Supernatural - S04E01 - Lazarus Rising

[kelvintage]

Wow, it only took me four months to post up a review of the first episode of season four. Please comment, it gives me motivation to write these and eventually post them up, I know that they are incredibly late and nobody cares anymore but any comment is much appreciated!

Comments

[tariel22]

Hey, sorry I haven't been around. I enjoyed reading this; you have a lot of interesting thoughts, and I appreciate the perspective of someone who is more well-versed in religion than I am. This storyline was stressing me out at first, but I decided to just go with it. So I'm taking everything at face value, and not trying to tie it in with anything outside of the show. That way I don't have to reconcile my own religious beliefs to what I see on my television screen, and I also don't have to do homework. ;) I'm just along for the ride.

When I watched this first episode, I didn't know if Castiel would turn out to be a true angel, but I really wanted him to. I couldn't bear the thought of Dean being deceived, and being hurt again. So I'm all in where Castiel is concerned.

It was a joy to see our boys back together. I love watching them interact, and I think their friendship only enhances what we see onscreen. Jared does look even bigger this season! He takes my breath away. I am 100% sure neither Jared nor Tom is taking steroids (not that you were implying they were, but I've seen that speculation elsewhere as well). Jared seems way too smart to do anything that stupid, and Tom simply isn't that vain. I do think Tom has been working out, though. He is looking fine this season! Oops, wait, we're supposed to be talking about Supernatural, aren't we? :)

I don't know anything about if the boys are religious or not, but I have read that Jensen is from a very religious family. I think anyone would realize how sensitive a subject religion is, though, and would be nervous about alienating or polarizing their viewers. Especially on a show that struggles to find an audience like Supernatural. I wonder what they think of this season's arc?

That promo pic is amazing, isn't it? Some people have complained about Jared's hair (they say he's flat-ironing it?), but I love it. He looks so handsome this season! And Jensen is as beautiful as ever. BTW, there are rumors that some new promo pics for Smallville have been taken, but there hasn't been any confirmation of it yet. Keep your fingers crossed!

I liked Katie's Ruby, and I like the new Ruby just fine. But then I also liked Bela, and even Jo! LOL! I do agree that the new Ruby seems fundamentally different from Katie's Ruby. I don't know if that's just a different acting style, or if we're supposed to believe that either her time in hell or her time with Sam changed her somehow. And I think she's gorgeous, especially in some of the episode stills I've seen.

By the way, try not to get discouraged by a lack of comments at first. Go take a look back at my Smallville reviews when I first joined LJ at the beginning of S7. I didn't get a single comment until my eighth one! I'm still going to read and comment on your two Smallville reviews, but it's after midnight, and I have to get to bed. But you should see me back here soon! I hope school is going well, and that you'll have some time to come out and play. And I hope I will, too! :D

[kelvintage]

What can I say Tariel? I love you! In a non-creepy, non-romantic way of course! Your post actually brightened my day. I hope I don't sound too needy or annoying, which I am I suppose, but Livejournal is sort of fickle. It's like you have to make friends and post things that will interest both you and your buddies. I don't post too often because I don't want to cater to anyone, I just want to speak about things that I am passionate about. I am very glad that we have quite a bit in common. And isn't that the beauty of television or films? I love when you can bond with someone over it.

All three of the boys are massive. I know that you liked that scene where Jensen lifted up his shirt! That's the first time we've seen any skin from him since season 1 of Supernatural right? I find it awesome that Tom, Jared, and Jensen have all worked together in some capacity over the years. That's like a pretty overload. I can't believe I just said that but it's true. It would be awesome to have them all in one film...Misha Collins can have a cameo to make you happy.

Have you seen the recent Chicago Con videos on youtube? The boys look great and are as funny as ever. It never gets old, seriously. I love the question and answer sessions.

I also hope you will have time to come out and play, I think as long as I have you as a friend then I will have passion for LJ.

P.S: I haven't watched Bride for Smallville or Heaven and Hell for SPN, how sad am I?

[tariel22]

Awww! *blushes* You are neither needy nor annoying. :) I know what you mean about LJ. You have to strike a balance between posting for yourself and posting to keep your flist engaged, but the common ground between those two is where you'll find your best friends here. There's nothing more fun than getting excited over something and knowing you can come here and share that with someone who will feel exactly the same way. That, for me, is what being on LJ is all about. In RL I don't know one other person who even watches Smallville or Supernatural, much less goes crazy over them like I do.

I think it would be wonderful to see all my pretty boys (including Michael) in one film. I'd want it to be a comedy, though. And Misha is nowhere near their level in my estimation. My flist is way more crazy about him than I am. He is, however, my hottie angel on the side. :)

I haven't looked at any Con vids lately. I cringe at some of the questions, and the quality of the fan vids drives me crazy. I wish the Chicago Con would put out a DVD with some decent production values. I would buy that in a heartbeat. Mostly, though, I just don't have time to wade through all the bad vids to find the one that's watchable. I did watch one on YouTube of Jared's Q&A at the Aussie Con, though, and it was awesome (I think it was about 40 minutes long). I believe it was an official vid, but I'm not sure.

I decided not to post my reviews for the last two episodes of SPN until January, on the two Thursdays before the 15th. That way the flist can get pumped for the new episode. But you have to watch Bride!! It was amazing!! Go on, watch, and then read my review and tell me what you thought. But hey, no pressure. :D

[kelvintage]

Thanks for your response! I should really let you move on but you should check out this page for the Chicago Con that they held in the middle of November. Supernatural wiki is really good for the conventions. I agree that a couple of the fans are obnoxious and their questions are rude but most of them are hilarious. I like watching Jensen and Jared answer because they're really quite clever at times. A good quality video that only shakes a little bit can be found: here

You could watch all of her videos, they're pretty decent.

I wish they would come to Toronto someday.

I watched that video with Jared! It was pretty long but still good.

[tariel22]

Oh, wow, thank you for that link!! I just watched all of the breakfast videos, and fell in love with these guys all over again. They're so funny, and so cute! I'm glad they have each other to go to these things with.