Latest SPN and Friday 5
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Before I get into my little review, I thought it'd be a good idea to talk about my thing with angels. I have this character named Edge whom I've played in an RPG since 1997. At one point, he had basically gone dormant and I just couldn't figure out what to do with him anymore. So I decided to kill him off. When he found out he was going to die, he suddenly came alive more than ever and got really involved in helping me plan his death. O_o Some characters just want to make sure they get a really cool death. Edge came so alive that I decided he needed to come back to life, but in a neat way, because it wouldn't be worth it if he came back in a boring way. I thought it'd be cool if after Edge died, he'd be recruited to be an angel, and would come back that way. This got me started on my thing for hunky guys with wings.
This mutated into a thing for all kinds of angels, especially those with funky wings or gloriously beautiful ones, without being too stereotypically Christian. I've got a small angel collection now (since I only started collecting about two years ago) which includes three garden angels with funky wings, a few other things I got when I worked at Kirkland's, and several that my cousin has sent me. My cousin Pam sends me Christmas presents every year, and a couple years back, she sent an angel ornament with funky wings. I told her I loved it because I collect angels with funky wings and blah blah and now she sends me a PLETHORA of angels every year. XD I never pegged myself as an angel person, but the lure of attractive people with wings was too much to resist. I sort of consider them my posse now (the angel things I own). :D
Anyway, so I really liked all the angel figurines Gloria had in her apartment. When the priest ghost appeared to her and everything started shaking in her apt, I thought it was cool that one of the angels on her table turned around to face her.
Dean and the vibrating bed. ROFL! I just about died at the look on Dean's face while he was, ahem, enjoying the magic fingers. Jensen did so well at the male orgasm face. I wonder if he beat off and watched his face in the mirror... Anyway, the picture of Dean listening to music on his phone while enjoying the vibrating bed was hilarious, especially for that dumb "hehehheh, me like" face he did, but what was even funnier was Sam's reaction. Surely he's seen Dean macking on women a hundred times before. I'm sure he's even had to pretend to be asleep while Dean got it on with some chick - I mean, where else can Dean take women if they don't want to take him home to their place? And surely they've had to find discreet places to masturbate where the other won't catch them. (I'm operating from a non-Wincest position here.) But Dean cheating on him with the vibrating bed JUST KIDDING! But Dean getting busy with the vibrating bed made him SO uncomfortable. XD It was funny. I think Sam just wasn't expecting it; he probably wasn't in the mood to deal with Dean's libido at that moment, and there was Dean, looking very much like he was getting really turned on by that bed. XD It cracked me up. Sam gives good squirm.
Then, of course, we have to rub it in by making the bed quit at that moment, and Dean immediately asks, "You got any quarters?" Sam couldn't be more relieved that the bed is done, and Dean just wants to go again. :D
Best line of the season: "Take down your Christmas decorations after New Years, or you might get fileted by a hooker from God." XD XD Hey! That also gives us a little of a timeline for this season. This episode has to take place after January 1, 2007, then.
More funny vibrating bed banter:
Dean: "Got any quarters?"
Sam: "I am not enabling your sick habit. You're like one of those lab rats who pushes the pleasure button instead of the food button 'til it dies."
Dean: "Hey, I eat."
What I like most about that conversation is that Sam has noticed his brother's passion for pleasure (how could he not, with all the time they spend together), and just has to deal with it in this funny long-suffering sort of way. He's like Ricky Ricardo to Dean's totally unapologetic Lucy (where Lucy is addicted to pleasure instead of spending money). Dean, you got some splainin to do!
I really like the idea that Sam prays every day. It's sweet. I can understand it, with all the shit he has to deal with. I do wish, though, that they had established this earlier. I mean, I could see him praying for Jess after what happened to her. They should have had a scene of him praying in an earlier episode, where Dean never saw it, since he had no idea. I'm really interested now to know who Sam is praying to! Obviously, John didn't teach them faith to any particular religion, so who does Sam pray to? A generic "hey God"? They really should have included a scene of Sam praying at the end so we could at least see a demonstration. I mean, I don't exactly want the show to become a corny religious show, but if they're going to include a little faith in Sam, we should see some of it. You can't just mention it in one ep and then never show it again - it's gotta be in more than one ep if you want it to be important. It's called establishing character.
I laughed when Dean referred to the sign Sam was supposed to get as the "divine batsignal." XD
And what about that? The other people Father Gregory chose as his messengers were "degenerates." A hooker and a drunk. And Sam. O_o Ummmm, somehow, that doesn't fit. At least if he'd chosen Dean, I could say oh, a hooker, a drunk, and a SLUT. XD
Awwwww, I really liked Dean bringing up Mary, and how she also had some faith. How she tucked Dean in every night, telling him there were angels watching over them. And of course, Dean doesn't believe there are really angels watching over their family because Mary was killed. But Sam has that in common with his mother, a tendency to have a little faith in a higher power. That whole thing was sweet and sad.
Did anyone else find some of the background music really odd? It was distracting.
The way Dean saved that girl, breaking the window and dragging the guy out, GO DEAN!! That was awesome.
The angel light effects were pretty. I also thought the scene where the priest gave Father Gregory the Last Rites was pretty too. Although it wasn't exactly a "happy" ending, it was, sort of.
The only thing I really disliked about the episode was the cornball ending. I truly do not believe that God seeks people out and murders them. But the attempted rapist must be smoted down, and smoted good! Forget the fact that tons of people get away with being an internet predator, a rapist, and whatever the first guy did every day. Why aren't they smoted down by the lead pipe through the windshield sent by God? Maybe because God doesn't do that. Ooh, don't get me started on a philosophical God argument. I just don't believe that God picks and chooses who lives and who dies based on their deeds. If God did, then Charles Manson would be dead and a child with cancer would live. It was a cornball way for Dean to see "God's will" and a lousy way to end the story. I'm sure Dean will be back going "pfft" at God by next week.
I thought Dean was going to see an angel, a real angel, and I hoped it would be done in a cool way and not a Roma Downey way. But instead, they did this ridiculous "God smites the attempted rapist with a pipe impalement" thing. I just thought it was lame. And I usually love a good impalement! (Seriously. I think it's one of the coolest ways for a character to die.)
It reminds me of this guy I saw on the bus one day who was raving to anyone who would listen about how he'd been in a bad car wreck and almost died. He said he had lived through that accident because "God loves me." So, by that logic, God hates everyone who dies in car accidents? Nice logic there, bucky. 9_9 The fact that you lived through the accident has nothing to do with whether or not God loves you. If you believe in God, then you should know that God loves you whether you survive the accident or not. That's the general consensus about God, right? Death is not supposed to be the ultimate punishment. Sheesh.
Finally, I'm getting sick of Dean rolling his eyes at traditional supernatural trappings like ouija boards and seances. He, of all people, should know they are not the silly, fradulent parlor tricks that the spiritualist movement made them out to be. They CAN be useful, especially to someone in his line of work. I mean, how else are they going to contact the ghost? Call 1-800-PRIEST-GHOST? I don't know how they ever got by all this time without using them on a constant basis. Summoning rituals, protective symbols, and exorcisms are really not that far removed from the ouija and the seance, so I don't understand why the writers see such a big distinction between them. (One is useful and the other is ridiculous. Why?) Did John teach them just to go in with guns blazing and never try to solve a problem any other way? It doesn't seem like it. So why is Dean rolling his eyes? These inconsistencies in the writing are getting irritating.
Preview for next week: Sam disappears or runs away AGAIN. I said this before in a thread on some community, and I'll say it here again: With the amount Sam runs away, he's the Laura Ingalls of SPN. :P You know, there's this character called Dean, and maybe sometimes, he could get kidnapped by the MOTW? Just for, you know, a change of pace? With Sam freaking out this time? (I say this as I have a couple of fic ideas for the future where Sam disappears... oops.)
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1. If you could have lunch with Sam and Dean and ask them one question each, what would they be?
Dean: Will you screw me?
Sam: Will you convince your brother to screw me?
2. If the boys weren't limited to US locations, what other town would you like to see them investigate, and why?
Somewhere in Mexico, I guess. A comedy episode where they track a chupacabra.
3. Do you believe that Mary's death at the beginning of this series was "fated", or could she possibly have stayed alive if only she'd remained in bed?
For some reason, I think she could have stayed alive if she hadn't entered the nursery. Why else are some of the psychic kids' mommies still alive? Maybe that's it. Seems too simple, but so is killing off a guy with a pipe impalement through the windshield.
4. What do you think is the contrast between Andy Gallagher and Max Miller?
One had a bad childhood and the other didn't?
5. What do you think of Season Two so far?
It's alright. Had its good episodes.
Before I get into my little review, I thought it'd be a good idea to talk about my thing with angels. I have this character named Edge whom I've played in an RPG since 1997. At one point, he had basically gone dormant and I just couldn't figure out what to do with him anymore. So I decided to kill him off. When he found out he was going to die, he suddenly came alive more than ever and got really involved in helping me plan his death. O_o Some characters just want to make sure they get a really cool death. Edge came so alive that I decided he needed to come back to life, but in a neat way, because it wouldn't be worth it if he came back in a boring way. I thought it'd be cool if after Edge died, he'd be recruited to be an angel, and would come back that way. This got me started on my thing for hunky guys with wings.
This mutated into a thing for all kinds of angels, especially those with funky wings or gloriously beautiful ones, without being too stereotypically Christian. I've got a small angel collection now (since I only started collecting about two years ago) which includes three garden angels with funky wings, a few other things I got when I worked at Kirkland's, and several that my cousin has sent me. My cousin Pam sends me Christmas presents every year, and a couple years back, she sent an angel ornament with funky wings. I told her I loved it because I collect angels with funky wings and blah blah and now she sends me a PLETHORA of angels every year. XD I never pegged myself as an angel person, but the lure of attractive people with wings was too much to resist. I sort of consider them my posse now (the angel things I own). :D
Anyway, so I really liked all the angel figurines Gloria had in her apartment. When the priest ghost appeared to her and everything started shaking in her apt, I thought it was cool that one of the angels on her table turned around to face her.
Dean and the vibrating bed. ROFL! I just about died at the look on Dean's face while he was, ahem, enjoying the magic fingers. Jensen did so well at the male orgasm face. I wonder if he beat off and watched his face in the mirror... Anyway, the picture of Dean listening to music on his phone while enjoying the vibrating bed was hilarious, especially for that dumb "hehehheh, me like" face he did, but what was even funnier was Sam's reaction. Surely he's seen Dean macking on women a hundred times before. I'm sure he's even had to pretend to be asleep while Dean got it on with some chick - I mean, where else can Dean take women if they don't want to take him home to their place? And surely they've had to find discreet places to masturbate where the other won't catch them. (I'm operating from a non-Wincest position here.) But Dean cheating on him with the vibrating bed JUST KIDDING! But Dean getting busy with the vibrating bed made him SO uncomfortable. XD It was funny. I think Sam just wasn't expecting it; he probably wasn't in the mood to deal with Dean's libido at that moment, and there was Dean, looking very much like he was getting really turned on by that bed. XD It cracked me up. Sam gives good squirm.
Then, of course, we have to rub it in by making the bed quit at that moment, and Dean immediately asks, "You got any quarters?" Sam couldn't be more relieved that the bed is done, and Dean just wants to go again. :D
Best line of the season: "Take down your Christmas decorations after New Years, or you might get fileted by a hooker from God." XD XD Hey! That also gives us a little of a timeline for this season. This episode has to take place after January 1, 2007, then.
More funny vibrating bed banter:
Dean: "Got any quarters?"
Sam: "I am not enabling your sick habit. You're like one of those lab rats who pushes the pleasure button instead of the food button 'til it dies."
Dean: "Hey, I eat."
What I like most about that conversation is that Sam has noticed his brother's passion for pleasure (how could he not, with all the time they spend together), and just has to deal with it in this funny long-suffering sort of way. He's like Ricky Ricardo to Dean's totally unapologetic Lucy (where Lucy is addicted to pleasure instead of spending money). Dean, you got some splainin to do!
I really like the idea that Sam prays every day. It's sweet. I can understand it, with all the shit he has to deal with. I do wish, though, that they had established this earlier. I mean, I could see him praying for Jess after what happened to her. They should have had a scene of him praying in an earlier episode, where Dean never saw it, since he had no idea. I'm really interested now to know who Sam is praying to! Obviously, John didn't teach them faith to any particular religion, so who does Sam pray to? A generic "hey God"? They really should have included a scene of Sam praying at the end so we could at least see a demonstration. I mean, I don't exactly want the show to become a corny religious show, but if they're going to include a little faith in Sam, we should see some of it. You can't just mention it in one ep and then never show it again - it's gotta be in more than one ep if you want it to be important. It's called establishing character.
I laughed when Dean referred to the sign Sam was supposed to get as the "divine batsignal." XD
And what about that? The other people Father Gregory chose as his messengers were "degenerates." A hooker and a drunk. And Sam. O_o Ummmm, somehow, that doesn't fit. At least if he'd chosen Dean, I could say oh, a hooker, a drunk, and a SLUT. XD
Awwwww, I really liked Dean bringing up Mary, and how she also had some faith. How she tucked Dean in every night, telling him there were angels watching over them. And of course, Dean doesn't believe there are really angels watching over their family because Mary was killed. But Sam has that in common with his mother, a tendency to have a little faith in a higher power. That whole thing was sweet and sad.
Did anyone else find some of the background music really odd? It was distracting.
The way Dean saved that girl, breaking the window and dragging the guy out, GO DEAN!! That was awesome.
The angel light effects were pretty. I also thought the scene where the priest gave Father Gregory the Last Rites was pretty too. Although it wasn't exactly a "happy" ending, it was, sort of.
The only thing I really disliked about the episode was the cornball ending. I truly do not believe that God seeks people out and murders them. But the attempted rapist must be smoted down, and smoted good! Forget the fact that tons of people get away with being an internet predator, a rapist, and whatever the first guy did every day. Why aren't they smoted down by the lead pipe through the windshield sent by God? Maybe because God doesn't do that. Ooh, don't get me started on a philosophical God argument. I just don't believe that God picks and chooses who lives and who dies based on their deeds. If God did, then Charles Manson would be dead and a child with cancer would live. It was a cornball way for Dean to see "God's will" and a lousy way to end the story. I'm sure Dean will be back going "pfft" at God by next week.
I thought Dean was going to see an angel, a real angel, and I hoped it would be done in a cool way and not a Roma Downey way. But instead, they did this ridiculous "God smites the attempted rapist with a pipe impalement" thing. I just thought it was lame. And I usually love a good impalement! (Seriously. I think it's one of the coolest ways for a character to die.)
It reminds me of this guy I saw on the bus one day who was raving to anyone who would listen about how he'd been in a bad car wreck and almost died. He said he had lived through that accident because "God loves me." So, by that logic, God hates everyone who dies in car accidents? Nice logic there, bucky. 9_9 The fact that you lived through the accident has nothing to do with whether or not God loves you. If you believe in God, then you should know that God loves you whether you survive the accident or not. That's the general consensus about God, right? Death is not supposed to be the ultimate punishment. Sheesh.
Finally, I'm getting sick of Dean rolling his eyes at traditional supernatural trappings like ouija boards and seances. He, of all people, should know they are not the silly, fradulent parlor tricks that the spiritualist movement made them out to be. They CAN be useful, especially to someone in his line of work. I mean, how else are they going to contact the ghost? Call 1-800-PRIEST-GHOST? I don't know how they ever got by all this time without using them on a constant basis. Summoning rituals, protective symbols, and exorcisms are really not that far removed from the ouija and the seance, so I don't understand why the writers see such a big distinction between them. (One is useful and the other is ridiculous. Why?) Did John teach them just to go in with guns blazing and never try to solve a problem any other way? It doesn't seem like it. So why is Dean rolling his eyes? These inconsistencies in the writing are getting irritating.
Preview for next week: Sam disappears or runs away AGAIN. I said this before in a thread on some community, and I'll say it here again: With the amount Sam runs away, he's the Laura Ingalls of SPN. :P You know, there's this character called Dean, and maybe sometimes, he could get kidnapped by the MOTW? Just for, you know, a change of pace? With Sam freaking out this time? (I say this as I have a couple of fic ideas for the future where Sam disappears... oops.)
spn_fridayfive1. If you could have lunch with Sam and Dean and ask them one question each, what would they be?
Dean: Will you screw me?
Sam: Will you convince your brother to screw me?
2. If the boys weren't limited to US locations, what other town would you like to see them investigate, and why?
Somewhere in Mexico, I guess. A comedy episode where they track a chupacabra.
3. Do you believe that Mary's death at the beginning of this series was "fated", or could she possibly have stayed alive if only she'd remained in bed?
For some reason, I think she could have stayed alive if she hadn't entered the nursery. Why else are some of the psychic kids' mommies still alive? Maybe that's it. Seems too simple, but so is killing off a guy with a pipe impalement through the windshield.
4. What do you think is the contrast between Andy Gallagher and Max Miller?
One had a bad childhood and the other didn't?
5. What do you think of Season Two so far?
It's alright. Had its good episodes.
