Okay, can I say that I was truly, deeply scared of reading this? I literally stopped mysef three times from starting it because I was afraid it would hurt too much. But I'm SO glad I finally got to it because THIS? This was so much more that I could hope for. This was plain awesome.
You know, I was kind of expecting a tale of pain and betrayal and hopelessness, probably from Sam's POV (which would have make it nearly unbearable) but instead I read a beautiful tale about an angel losing his grace and purpose, and finding his faith again in the person he least expected.
So yeah, I loved Castiel to pieces. I was quite angry with him at the beginning, because he was terribly unfair (like he himself realized later) and Sam of course agreed with him... but at least I know that Cas will spend his life supporting him, fighting for him, trying to show him how much he's worth and what's even more important, believing in him.
And what can I say about Sam? I can see him starting on the path of sickness and self-destruction that seems to be the only path he has left. And yet, even the act of renouncing to his humanity by drinking demon blood again, is done in order to save one more life. Betrayed, abandoned and broken and yet going forward, turning himself into a weapon and fighting werewolves and learning little girl's names. That's the Sam who will never give in to Lucifer and who knows what will happen when he faces Michael but will keep going after him again and again and again.
Of course, Bobby is always awesome. Picking the pieces and helping Sam as much as possible even when he had also lost a son. But in the end, it was also Sam who saved his life giving him a new sense of worth in the new world.
God, I could talk about this story for hours. It broke my heart because I know the path will be long and rough but at least I know hundreds of years later, Sam will get to see the blue sky again (and his brother will be just a few steps from him).
And now I'm crying again, but it's a good hurt. Thanks again for giving us something so powerful and beautiful.
P.S: By the way, did you think "Keep The Streets Empty For Me" by Fever Ray when you chose the title? I couldn't get it out of my head while I was reading it, and it was the perfect soundtrack.
I was really anxious what you would think. After you were so enthusiastic about Great Blue World, I thought this one could only be a disappointment, and I am so, so happy after reading your comment.
Finding the right angle for this wasn't easy, since it was clear that things between Sam and Cas couldn't possibly start out on the same level as they would one day end, and there was not enough time to cover all the steps their relationship had to got through. All I could do was push them in the general direction they had to go and set the stage for things to come.
I never heard of the song you mentioned (the title was actually chosen at random), but I checked it out. In fact, I'm listening to it right now, and I love it! Thanks for pointing it out for me.
An epic song for an epic 'verse I'm obsessed with. It makes sense!
To be honest, when you talked about a prequel I didn't know what you would do, since you had talked already about a big part of Sam & Cas wanderings in the flashbacks and Castiel's tales. But you managed something really amazing, you manged to tell us something new, set the stage for what's to come and even give us a million small clues, details and nods to the main story... Now we have the whole picture!
And seriously, you shouldn't be anxious at this point, because I'm fairly sure your style and plots are direcly linked to the cravings of my brain!
You know, I was kind of expecting a tale of pain and betrayal and hopelessness, probably from Sam's POV (which would have make it nearly unbearable) but instead I read a beautiful tale about an angel losing his grace and purpose, and finding his faith again in the person he least expected.
So yeah, I loved Castiel to pieces. I was quite angry with him at the beginning, because he was terribly unfair (like he himself realized later) and Sam of course agreed with him... but at least I know that Cas will spend his life supporting him, fighting for him, trying to show him how much he's worth and what's even more important, believing in him.
And what can I say about Sam? I can see him starting on the path of sickness and self-destruction that seems to be the only path he has left. And yet, even the act of renouncing to his humanity by drinking demon blood again, is done in order to save one more life. Betrayed, abandoned and broken and yet going forward, turning himself into a weapon and fighting werewolves and learning little girl's names. That's the Sam who will never give in to Lucifer and who knows what will happen when he faces Michael but will keep going after him again and again and again.
Of course, Bobby is always awesome. Picking the pieces and helping Sam as much as possible even when he had also lost a son. But in the end, it was also Sam who saved his life giving him a new sense of worth in the new world.
God, I could talk about this story for hours. It broke my heart because I know the path will be long and rough but at least I know hundreds of years later, Sam will get to see the blue sky again (and his brother will be just a few steps from him).
And now I'm crying again, but it's a good hurt. Thanks again for giving us something so powerful and beautiful.
P.S: By the way, did you think "Keep The Streets Empty For Me" by Fever Ray when you chose the title? I couldn't get it out of my head while I was reading it, and it was the perfect soundtrack.
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Finding the right angle for this wasn't easy, since it was clear that things between Sam and Cas couldn't possibly start out on the same level as they would one day end, and there was not enough time to cover all the steps their relationship had to got through. All I could do was push them in the general direction they had to go and set the stage for things to come.
I never heard of the song you mentioned (the title was actually chosen at random), but I checked it out. In fact, I'm listening to it right now, and I love it! Thanks for pointing it out for me.
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To be honest, when you talked about a prequel I didn't know what you would do, since you had talked already about a big part of Sam & Cas wanderings in the flashbacks and Castiel's tales. But you managed something really amazing, you manged to tell us something new, set the stage for what's to come and even give us a million small clues, details and nods to the main story... Now we have the whole picture!
And seriously, you shouldn't be anxious at this point, because I'm fairly sure your style and plots are direcly linked to the cravings of my brain!
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