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ratherastory) wrote2010-11-05 10:04 pm
ratherastory) wrote2010-11-05 10:04 pm
6.07 In which hopefully Shit Gets Explained™
Okay, so I started out this episode pretty calm and then ended up devolving into INCOHERENT SCREECHING. Just so you know.
WHAT IS WITH ME AND FEEDS THAT HATE MY COMPUTER?!?
Okay.
Here we go.
*tries not to hyperventilate*
Oh, DNW replay of Dean beating the crap out of Sam.
"You're right, he looks terrible."
\o/ CAS!
Speaking in tongues!
Dude, Cas is diagnosing! He's like House!
Damn. No sleeping, like, at all?
"I feel like my nose is broken." LOL
"This will be unpleasant." Oh, dude, Cas!
AAAAAAAAAH!
WTF OW!
Dude, that is NOT COOL, Cas. You need to warn a guy before you shove your hand into his abdomen and root around!
Is that where the soul is kept, then? ;)
Aww, Sammy! Still got the puppy eyes, even without a soul.
"One more time, like I'm five." Hee!
PUPPY EYES!
"You pose an interesting philosophical question."
Oh, CAS!
Oh, Sam. Bunny.
HOLY SHIT! THAT'S HILARIOUS! IF REALLY AWFUL.
"You're stuck with the soulless guy."
Jesus.
"Cas, clean him up."
WHAT, WHAT IS THAT? CAS IS NOT YOUR PERSONAL... oh, okay. Apparently Cas is okay with that.
I am SO SAD that Dean doesn't want to be the one to clean Sammy up, though. :(
I wonder what field Sam woke up in.
I'm guessing the one clue is Grampa?
YEP.
Newman. Heh heh heh... oh, Dean.
"You're scrawnier than I pictured."
CHRYSLER BUILDING!
"Quit bragging."
LOL, oh Cas!
OH, DUDE, HE JUST FELT UP GRAMPA'S SOUL!
"Angel cavity search." GNYAH! I think Dean's just jealous everyone but him is getting felt up this episode. He should be grateful, because it looks really painful.
That seems really unpleasant.
At least Grampa is willing to help.
"Of course. Your problems always come first." OUCH. I mean, valid point, Cas, but OUCH.
And I bet that's all we're going to be seeing of Cas this episode. CAAAAAAS! COME BAAAAAAAAAACK!
Oooh! Alpha vampire!
Creepy!Sam is back. That LOOK. God, I have chills.
Dude, Dean is NOT the one you shouldn't be trusting.
Although I am pretty chuffed that someone trusts Sam more than Dean these days.
Of course Dean wants in on that action.
Aww, Robo!Sam. That's such a mean thing to say, Dean, and if Sam had feelings, you'd totally be hurting them.
And yeah, Dean saying he doesn't trust family is weird, but Samuel ISN'T family, not the way Dean understands family.
That looks exactly like the fan in Bobby's panic room.
Eesh, Dean. Provoking the host's grandkid? Not a good plan.
CHRISTIAN YOU DID NOT JUST CALL LISA A SLUT YOU ASSHOLE! LISA IS AWESOME AND IF DEAN DOESN'T KICK YOUR ASS I WILL! DOUCHEBAG! I HOPE THE VAMPIRES MAKE BRUSCHETTA OUT OF YOU!
A lot of people are saying "I got your back" without meaning it this season...
"I'm in the rear with the reject?" Oh, ouch. Out of the mouths of... not quite babes, I guess. Although she is kind of hot.
How does Gwen remind Samuel of Mary? She's pretty much nothing like her.
I take it back! Go Gwen! You behead that critter! In one go, too, which is no mean feat for a woman her size, believe you me.
Aww, Dean, take the woman's hand already! Listen to Gwen, moron! She's right about you being supposed to wait there!
Oh, Dean.
Weathervane! From the talking skylight vision!
Oh, this is not looking good...
My stream is freezing up during these really lame commercials. Let us hope it's not a trend...
I cannot express how much I don't care about the Vampire Diaries.
Oh, we're back! Is that a vampire or a hunter on the ground? Doesn't matter, I guess...
Sneaky!Dean is sneaky.
Ooh... did they catch a live one?
Dean, Sam has totally figured out you're there. Or at least he knows something's up.
"Chopped up a runner."
Why you lying, Grampa?
And Sam, you better come clean with Dean... aaaaaand he's not. Shit.
What is Grampa doing with those critters?
"Call me crazy, but that seems weird." You're not crazy.
So now torture is bad again. I guess it's only okay when Bobby does it. *eyeroll* Or maybe only on demons. Because that make sense. :P
Dean, you're asking a TON of questions in multiple succession. How can Sam possibly answer them if you keep talking?
"You can't assume that family means the same thing to him as it does to us." See? That's what I said!
Here we go again. Dean wants to drive the bus. Christ, Dean, this isn't exactly the right way to handle things, even if Sam has no soul. Remember that conversation at the beginning of Season 5 when Sam said you needed to be equal partners again? You might want to start working on that. Like, say, point out when he's going off the reservation, rather than trying to BEAT it out of him.
Huh.
So ostensibly Sam has chosen Samuel over Dean.
I call foul! I think Sam 'n' Dean are playing Grampa in order to gain access to what he's doing.
Luckily, Grampa is a wily old bastard who doesn't trust Sam farther than he can throw him, and I don't blame him for a second.
Sam, what are you doing? Whose phone is that?
I TOTALLY CALLED IT! SAM IS WORKING WITH DEAN! YAY! \o/
"I figured sixty-forty." BWAH!
"He thinks Velcro is big news." Oh, Sam, that's just MEAN.
The Impala is not and never will be stealthy. How do they not constantly get spotted when they follow people and go on stakeouts!
Cooool. The vampire equivalent of a salt line/devil's trap. Funky.
I wonder who the "operator on duty" is.
Oh, smooth, guys. Like silk, that's what you are. *snort*
Christian, trust your instincts! Idiot. Who taught you to sweep a room? Have you never watched a single zombie movie?
OWWWWW! WITH THE NAILS AND HOLY SHIT BAD!
Where is what? What are you looking for?
The torture doesn't appear to be working, there, Gramps. Maybe you should ask Sam or Dean for tips.
Okay, what's with growing only one nail, just to scrape it against the chair? That's a little lame. I mean, I get that it's for the creepy factor, but still... I was sort of hoping he'd use it to free himself or something.
OF COURSE THE VAMP KNOWS YOU'RE THERE! IT CAN HEAR YOUR BLOOD PUMPING THROUGH YOUR VEINS, MORONS.
Umm.. now the sound is cutting out from my stream. I am unimpressed.
Guys? The sensible thing to do is NOT go see the alpha vampire in the cage that probably can't contain it!
Psychic bat signal. Hee!
DEAN DON'T RISE TO THE BAIT!
FUCK DEAN WHAT THE HELL? TORTURE IS BAD! JACKASS! WHAT PART OF HELL HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN? CHRIST ALMIGHTY I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS!
He's doing something with that fingernail. He has to. It's not there for nothing, right?
Mothers?
"You smell cold."
Every supernatural fugly can tell there's something wrong with Sam.
That's true. Where DO the supernatural freaks go?
Purgatory? I was thinking more Limbo...
Why does Samuel want to know where Purgatory is?
Who's giving Samuel orders?
Or, you know, a really squicky muppet metaphor. Dean, EW!
It's a mystery, but right now the Campbells are about to prevent us from finding our answers...
Oh, this little family showdown isn't going to go well...
Oh, PLEASE let Gwen change sides! I like her and we need some more girls on this show!
Aaaaaand the alpha vamp is free! As easily as Sam got out of that chair. I missed how he did it, though. Did he use his fingernail?
Yeah... that's not enough dead man's blood.
Dean is right, but damn he's getting bossy. Apparently, though, everyone is suddenly on board with Dean being in charge. WTF? Why are they all acquiescing? Even if he's right, they strike me as the types to argue, especially Christian.
Okay, I guess I'll be suspending my disbelief for a while.
It's pretty cool to be watching a whole group of hunters at work, though. We've been used to solo/duo acts for so
HOLY SHIT HE JUST BROKE CHRISTIAN'S NECK!
Sam's being choked. Must beThursday Friday.
CHRISTIAN IS A DEMON HOLY FUCK!
CROWLEY!!!!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
INVESTMENTS? WHAT THE FUCK?
"Not in the Biblical sense." Bwah, Crowley!
HOLY CHRIST! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!
SHOW I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING SKEPTICAL I'VE SAID ABOUT THIS EPISODE!
Location, location, location! SO MUCH LOVE!
"Vast, underutilized and hell-adjacent." OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM SO SO MUCH! DID I MENTION HOW MUCH I LOVE CROWLEY? DID I? BECAUSE I DO!
CROWLEY PULLED SAM AND SAMUEL OUT OF HELL!!!! I AM SO EXCITED I CAN'T EVEN! KING OF HELL OMG!
"Me, Charlie. You, angels."
OMG!
*flails forever*
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
*flails more*
Gwen! CHANGE SIDES! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!
Shit.
*crosses fingers*
Maybe she'll come around.
Yay, Sam! He remembers working with a demon is bad, even if he doesn't feel it.
LOL Sam, you're not meant to take the bullet option! Thank God Dean was there, Samuel, because otherwise you'd be a grease spot on the floor.
I don't think playing ball with Crowley is a good plan.
"You with me, Dean?" That's a really loaded question these days.
OH MY GOD SHOW YOU DID NOT JUST LEAVE ME ON ANOTHER FUCKING CLIFFHANGER! GOD DAMMIT!
*flails*
*switches off the stream before the preview*
I am resolved to stay unspoiled for next week.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
WHAT IS WITH ME AND FEEDS THAT HATE MY COMPUTER?!?
Okay.
Here we go.
*tries not to hyperventilate*
Oh, DNW replay of Dean beating the crap out of Sam.
"You're right, he looks terrible."
\o/ CAS!
Speaking in tongues!
Dude, Cas is diagnosing! He's like House!
Damn. No sleeping, like, at all?
"I feel like my nose is broken." LOL
"This will be unpleasant." Oh, dude, Cas!
AAAAAAAAAH!
WTF OW!
Dude, that is NOT COOL, Cas. You need to warn a guy before you shove your hand into his abdomen and root around!
Is that where the soul is kept, then? ;)
Aww, Sammy! Still got the puppy eyes, even without a soul.
"One more time, like I'm five." Hee!
PUPPY EYES!
"You pose an interesting philosophical question."
Oh, CAS!
Oh, Sam. Bunny.
HOLY SHIT! THAT'S HILARIOUS! IF REALLY AWFUL.
"You're stuck with the soulless guy."
Jesus.
"Cas, clean him up."
WHAT, WHAT IS THAT? CAS IS NOT YOUR PERSONAL... oh, okay. Apparently Cas is okay with that.
I am SO SAD that Dean doesn't want to be the one to clean Sammy up, though. :(
I wonder what field Sam woke up in.
I'm guessing the one clue is Grampa?
YEP.
Newman. Heh heh heh... oh, Dean.
"You're scrawnier than I pictured."
CHRYSLER BUILDING!
"Quit bragging."
LOL, oh Cas!
OH, DUDE, HE JUST FELT UP GRAMPA'S SOUL!
"Angel cavity search." GNYAH! I think Dean's just jealous everyone but him is getting felt up this episode. He should be grateful, because it looks really painful.
That seems really unpleasant.
At least Grampa is willing to help.
"Of course. Your problems always come first." OUCH. I mean, valid point, Cas, but OUCH.
And I bet that's all we're going to be seeing of Cas this episode. CAAAAAAS! COME BAAAAAAAAAACK!
Oooh! Alpha vampire!
Creepy!Sam is back. That LOOK. God, I have chills.
Dude, Dean is NOT the one you shouldn't be trusting.
Although I am pretty chuffed that someone trusts Sam more than Dean these days.
Of course Dean wants in on that action.
Aww, Robo!Sam. That's such a mean thing to say, Dean, and if Sam had feelings, you'd totally be hurting them.
And yeah, Dean saying he doesn't trust family is weird, but Samuel ISN'T family, not the way Dean understands family.
That looks exactly like the fan in Bobby's panic room.
Eesh, Dean. Provoking the host's grandkid? Not a good plan.
CHRISTIAN YOU DID NOT JUST CALL LISA A SLUT YOU ASSHOLE! LISA IS AWESOME AND IF DEAN DOESN'T KICK YOUR ASS I WILL! DOUCHEBAG! I HOPE THE VAMPIRES MAKE BRUSCHETTA OUT OF YOU!
A lot of people are saying "I got your back" without meaning it this season...
"I'm in the rear with the reject?" Oh, ouch. Out of the mouths of... not quite babes, I guess. Although she is kind of hot.
How does Gwen remind Samuel of Mary? She's pretty much nothing like her.
I take it back! Go Gwen! You behead that critter! In one go, too, which is no mean feat for a woman her size, believe you me.
Aww, Dean, take the woman's hand already! Listen to Gwen, moron! She's right about you being supposed to wait there!
Oh, Dean.
Weathervane! From the talking skylight vision!
Oh, this is not looking good...
My stream is freezing up during these really lame commercials. Let us hope it's not a trend...
I cannot express how much I don't care about the Vampire Diaries.
Oh, we're back! Is that a vampire or a hunter on the ground? Doesn't matter, I guess...
Sneaky!Dean is sneaky.
Ooh... did they catch a live one?
Dean, Sam has totally figured out you're there. Or at least he knows something's up.
"Chopped up a runner."
Why you lying, Grampa?
And Sam, you better come clean with Dean... aaaaaand he's not. Shit.
What is Grampa doing with those critters?
"Call me crazy, but that seems weird." You're not crazy.
So now torture is bad again. I guess it's only okay when Bobby does it. *eyeroll* Or maybe only on demons. Because that make sense. :P
Dean, you're asking a TON of questions in multiple succession. How can Sam possibly answer them if you keep talking?
"You can't assume that family means the same thing to him as it does to us." See? That's what I said!
Here we go again. Dean wants to drive the bus. Christ, Dean, this isn't exactly the right way to handle things, even if Sam has no soul. Remember that conversation at the beginning of Season 5 when Sam said you needed to be equal partners again? You might want to start working on that. Like, say, point out when he's going off the reservation, rather than trying to BEAT it out of him.
Huh.
So ostensibly Sam has chosen Samuel over Dean.
I call foul! I think Sam 'n' Dean are playing Grampa in order to gain access to what he's doing.
Luckily, Grampa is a wily old bastard who doesn't trust Sam farther than he can throw him, and I don't blame him for a second.
Sam, what are you doing? Whose phone is that?
I TOTALLY CALLED IT! SAM IS WORKING WITH DEAN! YAY! \o/
"I figured sixty-forty." BWAH!
"He thinks Velcro is big news." Oh, Sam, that's just MEAN.
The Impala is not and never will be stealthy. How do they not constantly get spotted when they follow people and go on stakeouts!
Cooool. The vampire equivalent of a salt line/devil's trap. Funky.
I wonder who the "operator on duty" is.
Oh, smooth, guys. Like silk, that's what you are. *snort*
Christian, trust your instincts! Idiot. Who taught you to sweep a room? Have you never watched a single zombie movie?
OWWWWW! WITH THE NAILS AND HOLY SHIT BAD!
Where is what? What are you looking for?
The torture doesn't appear to be working, there, Gramps. Maybe you should ask Sam or Dean for tips.
Okay, what's with growing only one nail, just to scrape it against the chair? That's a little lame. I mean, I get that it's for the creepy factor, but still... I was sort of hoping he'd use it to free himself or something.
OF COURSE THE VAMP KNOWS YOU'RE THERE! IT CAN HEAR YOUR BLOOD PUMPING THROUGH YOUR VEINS, MORONS.
Umm.. now the sound is cutting out from my stream. I am unimpressed.
Guys? The sensible thing to do is NOT go see the alpha vampire in the cage that probably can't contain it!
Psychic bat signal. Hee!
DEAN DON'T RISE TO THE BAIT!
FUCK DEAN WHAT THE HELL? TORTURE IS BAD! JACKASS! WHAT PART OF HELL HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN? CHRIST ALMIGHTY I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS!
He's doing something with that fingernail. He has to. It's not there for nothing, right?
Mothers?
"You smell cold."
Every supernatural fugly can tell there's something wrong with Sam.
That's true. Where DO the supernatural freaks go?
Purgatory? I was thinking more Limbo...
Why does Samuel want to know where Purgatory is?
Who's giving Samuel orders?
Or, you know, a really squicky muppet metaphor. Dean, EW!
It's a mystery, but right now the Campbells are about to prevent us from finding our answers...
Oh, this little family showdown isn't going to go well...
Oh, PLEASE let Gwen change sides! I like her and we need some more girls on this show!
Aaaaaand the alpha vamp is free! As easily as Sam got out of that chair. I missed how he did it, though. Did he use his fingernail?
Yeah... that's not enough dead man's blood.
Dean is right, but damn he's getting bossy. Apparently, though, everyone is suddenly on board with Dean being in charge. WTF? Why are they all acquiescing? Even if he's right, they strike me as the types to argue, especially Christian.
Okay, I guess I'll be suspending my disbelief for a while.
It's pretty cool to be watching a whole group of hunters at work, though. We've been used to solo/duo acts for so
HOLY SHIT HE JUST BROKE CHRISTIAN'S NECK!
Sam's being choked. Must be
CHRISTIAN IS A DEMON HOLY FUCK!
CROWLEY!!!!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
INVESTMENTS? WHAT THE FUCK?
"Not in the Biblical sense." Bwah, Crowley!
HOLY CHRIST! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!
SHOW I TAKE BACK EVERYTHING SKEPTICAL I'VE SAID ABOUT THIS EPISODE!
Location, location, location! SO MUCH LOVE!
"Vast, underutilized and hell-adjacent." OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM SO SO MUCH! DID I MENTION HOW MUCH I LOVE CROWLEY? DID I? BECAUSE I DO!
CROWLEY PULLED SAM AND SAMUEL OUT OF HELL!!!! I AM SO EXCITED I CAN'T EVEN! KING OF HELL OMG!
"Me, Charlie. You, angels."
OMG!
*flails forever*
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!
*flails more*
Gwen! CHANGE SIDES! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!
Shit.
*crosses fingers*
Maybe she'll come around.
Yay, Sam! He remembers working with a demon is bad, even if he doesn't feel it.
LOL Sam, you're not meant to take the bullet option! Thank God Dean was there, Samuel, because otherwise you'd be a grease spot on the floor.
I don't think playing ball with Crowley is a good plan.
"You with me, Dean?" That's a really loaded question these days.
OH MY GOD SHOW YOU DID NOT JUST LEAVE ME ON ANOTHER FUCKING CLIFFHANGER! GOD DAMMIT!
*flails*
*switches off the stream before the preview*
I am resolved to stay unspoiled for next week.
GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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(Thank you to Wave Obscura for teaching me about streaming - yeah, I'm a little slow on the uptake)
But an emphatic "Yes, This!" to everything you said... I just loved their little conversation on the side of the road. Loved Dean's "you're really messed up, aren't you?" Can't wait to see what happens next.
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And, holy creepy revelations, Batman!
I kinda like the idea of Dean being in charge, not of everything, but of Sam letting Dean be his moral compass, because Sam recognizes that he doesn't have one of his own.
Dean needs not to let this turn into Being The Boss.
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Haha, I liked how you changed your mind towards the ending =)
And the cliffhangers. They're going to kill me.
Lovely review!
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(I guess this blows my "Gabriel was brought back and saved Sam" hopes though) *_*
Good luck on the staying unspoiled!
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He's totally like House! Now I'm craving a House/Castiel crossover where they can revel in their various versions of asperger's.
Is that where the soul is kept, then? ;)
That is SO not where I would have put it.
"Cas, clean him up."
WHAT? No Dean, do it yourself! Oh, fine, BE THAT WAY, now I'll have to write that fic myself. Why do I have to do all the work around here? *huff*
"Vast, underutilized and hell-adjacent." OH MY GOD I LOVE HIM SO SO MUCH! DID I MENTION HOW MUCH I LOVE CROWLEY? DID I? BECAUSE I DO!
*twirls* I am so so so happy that Crowley is gonna be a major player this season! I love him so much!
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CAS!!!
GWEN!!!
PLOT ADVANCEMENT!!!!
SOME ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS!!
PURGATORY AND CROWLEY AS KING!!!!
*is pleased*
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You know what I think? Corin Nemec (Christian Campbell) show reset effect. It's a little convoluted, but stick with me:
Stargate SG1 ran for 10 seasons and evolved a lot, but I can thoroughly enjoy all seasons as long as I fix in my mind that 1-5 and 6-10 are different shows. And what happened at the end of season 5? Why, they brought on Corin Nemec.
Okay, maybe that theory doesn't make sense, but there you have it.
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TOO MUCH JOY
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GWEN \O/ <---srsly, LOVE HER
Man, lots of shit went down, lots of reveals....I'm, I'm not sure how to handle the show giving up so many things at once ;)
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I loved this!
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He must have - but I wish it had been mentioned. "I know where you live" - "No, you don't, I've moved".
But generally, Crowley as this season's Big Bad is awesome!
Now I just want Gabriel back.
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So the Winchesters would already know Crowley moved his bones.
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Haha, I had the EXACT same thought. Maybe they stole it, hee.
>>FUCK DEAN WHAT THE HELL? TORTURE IS BAD! JACKASS! WHAT PART OF HELL HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN? CHRIST ALMIGHTY I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS!
And he was really bad at it. All he did was push the button that he'd just seen NOT WORK like two minutes prior. (And two minutes prior, I'd been all, "Pfft, Shady!Grandpa. Better ask Dean for some torture tips.")
Sam's willingness to just shoot Shady!Grandpa cracked me up.
Christian being a demon really explained a lot of his assholery.
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"Don't shoot him."
Pure, honest bafflement: "Why not?"
And Christian? I didn't see that one coming. There have been so many other hunters in this show that ARE just that bad.
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Ahahahahahaha!
Crowley is so boss, I can't do anything but flail! When the demon brigade teleported in, grabbed the alpha, and teleported away I literally jumped up and down.
SO this explains what Samuel wants with the Alphas, but it doesn't explain what the Alphas are up to. Why are they building armies? Who is the "Mother" Alpha!Vamp referred to? EEEEEEE! So excited!
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Cas!
Soulless Sam! (Ok, I was pretty spoiled for that, but now it's official, and there's an actual fixable reason for Sam's creepiness!)
Samuel meets Cas! And not in a good way!
"Of course. Your problems always come first." The boys are kind of entitled sometimes. Cas, take a lesson from Bobby on "How to explain to a Winchester that the world might not always revolve around them." You need to bring out the big guns for that.
Even soulless!Sam knows Dean is good for him! And I actually believe him when he says he tries to do the right thing.
Gwen is AWESOME! (So, dear fandom, please stop bitching about her!)
On a related note: Christian is dead \o/ ...
... AND POSSESSED! AND WASN'T THAT SUDDEN DEMON INVASION AMAZING?
CROWLEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! PURGATORY! HELL-AJACENT PROPERTY!
Samuel's got his reasons! (And I'm sure they're Mary-related ...)
I LOVE MY SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Deep breath*
He's doing something with that fingernail. He has to. It's not there for nothing, right?
I thought he was scratching through some kind of leather strap. Which is kind of silly - one little strap is all that keeps him from busting out right now? *handwave* Rule of creepy...
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Especially your second-to-last line! It's funny that you wrote that, because in my review I said the same thing -- I spoil myself IMMENSELY, not just with previews but with all my flist's reactions, too. I'm gonna keep watching promos, but no more flist reactions til I've seen it, myself!
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Good luck staying unspoiled! :)
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Trufax.
*giggle*
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"Vast, underutilized and hell-adjacent."
So Purgatory is like New Jersey?*
*ded of laughter in my own head*
*My apologies to anyone who lives in Jersey...I just can't deal with the whole 'Jersey Shores' phenomenon and therefore ascribe far to many negative connotations to, what is probably, a lovely state....