SPN 5x22 reaction
There seems to be a lot of mixed feelings about the finale. Ranging from WTF, I hate it and it was good.
The tension level was much much better than I expected after the last two episodes. They were good episodes in that they had a lot of plot exposition to convey but didn't really get my heart racing and have me worried for what was going to happen next.
The pacing was good. The style, with Chuck's narration was awesome. The inter-cutting with the history of the Impala was brilliant. Very different and I adored it.
Jared: His portrayal of Lucifer was above and beyond what I expected of him. Admittedly my expectations were pretty much zero. I really didn't like his Lucifer in The End. It just felt flat, but I guess he had less to work with as we really hadn't seen much of Mark's version of Lucifer yet and it must have been hard to model himself on what little he did have. But after an entire season there was a lot of direction there and I felt he got the little nuances down.
The plot twists Bobby and Cas took for this ep were interesting.
Bobby lost all hope, you can see it when he turns away from the TVs in the street. He looks pale and simply hopeless. When Bobby died I'd already stopped breathing from Cas' explosion but Bobby dying felt so inevitable, and Dean's reaction just killed me, but anyway, this is SPN, the show where pretty much everyone dies. Despite all that I still stopped breathing and then when he came back I stopped breathing all over again from the sheer WTF, no way? With lots of YES!
Cas, there is a lot of stuff being said about Cas. To begin at the end, he goes back to heaven. I like that he's going back, he's learned a lot from being around the boys and becoming human, I hope this means he'll be able to make changes in Heaven, get the other angels to see what they've obviously lost faith in. God created humans to live, not exist in some paradise because the angels are too tired/lazy to deal with them anymore.
I love that he doesn't realise Sam needs him to lie and tell him he'll take care of Bobby and Dean. He's still so clueless about social things, despite 2 years on earth.
He and Dean stayed IC the whole way through. There were no chick flick moments when Cas died or came back or when Cas left for heaven. Dean cares, I don't doubt that, but he's just lost Sam and his entire focus is on that. I didn't expect any different. Would have been nice if he'd been a little more emotional but the way it played out rings true for me.
Dean, christ. Dean got whumped. He never gave up on Sam and I love the montage of their lives together in the Impala. It was beautifully done, definitely got the emotional reaction.
Dean never gave up on Sam, never left him. That says so much about how far they've come this season. It was needed and the perfect way to end this season. Last season we ended with the ultimate betrayal, this season we end in the ultimate sacrifice and reforging their bond.
I broke a little seeing Lucifer!Sam beat the shit out of Dean and all Dean can do is keep talking to Sam and telling him he won't leave him, even now, because this is the end and he doesn't want Sam to be alone. My heart squished so much and I forgot to breathe. But it's also classic Dean, to sacrifice himself for Sam (I doubt he cared about living at this point anyway, Sam was gone either way to him) and it was nice to see a return to that. I feel like we've come full circle with the boys and yet ended in a much healthier place ie Dean let Sam decide what he wanted to do and supported that despite his misgivings.
As to Dean going to Lisa at the end, well I guess he's honouring that promise to Sam. It was Sam's dying wish and he needs something to keep him going. Will it last? Doubt it. Will we see more of it in season 6? Still doubting it. Cause I figure the first sign of Sam, or Bobby needing help, Dean's going to be outta there so fast. He's just not cut out for normal life. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe he tries, maybe he succeeds but it just doesn't make for good TV. So considering we're getting another season, nope, not gonna happen. So, nice seeing Lisa again but I'm not holding my breath for how long she lives/hangs around next season.
I am interested in what's going to happen next season now. Sam or Lucifer!Sam are outta the box. Which I didn't expect. Cas is back to being an angel, possibly an Arch. Chuck was God and may have also returned to Heaven. Michael is in the box with Lucifer presumably. Does that leave us with the boys back to hunting?
I'd like to see if they talk about Crowley and his deal with Bobby again. I'd like to know if by Bobby dying and Cas bringing him back the deal is null and void and he's now free of Crowley, soul intact, legs still working.
And of course I'd love to know how the fuck Sam got out and if he's still the same Sam we've been seeing, or will he have changed after his time in the box/hell, with Michael and Lucifer no less. I want slightly crazy Sam cause he looked rather creepy just standing there watching Dean.
In short. Loved the episode.
To end...
Chuck: I'm a god. A cruel, cruel, capricious god. The things I put you through. The physical beatings alone!
If Chuck was indeed God then Kripke I think I may love you!!!
The tension level was much much better than I expected after the last two episodes. They were good episodes in that they had a lot of plot exposition to convey but didn't really get my heart racing and have me worried for what was going to happen next.
The pacing was good. The style, with Chuck's narration was awesome. The inter-cutting with the history of the Impala was brilliant. Very different and I adored it.
Jared: His portrayal of Lucifer was above and beyond what I expected of him. Admittedly my expectations were pretty much zero. I really didn't like his Lucifer in The End. It just felt flat, but I guess he had less to work with as we really hadn't seen much of Mark's version of Lucifer yet and it must have been hard to model himself on what little he did have. But after an entire season there was a lot of direction there and I felt he got the little nuances down.
The plot twists Bobby and Cas took for this ep were interesting.
Bobby lost all hope, you can see it when he turns away from the TVs in the street. He looks pale and simply hopeless. When Bobby died I'd already stopped breathing from Cas' explosion but Bobby dying felt so inevitable, and Dean's reaction just killed me, but anyway, this is SPN, the show where pretty much everyone dies. Despite all that I still stopped breathing and then when he came back I stopped breathing all over again from the sheer WTF, no way? With lots of YES!
Cas, there is a lot of stuff being said about Cas. To begin at the end, he goes back to heaven. I like that he's going back, he's learned a lot from being around the boys and becoming human, I hope this means he'll be able to make changes in Heaven, get the other angels to see what they've obviously lost faith in. God created humans to live, not exist in some paradise because the angels are too tired/lazy to deal with them anymore.
I love that he doesn't realise Sam needs him to lie and tell him he'll take care of Bobby and Dean. He's still so clueless about social things, despite 2 years on earth.
He and Dean stayed IC the whole way through. There were no chick flick moments when Cas died or came back or when Cas left for heaven. Dean cares, I don't doubt that, but he's just lost Sam and his entire focus is on that. I didn't expect any different. Would have been nice if he'd been a little more emotional but the way it played out rings true for me.
Dean, christ. Dean got whumped. He never gave up on Sam and I love the montage of their lives together in the Impala. It was beautifully done, definitely got the emotional reaction.
Dean never gave up on Sam, never left him. That says so much about how far they've come this season. It was needed and the perfect way to end this season. Last season we ended with the ultimate betrayal, this season we end in the ultimate sacrifice and reforging their bond.
I broke a little seeing Lucifer!Sam beat the shit out of Dean and all Dean can do is keep talking to Sam and telling him he won't leave him, even now, because this is the end and he doesn't want Sam to be alone. My heart squished so much and I forgot to breathe. But it's also classic Dean, to sacrifice himself for Sam (I doubt he cared about living at this point anyway, Sam was gone either way to him) and it was nice to see a return to that. I feel like we've come full circle with the boys and yet ended in a much healthier place ie Dean let Sam decide what he wanted to do and supported that despite his misgivings.
As to Dean going to Lisa at the end, well I guess he's honouring that promise to Sam. It was Sam's dying wish and he needs something to keep him going. Will it last? Doubt it. Will we see more of it in season 6? Still doubting it. Cause I figure the first sign of Sam, or Bobby needing help, Dean's going to be outta there so fast. He's just not cut out for normal life. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe he tries, maybe he succeeds but it just doesn't make for good TV. So considering we're getting another season, nope, not gonna happen. So, nice seeing Lisa again but I'm not holding my breath for how long she lives/hangs around next season.
I am interested in what's going to happen next season now. Sam or Lucifer!Sam are outta the box. Which I didn't expect. Cas is back to being an angel, possibly an Arch. Chuck was God and may have also returned to Heaven. Michael is in the box with Lucifer presumably. Does that leave us with the boys back to hunting?
I'd like to see if they talk about Crowley and his deal with Bobby again. I'd like to know if by Bobby dying and Cas bringing him back the deal is null and void and he's now free of Crowley, soul intact, legs still working.
And of course I'd love to know how the fuck Sam got out and if he's still the same Sam we've been seeing, or will he have changed after his time in the box/hell, with Michael and Lucifer no less. I want slightly crazy Sam cause he looked rather creepy just standing there watching Dean.
In short. Loved the episode.
To end...
Chuck: I'm a god. A cruel, cruel, capricious god. The things I put you through. The physical beatings alone!
If Chuck was indeed God then Kripke I think I may love you!!!