The Slice Girls completed childhood "in fruit-fly time" but once adults the Amazons reverted to normal aging speeds. Maybe it works similarly for Amara. Though I think jennygeee's comment that she aged up to her "actual" age as seen in Dean's visions of her and then stopped, actually is a way better explanation than this.
Crowley has demonstrated great competence with witchcraft before. I think he burned letters into his vessel's forehead the same way Rowena burned letters into the wall. It just made sense as a location for his SOS.
I love your Rambles as always, and as always don't care about waiting for them.
Though I think jennygeee's comment that she aged up to her "actual" age as seen in Dean's visions of her and then stopped, actually is a way better explanation than this
Yeah, that works for me, too. I choose to go with that moving forward. :)
Crowley has demonstrated great competence with witchcraft before.
Oh, that's a really good point -- it wasn't because he was trapped inside himself, but using the witchcrafty method. I like that -- I choose to believe that as well.
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crowley had previously sent message via burning letters onto things before, in s7 ep. there will be blood, i think. where instead of just telling sam&dean where to find the alpha vampire he burnt the letters of the location on the table in rufus cabin.
I wasn't really head-tilty for me that he had the ability to create the letters, it was more that they showed up on the forehead of his vessel. For me, that seemed to indicate he was trapped inside or something -- ala The Exorcist. :)
But, if we just attribute it to witchery tactics, then I'm good.
As usual I have nothing much to say, this was a bridge episode meant to get us from point A to point B and the construction was shaky and you know how I feel about Rowena, her resurrection was to convenient and easy but I always wonder if they have to plan an out if they get renewed and make some sudden about faces or if they write assuming this season will be it and then suddenly go, "oh hell!" and start doing a lot of mental rewrites. I agree the best part was Crowley and Castiiel in Casifer. I honestly can;t even remember most of the parts Dean and Sam were in. And I was awake to.
As soon as I saw Rowena was back I was like, "Oh, Terry's gonna love this. /sarcasm."
but I always wonder if they have to plan an out if they get renewed and make some sudden about faces or if they write assuming this season will be it and then suddenly go, "oh hell!" and start doing a lot of mental rewrites.
I wonder the same thing.
So, the next episode will be right before I get to come see you; we'll have to discuss live! :)
I really enjoyed this ep! That last scene between Sam and Dean was really special for me. The expressions on their faces when they were talking about how they decided not to save each other were just crazy awesome. They were definitely not the expressions of people meaning what they say. Dean is kind of searching for a reaction from Sam, and Sam... is devastated by Dean's words. I mean, he knows that logically (the smart way) it's correct to let people do what they wish, but his heart can't take it when he thinks of having to let Cas die. His smile is soooo forced when he tells Dean "so that's our policy then..." and I think Dean just sees that and understands that they are on the same page. To hell with the smart way. That little speech by Sam about the smart way and the heart way, to me, is utter CRAP. Since when is going the "smart" way the right way? So, when Dean started telling Sam that he was right, I was just staring into the screen with tears in my eyes and a silent "no...." on my lips. Was I glad to hear Dean's
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Oh, I loved reading this. You so helped me tilt my head a different direction.
We know that Cas did what he did because he felt he was worthless and that the only way he could redeem himself was to sacrifice himself. It is exactly how Sam felt in Season 9. He felt that he wasn't worth saving, and that the only way he could make up for his faults was by killing himself to save others. Cas stopped him in First Born. He made that little speech about how if he could change, a Winchester could change too. And now it's Sam's turn to stop Cas from doing this.
This would be fantastic if it ends up being true. A true turn of character development.
As to Cas being different from the usual CasFor me, it wasn't even so much that he was different from his 'usual' self...he was different from the self we saw a few episodes ago who stopped Lucifer from killing Sam. It was as though he was totally disconnected from any sort of reality, which in the one before he was VERY connected - up to and including making sure Sam knew Lucifer was pulling one
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Agreed on almost all points here. Clunky writing, some annoying or too-convenient plot twists, not enough Winchesters. I guess not all episodes can be (almost) perfect. And honestly, I never expect much out of a Buckner & Ross-Leming episode, so for me, it wasn’t even that much of a letdown
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After all, the whole Amara situation (and consequently, the Lucifer problem) wouldn’t even exist if Sam hadn’t consistently and deliberately disrespected Dean’s choice regarding the use of the Book of the Damned to remove the Mark. A fact that hasn’t been touched on in season 11, not once. So I’m not sure if I’d call Sam’s stance consistent… Maybe consistent excluding Dean-related situations.
OMG, you're right. I didn't even think of it that way! I was caught up in how Sam had wanted to sacrifice himself and how he was ready to die and all of that and Dean was like, yeah, sorry, not gonna happen, I'm totally saving your ass...against Sam's "wishes". But I wasn't even thinking about how Dean did the exact same thing and Sam switched his thinking immediately. I think maybe he WANTS to be consistent, but when it comes to each other, they just...they can't allow the other one to die (choice or not) if they can do anything to stop it. And goodness help me, I love that about them.
I mean, if it took God himself and all of his archangels
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It probably wasn't my favorite episode, but it was ok. The ending didn't bother me. They always struggle with this idea. I think that maybe what was realized there was that Sam would try to save Dean no matter what. And Dean would do the same for Sam as well. But Sam is not that invested in Cas as Dean is. And in that scene, Sam maybe had to come to terms with the fact that Dean needs to save Cas almost as much as he always needs to save Sam. Whatever it was, Dean's last comment did not come as any surprise to me. That boy is stubborn
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Crowley has demonstrated great competence with witchcraft before. I think he burned letters into his vessel's forehead the same way Rowena burned letters into the wall. It just made sense as a location for his SOS.
I love your Rambles as always, and as always don't care about waiting for them.
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Yeah, that works for me, too. I choose to go with that moving forward. :)
Crowley has demonstrated great competence with witchcraft before.
Oh, that's a really good point -- it wasn't because he was trapped inside himself, but using the witchcrafty method. I like that -- I choose to believe that as well.
Thank you so much for reading and taking time to comment!
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crowley had previously sent message via burning letters onto things before, in s7 ep. there will be blood, i think. where instead of just telling sam&dean where to find the alpha vampire he burnt the letters of the location on the table in rufus cabin.
by the way, nice review.
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I wasn't really head-tilty for me that he had the ability to create the letters, it was more that they showed up on the forehead of his vessel. For me, that seemed to indicate he was trapped inside or something -- ala The Exorcist. :)
But, if we just attribute it to witchery tactics, then I'm good.
See you later!
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I agree the best part was Crowley and Castiiel in Casifer. I honestly can;t even remember most of the parts Dean and Sam were in. And I was awake to.
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but I always wonder if they have to plan an out if they get renewed and make some sudden about faces or if they write assuming this season will be it and then suddenly go, "oh hell!" and start doing a lot of mental rewrites.
I wonder the same thing.
So, the next episode will be right before I get to come see you; we'll have to discuss live! :)
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We know that Cas did what he did because he felt he was worthless and that the only way he could redeem himself was to sacrifice himself. It is exactly how Sam felt in Season 9. He felt that he wasn't worth saving, and that the only way he could make up for his faults was by killing himself to save others. Cas stopped him in First Born. He made that little speech about how if he could change, a Winchester could change too. And now it's Sam's turn to stop Cas from doing this.
This would be fantastic if it ends up being true. A true turn of character development.
As to Cas being different from the usual CasFor me, it wasn't even so much that he was different from his 'usual' self...he was different from the self we saw a few episodes ago who stopped Lucifer from killing Sam. It was as though he was totally disconnected from any sort of reality, which in the one before he was VERY connected - up to and including making sure Sam knew Lucifer was pulling one ( ... )
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OMG, you're right. I didn't even think of it that way! I was caught up in how Sam had wanted to sacrifice himself and how he was ready to die and all of that and Dean was like, yeah, sorry, not gonna happen, I'm totally saving your ass...against Sam's "wishes". But I wasn't even thinking about how Dean did the exact same thing and Sam switched his thinking immediately. I think maybe he WANTS to be consistent, but when it comes to each other, they just...they can't allow the other one to die (choice or not) if they can do anything to stop it. And goodness help me, I love that about them.
I mean, if it took God himself and all of his archangels ( ... )
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I’m trying not to make speculations about how the season will end either, I think it’s better for my sanity :)
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I like how you worded this. I think you're probably right. If I think of it that way, it helps make the scene make more sense to me.
What the heck was the guy doing checking the doors with some electronic meter? Does technology follow us into the afterlife?
Right?? I prefer to think of things just...happening in Heaven. Like magic. No need for technology. Ugh.
Thank you for reading and commenting, as always. :)
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