Hiatus from Hell Survival, pt 2.20

[un_conscience]

I woke up this morning thinking I'd write about the season 2 finale when I realized I hadn't written about "What Is and What Should Never Be."  Oops!

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[nuj]

As the Queen of Rationalization, I'll say that in Dean's djinn-inspired reality, he couldn't make it perfect. His subconscious has some degree of control, or he wouldn't have discovered all the people who had died, or have "created" his relationship with Sam as weak as it was. So I don't think he could bring himself to have Dad alive, too. It would have defied credibility too far.

And, you know, JDM wasn't available. :)

My favorite detail might be the so-obviously-photoshopped pictures. Right from the start, Dean "knew" this cobbled-together reality wasn't real.

[un_conscience]

But... but... Kripke was so proud of those photoshopped moments!

There was another incident where I did a detailed analysis and it turned out I was full of baloney. (see HfHS pt. 2.22)

[nuj]

Really? Proud as in, "we wanted them to look not Photoshopped"? No way. The first time I watched it, the whole show, I was like, "those photos look so FAKE. It's got to be intentional." LOL

I'd seen the explanation about JDM not being there, having it bluescreened, for the S2 finale, but I admit at the time I watched it, it didn't inspire any analysis in me. I didn't even really notice that there was any discrepancy there insofar as touching moments.

I think a balance can be found between serving the story and serving the needs of production. The best shows will have a story-based explanation even when something is completely production-based--like the fact that JDM isn't available--and sometimes, I think, it can be subconscious. Like the people making the show know their world and their characters so well that they make the situation fit them, even if it's not necessarily the way they wanted to tell the story.

I mean, every bit of it comes out of someone's imagination, anyway. :)

[the_other_sandy]

This is also the episode that confirmed that bitch/jerk is how Winchesters say 'I love you.'

[un_conscience]

*heee*