so I guess I just let it roll off. For the ( ... )
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But yes, messing with the Impala is a killin' offense. ;-)
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An interesting idea, that would explain a lot. Now, if only the writers had either 1) explained that via the mention of the dead cousin (that it was Gert's child), or 2) had her behave like any normal relative of someone who died.
*Sigh* Sorry to be such a stickler-- it's just that these are all plausible ideas, but the trick is that the writers need to finish the job on them instead of leaving a character half-baked.
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Ah, good point. I actually liked that aspect a LOT-- Dean's defusing the security system-- but then part of the problem is that the dum-dum-Dean feels OOC with that aspect of personality. I want to see more of his wily side, and less of his "ape in a tux" kind of persona.
but I got a strong sense she and her niece weren't all that close,
I did too, but the question is why? If someone were visiting her because her niece ran off without a forwarding address that would be one thing, but her niece died. Most people have some degree of sadness at a time like that, even if they weren't close (in fact, it's a perfect time for self-recriminations!).
He's secretly scared to bits but he's covering it all up by plastering on that shiny, bigger-than-life, sex-and-hamburgers facade. It's not at all an unusual way for a guy who has less than a year to live, IMHO, so I figured a lot of that is just him keeping up his game face.You know, I like this argument a lot. One ( ... )
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BTW, today I sent a package/prezzie to the SPN office in BC - expadited, want the damn thing there before they shut down! Anyhow, it's the ultimate in geek-itude. I'll have to post about it in my LJ when I get organized. *G*
Cheers ~
Erin
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I'm sooooooo glad Sammy called Dean on the whole, "I know it's hard for you, me going away" crap. DEAN! You dear, sweet idjit, you're going to HELL, not moving to Baltimore!
Hahahaha! It would make sense if he didn't believe that Hell was a real place (which I don't believe he did when he made that deal), but after their father crawled up out of it to wrestle the YED, I'd think that would be far more real to him now. And moreover, there's also the "I'm sorry for doing to you what I wouldn't let you do to me." Because that's sincere.
I think it's simply a personality quirk of mine that I automatically presume the positive - and heaven knows, I've very often been proven wrong in life. My willingness to see the glass half full, instead of "someone stole half my freakin' glass!' does not always serve me well, LOL! *G*I'm kind of a cheerful cynic, so I can go either way on things. When it comes to my shows, though, and I know there's ( ... )
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