Long Distance Call: A Supernatural Episode Review

[sylvia_bond]

 You can read my review of the Supernatural episode "Long Distance Call" at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

However, Wardrobe needs to realize that Sam is now a strapping tall lad with pecs out to there and shoulders as wide as an axe handle. We’ve seen the pictures. He can pound nails with his neck. He can decapitate a vampire man with a

Comments

[littlestarling]

He needs to do way more peeping out from behind his hair.

[sylvia_bond]

With all the death and sorrow and grief and murder in the world, and I'm focusing on Sam's HAIR! (Hey, you gots to have priorities!)
Acutally his hair was pretty fine this time around. I was just keeping up the faith on that one. But peeping? Yeah, he needs to peep.

[ckll]

Soon, Sam is tied up, which means it must be Thursday!
Hahha!
I really enjoyed reading your review again. I like you see these camera angles details and show us so many interesting things.
Dean has a blind faith, Sam is the only one who can save him...and him...and him :)

[sylvia_bond]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the review! Yeah, it wouldn't be Thursday without some Samtiedupness. : D

[pie_andcoffee]

whee! *runs to read*

[runedgirl]

I was waiting for your commentary, Sylvia, and you (as always) don't disappoint. We ended up feeling not-quite-right about this episode too, mostly for the reasons you've noted. It's almost as if the boys felt it as well, and ended up with their hands in their pockets in the universal 'umm...not quite sure what to do here' gesture as a result. However, because I adore Show and am always determined to try to give it every benefit of the doubt (and I didn't happen to be in a bad mood last Thrusday...) I'm clinging to the hypothesis that Sam's out-of-character behavior in leaving Dean there alone, the flatness of his affect, his not-Sam-ness, was perhaps a result of him just being overwhelmed with it all. He hasn't taken refuge in protective denial or its opposite, protective bravado, this whole time. He's felt it, let himself go there -- hell, couldn't help but go there after Mystery Spot. And he's worn down, now that the end is coming way too fast. He's demoralized and emotionally exhausted and he just wants it to stop. And I think

[sylvia_bond]

What a brilliant comment, thank you! I stay away from other people's reactions out on the internet before writing a review, so I felt rather adrift in trying to figure out what the problem was, and why it felt flat to me this time around. That it felt flat to you as well makes me feel better - that I'm not alone in thinking this. I don't feel up to going to look at other people's reviews in the aftermath, and in fact felt BAD at having to point out what I felt were fundamental flaws in this ep. Of course you are right, there's many ways to explain it

[ala_tariel]

I love these words:

The sheets are pale (a light spring green that always seems to signify hope), and he’s sleeping on his back, safe in the knowledge that he can trust Dean to watch over him.

They're just awww.....

In this episode, in my book, Sam is very cute. Even with black suits. The show tried to make a more mature Sam with the rental Chevy, but it just didn't work. I wonder as well why this time Sammy got his own car. He was in the same town as his brother after all.

But I guess, it's because they went to different ways in the investigation. And apparently, Sam had enough money to rental a car. :))

All in all, as usual, I like your review. Honestly, this episode is better than Ghostfacers.

♥ you!

[sylvia_bond]

Yeah, the sight of Sammy sleeping was quite the treat. Plus the other bed is completely unrumpled, so you know Dean hasn't gotten any rest AT all! My heart goes out to them both.

As to the car thing, yeah, what gives? I could accept it if there'd been an explanation, but nope, we got nothing. (And I would think they'd use a fradulent credit card, yes? So money wouldn't be an option...)

Thank you for reading and enjoying! There was more to like than I included in my review, but I was way over my word limit as it was.

[ala_tariel]

Oh, the car is Chevy Cobalt apparently. I made a post about it. You may check the link and there's a reply explaining that Cobalt actually is a kind of Impala's little brother. Just like Sammy to Dean.

http://community.livejournal.com/dean_sam/4291169.html

*smiles*

[sylvia_bond]

You SO rock. I couldn't think of any other kinds of Chevy's but I love the fact that the Cobalt is the younger brother to the Impala. I'm SURE this is not a mistake on the car guys part, that they did this on purpose! If only I were better at cars, I could have included this clever factoid in the review!!!