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SPN RBB 2014 [Art Masterpost]
Art Title: Ties That Bind
Prompt Number: S1077
Artist: hearseeno
Fic Title: Poles Apart
Author: chickcheney
Fandom/Genre: SPN, angst, hurt/comfort
Pairing(s): Sam/Dean, explicit mentioned Dean/OFC
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~7k
Warnings: Season 10 divergent, Demon!Dean, angst, stress eating/overeating, vomiting
Summary: Because it’s always been like this. He and Sam ( Read more... ) -
BBC One's new 3 part series: Sherlock
A little bit Dr. Who, a little bit Hitchhiker's Guide, with a dash of subtext, and a lot of bite. Intelligent, well acted, great comedic timing, and cinematographically interesting. I had such fun watching it.
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Visual Tropes and Call-Backs in Early Season 5 Episodes
So, it seems that we've developed something of a visual vocabulary, images that can be called on as something of a short-hand to evoke parallels between characters and events and ongoing themes to support the narrative of The Show. Season 5 no less than any other season.
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Changed Men: Nicholas, Bobby and John
Has anybody here, seen my old friend John?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lot of people, but it seem the good, they die young.
I just looked around and he's gone.
Abraham, Martin and John - by Dick Holler
Some interesting parallels being drawn in these first few episodes of Season Five. It struck me that both Nick and Bobby are being ( Read more... ) -
Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Chapter 15 - Stop the Carousel I Want to Get Off
The Effect of "Keep Sam Safe" and "Reject All Things Supernatural"
Now let's turn from the family's structure to the values that it holds and trace their effects:
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Chapter 14 - Triangles are a Demon's Best Friend
Triangulation
During times of extended separation, when Sam or Dean haven't been able to reconnect, for whatever reason, they've let other people in.
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Chapter 13 - Putting Away Childish Things
Here begins the last chapters in this series on the Winchester family and its influence on Sam and Dean and their relationship ( Read more... ) -
Mirror Mirror on the Wall: Chapter 12 - On Sam Out of the Box Redux
Sam Out of the Box - Redux:
Just as Mr. Wyatt opened the door in the midst of Sam's despair, so did Ruby. Just as it took someone outside the Winchester family system to challenge the view of the validity of "Keep Sam safe," so did it take an outsider to challenge the Winchester family value of "Reject all things supernatural."
( The door out of despair )
