MORE TV RANDOMALIA.
Anybody watch Cold Case last night? Raise your hand if you recognized the dead-body-of-the-week!
Yep, that's right . . . everyone wave at the screen and say, "Hi, Graham!"
I love seeing BtVS alumni showing up elsewhere. That was Bailey Chase, who played Graham Miller . . . you know, the other guy we saw Riley pal around with. He had about four lines in the entire story arc, so it's not surprising that I'm the only person who remembers him. Riley/Graham was my very first OTP!!
Sigh. Ah, nostalgia.
I see from IMDB that he was on Law and Order: SVU last spring . . . "Closet", 9:16. I gotta find someone who has the DVDs so I can watch that ep.
SPN 4.12, "Criss Angel Is A Douche Bag"
Overall, I totally loved this episode, which cements my opinion that my reaction to 4.11 was really just because of the dog-death, which as we all know, freaks me out completely. I feel like we really got to see more of the interaction between the boys, and I loved the comment about Sam's teenage fascination with parlor magic tricks.
Sam seems to have beeen growing more focused on himself this season: yes, his motives for the things he does are . . . what's the word? Maybe noble comes closest to what I mean. His reasoning is definitely not altruistic; in fact, it seems selfish in the extreme. Dean never really believed that he would grow old hunting . . . Sam doesn't want to. Dean expected to go out fighting; Sam is choosing to do so.
I might not be able to explain it well, but to me, I see this as more of the grace / free will issue that I mentioned last season. We all have choices; what makes our choices good or evil is not just what we choose, but also why we choose it. Sam may be choosing the right course of action, but his motives are wrong. Dean pooh-poohs the concept of destiny, but he ends up living it because he believes he has no choice, even when he makes his choices. And his actions are wrong, but the reasoning behind them is pure. Dean has always believed that he is somehow worth less than other people, and certainly less than Sam; he does not believe he can be forgiven for his actions despite what he has been told numerous times.
God can only do so much for us; that's what free will is all about. Dean may be forgiven for his actions, but he has to accept that forgiveness in order to achieve grace.
Squeeful moments!
Loved Dean's reaction to Jay's successful performance of the Executioner. He was practically jumping up and down like a little kid, and it was so cute!
Adored the heart-to-heart in the motel room. Sam was trying so hard to get through to Dean, and it just seemed like Dean wasn't hearing him. Sad! I had on my emo-face right along with Sam.
Of course, it would probably help if Sam was HONEST with Dean . . . he's clearly holding back SOMETHING.
Sam's little shamed face when he had to admit that Jay got away from him.
I hope that the boys have learned from this experience that when someone gets out of the ropes, they should check the closets in case that they're hiding, not running.
Who suspected Jay as the bad guy? I knew it wasn't going to be him . . . he was played by *Barry Bostwick*, for God's sake.
Aw, listen to Charlie crying about being alone. Poor lonely monster. Wasn't that the theme of Frankenstein?
Don't miss the giant flying anvil about "doing the right thing", Dean! This will be your decision in the finale!
I'm really looking forward to finding out what Sam and Ruby are up to. I originally thought that their conversations only referred to Sam using his abilities to take out Lilith, but upon further review, they both seem to be hinting at something else.
In conclusion: one big SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!
Yep, that's right . . . everyone wave at the screen and say, "Hi, Graham!"
I love seeing BtVS alumni showing up elsewhere. That was Bailey Chase, who played Graham Miller . . . you know, the other guy we saw Riley pal around with. He had about four lines in the entire story arc, so it's not surprising that I'm the only person who remembers him. Riley/Graham was my very first OTP!!
Sigh. Ah, nostalgia.
I see from IMDB that he was on Law and Order: SVU last spring . . . "Closet", 9:16. I gotta find someone who has the DVDs so I can watch that ep.
SPN 4.12, "Criss Angel Is A Douche Bag"
Overall, I totally loved this episode, which cements my opinion that my reaction to 4.11 was really just because of the dog-death, which as we all know, freaks me out completely. I feel like we really got to see more of the interaction between the boys, and I loved the comment about Sam's teenage fascination with parlor magic tricks.
Sam seems to have beeen growing more focused on himself this season: yes, his motives for the things he does are . . . what's the word? Maybe noble comes closest to what I mean. His reasoning is definitely not altruistic; in fact, it seems selfish in the extreme. Dean never really believed that he would grow old hunting . . . Sam doesn't want to. Dean expected to go out fighting; Sam is choosing to do so.
I might not be able to explain it well, but to me, I see this as more of the grace / free will issue that I mentioned last season. We all have choices; what makes our choices good or evil is not just what we choose, but also why we choose it. Sam may be choosing the right course of action, but his motives are wrong. Dean pooh-poohs the concept of destiny, but he ends up living it because he believes he has no choice, even when he makes his choices. And his actions are wrong, but the reasoning behind them is pure. Dean has always believed that he is somehow worth less than other people, and certainly less than Sam; he does not believe he can be forgiven for his actions despite what he has been told numerous times.
God can only do so much for us; that's what free will is all about. Dean may be forgiven for his actions, but he has to accept that forgiveness in order to achieve grace.
Squeeful moments!
Loved Dean's reaction to Jay's successful performance of the Executioner. He was practically jumping up and down like a little kid, and it was so cute!
Adored the heart-to-heart in the motel room. Sam was trying so hard to get through to Dean, and it just seemed like Dean wasn't hearing him. Sad! I had on my emo-face right along with Sam.
Of course, it would probably help if Sam was HONEST with Dean . . . he's clearly holding back SOMETHING.
Sam's little shamed face when he had to admit that Jay got away from him.
I hope that the boys have learned from this experience that when someone gets out of the ropes, they should check the closets in case that they're hiding, not running.
Who suspected Jay as the bad guy? I knew it wasn't going to be him . . . he was played by *Barry Bostwick*, for God's sake.
Aw, listen to Charlie crying about being alone. Poor lonely monster. Wasn't that the theme of Frankenstein?
Don't miss the giant flying anvil about "doing the right thing", Dean! This will be your decision in the finale!
I'm really looking forward to finding out what Sam and Ruby are up to. I originally thought that their conversations only referred to Sam using his abilities to take out Lilith, but upon further review, they both seem to be hinting at something else.
In conclusion: one big SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!