Yeah, having not heard from you I figured as much. And..damn it…you make a lot of good points. Luckily (hee…or not), I'm not bored yet. I don't know why exactly (I probably should be) but I'm still really interested to see where they are going and I'm still enjoying that god damn brother bond.
The show has changed. It had to - that's a given, but it doesn't have the purpose and urgency it used to have. I'm still enjoying it as a "new" show though. I mean, I dearly wish it had a lot less angel (aka Cas) stuff in it, but I've had to make my peace with that.
I also approach it all with a different head on these days. I don't look for the depth I used to (I look for props!) and I don't try and make sense of canon any more (we'll have an episode where Dean is patting a cat soon and forget completely that he's apparently allergic to them). I look at my pretty boys and hope that in a episode there'll be some action and enough intrigue to keep me a bit interested (I'm shallow like that).
I'm glad you've found a way to keep enjoying the show. I wish I was enjoying it more than I am. I mean, I'm not marching out of the fandom in a huff or anything. I watch, I read, I wait patiently until the next time Robbie Thompson writes something, because even if the Oz story didn't really grab me I still think he's pretty damn good.
I'm just a little sad at the moment, because new episodes used to make me want to think and write and put all the pieces together.
I have this (rather weird) idea that the bunker has been created as their "home" so that by the end of the series it can be destroyed and they will be back to where they started - but not so they are "desperately" on the road (looking for John, a way out of a deal, a way solve messes they have made etc), but because theychose to be there. It will almost be full circle - only this time the road is home because they want it to be, not because it has to be.
I think because the show needs to do more than have them constantly travel from motel to motel they had to create a space that's almost like a "Bobby". - a wealth of information - a treasure trove of answers. It should also become a place that they need to defend in a major way some day - it's set up to be destroyed one day.
It could be because I still love the show (and want to keep loving it *g*) that I accept what they are doing at the moment. I think the bunker is an inspired choice for this time in the series. I am even coming to grips with the angel story - purely
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I hope I don't sound like I'm trying to get in the way of anyone's love for the show.
Oh no, not at all. I think that's exactly what our journals are for. :)) And I agree with what you are saying - the bunker has indeed changed the show. (and, yeah, I suppose comparing the bunker to Bobby wasn't a good example. I think I mostly meant - exists for knowledge and a sense of home, a bit like Bobby did - but that's where any comparison end *g*).
I think the bunker will create a laziness (well, more laziness) with the writers because as soon as they need a "fix" the bunker will provide it. (And Zeke of course - he's fixing all sort of things).
I love the thinky hun! I like being able to toss around ideas and nut out exactly what the problems are at the moment.
The show has changed. It had to - that's a given, but it doesn't have the purpose and urgency it used to have. I'm still enjoying it as a "new" show though. I mean, I dearly wish it had a lot less angel (aka Cas) stuff in it, but I've had to make my peace with that.
I also approach it all with a different head on these days. I don't look for the depth I used to (I look for props!) and I don't try and make sense of canon any more (we'll have an episode where Dean is patting a cat soon and forget completely that he's apparently allergic to them). I look at my pretty boys and hope that in a episode there'll be some action and enough intrigue to keep me a bit interested (I'm shallow like that).
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I'm glad you've found a way to keep enjoying the show. I wish I was enjoying it more than I am. I mean, I'm not marching out of the fandom in a huff or anything. I watch, I read, I wait patiently until the next time Robbie Thompson writes something, because even if the Oz story didn't really grab me I still think he's pretty damn good.
I'm just a little sad at the moment, because new episodes used to make me want to think and write and put all the pieces together.
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I think because the show needs to do more than have them constantly travel from motel to motel they had to create a space that's almost like a "Bobby". - a wealth of information - a treasure trove of answers. It should also become a place that they need to defend in a major way some day - it's set up to be destroyed one day.
It could be because I still love the show (and want to keep loving it *g*) that I accept what they are doing at the moment. I think the bunker is an inspired choice for this time in the series. I am even coming to grips with the angel story - purely ( ... )
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Oh no, not at all. I think that's exactly what our journals are for. :)) And I agree with what you are saying - the bunker has indeed changed the show. (and, yeah, I suppose comparing the bunker to Bobby wasn't a good example. I think I mostly meant - exists for knowledge and a sense of home, a bit like Bobby did - but that's where any comparison end *g*).
I think the bunker will create a laziness (well, more laziness) with the writers because as soon as they need a "fix" the bunker will provide it. (And Zeke of course - he's fixing all sort of things).
I love the thinky hun! I like being able to toss around ideas and nut out exactly what the problems are at the moment.
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