I remember feeling this way about Magnificent 7. The fic that summer was UNBELIEVABLE and after the premiere I was like... wut? That's it??! Same in 4.01 for the most part really, but at least then we had the insanely unexpected and cool ending. (Ooops. I still haven't sat down and watched Lucifer Rising. *shameface*)
Oh, In My Time of Dying. You set the bar too high.
I loved that Dean thought that he'd died and gone to heaven.
Oh yes! That might be my fav moment of the show! Because of COURSE your soulmate would be waiting in your heaven, Dean. ♥_♥
I also liked the return of YED, even if it was hallucinated. Yay, Fred L!
I would've actually liked it if Sam had been played even colder instead of this... blasé vibe I got from him. Like, more the crazed-robot Sam of Mystery Spot. The eh, whatever Sam thing they have going on? I can't figure out where they're thinking that would come from (unless it's not REALLY Sam, and then, I'm okay with that). Mostly it seemed he didn't have a motivation to be affectless, other than to wring oh-no-he-doesn't-love-me-Dean's heart.
Ha. Actually, the little reunion scene I thought was pretty nice. I mean, nice in a not-very-inspired-midlevel-fic sort of way (Am I in heaven? Nope, Dean, but let me drink some salt water for you! AND NOW LET'S HUG.), it was just... everything before and after that which I thought was off. :P
I mean... if Samuel Campbell has been in heaven since 1977 (or whatever), how does he even know these cousins? (Although the "intranets" joke was a cute nod to his man-out-of-timeness. Or at least I think that's what it was supposed to be referencing.)
It was all right (there was no punching, though, and I really wanted some punching), but ugh.
if Samuel Campbell has been in heaven since 1977 (or whatever), how does he even know these cousins?
Exactly! (Yeah, the intranets line was cute and I think that's exactly what it was referencing.) And I guess if he's going to betray them (and he is), then I'm glad it's him and not Mary that they brought back, but still, I did not like this episode at all. What on earth have they done with the real Sam and when will we get him back?
I think I zoomed right past Underwhelmed and came up somewhere around the outskirts of Hate.
There's some kind of meme where you can insert "Christ, what an asshole" into just about anyplace and it makes sense. And it fit -- well, every scene in this ep. There's the douche-y guy drinking with Dean. Christ, what an asshole. There's Sam's return. Christ, what an asshole. There's the Campbell Clan. Christ, what a bunch of assholes. There's the fairly (comparatively) limp-wristed bad guys/gal. Christ, what a pack of assholes.
It really works.
Except for Dean, who really wasn't an asshole. Just pretty lost and misguided, trying to live the life his brother decided he should have. And standing up for that life when Sam changed his mind, willy-nilly, and decided he should leave it.
Christ, what a bunch of prime grade-A assholes.
Except for Azazel, who was a fresh breath of nasty air. Man, what I'd give to have him back. \o/
I love that "the plan" was for Dean and Sam to be bait and the hunters to... leave. THAT'S THE PLAN?!? At least in Mag 7, the piss-poor plan had some contingency cleverness attached with the bathtub of holy water and such (even if it relied on deus-ex-Ruby to bail them out). And the "professional hunters" dissing Dean-fucking-Winchester, one of the three guys who hangs with angels, took on the Four Horsemen and Lucifer, and stopped the Apocalypse? I don't care if he was out for a year, that's just silly.
YED! Why did you have to leave us??
My issues with Lisa begin and end with the idea that she's all excited about having a PTSD-ridden paranoid liar be the "father figure" for her son. :\ I don't care if he grills a mean burger.
Yeah, I'm having more issues with that than anything. If they'd had a long established relationship from early in the series and she'd been recurring throughout - we'd had Andrea instead of Lisa or Lisa instead of Andrea, I could accept it. Then it's all part of the fucked up love story. But this guy who you fucked once and drifts in and out your life and now you're playing happy families? Nope.
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Oh, In My Time of Dying. You set the bar too high.
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The end scene was bullshit. If only because 6'5'' Sam would never fit comfortably into a little sportscar like that. ;)
AHAHHAHAHAH ILU DEI.
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ILU2, MEMITA.
I am going to hold onto hope that they're laying groundwork that will pay off. I WILL CLING TO THAT SPAR IN THIS SEA OF UNCERTAINTY.
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ETA damn, that wasn't the comment I was replying to. Ten days and I'm still not used to this keyboard.
So, hello! How's you?
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I loved that Dean thought that he'd died and gone to heaven. Oh, sweet, no.
I don't like cold-hearted-snake!Sam. He makes me want to punch things. Namely his face. And that's just not right.
You know what this episode was missing? SAM'S ABS.
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Oh yes! That might be my fav moment of the show! Because of COURSE your soulmate would be waiting in your heaven, Dean. ♥_♥
I also liked the return of YED, even if it was hallucinated. Yay, Fred L!
I would've actually liked it if Sam had been played even colder instead of this... blasé vibe I got from him. Like, more the crazed-robot Sam of Mystery Spot. The eh, whatever Sam thing they have going on? I can't figure out where they're thinking that would come from (unless it's not REALLY Sam, and then, I'm okay with that). Mostly it seemed he didn't have a motivation to be affectless, other than to wring oh-no-he-doesn't-love-me-Dean's heart.
Needs more abs.
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You're absolutely right. It wasn't even cold; it was utter indifference. That's not Sam. :(
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I mean... if Samuel Campbell has been in heaven since 1977 (or whatever), how does he even know these cousins? (Although the "intranets" joke was a cute nod to his man-out-of-timeness. Or at least I think that's what it was supposed to be referencing.)
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if Samuel Campbell has been in heaven since 1977 (or whatever), how does he even know these cousins?
Exactly! (Yeah, the intranets line was cute and I think that's exactly what it was referencing.) And I guess if he's going to betray them (and he is), then I'm glad it's him and not Mary that they brought back, but still, I did not like this episode at all. What on earth have they done with the real Sam and when will we get him back?
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There's some kind of meme where you can insert "Christ, what an asshole" into just about anyplace and it makes sense. And it fit -- well, every scene in this ep. There's the douche-y guy drinking with Dean. Christ, what an asshole. There's Sam's return. Christ, what an asshole. There's the Campbell Clan. Christ, what a bunch of assholes. There's the fairly (comparatively) limp-wristed bad guys/gal. Christ, what a pack of assholes.
It really works.
Except for Dean, who really wasn't an asshole. Just pretty lost and misguided, trying to live the life his brother decided he should have. And standing up for that life when Sam changed his mind, willy-nilly, and decided he should leave it.
Christ, what a bunch of prime grade-A assholes.
Except for Azazel, who was a fresh breath of nasty air. Man, what I'd give to have him back. \o/
And I like Lisa. She's All Right.
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I love that "the plan" was for Dean and Sam to be bait and the hunters to... leave. THAT'S THE PLAN?!? At least in Mag 7, the piss-poor plan had some contingency cleverness attached with the bathtub of holy water and such (even if it relied on deus-ex-Ruby to bail them out). And the "professional hunters" dissing Dean-fucking-Winchester, one of the three guys who hangs with angels, took on the Four Horsemen and Lucifer, and stopped the Apocalypse? I don't care if he was out for a year, that's just silly.
YED! Why did you have to leave us??
My issues with Lisa begin and end with the idea that she's all excited about having a PTSD-ridden paranoid liar be the "father figure" for her son. :\ I don't care if he grills a mean burger.
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