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llywela ([personal profile] llywela) wrote2008-02-06 09:15 am

"So you're mad because I'm starting to agree with you?"

I am SO BORED of coughing and sneezing now. How long can this stupid cold possibly last?

*grumble grumble*

Okay, so my meta-rific recap for Malleus Maleficarum is now up - 25 pages in which I ramble on about how much teeth and maggots squick me out, the brothers' shared vocabulary, Sam's expressions, Dean's expertise, gender issues versus archetypes, what it means for Sam to have Dean and Ruby in the same place at the same time, Sam's perception of Dean the Hunter and why trying to shape himself according to that perception is dangerous, role reversal, Sam's chilling ruthlessness when he has a goal in sight, demonic power struggles, Ruby's machinations, and what the show's demon mythology means for Dean. Among other things.

To read the recap, click the link below:

"Nice dick work, Magnum."

The banner was made using caps by [livejournal.com profile] marishna. I haven't made any of my usual illustrative graphics this week, due to the brain death caused by this stupid cold, but might edit some in at a later date.

[identity profile] kilynn16.livejournal.com 2008-02-08 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
I finally got a chance to read this, and I'm so glad I did! 3.09 was a difficult episode for me to watch. It was so hard to see Sam giving up and becoming more and more jaded and hardened, but it was even harder seeing Dean see Sam become those things. If that makes any sense. I just feel like, Dean truly thought he was doing the right thing, making his deal. As long as Sam was all right, Dean didn't care what happened to himself. But it turns out that Sam isn't going to be all right. Dean has created what is essentially hell on earth for Sam and Sam is going to have to deal with that all on his own. Dean has made this bed, but Sam's the one that's going to have to lie in it. And my heart breaks with the unfairness of it all, because Dean really was just trying to do what was best for his family. *sigh* I just can't even think about it for too long because I get all worked up.

I wish I had more time to ramble on about all the fantastic points you made, but the new episode is airing here in an hour and I must go, you know, prepare myself emotionally. *L*

[identity profile] llywela13.livejournal.com 2008-02-08 01:55 pm (UTC)(link)
They really are laying the hopelessness on thick of late, aren't they? It's painful to think about what those poor boys are going through!