This was such a funny episode! I agree that it was one of the funniest.
I'm amazed that you managed to articulate some serious meta among all the silly! Good job.
It was interesting to have a case so similar to Season one, because it made the changes in the characters all the more striking. I'm with you in everything you said. And it was particularly warming to see Sam's open tenderness toward his brother during the whole episode. There was so much distance between them in the previous episodes. Even if this episode was supposed to be the third, I thought it made sense that Sam would be more relaxed now that he's not keeping any secret (that we know about).
It was a good break, and now we're all ready to drown into the angst once more!
You may have a very valid point about Dean discovering that there is tangible good outside human hearts contributing to his emotional recovery. He's always believed in evil, and now he's actually been to Hell even if he doesn't consciously remember it yet, but all the good he's ever known has been limited to individual people, and precious few of them. Now he has angels, and the report of God, and good that isn't limited to mortal, fallible people ... that's got to be good for him.
And I agree with you wholeheartedly: it's GREAT to see him happy again! And just as great to see Sam smile ...
Thanks! I've known about the swap for quite a while, but didn't know the why until I saw the interview with Singer.
I don't do spoilers, but I don't consider future episode titles or officially released teasers (like Kripke interviews) to be spoilers, so ... I am a bit cued in to upcoming events. Useful, for things like this.
I thought they did an excellent job with the humor and everything in the episode, and I loved seeing Sam and Dean being brothers again. I have to admit that that the episode did feel out of place in the timeline for me, but that's a small thing compared to Dean in lederhosen.
I was talking about this episode with a friend of mine who loves Supernatural. I loved it! It's not my favorite, but it's the second funniest episode, after BDaBR. My friend hated this episode. She thought "Ghostfacers"--which both us us hated--was better!
I think you hit the exact reasons I loved this episode. Particularly Dean's joir de vive. Although I didn't like the "rehyminated" talk--I thought that was just... I could have lived a long happy life without hearing that.
I do think every season has a theme. Season 1 is the simplest: family and what that means. Season 2 has two: what makes something evil or good and what sacrifice means. Season 3 is the concept of death. Season 4 is the concept of what is destiny, what is fate, and what is nature (i.e. being born like you are.)
I'm willing to bet that seasons four and five would run together much the way seasons one and two did; the attitude changed, but the first two seasons really were the hunt for the yellow-eyed demon. I expect that the abeyance of the apocalypse would similarly take more time than a single season could provide.
Here's hoping Kripke gets his full fourth and fifth seasons!
Now that I finished my commentary, I've been making the rounds, and I have to say - I'm surprised by the number of people who seemed to hate Monster Movie. To me, it was a delight, and one that I'll revisit.
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This was such a funny episode! I agree that it was one of the funniest.
I'm amazed that you managed to articulate some serious meta among all the silly! Good job.
It was interesting to have a case so similar to Season one, because it made the changes in the characters all the more striking. I'm with you in everything you said. And it was particularly warming to see Sam's open tenderness toward his brother during the whole episode. There was so much distance between them in the previous episodes. Even if this episode was supposed to be the third, I thought it made sense that Sam would be more relaxed now that he's not keeping any secret (that we know about).
It was a good break, and now we're all ready to drown into the angst once more!
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You may have a very valid point about Dean discovering that there is tangible good outside human hearts contributing to his emotional recovery. He's always believed in evil, and now he's actually been to Hell even if he doesn't consciously remember it yet, but all the good he's ever known has been limited to individual people, and precious few of them. Now he has angels, and the report of God, and good that isn't limited to mortal, fallible people ... that's got to be good for him.
And I agree with you wholeheartedly: it's GREAT to see him happy again! And just as great to see Sam smile ...
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I don't do spoilers, but I don't consider future episode titles or officially released teasers (like Kripke interviews) to be spoilers, so ... I am a bit cued in to upcoming events. Useful, for things like this.
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I think you hit the exact reasons I loved this episode. Particularly Dean's joir de vive. Although I didn't like the "rehyminated" talk--I thought that was just... I could have lived a long happy life without hearing that.
I do think every season has a theme. Season 1 is the simplest: family and what that means. Season 2 has two: what makes something evil or good and what sacrifice means. Season 3 is the concept of death. Season 4 is the concept of what is destiny, what is fate, and what is nature (i.e. being born like you are.)
Again, as always, excellent commentary.
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I'm willing to bet that seasons four and five would run together much the way seasons one and two did; the attitude changed, but the first two seasons really were the hunt for the yellow-eyed demon. I expect that the abeyance of the apocalypse would similarly take more time than a single season could provide.
Here's hoping Kripke gets his full fourth and fifth seasons!
Now that I finished my commentary, I've been making the rounds, and I have to say - I'm surprised by the number of people who seemed to hate Monster Movie. To me, it was a delight, and one that I'll revisit.
Different strokes for different folks, I reckon.
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