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"I'm staring down eternity alone."
This week's Supernatural is definitely going go go down as an all-time favourite. So much awesomeness to squee over and pull meaning out of, from Gordon's willingness to embrace his worst nightmare to the brothers' walls of denial finally coming down. The writing is so tight and the character dynamics perfect. The recap came to 25 pages this time - and I'm pretty sure if I'd let myself, I could have gone on a lot longer!
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"It's my job, right? Show my little brother the ropes?"
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To read the recap, just click the link:
"It's my job, right? Show my little brother the ropes?"
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marishna.
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I just wanna know, who's been in control of the gore this season? Because there's been more in like 7 eps than the whole rest of the show.
Gordon...I love to hate Gordon. I'm not sad that he's gone, but he did bring out something in the boys. I think, in Dean, he was an example of what Dean doesn't want to become. Their dad, to me, was filled with pain and anger and a need for revenge. Gordon was just...empty. And I think Dean sees a lot of himself in Gordon. He identifies with Gordon in a way that I think Sam's can't, at least not yet, because Sam hasn't lost everything like Dean has. (Even if he got it back, and Sam may just lose Dean yet).
There's something tragic about Gordon, too. Seeing things like he does, so black and white, he never had a chance after he became a vamp. That really was the worst thing anyone could have done to him. If he'd been able to see shades of gray, he could have been like Lenore, making the choice every day NOT to be a monster. But, if Gordon believes HE could choose, then he would have to believe he killed his sister before she had a chance, and I don't think he could live with that, either.
As for the car scene - I think everyone in SPN fandom has a thing for the Impala. Big or small, it's there, because, no matter how you look at it, that car is a part of Dean, a very personal part, tied no doubt to Dean's sense of "Before the fire." It's something his dad managed to keep for his whole life, so naturally it's something Dean wants to keep. And to kind of start to pass it to Sam, while incredibly sad, is also incredibly touching. I just want to cry thinking about it.
...wow I can go on. Sorry about that. ^_^
Psst...how's your cat, by the way? ;D
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Gordon was a fascinating character, really. I don't think I've ever really analysed him enough in these recaps - my focus tends to be elsewhere ;-)
Psst...how's your cat, by the way? ;D
*whispers* She survived your flambé-ing attempt by the skin of her teeth, thanks *G*
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And thanks for the credit to SP :D:D
I always love seeing who uses my caps! :)
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Heh, when Bela says: I don't respond well to threats to Gordon, I had to think of the fact that she very well and very fast responds to Dean's threat later! *g*
It's anvilicious as anything, and it's Dean's reactions we are watching as the vampire narrates pretty much his exact state of mind when he went to the Crossroads Demon.
I was at first also rolling my eyes at the anviliciousness of the words Dixon said to Dean, but later reconciled with them, because of the effect they had on Sam. He even repeats them later back to Dean. So I think instead of showing Dean's face in that moment, the camera should've been on Sam, so the scene wouldn't have been quite so blatant. I mean, we already know that Dean felt like Dixon describes it, to show Sam's reaction would have been the better move. ;)
(..) walking away – only to the other side of the room, but he needs that added distance when the conversation gets this personal, and turns his back so that Sam can't see his face, and he can't see Sam.
Man, I love that detail in acting, Dean does it Every.Single.Time when he is faced with a chick flick moment. Even when they are sitting side by side or there's not much room to go .. he always puts distance between himself and Sam when he is troubled. Sometimes Sam closes the distance again, sometimes he gives him space. It's lovely. ♥
Man, and here I sit, crying again, over the intense beauty of that last scene! *sobs*
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Oh, but Dean is so much more intimidating than Gordon *G*
I think it made a difference, mind, that she only knows Gordon by reputation and so was feeling him out, trying to judge how far she could push him. Dean, on the other hand, she already knows well enough now to take at his word. Plus Gordon was right there, face to face - she could see the danger. With Dean's threat, she'd have been looking over her shoulder all the time, wondering.
*can rationalise almost anything*
to show Sam's reaction would have been the better move. ;)
Yes, I thought so, too, which was why I tried to talk a bit about how the words would be hitting Sam. Still, a minor quibble, really.
Man, I love that detail in acting, Dean does it Every.Single.Time
The consistency of the character details in the acting is gorgeous. ♥
*hugs*
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LMAO so I have noticed! ;)
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Anyway, regarding this: This is the first time Sam has offered his perspective on their childhood relationship with one another. And it's gorgeous because it fits so beautifully with what we know of their upbringing: with John away so often, Dean would have been the centre of little Sammy's universe, just as Sam was the centre of Dean's, each of them the most consistent presence in the other's life. Twenty years later that's still true!
What isn't mentioned here, though, is how all that has to have changed when Sam hit his teens, as we know he became fiercely resentful of everything associated with their lifestyle, and that included Dean. One of the themes of season one was how little Sam really knew his brother, following their lengthy estrangement, his memories several years out of date and coming from the perspective of a rebellious teenager, rather than an equal. Even then, though, hints of that childhood hero worship still shone through, and that has never gone away. And after spending the last two years almost exclusively in one another's company, after they've been through so much together, each of them absolutely knows the other inside out, in a way that no one else in the world ever could.
Not surprisingly, I made that speech in that scene the subject of my Monday Meta this week at
I'm struck too by how mirrors continue to be used in the show, in terms of camera angles and set pieces and so on. This episode has so much to do with characters providing foils for one another, and the use of mirrors is huge - from right off the bat, when Bela sees Gordon's reflection, to Gordon seeing his second row of teeth come in via the shop window, to Sam seeing Dean's reflection in the mirror when he comes back. There's a lot being filtered through mirror images.
And the most incredibly awesome scene of car maintenance ever! We get Dean back, and that's a major part of the appeal, but I'm also just happy to see them working on the car. I freely admit that it did not make me even remotely misty, only because I was SQUEEING like a mad thing when I watched it. It's so w00bie I could probably watch it a hundred times before getting bored.
I've already been bitten by the plot bunny on this one, but I think there's at least two other fics waiting to be written based on this episode. Without even going into Gordon or Bela or Kubrick.
I was sad to see that we were not only losing Gordon but Kubrick. But I do hope this sets up some complications for the boys.
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*moseys on over to take a look and put thinking cap on*
I'm very impressed by the notion of a Monday Meta. My weekends tend to be so heavily committed it's as much as I can do to get serious meta put together by the middle of the following week. Also, I don't get the eps till the Friday, of course.
I'm struck too by how mirrors continue to be used in the show, in terms of camera angles and set pieces and so on. This episode has so much to do with characters providing foils for one another, and the use of mirrors is huge - from right off the bat, when Bela sees Gordon's reflection, to Gordon seeing his second row of teeth come in via the shop window, to Sam seeing Dean's reflection in the mirror when he comes back. There's a lot being filtered through mirror images.
So true! There's so much use of symbolism on the show, and the mirror images are another aspect of that - a physical representation of the more metaphorical mirroring that they always have going on.
And the most incredibly awesome scene of car maintenance ever! We get Dean back, and that's a major part of the appeal, but I'm also just happy to see them working on the car. I freely admit that it did not make me even remotely misty, only because I was SQUEEING like a mad thing when I watched it. It's so w00bie I could probably watch it a hundred times before getting bored.
That scene is one that's going to kill me every single time I watch, in much the same way that the whole of WIAWSNB always does. And other poignant moments. Such a simple little scene, but invested with so many layers of meaning. It's amazing. And, let's face it, something we've all been waiting for.
I've already been bitten by the plot bunny on this one, but I think there's at least two other fics waiting to be written based on this episode. Without even going into Gordon or Bela or Kubrick.
*mourns*
I've forgotten what it feels like to have plot bunnies nibbling. Not that I ever produced that much fic to begin with, but that urge to write feels like a long time ago now :(
I was sad to see that we were not only losing Gordon but Kubrick. But I do hope this sets up some complications for the boys.
It should be really interesting to see what our next brush with the hunting community reveals. Hopefully, anyway. I really hope there are serious repurcussions from the conclusion of this little sub-plot!