SPN month: best young version of a character
So, women on Supernatural. TAMPONS, AMIRITE, LADIES? I'm not sure there's a whole lot I can add to the conversation about SPN and gender overall, though GOD KNOWS I am self-important enough to try. I'm sure at least a fair amount of what I have to say about the narratives of the women on this show comes from me, as a viewer, applying what I think
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I'm all about portrayals of motherhood that extend at least a little bit beyond OH MY GODS I'M HAVING A BABY THEY ARE MY SOUL AND MY REASON FOR BREATHING AND LOOK MY BELLY IS GETTING HUGE BECAUSE THAT IS MY BABY WHO IS BY THE WAY MY HEART!
SERIOUSLY. like, that is certainly a valid reaction? but not if there is NO OTHER WAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FEEL EVER.
the idea of dubious consent being an intrinsic part of religious destiny really intrigues me, especially as it plays out on Supernatural.
OMG YES. I feel like...this is one of those things where I don't feel like the show knows what it's doing. Like, I really doubt the show would intentionally go where it did with that throwaway line in MBV about Mary and John not liking each other and then never follow up with it? but....if the writer(s) can miss THAT, how can I trust they do know what they're doing on the more complicated metaphors like angel/demon possession?
I love how Supernatural is so beautifully silent on Jesus. Like, "Umm, we're not even gonna go there. LATUZ bitches."
hahaha. Yeah. I mean, I think the closest we're going to come to the Jesus thing was by allusion through Dean in S2/3/4, which is probably wise for a lot of reasons.
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