He's got the laser eyes!

[themonkeytwin]

OMG a post! About a season finale! That has only kind of recently finished airing, no less! Wonders: they never cease.

Although I'm afraid it's mostly going to be a rambling collection of thoughts about the broader arc and show and whatnot. My reaction to the finale upon its end was pretty much literally: LOL ILU SHOW :D:D. So there's that covered

Comments

[borgmama1of5]

This is the only meta I've read that makes me see that there has been some intentional overall arc to season 6-9! I have despaired of the way seasons 8 & 9 have seemingly been all over the place, so you're ability to see a pattern and how it mirrors the first 5 seasons, and explain it in a way I can see it too, makes me hopeful in a way I haven't been for 2 years!

[themonkeytwin]

I'm glad it's encouraged you! Though I'm sorry to hear there isn't more hopeful meta out there. There's probably something to be said in not being engaged with fandom reactions at this stage, since emotions do run high especially at this point of the arc (S4 was pretty explosive too, if I remember), and so much of it has shifted to tumblr which isn't so good for context and perspective. Plus it's messier, or at least less streamlined, this second time through since they're having to keep the old balls in the air and juggle in new ones. Hopefully we'll enjoy watching how they bring it all together!

[fannishliss]

wow, so many thoughts

[themonkeytwin]

Many of my friends seemed so shocked and surprised when Dean turned demon... Huh. Is this really how fandom is reading it? Someone else was talking like this was the established understanding, although apart from that I have had about zero contact with fandom so I didn't know quite how widespread it was. I mean, the themes are the same, but at this point, I'm mostly expecting his black eyes to signify demonic influence/power working through him - to about the same extent that it did for Sam when his eyes went black when he killed Lilith. Not that he's full-blown "demon". I mean, I'm not expecting him to get the insta-cleanse Sam did, I agree he's likely going to have a long hard climb ahead of him, but for fandom to take it as signifying something as total as "Dean's a demon!" is a bit ... simple? Very black and white, anyway, especially for this show, which spends so much time exploring the wide swathes of grey between those poles. Although not surprising, really, because *fandom*. And I'm sure it's the kind of tizzy the writers were

[im_ridiculous]

I love YOU, woman. And ALL OF THE THOUGHTS. Love. :D

[themonkeytwin]

I LOVE YOOOUUU. I ran out of time to do justice to your email, lol. It is coming! :D