Supernatural 3.05 episode review

[odd_for_sods]

One of the many reasons I'm always way behind the times with posting about episodes is I do like to rewatch and cogitate a while before musing.  I've found that sometimes my initial reactions aren't always a good gauge on how much I enjoy an episode.  An episode that can bear repeated rewatching is by definition good in my book.  I suspect this

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[the_other_sandy]

Sam's a little lacking in the repost department isn't he?

Maybe, but Sam's never been a verbally go for the jugular kind of guy. He also probably didn't want to get sidetracked into a debate at that point.

This is only episode five and Sam has already killed the deal!doing!demon and committed murder.

I can't remember if I said this already or not, but I think Sam just seethes more quietly than Dean. When Dean came unglued after his dad's deal for him last year, he lashed out at everything around him: Sam, the things they hunted, the people they were helping, the Impala, etc. Sam isn't like that. He won't take his fury out on his possibly soon to be dead brother and the Impala doesn't mean as much to him as it does to Dean, so the only outlet he has for his feelings is to let loose on the demons.

I just hope the writers strike doesn't prevent a resolution to this storyline.

[odd_for_sods]

He won't take his fury out on his possibly soon to be dead brother

Yet. I could see Sam becoming so frustrated and angry at what he's been 'forced' to do to save Dean that he'll yet rip at his brother. May be when he turns. It could be quite spectacular.

I just hope the writers strike doesn't prevent a resolution to this storyline.

I'm keeping everything crossed!

[the_other_sandy]

I could see Sam becoming so frustrated and angry at what he's been 'forced' to do to save Dean that he'll yet rip at his brother. May be when he turns. It could be quite spectacular.

That could be cool. I still see Sam as more likely to fling the laptop through a plate glass window than pound on his brother, though.

I'm keeping everything crossed!

Crossing things with you.

[erinrua]

I'd been hoping to find time to wax thinky all over your review, here, but ... *sighh* Ain't happening. So I just want to say how much I enjoyed reading this, how I love your encapsulation of things, and that it was cool to see you mirroring the same thoughts and concerns as flickered through my mind. I'm working on a Sam meta now for "Sin City", so it helps me to see another put Sam-thoughts into words. :-)

So. Well-written as ever, thanks so much for the good read. LOL, I'll try to get thinky another time. ;-)
Cheers ~

Erin
P.S.
Seriously seconding your HOLY CRAP. I felt like I'd been kicked in the gut when Sam shot the Crossroads Demon. I've somewhat come to terms with it since, but the emotional impact of that just staggered me.

[odd_for_sods]

*Hugs you* for your kind words. They make me all smiley!

I'm working on a Sam meta now for "Sin City"

I'm looking forward to reading this. I assume it's of epic proportions already?

Seriously seconding your HOLY CRAP. I felt like I'd been kicked in the gut when Sam shot the Crossroads Demon. I've somewhat come to terms with it since, but the emotional impact of that just staggered me.

I really didn't think he would go through with it. Just shows us how much he has changed. I'm not yet persuaded he's not 100% Sam. I think that's a ruse, a sort of get out of guilt-jail free card. A crutch he can blame when he does things he knows are wrong.

So a 100%Sam commits evil acts - just how mind blowingly shocking is that?

[erinrua]

I'm looking forward to reading this. I assume it's of epic proportions already?
Heh, yes, the darned thing is growing rather lengthy. I'll whittle it down once I get it on paper, but meanwhile, I'm just rattling the keys and letting the words fall out. I just hope my Sam!meta makes some sense, when I get through, LOL! His big brain is definitely uncharted territory, for me.

I really didn't think he would go through with it. Just shows us how much he has changed. I'm not yet persuaded he's not 100% Sam. I think that's a ruse, a sort of get out of guilt-jail free card. A crutch he can blame when he does things he knows are wrong.

So a 100%Sam commits evil acts - just how mind blowingly shocking is that?Yup, eggzactly. I think I understand how he's getting there - (I tend to view both Winchester boys through the lens of combat veterans, as if they lived in some perennially wartorn country) - but it's still chilling to see. Sam may not lose his soul in the sense of demonic influence, but as a soldier in an undeclared guerilla war,

[odd_for_sods]

Sam may not lose his soul in the sense of demonic influence, but as a soldier in an undeclared guerilla war, he could lose his soul the hard way, one precious piece at a time ...

I like the combat analogy and, boy, have they been at it a long time. In some ways Dean almost has the more healthy approach. (I can't believe I just wrote that. *facepalm*) He lives almost superficially, keeping the serious emotional responses for the 'really big stuff'. Whereas Sam is working every situation with equal intensity. And he's not blowing off steam or being light hearted or foolish or letting his hair down. It's a wonder he hasn't blown already.