SPN Season 6, Ep 1 ~ My Thoughts
Under the cut for those avoiding spoilers:
Yeah, not quite what I expected. I've been telling myself over and over this summer that it's gotta get better, and for God sakes go back to the way that the first two season's felt. But I just don't get that feeling from this episode.
I tell you what I did notice though. I'm seeing season 1 in reverse here. Season 1, Sam had the apple pie, normal life at Stanford. Dean shows up and pulls him away from all that. They go off on a hunt, and then tragedy strikes and everything changes. Now Season 6 we have Dean living the apple pie, normal life, and boom, here shows up Sam. Now I have to admit in this case Sam showed up to save Dean. Thanks for that by the way, Sam. So that's slightly different. But they end up hunting together again, just for that one hunt. In Season 1 Sam was ready to go back to his normal life at the end, just like Dean is in this season. I really did expected something bad to happen to Lisa and Ben at the end of the ep, just to parallel what happened to Jess. But who knows that could still happen. And I can't really say that it would bother me that much either. I don't hate Lisa and Ben but they are taking Dean away from the life that I believe he was meant to live.
And also to back up my parallel theory, the conversation that Dean and Sam had when Sam tried to talk Dean into hunting with him from now on. Did that remind anyone else of the conversation they had next to the Impala when Dean said he didn't want to do this alone?
And then we have the Campbells. I don't trust them. They feel off to me. Then again Sam feels off to me too. I want to believe that this is our Sam that we all love. But some of the things he said made me just go 'huh?' When Dean offered him the Impala. Okay, yeah I understand that he likes his own car's setup, but he should know how monumentous an offer that is for Dean. There should have been at least a little more emotion in that turn down. And when Dean took off across the street to help that family that was being killed. Yeah, Sam was right. He couldn't save them, but later afterwards when he told Dean that he just wouldn't do something like that. At one point in time Sam would have. I know he would have. I have to admit that at times I've thought of Sam as slightly selfish, and not as devoted to the whole saving people thing. But what he said was really cold and to openly admit it. Ouch. I'm leaning towards everything they've been through has just made Sam colder. Changed him. I know Hell changed Dean, and made him a little colder. So yeah, Sam could be that way too. I'm just hoping that that is all it is, and that Dean can eventually help to bring out the old Sam again.
As far as them not telling Dean that Sam was back. I'm glad they didn't. I understand why Dean is pissed. I would have been too. But I think him living the normal life for a year has helped him heal somewhat. Softened that part of him that had begun to stop caring after Hell. Yeah, I want Dean to become all kick ass again, like he used to be, but I also want to see a return of the laughing, smiling, joking Dean from the first two seasons too.
It was nice to see Bobby show up in the first ep again. I really didn't want to lose him this season. And I love the fact that Dean felt safe enough to bring Lisa and Ben to him.
Anyhow, on a whole I enjoyed the episode. It sort of drove me crazy with all the wondering about who got Sam out of Hell and Grandpa out of Heaven. Plus wondering why the big bads are all going postal all of a sudden. But it was a nice start to the season.
Yeah, not quite what I expected. I've been telling myself over and over this summer that it's gotta get better, and for God sakes go back to the way that the first two season's felt. But I just don't get that feeling from this episode.
I tell you what I did notice though. I'm seeing season 1 in reverse here. Season 1, Sam had the apple pie, normal life at Stanford. Dean shows up and pulls him away from all that. They go off on a hunt, and then tragedy strikes and everything changes. Now Season 6 we have Dean living the apple pie, normal life, and boom, here shows up Sam. Now I have to admit in this case Sam showed up to save Dean. Thanks for that by the way, Sam. So that's slightly different. But they end up hunting together again, just for that one hunt. In Season 1 Sam was ready to go back to his normal life at the end, just like Dean is in this season. I really did expected something bad to happen to Lisa and Ben at the end of the ep, just to parallel what happened to Jess. But who knows that could still happen. And I can't really say that it would bother me that much either. I don't hate Lisa and Ben but they are taking Dean away from the life that I believe he was meant to live.
And also to back up my parallel theory, the conversation that Dean and Sam had when Sam tried to talk Dean into hunting with him from now on. Did that remind anyone else of the conversation they had next to the Impala when Dean said he didn't want to do this alone?
And then we have the Campbells. I don't trust them. They feel off to me. Then again Sam feels off to me too. I want to believe that this is our Sam that we all love. But some of the things he said made me just go 'huh?' When Dean offered him the Impala. Okay, yeah I understand that he likes his own car's setup, but he should know how monumentous an offer that is for Dean. There should have been at least a little more emotion in that turn down. And when Dean took off across the street to help that family that was being killed. Yeah, Sam was right. He couldn't save them, but later afterwards when he told Dean that he just wouldn't do something like that. At one point in time Sam would have. I know he would have. I have to admit that at times I've thought of Sam as slightly selfish, and not as devoted to the whole saving people thing. But what he said was really cold and to openly admit it. Ouch. I'm leaning towards everything they've been through has just made Sam colder. Changed him. I know Hell changed Dean, and made him a little colder. So yeah, Sam could be that way too. I'm just hoping that that is all it is, and that Dean can eventually help to bring out the old Sam again.
As far as them not telling Dean that Sam was back. I'm glad they didn't. I understand why Dean is pissed. I would have been too. But I think him living the normal life for a year has helped him heal somewhat. Softened that part of him that had begun to stop caring after Hell. Yeah, I want Dean to become all kick ass again, like he used to be, but I also want to see a return of the laughing, smiling, joking Dean from the first two seasons too.
It was nice to see Bobby show up in the first ep again. I really didn't want to lose him this season. And I love the fact that Dean felt safe enough to bring Lisa and Ben to him.
Anyhow, on a whole I enjoyed the episode. It sort of drove me crazy with all the wondering about who got Sam out of Hell and Grandpa out of Heaven. Plus wondering why the big bads are all going postal all of a sudden. But it was a nice start to the season.