Kripke Quietly Rocks in his Corner - Review SPN 5.01

[xwacky]

This is rather late, but I had an excuse this time.  I went away to Vegas the day after the show premiered.  I tried to post my thoughts via iPhone's Livejournal.app in the car, but the app sucks.  It *ate* the entire content of my post!  Lesson learned:  the app is only good when you post something small, and don't ever rely on the "Save Draft"

Comments

[maddonna001]

man, I love your review!

I also noticed that Jared fell out of character when Chuck hit Sam. It was so cute.

I also noticed that Jared always looks at Jensen when someone else is rubbing his nipples, haha.

But seriously, Jensen really needs to cut back on his Batman-ish hoarse voice, that's not what makes Dean so tough and Jensen won't appear straighter by using that voice. It'll only get him mocked more (like Jake Abel did at the last con)

otherwise, it was an amazing episode and I loved every moment of it.

p.s.: a real hardcore SPN fangirl should have weighted at least 100kgs...

[xwacky]

p.s.: a real hardcore SPN fangirl should have weighted at least 100kgs...

OMG! I freaking *love* you for saying this. I've always joked there's only skinny girls in SPN universe!

Regarding to Jensen's growl, Eddie Olmos had it too and critics all say he has gravitas. ;-)

Thank you for stopping by. *hugs*

[maddonna001]

the woman and even the men in spn verse are too pretty.and did u notice that almost every guest star have cocksucking lips? even Becky!
Dean, teen Dean,Ruby 2.0, Castiel, Lilith, all the love interests (incl victims' wives) frakkin' everybody!
I'm tellin' ya, spn is pure porn. :-D

Eddie Olmos and his hoarse voice is epic but Christian Bale and his Batman voice is lulzy. I love Dean's sexy growl but the more queer Jensen looks, the more "lung cancer-y" Dean's voice is. sad.

[xwacky]

I hate Christian Bale's fake Batman voice as well, and don't think Jensen sounds anything like him. If anything I've always admired Jensen's ability to use different voice to carry through his character's emotional state. I appreciate the fact Jensen is the kind of actor who's not overly concerned with making himself look or sound sexy on screen. He is a character actor. But that's just my opinion.

[etoile444]

I noticed Jared slipping up when I saw that scene as a spoiler, but had forgotten it until now. I think the line was met to be funny, but the timing was poor (not Jared's timing, but just having it happen so soon after Sam just opeded up the door and let Lucifer out). So I blame Kripke for placing it there, but I blame Jared for not making it something else. How many times do you feel horrible, but you put on a quick smile, but that sadness still comes through? That's what he needed to convey and he did for the 99% of the rest of the show and conveyed it well. Jared does great acting through out his body language. So much of his thoughts in S4 were carried on his expressions. So I'll let him go on this one

[xwacky]

Hee, thanks for stopping by my LJ and ramble. As you can see, I ramble too.

Regarding my nitpick, I still think the scene was brilliantly written, and well timed for the pace of the story. This is what Supernatural does well, its ability to infuse oddball humor amidst horror and fucked up situations. But I think Jared stepped out of his character for a brief second and was assessing the scene from the audience POV instead of acting in the scene. What I saw wasn't a simple tension relieve smile on his face, it was a barely suppressed amusement that reached all the way to his eyes. Even if Sam wasn't feeling horrible to begin with, I don't think he would find it funny when someone just clobbered his head hard with a plunger. This was a blink you'll miss moment in the episode. Most viewers wouldn't even notice it. But then again a few like me did. Truthfully I think Jared had improved so much since season one. If this was back then, I would shrug it off because I didn't expect much from him. But now he is a more formidable

[i_o_r_h_a_e_l]

What an awesome review, my dear! *gives two thumbs up* And I have to say I agree with it!

I don't believe Zachariah speaks for Michael

You know what, I'm starting to believe that, too. In fact perhaps it's Castiel who speaks for Michael. Michael is not supposed to be a dick. He is merciful and graceful though he is very, very harsh for all the demons. And perhaps as an Archangel it's not his job to 'persuade' his vessel.

[xwacky]

*Tackle Hugs*

Thank you sweetie!

In fact perhaps it's Castiel who speaks for Michael.

I've been thinking about this too. That's why I think there's a chance it was Michael who sent Castiel back. The way these angel vessels are described, I have a feeling they are innately chosen. "It was in their blood." I believe that's how it was described. In that sense, I think Dean was the "Michael Sword" from the beginning, way before he broken the first seal. Since Castiel was Dean's guardian angel, he may be working for Michael without himself even aware of it.

Actually, I've had some "swirly" thoughts regarding Michael. If I have time tonight before the show starts, I'll write them down, and maybe we can discuss it later.

[ckll]

Wonderful review, hun. We had so many surprises and info in this episode and a heartbroken end.

[xwacky]

Aww sweetie, thank you! *hugs*

Yeah, there were a lot of things going on in this episode. It was very entertaining, even with the heartbreaking moment at the end. And yes, I live for angst in my drama!

[layne67]

I adore your review, my lovely. I was upset at first with what Dean said to Sam at the end of the episode, I was really hoping for a reconciliation but oh no, they're going to make us suffer on and on :(

Jensen did his part extremely well with what he said as well as what he didn't say. His eyes, his expressions, that man is close to perfection.

[xwacky]

Awww, thank you luv!

I think the brothers' reconciliation is going to be the big drama that parallels the Apocalypse storyline this season. In that sense I sure don't want them hug and makeup right away like nothing bad had happened between them. Angst is good, I'm an angst whore! =p

Jensen rocks in every scene. But that's nothing new.

Btw, I was lurking at your LJ late last night, and saw your review rec. That was awesome! I'm so happy to read someone else thought basically the same thing as I did, only deeper and worded better. Thanks for the rec. *hugs*

[layne67]

I just wish that the two opposing camps would agree to disagree instead of sniping at each other, you know, when one side said Sam is blameless and the other side said Dean is blameless.

[xwacky]

*sigh* I don't like to see fandom divided either. The thing I have to remind myself from time to time is this fandom has loads of young ppl. Some of them barely legal to read half of the things we write. I would love to engage in an intelligent debate. But I see a lot of tantrum being thrown around. I just had to look away.

I'm always a Dean!girl, but I love Sam too. I guess I'm sort of like Bobby on this. Even though I have been mad at the choices Sam made, I could never write him off.

I think the issue Dean had with Sam isn't over the breaking of the final seal. It was over the fact Sam was so addicted to drinking demon blood that he was loosing his humanity, becoming the thing they used to hunt.

Apocalpyse is coming, whether they like it or not. It's not a time for them to lay blame. And I don't think they are. They got a job to do, and they need to be fit to take on the task. I think Dean's trust issue is he doesn't believe Sam is fit at the moment.