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

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[pie_andcoffee]

hey there -
i just tried to comment but it doesn't look as if it took it? maybe it was too long - i see now i have to put it in 2 comment windows here at LJ!! anyway, i didn't even finish but here is what i had so far (under my susannaheanes username). take it or leave it!

love, s.

comments as i read thru:

1. i think the hands-in-pockets thing is becuz they want to punch something. to me it showed tension and angst and omg wtf amigonnadonao? punching didn't actually make sense, and also - if they started hitting something the tension was so high they might not stop.

in conclusion: hands-in-pockets worked for me. i'm just sayin'.

2. Dean does research on the laptop while Sam lounges... umm, yeah. this episode was all about role reversal. also, Sam is pretty sure this is NOT the gig he wants to be investigating, and he's resentful and recalcitrant. ok, he's pouty. but it looks good on him, so yeah.

3. The room does not contain the usual disarray that I’m used to seeing. Budget cuts for props, maybe? I believe

[pie_andcoffee]

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6. Sam figures out what the MOW is from a single phrase (and all the other little details stacked up behind it). Well, either this is a plot hole, which I’d hate to think, or it’s just Sam. He must have a catalog of monsters in his head, and the catchphrase “come to me” triggers something off and the file drawer opens and bing, out comes the information.
Jared fangirled Sam all to pieces at EyeCon for remembering this snippet of information that supposedly was in John's journal. Jared said, "The thing I love most about Sam is his analytical mind. He can put together pieces of information from months, even years back." And then he named that as one example of an instance where Sam does that, and he also referenced Sam's ability to memorize extensive passages in Latin. We saw that in Jus in Bello. Therefore, I assume we're only going to see more of Sam's Extremely Ginormous Brain Wowing Us All With It's Encyclopedia of Weirdness. The End.

7. [Sam is] watching and adding what he’s learning to the

[sylvia_bond]

6 and 7. [Sam is] watching and adding what he's learning to the database in his head. See? You noticed it too

Yeah, Sam's got a ginormous brain, and that's a fact. I don't really have a problem with him knowing what a crocotta is, because it is something he would know. I think that I was still complaining that random chick let him in the house when in real life she should know better in the same paragraph as the comment about him knowing stuff, and the two comments got mixed up. I should have been more clear. Sam is the smartest thing on the planet and I love him for it! He would beat all our asses in Trivial persuit!!!

[sylvia_bond]

1. in conclusion: hands-in-pockets worked for me. i'm just sayin

[shadow_of_doubt]

I love your recaps and this one is awesome! I did want to mention something. Sam's brown and shabby jacket has been around since first season's Skin. I love that jacket!

Also, I think Sam's leaving Dean to go help the chick was actually his way of helping Dean. If he could find out what or who was calling the chick, it would help him with Dean's phone problem.

[sylvia_bond]

The shabby jacket is all very well and good and I love it as well. But given that Padalecki has been working out and has developed those pecs and shoulders, the jacket from Season One wouldn't fit him now. Many of his clothes this season show his developing muscles, much to my delight. So, to my way of thinking, they got a new jacket exactly like the old one. (Or let the seams out on the original, which actually makes more sense now that I think about it.)

Yeah, I think you might be right...that's the only reason I can think of, that he's helping her so that he can help Dean. If Show had indicated this in ANY way would satisfy me much better.

Plus I'll be in a better mood this week, I promise!

[serena64]

I agree with your comments - Sam and Dean just didn't feel quite in character and there were too many situations that just felt like cheap plot devices. The one that really got to me was Dean staying in the motel room to wait for the call - it's a mobile phone dude. Emphasis on the mobile!

Thanks for the review. It's good to have a moan with someone who can still see past any slightly "off" bits to the awesomeness that is Sam and Dean.

[sylvia_bond]

You're more than welcome! Sometimes I think that Dean's mouth and Sam's hair are all the pleasure this particular ep afforded me.....plus sharing the squee, however minor in this ep, with other fans.

And oh man, I totally MISSED the mobile phone issue! That's a good one - he could have gone WITH Sam, and solved this whole problem. That he did not, yeah, plot device. A BIG one.

[keks80]

I have to say I liked Long Distance Call way more than Ghostfacers, but I, too, thought some things seemed off.

I have been informed that the boys rent the suits and do not carry a bunch of them in the trunk of the Impala.

Was there some official statement that I missed? It sounds a lot more reasonable than them carrying around a bag with thousands of suits.

Back in the motel room, Dean does research on the laptop while Sam lounges sexily on one of the beds.

Watching that scene I was like 'Huh??? Why is Dean working the laptop???', because like you said, it is so out of character for Sam to hang around doing nothing and letting Dean do all the research.

bustyasianbeautys.com [...] Dean recommended the platinum membership

Bwahahaha!

the question as to why Sam has a rental car in the first place.

Does anybody have a good explanation why Sam uses a rental car? Because I still don't get it. But I really liked the licence plate of the car. It said EM(number)O(more numbers) and all I could see was EMO.

The boys go to the

[sylvia_bond]

I have to say I liked Long Distance Call way more than Ghostfacers, but I, too, thought some things seemed off

[keks80]

Late at night, when I'm tired, I begin to think that Ackles and Padalecki were doing it as some kind of protest for some reason. Isn't that a weird theory? Go figure.

LOL

Oh no, nothing official. I just had a dozen people write me with the theory that the boys rent suits in each town they are in. That counts as valid in my book!

Ok, I'll go with that theory from now on!

He has outgrown them, yes, and he'll never be that sweet and innocent again, which begs the question as to why they dressed him like it was Season One?I think it has something to do with his mental attitude towards hunting and his plans of how to live his life. Back in S1, all he wanted was to stay away from anything involving hunting and have a normal/safe life. You could say that normal people are innocent when it comes to the supernatural, so he fit in. Plus, back then he was relying heavily on Dean to sort everything out (I'm not talking about research here, I mean the huge swamp that was suddenly his life) and he looked kind of helpless when Dean wasn't

[sylvia_bond]

He has outgrown them, yes, and he'll never be that sweet and innocent again, which begs the question as to why they dressed him like it was Season One

thanks much

[anonymous]

thats it, guy

Re: thanks much

[sylvia_bond]

Kripke, is that you again? You've got to stop drunk posting, dude!