In which ratherastory is difficult and nit-picky

[ratherastory]

Everyone has their pet peeves, right? I have many.

The latest one to surface, and it's a recurring problem, but it's been twice in a couple of days now, and I'm officially peeved.

Vampires.

Vampires in pre-series stories.

Remember "Dead Man's Blood?" The boys and John are convinced vampires don't exist/are extinct right up until first season

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[tahirire]

OMG SAAAAAME.

Vampires and DEMONS. Remember how the boys had never really even seen a demon before Phantom traveler?

I feel your pain. Throws me right out.

[ratherastory]

Yes, demons too! But vampires seem to annoy me more than demons.

Dean: "Vampires. It gets funnier every time I hear it."

The way I figure it, the majority of the hunts were salt 'n' burns, poltergeists, run-of-the-mill spirits. There is ONE canon werewolf hunt, and the boys mention black dogs and skinwalkers early on. A case could be made for wendigos, too, although that one's more iffy.

Vampires and demons? No. Both of those are explicitly pointed out as firsts for the boys in Season 1.

[tahirire]

Yes, that was one of the problems I had when John's journal was published, but then I remembered that just because the BOYS didn't remember tangling with a demon (when they were what, 4 and 8? 8 and 12?) doesn't mean John never did, so I handwaved that one. But your icon is appropriate sometimes, lol.

I think this belongs to you. *pokepoke* ^.^

[ratherastory]

LOL

I am swamped. Once I get my Novakfest written (before pyrebi kills me for not finishing her prompt) I will see if plot bunnies come a-bitin'.

I am perfectly willing to believe that John tangled with a demon at least once. How else would he have learned exorcisms and that they flinch at the name of God? Or at least he wouldn't have bothered to put it in his journal.

[lobrien0914]

What's even more annoying is the ones who go with Buffy mythology and employ stakes to kill the vampires, rather than machetes to behead, which is the only way to kill them according to Show.

[ratherastory]

I've never seen that. I am so glad for it, too.

If you go with the Dracula mythology, then a stake to the heart would immobilize them (a bit like in "Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things"), and then beheading would kill them off. Still, no canon evidence for that.

[liliaeth]

or the ones that have werewolves that actually transform into a full hairy wolfish form, rather than the human with fangs and claws that we saw with Madison.

[hells_half_acre]

ME TOO!

Also, when they know pre-series that it was a demon that killed their mother...or worse than that, know it was the YED/Azazel. Drives me up the wall and I have to stop reading.

[ratherastory]

I can't even read those stories. Too jarring and OOC.

[asilia]

I'm the same - I can get very itchy and annoyed about people getting such details wrong.

[pinkphoenix1985]

Well, what with show doing uncanon things to its own canon, I just shake my head at it and sigh deeply :(

[ratherastory]

True. :)

[pinkphoenix1985]

Right? Seriously! I recently read the tv guide article and there were things there that made me go 'what?!'