[216] supernatural: 6x03 - the third man

[aldehyde]

i feel like fandom is going to be divided on tonight's episode of supernatural. one half will have enjoyed it a lot due to edlund's cracky humour and the new characters, while the other half will have hated it for the plot points introduced and/or rehashed. i'm somewhere in the middle. i love love love almost all the eps edlund has written, and i

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RIP sam's car. i never saw why people hated you so much.

i was distracted by the orangeness in the dean/lisa scene, but mmmmm extended version of half naked sam.

and eh i doubt the re-apocalypse plot is going to go anywhere, so i wouldn't worry much. i still think it's going to be more about cas trying to fix heaven and finding resistance every step of the way. his "why won't they listen" line after he threw the blade at the angel (THAT WAS SO BADASS omg) made me :( more than anything else he said in the entre episode.

[aldehyde]

sorry for the late comment:

heh it wasn't really THAT douchey, but it was uncool in comparison to the impala :P

yeh it doesn't look like re-apocalypse is going to be a big thing. PHEW. cas' blade throwing was incredibly hot although it made me sad for him. i hope the writers focus on castiel's struggle b/c it makes for an interesting plot but spn writers aren't the best at following through :P

[nova_lies]

I LOVED THE HELL OUT IT, SRSLY, I AM STILL A GIANT MESS OF SQUEE. SHIRLESS!SAM AND SHIRTLESS!DEAN AND BROTHERLY THINGS AND CASTIEL OMG I LOVE EVERYTHING.

AND I LOVED THE PREVIEW FOR UPCOMING EPISODES. I AM STAYING SPOILER FREE SO IDK THE SPOILER FOR THE TWIHARD EP, BUT I AM EXCITED ANYWAY. AND I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE TRUTH CURSE EP.

THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CAPS TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS RIGHT NOW.

Even the morally ambiguous "I'm Okay" Sam didn't bother me because I just think Sam really does think he's okay and he just doesn't realize how messed up he is. So I LOVE EVERYTHING except the hooker part, but even that I can mostly deal with just attributing it to Sam being all messed up right now.

[aldehyde]

sorry for the late comment:

YAYYYY i'm glad you had so much fun with this ep :) the same things pleased me!

yeh, i think it's interesting how sam seems convinced he's alright, although we see him telling samuel otherwise at other times. i wonder if sam's just less truthful with dean b/c he doesn't want to worry his brother, or b/c he's experiencing some kind of split personality. at any rate, it's all very interesting!

[semperama]

Wow. I could not tell you my thoughts, or I could just say this: ITA WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE SAID. Haha.

Seriously though. I love Balthazar. I love Casthazar. I hate that Raphael is trying to restart the apocalypse. Jensen and Jared were gorgeous. Cas was a delightful bitch.

ugh, i know it's part of the whole "something's not quite right with sam" arc but watching him be a giant jackass still leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

MTE. On the one hand, I keep telling myself that Sam's behavior is going to be explained eventually and I should just grin and bear it, but on the other hand it makes me really uncomfortable, and I'm ready for us to figure out what's going on with him. I really hope they don't leave us hanging for too long. The hooker thing just pissed me off, so now I'm really hoping they give us a satisfactory explanation for his behavior. :\

I can't wait for the truth episode!

[aldehyde]

sorry for the late comment:

I'M SO GLAD WE FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THIS EP :D

well, it looks like we're going to be getting some answers starting this week! i am very excited :D i also hope they don't leave us hanging TOO long..

[cackling_madly]

This whole episode could have been utter crap but with those scenes near the beginning of Sam and Dean (and all those skin and muscles), it will forever be one of my fave eps! Edlund clearly knows what he's doing :P

That scene with Sam paying for sex reminded immediately of 4.01 when Dean and Bobby find Sam with Ruby and Sam specifically says, "I don't have to pay for it". I suppose this is supposed to show us a contrast, Idk (but really he was screwing a demon, so how much contrast can there be? Um, I did have a point when I started... :[)

With Show bringing up the whole buying souls thing (and specifically the line about what they're worth & power they hold) had me thinking maybe someone's holding Sam's soul (hence the unSamlike behaviour).

I am confused about how many eps the "soon" covered - BUT I CAN'T WAIT!

[aldehyde]

sorry for the late comment:

haha i agree, the fan service in this ep with shirtless!dean in bed and shirtless!sam working out would've made even the shittiest ep acceptable ;)

sam paying for sex totally reminded me of that scene from 4x01 too! i think it's meant to show us both a comparison: something's not quite right with sam. and a contrast: in s4 he was still seeking relationships but now he wants an easy exchange of services. at least that's how i'm interpreting is so far :)

i also think someone's holding sam's soul. it would be a neat way to tie in balthazar's character and sam's weirdness.

the "soon" preview covered 3 eps in total: the twilight ep, the vampire ep and the truth spell ep that's coming up this week :D

[faunaana]

So, you wrote pretty much everything I was thinking, so, I'll just steal this and claim it as my own, kay? :P

[aldehyde]

sorry for the late comment:

haha that's a high compliment :D