Comments | exsequar: There's a bad moon on the rise

exsequar

There's a bad moon on the rise

Apr 10, 2009 01:18

I just curled up in my bed, turned out the lights, put on my enormous headphones, and watched Devil's Trap.

( Thoughts on Supernatural and Winchesters, past and present. Spoilers through latest episode. )

supernatural s4, supernatural s1, supernatural

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mybabyangel April 10 2009, 07:12:17 UTC

& amen. i mean, i still watch spn, and i still enjoy it. but back in s2 i was so attached it was... well, probably unhealthy, actually. it was so much more powerful. these days they seem to have bent the characters past any resemblance to themselves, and i can't feel that same love for the winchesters because i don't recognise them anymore.

killabeez April 10 2009, 09:15:40 UTC

Yeah. Yes. I watched In My Time of Dying a couple of weeks ago and had the exact same reaction.

Sigh. It's hard to let go, though.

gigglingkat April 10 2009, 12:07:37 UTC

I have a slightly different problem than you. I adored Season 2 right up until All Hell Breaks Loose. Which I hated. Absolutely hated. So Season 3 actually served to heal that and now I'm loving Season 4 ( ... )

geminigrl11 April 10 2009, 15:51:34 UTC

I so agree. The show I fell in love with is over, and has been for a while. The characters are all but unrecognizable now, and as the season's progressed, it's become challenging to really care about either one of them anymore. Everything has changed in such a fundamental way--but it was the fundamentals that drew me in, that kept me invested. And now? I'm just heartbroken. I don't have the best imagination in the world, but based on what I've seen to date, I don't see how they can ever bring it back to what it was. And what with all the glee over the shiny new toys (angels! and look, more angels, and prophets and even a demon or two!!), I don't get the feeling that that WANT to.

I never thought I wouldn't stick it out until the very end, but now...I just don't know if I can do it.

pau494 April 14 2009, 15:23:45 UTC

You already know how I feel about this, but basically? YES. The fundamental premise of the show changed so much I can't even recognize the same people anymore. And something you said here resonated a lot with me: their innocence is gone. These jaded versions of who they used to be is in no way emotionally satisfying. I share your zen and look forward to the eventual conclusion of this story that brought me so much joy.