"Last act of a desperate man."

[llywela]

You'd think, being unemployed and all, that I'd have more time on my hands than I know what to do with. It isn't working out that way! So this recap has been pulled together and edited in fits and starts - please let me know if you spot any glaring errors.

Oh, Dean. Oh, Sam. Oh, boys. I found myself repeating those three phrases over and over while writing this! There are 27 pages this time, in which I ramble on about the brothers' respective states of mind going into this case, the keeping of secrets, return to form regarding witness interviews versus breaks in pattern at home, Dean's ability to be both good cop and bad cop all rolled into one and the contrast between the Sam'n'Dean perspective of this week versus the outsider perspective last week, Sam driving a rental, Sam looking fabulous in his suit, Dean looking lovely in his suit, Dean's reaction to his father's voice, the downward spiral of desperation, Dean's terror versus Sam's determined effort to remain rational, brothers and blinkers, the manipulative and sadistic nature of the Crocotta and the ripping open of old wounds, Dean's need for salvation, the weakness and inconsistency of the plot, brotherly loggerheads and role reversal, Sam's isolation, how terrifyingly little time remains, and much more besides.

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Comments

[bogwitch.livejournal.com]

You've got the title wrong at the top btw.

[sevenandthree.livejournal.com]

OH! YAY! *reads*

[galathea-snb.livejournal.com]

Lovely review as always! ♥

I am more and more frustrated about the loss of 6 episodes this season, because I would have loved to see those 2 months of intense research and their increasing desperation leading them to their hopless state of mind in 'Long Distance Call'. We miss out on so much detailed exploration of the brothers because of those 6 missing episodes. It's a shame. :(

"Well, I know a way out, for both of you." NotJohn dangles the bait like meat on a hook. What strikes me most about this bait that the Crocotta conjures up for Dean is that it offers him a way out without breaking the clause of his deal, a way out without endangering Sam's life in the process and that's why Dean is so damn willing to go after the supposed contract holder without any hesitation. If not!John hadn't mentioned that it is a way out for both of them Dean's worry for Sam's life would probably have held him back! Very clever to successfully knock out the only reason that would stop Dean!

Dean to slide so unquestioningly back into his old role of trusting and obedient son I've read a couple of statements of people who said that Dean falls back into the obedient 'good soldier stance' and I can't really agree with that. It's all about hope and faith and how Dean has lost both. It's not about obedience at all, but about the need to believe in something good looking out for them! Oh boys!

"You might pull something." Ah, he's used that line before. I can't quite place the episode right now, but I know he's said it at some point. Dean says the very thing to Sam in 'Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things' when Sam refuses to be exited about finding a case on the cemetary. Heh!

Oh and you have a typo here ...and kudos to Jared Pacalecki because... ;)