OMG. I was so happy to know I'd be waking up to a new episode of RR, but OMG. At some point I had to stop reading- because the screen was so blurry from my tears. You hit this out of the park, both of you! I think doing this part from Sam's POV was a fabulous choice.
I've been feeling a little bad that we haven't being seeing much of Sam's internal space in the last few episodes, but this- oh-this. That entire conversation between them and the E.T. reference and..just everything. I want to quote my favourite parts back at you, but that might be everything. But I think this bit captured it for me:
In the next moment, Sam is breathing Dean in, held tight in Dean's embrace like he has been so many times on this journey of theirs. He is safe in the arms of his brother, whose journey on this road will end in flames just like it started in flames, the blaze that burned their mother a foreshadowing of the Hell they both know, because the experience of fire is a thing that binds them, that makes them family. And Castiel is family too,
( ... )
Total kudos to my wonderful friend Sword for those words. They are incredible, aren't they?
While this is at its heart a D/C project we've tried very hard to give Sam his due and he will continue to be really important as this three-ep finale plays out. Thanks so much for letting us know it worked for you - and brace yourself for more angst and epic adventure!
Ironically, Sam isn't my favorite character, but time and again, he's hands down my favorite to write. There's so much going on with his character and while a lot of fans I run into feel that Dean's storyline got dropped, I feel the same about Sam. Zat's way more gifted at I-C viewpoints than I am, but I think we both have the same approach where we really make an effort to see things from a character's POV to get the right feel for them. Thank you so much for reading and appreciating what we've done!
Don't get me wrong..I'm a D/C fan,so not complaining as such ;) But I do like TFW stories that give all three (or more!) characters their due, because I think that's really fun to read- the different dynamics between each and also as a band of brothers. I know Zat mentioned that there was a more Sam centric episode that had to be canned due to various reasons..so I get that there are constraints, both when writing an epic fanfic :) and writing for the show, and I guess at some point as the audience/reader, you have to accept the authorial decision.. In this particular episode, like I said, I think writing part 2 from Sam's POV was a really good way to go...not just because it tells us what is going through Sam's head, also because it gave you (and us) the freedom to visualize that scene better- Dean going nova, Castiel's attempts to reach him...you know, just the physical stuff that goes on, apart from all the emotional terror..so, again, good job and am *waaaaaaaaaiting * for the last two parts. :)
At some point I had to stop reading- because the screen was so blurry from my tears.
You hit this out of the park, both of you! I think doing this part from Sam's POV was a fabulous choice.
I've been feeling a little bad that we haven't being seeing much of Sam's internal space in the last few episodes, but this- oh-this. That entire conversation between them and the E.T. reference and..just everything. I want to quote my favourite parts back at you, but that might be everything. But I think this bit captured it for me:
In the next moment, Sam is breathing Dean in, held tight in Dean's embrace like he has been so many times on this journey of theirs. He is safe in the arms of his brother, whose journey on this road will end in flames just like it started in flames, the blaze that burned their mother a foreshadowing of the Hell they both know, because the experience of fire is a thing that binds them, that makes them family. And Castiel is family too, ( ... )
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While this is at its heart a D/C project we've tried very hard to give Sam his due and he will continue to be really important as this three-ep finale plays out. Thanks so much for letting us know it worked for you - and brace yourself for more angst and epic adventure!
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In this particular episode, like I said, I think writing part 2 from Sam's POV was a really good way to go...not just because it tells us what is going through Sam's head, also because it gave you (and us) the freedom to visualize that scene better- Dean going nova, Castiel's attempts to reach him...you know, just the physical stuff that goes on, apart from all the emotional terror..so, again, good job and am *waaaaaaaaaiting * for the last two parts. :)
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