because after reading lj I feel the need to make this perfectly clear

[silveraspen]

I am a woman.

I am a feminist.

I love Supernatural.

Maybe I'll get around to making a longer post as to all the reasons why that's still as true at this point in the series as it was for me back at the end of Season 2. The more I read of reactions these days, the more I feel as though I need to defend my show, and that although that makes me

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[silveraspen]

Bobby and Castiel have both had chances to die and haven't. I do think it's fair to say they've been treated differently.

I agree. Both that they have been at risk, and that they have been treated differently.

What may happen in the future does not change the past. For example, if the casting for Bobby and Rufus had been swapped, or Castiel and Anna -- would the core of the story have been that much different? It's something to think about, and worth thinking about.

I have almost never felt that SPN has been malicious

... and right there you have in one sentence essentially encapsulated a large part of why I made this post in the first place and why I am feeling defensive. Because I agree with that, too, and I don't see many people either noticing or acknowledging it.

and that's frustrating because I like the show and really love a lot of it

Words of truth.

[morgandawn]

I think the writing problem you describe (the one where characters lack agency and whose actions are driven by plot) started in season 4. Looking back, I see that once the myth arc expanded beyond the personal (Sam and Dean on their journey together through the world) to the universal (Apocolypse) we see puzzling character shifts and lack of continuity in how characters are allowed to develop. If there is a 6th season, I am hoping we'll see a shift back to the personal and a more intimate focus on the characters.

I loved Ellen and Jo's 'exeunt' scenes and only wish they'd been given more heroic moments before dying.

[strange_selkie]

Apropos of nothing, I don't know if I sent the missive to the right address -- do you still check silveraspen.net ? Anyway. Mincemeat proceeds to you apace.

[silveraspen]

And received today!

silveraspen.net forwards to me, it's just slower than gmail. Someday I will figure out a way to fix that -- but in any case, it does work. :)