spn 5.22 reaction
I went over to my best friend's place to watch the finale. Sadly, my other best friend is busy studying because she's taking a gazillion summer courses. (We all started the season together, so it would have been an ideal way to end it that way as well.) Basically, I spent the entire finale clutching my best friend and a pillow. I was literally terrified from the moment it started. I was also muttering "I hate this show," and "Why do I watch this show," right after the first commercial break, because I literally felt like I couldn't take it.
I get the impression that a lot of people were disappointed. I haven't read episode reactions yet (will get on that as soon as I'm done typing this), but the titles of the entries and Twitter suggest that it is so. I wouldn't say that I'm disappointed. There were things I didn't like, yes. There were things that could have been handled better. I wasn't as blown away as I would've liked, but. I guess, mostly, I was still on my tiptoes for this episode, and the adrenaline was pumping throughout.
Let me start off with the moment when I actually did feel like I hate this show, so I can get the pathetic out of the way. When Cas died. I screamed. I started crying right away.I clutched my pillow and looked away from the screen. I can't even explain how I felt at that moment. I was preparing myself for the worst, and I thought this is it. I'm way too emotionally invested in this show and Castiel's character, so, yeah, I was a mess. I'm not going to elaborate beyond that, because you'll probably make fun of me.
Moving on.
Kudos to Jared Padalecki for this one. Kudos. He was fantastic. My best friend made the point that he carried on Mark's mannerisms and tone for the character so well that the resemblance was eerie. I agree 100%. I know there's some criticism about his acting, but I honestly think he just didn't have many chances to show his range. Let's face it, Jensen is usually the one to get the really juicy scenes acting wise. And he's fantastic, there's no question about it. But this was Jared's moment to shine, and he really outdid himself.
The scenes where Dean told Sam that he'd have his back of he really wants to say yes and Sam begged him to not try and bust him out of hell were devastating. As was the whole blood-drinking ordeal. I was upset that Sam and Cas didn't have a proper goodbye. I mean, Misha's delivery was fantastic, and Cas actually smiled(even if it was fake), but still. I expected a ~SASSY~ moment there, and got squat.
Heck, while I'm on the subject, Sam and Dean didn't even have a proper goodbye. I wasn't overly upset over this, mostly because I got the sense that words were not necessary at that point; they'd been through so much together, and I still felt everything that went unsaid radiating off my screen. Was that just me?
Mark was fantastic as ever. I'm really upset we didn't see more of him.
Dean's face after Sam!Lucifer closed the hole the rings made and disappeared? Broke. My. Heart. Jensen, just. Fuck. You're brilliant. Unshed tears are that much more powerful.
Lucifer's all bit about him and Sam being a whole? a) slashy as fuck, b) creepy as fuck. Also, what the hell was the thing with the mirror? I mean, it didn't bother me too much, but surely they could've come up with something better.
Cas and Bobby ready to give up and hand in their tickets was a very despairing moment. When Cas suggested they spend the limited time until the end of days getting drunk, I saw future!Cas more than I ever have before. I was actually convinced they were setting the ground for 2014 in that moment, and that we were going to see how the characters unraveled the way they did and ended up the way they were in the future.
Adam!Michael... I wanted to like you. Really, I did. I like Jake Abel, and I loved his as Adam. Honestly, I think that Matt Cohen just set a really high bar for the character. He sizzled with power and intimidation. Adam!Michael, on the other hand, seemed to cower under the weight of Lucifer's gaze. He paled in comparison, which was definitely wrong since they are of the same rank and status. (And Michael's the big brother.) So, I'm sorry, but you really didn't work for me.
I was convinced, for a second, that Lucifer was going to get through to Michael and they were going to join forces or something. And, really, WOW. Talk about slash. Because the subtext between these two? I repeat--Wow. "We were together, we were happy!"
Dean's entrance to the battlefield was amazing. I was disappointed, however, that he did not choose a more fitting song. I would've expected him to stick to AC/DC or Zeppelin.
So, Michael called Dean an insignificant maggot. Interesting. I guess now that he doesn't need him anymore, he had no reason to try and be emphatic. So much for your speech on Free Will, though, Mikey.
And really, all the angels -- save for Cas, Gabriel and Anna -- seem to feel the same way about humans. Hence, they all think the same way that Lucifer does. The only difference is, they didn't have the balls to do what he did, and they don't have the balls to stop marching to a drumbeat. So, really, it amuses me how they insist on separating themselves from Lucifer and feel superior to him when the only difference is that Luci's willing to act on his beliefs.
Cas and Bobby showing up, and specifically Cas lighting Michael on fire and calling him an assbutt was one of the greatest moments ever. He's such a badass, I can't even take it. ♥
Oh, and Lucifer getting all mad and stuff because only he gets to dick with Michael? Yeah, if you needed more proof for these two... (And, consequently, Dean/Sam, because we all know who was the Winchester Mikey was supposed to wear.)
I mean, honestly, I was a bit upset with how prompt Lucifer was to kill Castiel. After all, he's his brother, too. I know that Castiel was probably born after Lucifer's fall and they haven't met until 5.10, but still. All the more proof that Michael is more than a brother, ahem.
Castiel's "Um, no," was hilarious, though. What came after, wasn't. And Bobby right after.
Lucifer beating Dean to a pulp was literally scary. The moment Sam came back to himself was sweet, and it made sense with Chuck's narration throughout the episode.
Michael and Lucifer falling into the hole together and ending up cages together... well, it's...appropriate, what with all their subtext, but also incredibly eerie. I mean, Michael. The leader of the Host. Trapped in Hell.
So, I know that supposedly they're getting rid of the angel mythology next season. But, honestly? That would be dumb, considering how they ended the season. I mean, there's freaking chaos in Heaven at the moment. They just lost their leader. Aren't they going to send armies to get him out? I don't know how it can be done, especially without freeing Lucifer, but... Are they really going to do nothing?
I think Show will make a huge mistake if we don't hear about this next season. Not saying it should be the focus, or anything, but it would seriously be stupid not to mention it.
When Cas came back, I was awed. My eyes went wide and I was happy, but I was in shock and awaited an explanation. So, God resurrected him again. I kind of don't understand what the point was in killing him and Bobby for those few minutes. Maybe so Cas could get his powers back?
Anyway, I was so excited when Dean asked, "Cas, are you God?" Someone's been reading around fandom and knows what we like to refer Mr. Collins as. :P
So, I need fic of Cas as God STAT. It would be amazing. Dean and Cas have been boinking each other for a while, and then Dean realized he's been sleeping with God, and is like "OMG! DD: WHY ME?? I'M NOT WORTHY!" and is all freaked out and what not. I WANTS IT. Crack, angst, I don't even care. Just give me that fic and I will love you forever.
Now. Cas is apparently the new sheriff in town. Even though the idea turns me on like you wouldn't believe, I was sad. Mostly because it could mean we're not going to see him again next season. Which... yeah, see the beginning of the post for my feelings on that.
But, okay, so does that mean that Cas has been promoted to Archangel? I don't see how he could take Michael's place otherwise. I sincerely doubt that the other archangels would just follow an 'inferior' angel.I'm guessing they'd be more keen on smiting him. So, yeah, if he's not an archangel it doesn't make sense. I want that fic, too. BAMFY!Cas is always relevant, trufax.
Yeah, the goodbye scene? Not cool. Not. Fucking. Cool. I really hope it wasn't an actual goodbye, because that would be an incredibly douche-y move on the writers' part.
I hated how we went back to Lisa again. For the record, I like Lisa. I don't mind her. But that plot-line makes absolutely no sense. So, Dean loses his brother and has no intention of getting him out, and instead of relying on his friends like Bobby and Cas, he drives to live an apple-pie life with a woman he had a one-night-stand eight years ago and saw again two years ago. yeah, toatlly reasonable. And really, thanks, writers, for making Cas abandon Dean in such a douche-y way when he's clearly at his worse, and thanks for making Dean not care. Really, thanks for doing that with my OTP. :\
Fic to fix this travesty, please.
Oh! And Sam, or Luci, is back. WTF? I need an explanation. Does anyone have any theories?
Also, Chuck is God, y/y? That's the only explanation for his vanishing act.
So, yeah, In conclusion: I liked it, but it could have been better. The Michael-Lucifer scene felt a bit anticlimactic. And certain things really made no sense. And I can't make it through 4 months of not knowing. *clings*
Now, some general things I think the season needed to have:
1) More Castiel. I mean, seriously. Even Misha said he basically did the same amount of work he did last season. Please, producers, learn the meaning of season regular. Because that was very deceiving, and I'm not happy about that.
2) More Mark!Lucifer. The guy is bloody fantastic, and we only got him in... 3 and a 1/5 episodes (because, honestly, he was in the finale for two seconds.)Considering the season was about stopping the apocalypse he was planning, it really would've made sense.
3) More Michael. Preferably of the Matt Cohen variety. We were kind of lured to believe that it was all down Lucifer vs. Michael, and in my opinion, neither of the characters were used to half of their potential.
4) A not!dead Gabriel. Really, that just was NOT cool. *weeps*
I feel like I could make it through this 4 months much more easily if they announce that Misha is coming back next season.