No Rest for B
Holy fuck, where do I start?
This recap will be broken into easy-to-read headers, (in an attempt) to prevent babble and ramble. But I make no promises, bitches.
THE INEVITABLE
Yeah, Dean's in the pit. We all knew it was coming. I'm glad that Kripke had the stones to actually do it. Not that he won't find a way to bring him back next season, but still.
THE AWESOME
Pretty much all of it, actually.
Most especially, the Bon Jovi. I laughed and laughed, I yelled "WANTED!" along with Sam, and then I started crying.
Oh, Ruby. You had me at "shortbus." You are second only to Ellen now, and I really hope you're not dead. And Katie- way to step up your game, sweetie. You're really coming along.
Dean thinks Sam has a giant head. *snerk*
Bobby and the distributor cap. Okay, confession time: I had no idea what the hell that was (though my brain said "car part!") until Lee went, "Heh, distributor cap," and I mumbled some kind of agreement.
Dean sees dee-monic people! Veeeeery iiiiiiinteresting.
Lillith wants to be a little girl? SCARY BEYOND ALL REASON. Dude, Raoul's never coming down off the ceiling.
Holy water sprinklers! You go, Bobby. Also, I've heard that exorcism ritual so many times I think I could recite it from memory myself, so Dean, you have no excuse for not knowing it by heart in "Sin City."
When the mother begged Sam, with tears in her eyes, to murder her sleeping child? Holy crap, dude. Hardcore.
The slapfight when Sam's trying to get Ruby to help him, right before the clock tolls midnight. Sad, but also silly. I love when they do both at the same time, it just hurts in the best way.
Sam's hair. Yeah, I'm shallow. But it looked great this ep.
Okay, I didn't notice it the first time, but now I'm fairly sure that the Lillith/Sam kiss? Was important somehow. I mean, I know he's pretty and all, but she likes to pretend she's 8 years old. Why would she want to kiss him? Unless she was doing something to him, something we couldn't see because of the angle. Giving something, taking something, I don't know. But I'm sure it had meaning.
THE SUCK
Travel times, as per usual. It takes 30 hours to drive from South Dakota to Indiana? Or did we decide to have a nice nap before we went out to save Dean's soul?
The ending. What the hell, Kripke, did you run out of film and just yell, "THE END!"? It was all building momentum that just fizzled out and went nowhere. Seriously, we needed about five more minutes there at the end when Sam was tussling with Lillith. I'm glad that she didn't go all Exposition Demon on our asses, but I wanted more dialogue from her, too. It's a fine line.
Disappearing Bobby. Where the hell was he at the end? We see him check a watch, and then nothing.
THE CLIFFIE
HOW WILL SAM SAVE DEAN? <-- most important!!!
Where's Lillith? Can Sam use her to save Dean if he can push her into a tight enough corner?
What are Sam's powers? And can he use them and not become evil? That's something I ponder, is whether a power granted by a demon is necessarily demonic in nature. I always felt that power was, in and of itself, neutral. Like any weapon, it's how you choose to use it that determines good or evil. Of course, that's just my POV, Kripke may choose to go in a totally different direction.
What did Lillith do to Ruby? Dead, alive, in Hell, in another body? And how the hell did she get out of that Devil's Trap? More witchcraft?
What do demons really look like? And what the hell really goes on in Hell? Is it just pain, torture and meat hooks? Or is it also psychological torture, manipulation and mind fucks? And speaking of fucking... oh, who am I kidding, that's way too nasty for a show on the CW.
What's the time differential between here and Hell? If you watched Buffy, you know what I'm talking about. Six months for Buffy was a hundred years for Angel when he was sucked into Hell. So even if Sam manages to save Dean after only 3 months have passed topside, it could have been decades for Dean. What if he forgets who he is? What it means to be human, and a Winchester? What if he forgets Sam? (*sob*)
THE QUOTABLE
"What's Spanish for 'donkey show?'"
"When that bitch breathes the air comes out crooked."
"She's the Miss Universe of lying skanks."
"Our slutty little Yoda."
"Her little Anti-Christ Superstar."
"And I wish you'd shut your pie hole, but we don't always get what we want."
"What do you think?" "I think you totally shoulda been jamming 'Eye of the Tiger' right there." "Oh, bite me. I totally rehearsed that speech, too."
"Oh, Freckles was mean to me."
"Do I look like a ditchable prom date to you?"
"Family don't end with blood, boy."
"Do you realize you have a taillight out, Mister... Hagar?"
"You're piercing the veil, Dean. Glimpsing the B side."
"Yay, it's my birthday every day!"
"Not without my wife." "Yes, without your wife."
"What am I supposed to do?" "Keep fightin'. Take care of my wheels. Sam, remember what Dad taught you, okay? And remember what I taught you." (*sob*)
"Your lips are soft."
"I don't have to answer to puppy chow. Sic 'em, boys."
Also: Carrie stare, ninja as a verb, Sam's adorable hesitation before he calls Ruby a bitch, and of course, Dean's heartbreaking calls for Sam at the very, very end.
PS- Does anybody know if Lillith's bedtime story is a real story? And if so, what it's called? I'd love to hear the rest of it.
ETA: Is it true this episode was originally called "No Quarter"? Because I think that title rocks. "No Rest for the Wicked" is pretty good, but that one is way better.
This recap will be broken into easy-to-read headers, (in an attempt) to prevent babble and ramble. But I make no promises, bitches.
THE INEVITABLE
Yeah, Dean's in the pit. We all knew it was coming. I'm glad that Kripke had the stones to actually do it. Not that he won't find a way to bring him back next season, but still.
THE AWESOME
Pretty much all of it, actually.
Most especially, the Bon Jovi. I laughed and laughed, I yelled "WANTED!" along with Sam, and then I started crying.
Oh, Ruby. You had me at "shortbus." You are second only to Ellen now, and I really hope you're not dead. And Katie- way to step up your game, sweetie. You're really coming along.
Dean thinks Sam has a giant head. *snerk*
Bobby and the distributor cap. Okay, confession time: I had no idea what the hell that was (though my brain said "car part!") until Lee went, "Heh, distributor cap," and I mumbled some kind of agreement.
Dean sees dee-monic people! Veeeeery iiiiiiinteresting.
Lillith wants to be a little girl? SCARY BEYOND ALL REASON. Dude, Raoul's never coming down off the ceiling.
Holy water sprinklers! You go, Bobby. Also, I've heard that exorcism ritual so many times I think I could recite it from memory myself, so Dean, you have no excuse for not knowing it by heart in "Sin City."
When the mother begged Sam, with tears in her eyes, to murder her sleeping child? Holy crap, dude. Hardcore.
The slapfight when Sam's trying to get Ruby to help him, right before the clock tolls midnight. Sad, but also silly. I love when they do both at the same time, it just hurts in the best way.
Sam's hair. Yeah, I'm shallow. But it looked great this ep.
Okay, I didn't notice it the first time, but now I'm fairly sure that the Lillith/Sam kiss? Was important somehow. I mean, I know he's pretty and all, but she likes to pretend she's 8 years old. Why would she want to kiss him? Unless she was doing something to him, something we couldn't see because of the angle. Giving something, taking something, I don't know. But I'm sure it had meaning.
THE SUCK
Travel times, as per usual. It takes 30 hours to drive from South Dakota to Indiana? Or did we decide to have a nice nap before we went out to save Dean's soul?
The ending. What the hell, Kripke, did you run out of film and just yell, "THE END!"? It was all building momentum that just fizzled out and went nowhere. Seriously, we needed about five more minutes there at the end when Sam was tussling with Lillith. I'm glad that she didn't go all Exposition Demon on our asses, but I wanted more dialogue from her, too. It's a fine line.
Disappearing Bobby. Where the hell was he at the end? We see him check a watch, and then nothing.
THE CLIFFIE
HOW WILL SAM SAVE DEAN? <-- most important!!!
Where's Lillith? Can Sam use her to save Dean if he can push her into a tight enough corner?
What are Sam's powers? And can he use them and not become evil? That's something I ponder, is whether a power granted by a demon is necessarily demonic in nature. I always felt that power was, in and of itself, neutral. Like any weapon, it's how you choose to use it that determines good or evil. Of course, that's just my POV, Kripke may choose to go in a totally different direction.
What did Lillith do to Ruby? Dead, alive, in Hell, in another body? And how the hell did she get out of that Devil's Trap? More witchcraft?
What do demons really look like? And what the hell really goes on in Hell? Is it just pain, torture and meat hooks? Or is it also psychological torture, manipulation and mind fucks? And speaking of fucking... oh, who am I kidding, that's way too nasty for a show on the CW.
What's the time differential between here and Hell? If you watched Buffy, you know what I'm talking about. Six months for Buffy was a hundred years for Angel when he was sucked into Hell. So even if Sam manages to save Dean after only 3 months have passed topside, it could have been decades for Dean. What if he forgets who he is? What it means to be human, and a Winchester? What if he forgets Sam? (*sob*)
THE QUOTABLE
"What's Spanish for 'donkey show?'"
"When that bitch breathes the air comes out crooked."
"She's the Miss Universe of lying skanks."
"Our slutty little Yoda."
"Her little Anti-Christ Superstar."
"And I wish you'd shut your pie hole, but we don't always get what we want."
"What do you think?" "I think you totally shoulda been jamming 'Eye of the Tiger' right there." "Oh, bite me. I totally rehearsed that speech, too."
"Oh, Freckles was mean to me."
"Do I look like a ditchable prom date to you?"
"Family don't end with blood, boy."
"Do you realize you have a taillight out, Mister... Hagar?"
"You're piercing the veil, Dean. Glimpsing the B side."
"Yay, it's my birthday every day!"
"Not without my wife." "Yes, without your wife."
"What am I supposed to do?" "Keep fightin'. Take care of my wheels. Sam, remember what Dad taught you, okay? And remember what I taught you." (*sob*)
"Your lips are soft."
"I don't have to answer to puppy chow. Sic 'em, boys."
Also: Carrie stare, ninja as a verb, Sam's adorable hesitation before he calls Ruby a bitch, and of course, Dean's heartbreaking calls for Sam at the very, very end.
PS- Does anybody know if Lillith's bedtime story is a real story? And if so, what it's called? I'd love to hear the rest of it.
ETA: Is it true this episode was originally called "No Quarter"? Because I think that title rocks. "No Rest for the Wicked" is pretty good, but that one is way better.