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ratherastory ([personal profile] ratherastory) wrote2010-09-26 06:54 pm

6.01 Episode reaction post

Okay, time for your regularly-scheduled episode reaction post, AKA [livejournal.com profile] ratherastory FLAILS INCOHERENTLY AT THE COMPUTER SCREEN.

This is all stream-of-consciousness, as the show plays, or sometimes just afterward depending on how lost in the episode I get.

Obviously, there will be spoilers.

Ooh, black & white recap.

2 seconds in and Dean is breaking my heart.

Awwuh, the small smile. *cries*

Dean's in a truck! Oh, this is going to mess with my head, the b&w flashbacks contrasted with the present. Nice choice of song, even if it doesn't really correspond with my mental image of Dean.

Ack! Teaching Ben car stuff! *weeps*

Oh, track pants. Not your best look, Deano.

Checking on Ben... oh, man. My HEART.

Oh, and the stuff under the bed. Once a hunter, always a hunter.

WOW. Nice opening title!

Who's this guy? Quit being nosy, Random Dude™.

Ha-ha! “Pest control.” Oy vey. “No idea what's in some people's walls.” You tell 'em, Dean.

Dean. Still collecting women's numbers. Ooh, he tore up the number! We all knew he was faithful at the last, right?

Eek! Screaming! Come on, Dean... be a hero! I know that's what you do. (I'm betting it's a hoax.)

DJ Sam on the poster? I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE, SHOW!

I know this is meant to be all creepy and atmospheric, but I'm too busy admiring the jacket... and possibly Dean's ass in those jeans, but I'm not admitting that out loud

Creepy abandoned hotel is creepy.

PIGEON! Nice nod to the series premiere there, Show. I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE AGAIN!

Claw marks. Claw marks are never goo —CRAP, BLOOD!

Who're you talking to, Dean?

Still drinking, I see. And lying to Lisa. Not a healthy foundation for the relationship.

Devil's Trap under the rug! Lisa has to know about all that, so why lie about other things?

More claw marks. GAH! *bites fingernails*

BIG claw marks. Holy crap.

And the laundry! Jesus. I love this show. It's the details that make it work. Anyone else remember the bloodied baby carrier in Croatoan?

LOL Dog! Same dog as in Yellow Fever? I wonder if the Yorkie belongs to someone on set.

Possums kill! *dies*

SULPHUR! ACK!

Oh, random neighbour dude whose name I've already forgotten, don't try to understand. It's best if you stay in the dark. Sid. That's his name.

Okay, not exactly lying to Lisa.

“Careful's my middle name.” Oh, Dean. Bunny!

LEATHER JACKET! PUT IT ON! Oh, and he still has Dad's journal.

LIGHTBULB! ACK!

*flails*

OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD...

*chews on fingers*

That better be Ben... it's a soccer ball, after all.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

WHAT THE FUCK OH MY GOD IT'S THE YELLOW-EYED DEMON! TELL ME IT'S A DREAM OR SOMETHING FUUUUUUUCK!

(I wonder if they've fixed those contact lenses so Fredrick Lehne can see now)

SAM! HOLY FUCK!

What did he just stab him with, anyway? That looked like a syringe...

“I was expecting a hug? Some holy water in the face?” I WANTED A HUG TOO, SAMMY!

Ooh, poisoned. Keen. That's a twist I didn't expect.

OWWWW.... I never get used to seeing them slice themselves open.

Sam's awfully... matter-of-fact.

YAY HUG!

Except Sam doesn't look like he's enjoying it.

The inevitable Sam's-been-back-for-a-year-and-didn't-call conversation...

Sam? Family? What?

Gwen Campbell? Christan? What?

I thought all of Mom's relatives were gone too, Dean.

HOLY FUCK SAMUEL!

Erm... I'm confused. Not confused, exactly. I'm... unconvinced.

Oooh! Djinn! That's cool. Really liked the concept in Season 2

Eep! Lisa and Ben! OH NO!

Aww, Sam's still got the puppy eyes down.

SHIT SHIT SHIT DON'T LET LISA AND BEN DIE I WILL HATE THE WRITERS FOREVER!

OH THANK GOD.

(Damn, Ben has grown up.)

BOBBY!!!!!!

“If you're here, something's wrong.” Oh, Bobby.

Reader's Digest and “loaded décor.” Hee!

Ouch. Bobby knew about Sam and didn't say. All year. Really ouch.

YAY SHOW FOR ACKNOWLEDGING HOW FUCKED UP DEAN WAS AND HOW HE ALMOST FUCKED UP BEN AND LISA'S LIFE. AND THE DRINKING TOO MUCH AND THE NIGHTMARES AND OF COURSE HE WOULDN'T LET IT GO!

“Do I look out to you?” Ouch. Ouch ouch ouch!

“I should've known that something would come because something always does.”

Oh God, Dean.

“You're an idiot.” YAY LISA!

LISA IS AWESOME! \o/

Where the hell is the Impala?

Yeah, I don't like Cousin Christian.

“See, it's almost like I'm a professional.” YAY DEAN! See how Dean is awesome and you are not, Cousin Christian?

Oh, hey, the other cousin whose name I forget is the guy from Flashpoint!

GOLF! OH MY GOD DEAN PLAYS GOLF I LOVE IT THERE NEEDS TO BE FIC!

We all know Dean is like his mother, Samuel. :P

Ooh, the supernatural world is running amok! Exciting times! I also like the fact that the Campbells stick together. That's neat.

There were vampires on the Mayflower? Awkward.

Fuck you, Samuel! Dean should be allowed to play golf if he wants to! HE SAVED THE GODDAMNED WORLD!

Djinn in the trees? Really? Weeeeeird.

At least Sam knows Dean knows his stuff.

Aww, Sam! I told you last year: QUIT ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY'RE OKAY WHEN THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT!

Ooh, that was a HELL of a flinch when Dean mentioned the cage. And NO, Sam doesn't want to talk about it. SHOCKER.

And the Djinn went after the neighbours. Shocking. IT'S A TRAP, DEAN!

Oh, now THAT is cool! Self-tattooing whatsits.

Oh, no! Sid... Dead because you're friends with Dean. Crap. :(

Ooh, the original Djinn's kids! Cool. Family is family, it seems.

WOW. SAM IS FREAKIN' BADASS.

Come on, Dean, keep it together! They're not real! Neither is he! DEEEEAAAN!

AAAAAAAAAAAAH!

*flails*

I love that Sam is using the golf clubs. I'm not sure why.

The Campbells are, unsurprisingly, up to something that they're not telling the Winchesters. SHOCKING. Really. This is my surprised face.

Yay, Dean! Going back to Lisa and Ben. Good on you, dude, although I wish you'd try to drag Sam back with you. :)

Sam... WTF? Is Dean still hallucinating? It doesn't seem like it.

“I wouldn't even think to try.” OH, GOD. Sam, what the hell happened to you? I WANT MY SAMMY BACK! THE ONE WHO RESCUES KITTENS OUT OF TREES BECAUSE HE CARES!

SAM DOESN'T WANT THE IMPALA OH GOD.

*cries and cries and cries*

NO GOODBYE HUG? WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK?!?

FUCK, SHOW, I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS! IS IT NEXT FRIDAY YET?

[identity profile] katwoman76.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, that was a HELL of a flinch when Dean mentioned the cage.
Love the subtle little details Jared put in there. Cause if you look closely, Sam is far far away from being as cold and emotionless as he pretends to be.

And NO, Sam doesn't want to talk about it. SHOCKER.
Some people were actually pissed about that. *eyeroll*
Like it would make sense for him to want to talk about it.
How is he supposed to talk about that and keep up the facade of being all okay and tough and emotionless. Give it time guys, the walls will crack, I'm sure.

Sam, what the hell happened to you?
Hell, the worst part of it. And let's not forget Lucifer himself using him as his vessel, and how about realizing that all his life he was manipulated by everyone - I think he is allowed to have some issues and to put some pretty thick walls up right now. Probably the only way he can cope.
But I sure hope, we will get some more insight over time.

SAM DOESN'T WANT THE IMPALA OH GOD.
Well, the last time the Impala was his - Dean was in hell. I kind of get why he doesn't want the car without Dean in it.

IS IT NEXT FRIDAY YET?
Would be nice, right? I want more - NOW!!!

[identity profile] borgmama1of5.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Very succinctly reviewed.

Honestly. You hit all the WTF moments about the same way I did :)

[identity profile] tifaching.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, track pants. Not your best look, Deano." I was much more partial to the barefoot in jeans look. MUCH more partial.

"Anyone else remember the bloodied baby carrier in Croatoan?" Oh, yes. That was awful in a great way.

"I'm... unconvinced." Me too. And ready to slap Sam for his "hunting with family" remark.

*LISA IS AWESOME! \o/* Yes she is.

"Yeah, I don't like Cousin Christian." I don't like ANY of the Campbells. Condescending jackasses.

"I love that Sam is using the golf clubs. I'm not sure why." I loved it because after Sam mocked Dean for having them, they ended up saving his life.

"SAM DOESN'T WANT THE IMPALA OH GOD." I hated that Sam didn't take her after Dean pointed out, rightly, that she should be hunting. But I hated more the WAY he didn't take her. "Nah, my car's already set up the way I want it." REALLY??? REALLY, SAM????? You set the Impala up the way you wanted her during Mystery Spot and that didn't freakin' kill you. *grits teeth and reminds herself that Sam has been through a lot (probably, hopefully) and it's messed him up so that he's a jackass right now*

I'm glad Dean stayed with Lisa, at least for now, and Sam's so distant and Dean's so upset with him that the lack of a hug at the end didn't bother me too much. I need them back together, though and in the Impala. It needs to be next Friday right now.

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee! It's very kind of you to use the word "reviewed." It's just instant reactions as things happen. \o/

Is it next Friday yet?

[identity profile] authoressnebula.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
There were vampires on the Mayflower? Awkward.

Hey man, I've seen the size of that boat, and seriously, killing some of the people would've made everyone else happy, if just to have more breathing room. That thing was tiny.

Ooh, that was a HELL of a flinch when Dean mentioned the cage. And NO, Sam doesn't want to talk about it. SHOCKER.

Oh, I'm waitin' on that one. I SO want my Sammy angst. WANT WANT WANT CRAAAAAAAAAVE.

OH, GOD. Sam, what the hell happened to you?

I actually sat and wrote something about that, and I'm about to go posting it, so if you'd like to read it, you're more than welcome to. I tried to make it more speculative, tried to dig deep into Sam, because dude, the Cage fucked. Him. Up. And I can't wait to see how long this in-control-of-everything!Sam breaks. Because when it does there will be woobie!Sam and hugging-big-brother!Dean and my world, it will be all right. It took a long time for Dean to break in season 4, remember. But then there were tears and you KNOW AFTER THE CREDITS SAM HUGGED HIM.

I want next Friday so baaaaaaaaaad.

~Nebula

[identity profile] claudiapriscus.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
There's something seriously wrong with dear ol' Sammy. I can't wait to find out what it is.

So far, my theories have ranged from the cracky (he's one of those evil doppelganger-shapeshifters from the alternate universe in fringe!) to the very slightly more possible, which has mostly consisted of, "maybe it's like X", where X is something used in another story. (e.g. the shard of ice in the heart of the kid in the Snow Queen, or the fairy tales about the person who is stolen and becomes cold and uncaring until someone who loves them can hang on to them as they're transformed into horrible thing after horrible thing. Or there was a book series I read where one of the characters came back from the dead- but her soul moved on without her, leaving her slowly unable to really feel or care about anything- even though she intellectually knows to.

Also, I'm ready to say there's something wrong with grandpa, too. More than just being shady. He doesn't quite seem the same as he was, last time we saw him.

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It totally needs to be next Friday.

The way Sam refused the Impala actually made sense to me. It looked like it physically hurt to even think about taking the Impala, even when Dean offered, and I can only imagine what hunting solo in that car would do to him. I can also imagine he didn't want to argue with Dean about it, so he refused in the way he knew would hurt Dean the most to push him away. The Winchesters are good at that. They KNOW each other, you know?

*heart breaks*

I'm glad Dean stayed with Lisa too, but I'm looking forward to having them back together.

[identity profile] katwoman76.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
dude, the Cage fucked. Him. Up. And I can't wait to see how long this in-control-of-everything!Sam breaks. Because when it does there will be woobie!Sam and hugging-big-brother!Dean and my world, it will be all right. It took a long time for Dean to break in season 4, remember. But then there were tears and you KNOW AFTER THE CREDITS SAM HUGGED HIM.
I sooo totally agree.

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
*clings*

WHY IS IT NOT FRIDAY?

I will happily read your fic, although I'm still catching up on four days' worth of LJ here...

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Post-cage hugs. Absolutely.

[identity profile] claudiapriscus.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The impala thing sent off alarm bells for me in more ways than just "he's being a jackass." It was almost like he forgot/didn't know what it meant (or, I guess, was being deliberately cruel, but still). Just think about when they split up in 5.02. The offer of the car meant many of the same things there, too. And Sam reacted to it completely differently.

[identity profile] tifaching.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay for you writing something about this!

*refreshes friends page impatiently*

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
There is something SERIOUSLY wrong with Samuel. I don't trust any of the Campbells. They are SHADY, and I think Grandpa came back wrong. Also, not entirely convinced he was dragged "down" the way he claims. We only have his word on that after all. Who's to say he didn't end up in hell when he died?

I like your X theory, although I'm willing to think that Sam is just emotionally shut down after the cage. Completely. Dean was all sorts of fucked up after hell, and Sam's experience had to be just as bad (if different). It would surprise me if he WASN'T trying to close himself off from that.

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
\o/

Nebula is writing fic!

I've decided to write an episode coda for each one as it airs too, so I should probably get on that...

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly! *points to her other comment*

[identity profile] claudiapriscus.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, maybe X could also be: "went plumb crazy"

But it'd be a different flavor of crazy then we've seen from him before.

Though in some ways I wouldn't mind a little actual "came back wrong" as opposed to "possibly came back wrong" and "has ANGST! from HELL!"

If only because i'm a little bored with those and I crave novelty.

I'm really rooting for something like lost a little piece of himself or still has a piece of lucifer floating around. You know, something you could maybe base a little bit of a quest on.

Or! If he's been mind-whammied. I could go with that too.

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
YES!

I will totally be on board if he came back wrong! Because, well, it would be cool and I am DONE with that kind of angst. Two years is enough, and I'd actually like for it to be something fixable. Potentially. :)

[identity profile] claudiapriscus.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Oooh, I would be too chicken to even attempt that. At least until we (and Dean) have a better idea what the hell is going on.

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
People were pissed Sam didn't immediately spill his guts? Sheesh.

And yes, I know that Sam was in hell and all that. The question was more of a rhetorical expression of my anguish for Sammy. ;)

I WANT IT TO BE FRIDAY!

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Hah! Ignorance has NEVER stopped me before! ;)

[identity profile] katwoman76.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
People were pissed Sam didn't immediately spill his guts? Sheesh.
You know how some people in the fandom are - always seems to me as if Sammy can't do anything right in their eyes. And they are to focussed on Dean and Cas to notice the subtle little details about Sam.

The question was more of a rhetorical expression of my anguish for Sammy. ;)
I know, I know. I just had to add my own two cents to it.

I WANT IT TO BE FRIDAY!
Same here. In these last moment, I just knew it would be over asap and I was all nononono, give me more, now, I can't wait another week.

[identity profile] claudiapriscus.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
YES!

Also, I can just see Bobby and Dean being kind of relieved about it.
Their fake conversation in my head goes like this:
*ringring*
"Hey, Bobby. Sam came back wrong."
"Ya think?"
"Actually- yes."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Yup. Why? What do you think?"
"Well- truth is, I'm inclined to agree with you."
"Okay then."
"You sure you don't want to...I don't know... look all devastated and try to deny it, and then I could argue with you and drop some wisdom about family life?"
"Nope, I'm good."
"That's a relief."
"... so how do we fix it?"
"uh...let me get back to you on that one. I still have all books out the last false alarm." *click*
Edited 2010-09-26 23:54 (UTC)

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
*clings*

Saaaaaaaaaaam!

[identity profile] katwoman76.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
fixable
*points at icon*

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-09-26 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I definitely need a hugging!boys icon... and a happy!Sam icon for when I need cheering up.

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