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SHOW IS BACK!
With mysteries! And untold pasts! And hidden stuff!
And classic rock!
And the Impala!
And there was a hug! WE GOT A FUCKING HUG!
The hearkening to previous reunions - as far back as the series premiere - was excellent. The pouncing (oh yes), the water/salt/cutting rituals, Dean's reliance on them, Sam's trust preceding them. It was a fantastic merging of the previously seen with a sense of newness.
I love that it's gone back to the demons, actually. That's where SPN started, so it feels right. On the selfish side, I don't really want all demons eradicated from Earth, because it means no more Crowley. I love me some Mark Sheppard so very much. But if that goal is accomplished, I'm sure it will be toward the end of if not at the very end of the season. Emphasis on if.
The glimpses of Dean in full-on hunter mode - more like a wild animal, a predator amongst predators - were so tantalizing. (Umm, not just in a shallow way. But, yes, also in that way. Rawr.) Although the "one year later" beginning nearly made me groan, I'm looking forward to more insight into his year in purgatory.
Also looking forward to more about Sam's year of settling down, which I wonder about: wonder if it's as simple as he makes it sound. Is anything ever clear-cut with the Winchesters?
While I was surprised that Sam (supposedly) didn't make any attempts to find Dean, assumed him dead, I don't blame him at all for trying to move on and try his hands at a normal life. Like he said, his entire family had died (or so he thought), therefore he'd been given a hard lesson that contradicted the more hunter-oriented attitude he'd grown into. So he reverted back to the normal life desire he'd had long ago. Maybe it represents a giving up of sorts. Maybe it's indicative of maturation. At this point, I'd say it's too early to make that call. But I certainly don't blame him for going that route if he truly believed he was alone. Instead of falling apart like when Dean went to hell, Sam tried to make a life for himself.
And just like the pilot, Dean comes back and pulls Sam back into the dark world of hunting. For better or worse. Hope Amelia doesn't end up on the ceiling.
Of course it breaks my heart to see the boys together but fractured, withholding the truth from each other. But we're used to that now. It's the Winchester way, and it gives the story a chance to unravel.
I want to know more about the southern vampire buddy Dean teamed up with in purgatory. (And am expecting slash.)
I want to know what was up with the glowy shit in Dean's arm.
I also want to know more about what really happened to Cas.
As far as season premieres go, this one feels very promising. A return to the old SPN (I'll admit last season was not my favorite) without retreading the same old territory.
So, is it next Wednesday yet??
With mysteries! And untold pasts! And hidden stuff!
And classic rock!
And the Impala!
And there was a hug! WE GOT A FUCKING HUG!
The hearkening to previous reunions - as far back as the series premiere - was excellent. The pouncing (oh yes), the water/salt/cutting rituals, Dean's reliance on them, Sam's trust preceding them. It was a fantastic merging of the previously seen with a sense of newness.
I love that it's gone back to the demons, actually. That's where SPN started, so it feels right. On the selfish side, I don't really want all demons eradicated from Earth, because it means no more Crowley. I love me some Mark Sheppard so very much. But if that goal is accomplished, I'm sure it will be toward the end of if not at the very end of the season. Emphasis on if.
The glimpses of Dean in full-on hunter mode - more like a wild animal, a predator amongst predators - were so tantalizing. (Umm, not just in a shallow way. But, yes, also in that way. Rawr.) Although the "one year later" beginning nearly made me groan, I'm looking forward to more insight into his year in purgatory.
Also looking forward to more about Sam's year of settling down, which I wonder about: wonder if it's as simple as he makes it sound. Is anything ever clear-cut with the Winchesters?
While I was surprised that Sam (supposedly) didn't make any attempts to find Dean, assumed him dead, I don't blame him at all for trying to move on and try his hands at a normal life. Like he said, his entire family had died (or so he thought), therefore he'd been given a hard lesson that contradicted the more hunter-oriented attitude he'd grown into. So he reverted back to the normal life desire he'd had long ago. Maybe it represents a giving up of sorts. Maybe it's indicative of maturation. At this point, I'd say it's too early to make that call. But I certainly don't blame him for going that route if he truly believed he was alone. Instead of falling apart like when Dean went to hell, Sam tried to make a life for himself.
And just like the pilot, Dean comes back and pulls Sam back into the dark world of hunting. For better or worse. Hope Amelia doesn't end up on the ceiling.
Of course it breaks my heart to see the boys together but fractured, withholding the truth from each other. But we're used to that now. It's the Winchester way, and it gives the story a chance to unravel.
I want to know more about the southern vampire buddy Dean teamed up with in purgatory. (And am expecting slash.)
I want to know what was up with the glowy shit in Dean's arm.
I also want to know more about what really happened to Cas.
As far as season premieres go, this one feels very promising. A return to the old SPN (I'll admit last season was not my favorite) without retreading the same old territory.
So, is it next Wednesday yet??