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llywelaUm. So, this recap got rather, um...long. I'm not really sure how that happened! I started writing, and then all of a sudden there were more pages than I had ever written about an episode before.
So. Here it is: so many pages I'm not even going to tell you the count, in which I rattle on at length about self-referential internal meta, the awesomeness of Sam and Dean, data protection, the awesomeness of the Prophet Chuck, the formation of mythology and folklore (what? It's totally relevant), Show's ongoing exploration of destiny versus free will, the brothers' fumblings attempts at pretending things are normal between them, the joys of domesticity, the consequences of Sam's lies, Dean's lack of faith in his brother, objectivity, flight versus strategic retreat, role reversal and the brothers' massive difference in outlook, the pros and cons of confronting Lilith, Dean's protective big brother instincts, Sam's conflicted motivations, Chuck as a counsellor, the ludicrousy of the Winchester Gospel concept, prophets in the Supernatural universe, the desperation of both brothers, Castiel being deliciously devious, why Lilith is such an ineffectual adversary, and lots more beside.
To read the recap, click the link below. But you might want to put the kettle on first!
"Self-sacrifice is the Winchester way, after all."
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marishna.
Do let me know if you actually read the whole thing, and I will award you virtual cookies and gold stars!
So. Here it is: so many pages I'm not even going to tell you the count, in which I rattle on at length about self-referential internal meta, the awesomeness of Sam and Dean, data protection, the awesomeness of the Prophet Chuck, the formation of mythology and folklore (what? It's totally relevant), Show's ongoing exploration of destiny versus free will, the brothers' fumblings attempts at pretending things are normal between them, the joys of domesticity, the consequences of Sam's lies, Dean's lack of faith in his brother, objectivity, flight versus strategic retreat, role reversal and the brothers' massive difference in outlook, the pros and cons of confronting Lilith, Dean's protective big brother instincts, Sam's conflicted motivations, Chuck as a counsellor, the ludicrousy of the Winchester Gospel concept, prophets in the Supernatural universe, the desperation of both brothers, Castiel being deliciously devious, why Lilith is such an ineffectual adversary, and lots more beside.
To read the recap, click the link below. But you might want to put the kettle on first!
"Self-sacrifice is the Winchester way, after all."
Screencaps found at Screencap Paradise and
marishna.Do let me know if you actually read the whole thing, and I will award you virtual cookies and gold stars!
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Date: 2009-04-18 03:25 pm (UTC)Yeah. I know. I worded it clumsily. It isn't the act of him seeing it that makes it inevitable, but the fact of him seeing it. If Chuck sees it, that's it, set in stone, because what he sees is a record of the future, not a mere possibility. But, of course, since he is viewing from the outside, his interpretation of what he sees can cause fuzzy areas - a bit like if I was to stand outside someone's window and watch them going about their daily business. I could describe what I saw, and it would be true, but I wouldn't necessarily interpret everything correctly!
Does that make sense? Man, this is confusing!
It is VERY confusing! But yes, your analysis makes perfect sense, very well reasoned.
who the hell is Fabio?!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_(model)
http://www.fabioinc.com/
(too lazy to make a proper link)
that’s implied in Heaven and Hell, when Ruby tells Sam that his powers got flubby ever since he stopped drinking her blood. It seems that it is only temporary.
*nods* I'm just not sure how that ties in with the 22 year incubation period after the initial ingestion of the YED's blood, and the fact that practice then made the powers stronger - Andy was proof of that. So I'm wondering why Ruby's blood works differently. Curious!
that has to be where Dean comes into play, no? I figure he has to be the one how tips the scale and I can’t wait to find out how!
YES!
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Date: 2009-04-18 04:04 pm (UTC)Okay, now I understand why everybody jumped on the Sam=Fabio wagon for the covers. LOL
I'm just not sure how that ties in with the 22 year incubation period.
Uh-huh. Show needs to be careful to not undermine its own mythology. This season especially they deliver new facts and developments that put everything we know so far into question. I don't expect them to come out completely consistent in the end, but I would be grateful if they come up at least with some explanations.
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Date: 2009-04-18 06:38 pm (UTC)