SPN Reactions
I was going to do individual reaction posts for the eps that I've been watching but that's too much damn work and it's hot and I'm tired.
It is nice to know that Dean and Sam are being consistent about not bothering to pick up the Book of Revelation and actually read it. Cuz it's pretty clear about Heaven on Earth part. Though, Dean's a bit off on the fact that the humans aren't going to be there. It's the 144,000 that are chosen from the 12 tribes of Israel that are saved. There's a numerical breakdown and everything, though I don't have my bible on me to list them out. And can I just say, WTF about being in Blue Earth and not mentioning Pastor Jim AT ALL? Seriously, WTF Kripke? I get that you're retconing the hell out of the 1st and 2nd season to make it more mainstream but really? They're in his town, he was obviously a part of the boys life and nothing? Not even a mention? And the boys being all "WTF is up with hunter central?" Oh I don't know, maybe because their preacher was a friggin' hunter?! This is where you stayed at least once? But oooookay nevermind me. Yes, I'm a bit bitter about that whole thing, because I always wanted to know more about the man that caused such a reaction from John, when he died. Hmph, guess I'm going to have to just write that epic fic myself then. The rest of it was good, I did have to admit I like Castiel drunk. He should be drunk more often. "Sam's an abomination." I love that line. It's just so flatly delivered, no venom, just a statement of fact and Sam's reaction, it was almost like a term of endearment.
I liked it. I liked that Dean finally found something to fight for, even if he's wrong. Sam didn't grow up to believe in him, it was Sam's childlike faith that Dean could and would fix everything, that Dean saw. But I think that faith had been missing for a long time from Sam. That Sam hadn't seen Dean like his big brother, had been trying to see them as friends more than brothers and it was only when he went back to the fact that this is his big brother, that can do anything, that can fix anything, that Dean finally found the Sammy he'd been looking for the last 5 years. The one he went to Stanford to find.
Adam? I liked him. At first I watched, thinking this is going to sooooo incredibly bad. But I liked Adam. Adam was snarky (that obviously comes through John's side of the family) and fun. And OMG, when Adam snapped at Sam about how he had to put himself to bed and had to cook his own dinners and Sam was like 'huh' and dropped it?? Fuck yeah!!!! I'm sure Kripke meant it be another John!Bashing moment but Sera saved it and showed that while John will NEVER be father of the year, Sam isn't the only one that had a shitty childhood. And I think it opened his eyes that he at least always had Dean, but Dean had to parent himself, much like Adam did. I kinda wish Dean had been able to hear that John only saw Adam once a year though. Because I think that would bring Dean out the anger stage of grief.
Um....so they were missing a bunch of gods. First, while Kali and Ganesh are awesome and all, where was Krishna and Shiva? Where was Zeus? Where were the Egyptian gods? African? Native American? Aztec? I mean, if you're going to have a gathering of the old ones, you were missing a whole bunch!
Not to mention? I don't remember a lot of gods eating humans. Mercury did not, Ganesh was a vegetarian I'm pretty sure, Artemis was definitely not into the human eating, not so much with the Baron, though he's not a god,....you get my drift? I get that Kripke has apparently found Temple and all, but seriously man?! Have a little respect!
Then there was me, who was going "Um...Kali and Ganesh, you two are awesome for sure, but hello? Demon Slayer? Need to call down some Ma Durga on Lucifer's ass!" Ma Durga was created to kill the devil when he rose up to take over the world. Wait...that kinda sounds familiar!
The entire episode had very much of a feeling of American Gods to it. Which makes sense as Kripke has obviously finally found a theme for his apocalypse after going through just about every angel apocalyptic movie and liking none of them. So ok, we're going with Gaiman which is cool with me, as I like Gaimen but he had respect man. Just saying....
I was afraid that Gabriel was going to kick it this season. Since they made him an arch angel instead of a Trickster god, and I still haven't fucking forgiven Kripke for that, he wasn't going to survive the angel apocalyptic showdown. I mean once it's finished they never see them again. Special kids anyone? Lilith? The quest for Dad? Once the arc is done, you never hear from any of those characters again. So that did not bode well for Gabriel, which fucking sucks as he was AWESOME! I *loved* him and now he's all dead and all. :( But at least he went down fighting! And took a side! I loved his speech, which was very reminiscent of Gabriel in Constantine. Only without the part where she was trying to bring down hell on earth. The fact that he brought up the part that Lucifer was the morningstar the one that God loved best and how Lucifer was jealous of the humans and free will and how it all went down. AWESOME, and about fucking time! At least he went down with his boots on and had a good death. Still...wish he hadn't died.
And oooooh, the pr0nz! There's part of me that waited for him to come out of the screen and I might have to write a fixit fic because damn! I don't want him dead. *sniff sniff* Sam being all squicked by the sex. heheheeee.....
Am I the only that thinks Dean would have made the exact same speech about ganking all of them if the Judeo-Christian god was in there with the rest of them? Cuz I totally think he would have at this point, he's tired of all of them dicking around with humans. That's our Dean.
It is nice to know that Dean and Sam are being consistent about not bothering to pick up the Book of Revelation and actually read it. Cuz it's pretty clear about Heaven on Earth part. Though, Dean's a bit off on the fact that the humans aren't going to be there. It's the 144,000 that are chosen from the 12 tribes of Israel that are saved. There's a numerical breakdown and everything, though I don't have my bible on me to list them out. And can I just say, WTF about being in Blue Earth and not mentioning Pastor Jim AT ALL? Seriously, WTF Kripke? I get that you're retconing the hell out of the 1st and 2nd season to make it more mainstream but really? They're in his town, he was obviously a part of the boys life and nothing? Not even a mention? And the boys being all "WTF is up with hunter central?" Oh I don't know, maybe because their preacher was a friggin' hunter?! This is where you stayed at least once? But oooookay nevermind me. Yes, I'm a bit bitter about that whole thing, because I always wanted to know more about the man that caused such a reaction from John, when he died. Hmph, guess I'm going to have to just write that epic fic myself then. The rest of it was good, I did have to admit I like Castiel drunk. He should be drunk more often. "Sam's an abomination." I love that line. It's just so flatly delivered, no venom, just a statement of fact and Sam's reaction, it was almost like a term of endearment.
I liked it. I liked that Dean finally found something to fight for, even if he's wrong. Sam didn't grow up to believe in him, it was Sam's childlike faith that Dean could and would fix everything, that Dean saw. But I think that faith had been missing for a long time from Sam. That Sam hadn't seen Dean like his big brother, had been trying to see them as friends more than brothers and it was only when he went back to the fact that this is his big brother, that can do anything, that can fix anything, that Dean finally found the Sammy he'd been looking for the last 5 years. The one he went to Stanford to find.
Adam? I liked him. At first I watched, thinking this is going to sooooo incredibly bad. But I liked Adam. Adam was snarky (that obviously comes through John's side of the family) and fun. And OMG, when Adam snapped at Sam about how he had to put himself to bed and had to cook his own dinners and Sam was like 'huh' and dropped it?? Fuck yeah!!!! I'm sure Kripke meant it be another John!Bashing moment but Sera saved it and showed that while John will NEVER be father of the year, Sam isn't the only one that had a shitty childhood. And I think it opened his eyes that he at least always had Dean, but Dean had to parent himself, much like Adam did. I kinda wish Dean had been able to hear that John only saw Adam once a year though. Because I think that would bring Dean out the anger stage of grief.
Um....so they were missing a bunch of gods. First, while Kali and Ganesh are awesome and all, where was Krishna and Shiva? Where was Zeus? Where were the Egyptian gods? African? Native American? Aztec? I mean, if you're going to have a gathering of the old ones, you were missing a whole bunch!
Not to mention? I don't remember a lot of gods eating humans. Mercury did not, Ganesh was a vegetarian I'm pretty sure, Artemis was definitely not into the human eating, not so much with the Baron, though he's not a god,....you get my drift? I get that Kripke has apparently found Temple and all, but seriously man?! Have a little respect!
Then there was me, who was going "Um...Kali and Ganesh, you two are awesome for sure, but hello? Demon Slayer? Need to call down some Ma Durga on Lucifer's ass!" Ma Durga was created to kill the devil when he rose up to take over the world. Wait...that kinda sounds familiar!
The entire episode had very much of a feeling of American Gods to it. Which makes sense as Kripke has obviously finally found a theme for his apocalypse after going through just about every angel apocalyptic movie and liking none of them. So ok, we're going with Gaiman which is cool with me, as I like Gaimen but he had respect man. Just saying....
I was afraid that Gabriel was going to kick it this season. Since they made him an arch angel instead of a Trickster god, and I still haven't fucking forgiven Kripke for that, he wasn't going to survive the angel apocalyptic showdown. I mean once it's finished they never see them again. Special kids anyone? Lilith? The quest for Dad? Once the arc is done, you never hear from any of those characters again. So that did not bode well for Gabriel, which fucking sucks as he was AWESOME! I *loved* him and now he's all dead and all. :( But at least he went down fighting! And took a side! I loved his speech, which was very reminiscent of Gabriel in Constantine. Only without the part where she was trying to bring down hell on earth. The fact that he brought up the part that Lucifer was the morningstar the one that God loved best and how Lucifer was jealous of the humans and free will and how it all went down. AWESOME, and about fucking time! At least he went down with his boots on and had a good death. Still...wish he hadn't died.
And oooooh, the pr0nz! There's part of me that waited for him to come out of the screen and I might have to write a fixit fic because damn! I don't want him dead. *sniff sniff* Sam being all squicked by the sex. heheheeee.....
Am I the only that thinks Dean would have made the exact same speech about ganking all of them if the Judeo-Christian god was in there with the rest of them? Cuz I totally think he would have at this point, he's tired of all of them dicking around with humans. That's our Dean.