Entertainingly, today's SPN ep in cable syndication was "Hunted"! I turned the TV on to check whether a show had been recorded last night, and saw the very last shot, Sam picking up Ava's engagement ring from the floor. What a great ep that is.
Yes, I'm kind of entertained to know that my re-watch is pretty much in sync with the syndicated airings. Ha!
I think part of why I'm liking the mytharc stuff here (and in retrospect) is that it seems more cohesive, and there's definitely more of a mystery to it and so much potential. What does it all mean? Is Sam really destined to go dark side? Will Dean get to see the Grand Canyon? Stay tuned . . .
I'm not sure if I've written in my own journal how painful I find this opening conversation, or how ticked I used to get regarding Sam's selfishness. I know I've talked about it with others elsewhere, so I won't belabor the point. I just used to get so ticked at Sam (I say used to, because in S5, he started to realize, finally, what his leaving did to Dean). Here's Dean, begging--begging--Sam for something only Sam can provide, specifically, time to step back and regroup and figure out what to do next. And Sam? Takes off in the middle of the night without so much as a "kiss my foot" or "have an apple." Word. It's my biggest issue with this ep and sam's characterization.
Very glad you brought up Crossroad Blues, 'cause I watched some of that yesterday and was itchin' to yammer on about it. The bit where the wife is going off on her trip but turns around to say one more thing and HER FACE!!! HER FACE!!! AHHHHHHH!!! It's such a good genuine creepy effect. Scared the poop out of me the first go 'round and still just thrills me and chills me every single time I watch this episode
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Crossroad Blues . . . Oh, yeah, the "glimpsin' the B-side," as Bobby put it. Creepy and freaky and kinda hard for me to watch!
Hunted . . . Oh, don't get me wrong. I understand why Sam feels the way he does. He's angry and frustrated and scared. But he handled it all wrong. There's independent, and then there's selfish. Because Dean wanted the same thing Sam did; just a different approach. Dean wanted time to assimilate and figure out what it meant that Sam is immune to a demon virus. WT??? Dean is royally freaked out, and he's not even trying to hide it from Sam this time. Dean was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either keep Dad's secret and "betray" Sam (i.e., lie to him and keep important information from him), or tell Sam and betray a promise to Dad. And when push came to shove, he chose Sam over Dad
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I think part of why I'm liking the mytharc stuff here (and in retrospect) is that it seems more cohesive, and there's definitely more of a mystery to it and so much potential. What does it all mean? Is Sam really destined to go dark side? Will Dean get to see the Grand Canyon? Stay tuned . . .
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Word. It's my biggest issue with this ep and sam's characterization.
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Hunted . . . Oh, don't get me wrong. I understand why Sam feels the way he does. He's angry and frustrated and scared. But he handled it all wrong. There's independent, and then there's selfish. Because Dean wanted the same thing Sam did; just a different approach. Dean wanted time to assimilate and figure out what it meant that Sam is immune to a demon virus. WT??? Dean is royally freaked out, and he's not even trying to hide it from Sam this time. Dean was stuck between a rock and a hard place. Either keep Dad's secret and "betray" Sam (i.e., lie to him and keep important information from him), or tell Sam and betray a promise to Dad. And when push came to shove, he chose Sam over Dad ( ... )
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