SPN s5 finale - random reactions
I am late to the party, but because I told toiffag I would (and then that I wouldn't, but now I will) and she's in the same spn timezone, and because I need to...
(warning: I slept 3h total today, about 20h ago and I might be *slightly* blabberish. Don't take it out on me, please. )
If I'd remembered the sequence of letters on my keyboard, this is what would've been heard in my room after I watched the episode:
ASDFGHJKJHGFSAZXCFVGBHJFDSDFGHAGHAA!!!11
I get the impression that many people are ambivalent about this episode, at best? 's why loving the shit out of it makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong. Could it be I drank too much Kripke kool-aid? NOTE: I'm in no way dissing the people who didn't like the episode. Though I'd be grateful to hear what exactly it was you didn't like and why the cons outweighted the pros.
I'm still blown away and I haven't yet started to dissect the script and attempt any kind of half-assed literary analysis (or the cheap imitation thereof that I'm capable of). I know that once I do, I'll find most of the dialogues lame and notice plot holes to pick on. Right now I don't care about any shortcomings, because this episode was a fucking delight to watch and these days I value that more than flawlessness of script or living up to some season finale standards I'm unaware of. I suppose.
I wasn't dissapointed that there was no epic apocalyptic battle, it was just a "huh. okay" ping on my radar, because throughout the show I already noticed there's no apocalypse in my apocalypse and for it to finally appear for the final episode seemed unlikely. I had no expectations in this domain.
I loved, LOVED, LOVED that what was probably planned as the show finale, all came down to reiforcing the fact that it's Sam and Dean show, above all. I, for one, have always mostly seen the monster-hunting and apocalypse as a backdrop.
I loved Dean's "but I do know if anybody can do it, it's you."
and how I can't tell if Dean has now boarded the train of Sam taking Lucifer back to hell whith himself because he respects Sam's choices - like he says it is - or because of the overbearing sense of hopelessness they're all in and because he just has no fight in him left. (on a shallow note: I think Dean has never looked as old as in this scene in the salvage yard)
The intermissions about Impala cracked me up with their corny WTFdness. But I almost cried at the beautiful, beautiful montage about Sam and Dean just hanging out between hunts. It really felt like the end in those voice-over fragments. I can't express the way in which the Samanddeanness of thise episode warmed my heart, despite its grimness.
I LOVED how five years of Dean (and me!) being so sure Sam was one step away from quitting the hunting life and settling down, ultimately came down to Sam sacrificing his life for Dean to have this life he always thought was just not gonna happen.He thought the idea of him giving up the hunting to start a family was so ridiculous, it never even occured to him to try and work for it. But Sam, the one who once cut off his family to have a chance at normal life, ended up dying in order for Dean to have it. The best farewell gift ever.
I loved that the last seconds showed that the whole sacrifice and all the planning, as usual, ended up a failure. Not as a set-up for next season, but as a way of showing how Winchesters are screwed no matter what they do.
I WANT TO SEE A SPIN-OFF ABOUT A STEPFORD ANTI-DAD!DEAN, OKAY?
The episode wasn't perfect. But man, it was a beautiful ending. Definitely among the most satisfying season finales I've seen.
YOUR THOUGHTS?
(warning: I slept 3h total today, about 20h ago and I might be *slightly* blabberish. Don't take it out on me, please. )
If I'd remembered the sequence of letters on my keyboard, this is what would've been heard in my room after I watched the episode:
ASDFGHJKJHGFSAZXCFVGBHJFDSDFGHAGHAA!!!11
I get the impression that many people are ambivalent about this episode, at best? 's why loving the shit out of it makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong. Could it be I drank too much Kripke kool-aid? NOTE: I'm in no way dissing the people who didn't like the episode. Though I'd be grateful to hear what exactly it was you didn't like and why the cons outweighted the pros.
I'm still blown away and I haven't yet started to dissect the script and attempt any kind of half-assed literary analysis (or the cheap imitation thereof that I'm capable of). I know that once I do, I'll find most of the dialogues lame and notice plot holes to pick on. Right now I don't care about any shortcomings, because this episode was a fucking delight to watch and these days I value that more than flawlessness of script or living up to some season finale standards I'm unaware of. I suppose.
I wasn't dissapointed that there was no epic apocalyptic battle, it was just a "huh. okay" ping on my radar, because throughout the show I already noticed there's no apocalypse in my apocalypse and for it to finally appear for the final episode seemed unlikely. I had no expectations in this domain.
I loved, LOVED, LOVED that what was probably planned as the show finale, all came down to reiforcing the fact that it's Sam and Dean show, above all. I, for one, have always mostly seen the monster-hunting and apocalypse as a backdrop.
I loved Dean's "but I do know if anybody can do it, it's you."
and how I can't tell if Dean has now boarded the train of Sam taking Lucifer back to hell whith himself because he respects Sam's choices - like he says it is - or because of the overbearing sense of hopelessness they're all in and because he just has no fight in him left. (on a shallow note: I think Dean has never looked as old as in this scene in the salvage yard)
The intermissions about Impala cracked me up with their corny WTFdness. But I almost cried at the beautiful, beautiful montage about Sam and Dean just hanging out between hunts. It really felt like the end in those voice-over fragments. I can't express the way in which the Samanddeanness of thise episode warmed my heart, despite its grimness.
I LOVED how five years of Dean (and me!) being so sure Sam was one step away from quitting the hunting life and settling down, ultimately came down to Sam sacrificing his life for Dean to have this life he always thought was just not gonna happen.He thought the idea of him giving up the hunting to start a family was so ridiculous, it never even occured to him to try and work for it. But Sam, the one who once cut off his family to have a chance at normal life, ended up dying in order for Dean to have it. The best farewell gift ever.
I loved that the last seconds showed that the whole sacrifice and all the planning, as usual, ended up a failure. Not as a set-up for next season, but as a way of showing how Winchesters are screwed no matter what they do.
I WANT TO SEE A SPIN-OFF ABOUT A STEPFORD ANTI-DAD!DEAN, OKAY?
The episode wasn't perfect. But man, it was a beautiful ending. Definitely among the most satisfying season finales I've seen.
YOUR THOUGHTS?