Spikeface (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} spikeface) wrote,@ 2008-05-09 16:53:00 |
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Time Is On My Side Thoughts (Spoilers)
Nothing can stop Dean's love for his cheeseburger! Dean/cheeseburger otp! I can't wait for inevitable Dean/cheeseburger/Impala threesome.
"Of course I want to hunt some zombies." Why would that be obvious? The last two times they've dealt with zombie-related things, Sam either got his arm broken or was nearly infected with demon zombie virus (or so they thought). You'd think they'd be itching to avoid zombies, especially with the whole Hell thing looming.
Speaking of the Hell thing, I was thrilled to see Sam suggest that they make Dean an immortal organ-stealing zombie type. It jolted me at first, because even with Sam's increased determination to save Dean, that's still a big jump. But then he says: "It's not magic at all, Dean. It's science." Sam has always been as afraid of becoming a monster as he has of losing Dean, but I think he's recognizing now that given the choice, he will always pick saving Dean. He's been waiting, I think, for some awful piece of piece of black magic that he will find himself having to accept to save his brother. But no, this is just science, same kind he's studied in school, nothing evil. There is such a note of surprise in Sam's voice when he says it. You can practically see him rationalizing to himself about how he can have both Dean and his soul now, because they're not doing anything evil, and it's just for a little while anyway, to buy them more time. It was very creepy, and very well done.
Dean, on the other hand, both refuses to become a monster and has such low self-esteem that he hasn't considered his death a big deal for most of the season. Where Sam maneuvers around shades of gray and justifies the means with the goal, Dean confronts all of his choices with a black/white mindset. The twist of this episode is that he's stuck with two shades of gray: become a monster on earth, or a monster in Hell. Poor puppy. ::squishes him and gives him cheeseburgers::
Dean's also got to deal with being the moral compass for the duo, which has never been his role. Compare this episode to "The Benders" way back in Season 1:
The Benders:
DEAN: We should go kill these human-hunting weirdos.
SAM: But they're human!
DEAN: Yeah, so? They're kidnapping, psychopathic freaks who torture people!
SAM: But -- but -- Angst!
Time Is On My Side:
DEAN: We should go kill this human-hunting weirdo.
SAM: I've got a better idea: we should become human-hunting weirdos ourselves!
DEAN: I'm glad you agr-- wait, what?
SAM: It'll be brilliant. I've got it all planned out and everything.
DEAN: But, um, icky bad?
SAM: Better than Hell, though, right?
DEAN: When you put it that -- gah, what am I saying? No!
Sam's been on a moral downward spiral for a while now, despite all his angsting about becoming evil. He didn't bat an eye at Lucy's death in "Fresh Blood," and you could see Dean's confusion and fear when he realized that he couldn't count on Sam to give him a different perspective on killing. Now he's got badass post-Mystery Spot Sam full on suggesting that they do all the things they stand against, and Dean's clearly not used to being the voice of reason.
I was pissed, however, that after becoming such a hardcore badass when it comes to making moral choices, Sam still manages to be a total dweeb when it comes to hunting on his own. We know that Sam can get along on his own. He survived four months sans Dean and was extremely successful. He pulled a bullet out of his torso, took out a whole nest of vampires, rearranged the gun-trunk to be uber-organized, brushed his teeth with a deadly gleam in his eye, etc. I understand that he wants to erase that and forget it ever happened, but that isn't something you can just lock away. It's taken an obvious toll on his moral standards when it comes to saving Dean: now that he's lived without Dean, he will do anything to get him back. But Sam still can't seem to handle being on his own: in the past three episodes he's been kidnapped three times, and nearly stabbed/had his soul eaten/had his eyes removed before Dean showed up at the nick of time. Learn to kick more ass, Sammy.
I've never heard "wakey, wakey, eggs and bac-y" in a not creepy context. The other one was in Kill Bill, right before The Bride gets buried alive. Normal people don't say it, I'm convinced.
I enjoyed the Bela storyline, but I thought it could have been handled better. For one thing, it took focus away from the brothers -- annoying at any point, but especially when they've got all this Hell/angst/tension crap going on. Secondly, the flashback to Bela's past was extremely awkward to me. I know SPN shows scenes without the boys which they wouldn't know about, but when they're on screen the scene is generally from their perspective. It felt forced when they suddenly showed Bela having a flashback that Dean wasn't privy to. That said, I thought both of the flashbacks were well done. Sexual abuse may be a cliche, but I think it would explain a lot. I was pleased that Bela refuses to consider herself a victim, but sad that the show seems to imply that, by trying to stand on her own instead of depending on the Big Strong Heroes, she's doomed to hell hounds.
Although if she had any smarts, she would have realized after Lilith changed the deal that Winchester Boys > Demon Mistress.
And also, no body = no death. Victor and Bela live!
Nothing can stop Dean's love for his cheeseburger! Dean/cheeseburger otp! I can't wait for inevitable Dean/cheeseburger/Impala threesome.
"Of course I want to hunt some zombies." Why would that be obvious? The last two times they've dealt with zombie-related things, Sam either got his arm broken or was nearly infected with demon zombie virus (or so they thought). You'd think they'd be itching to avoid zombies, especially with the whole Hell thing looming.
Speaking of the Hell thing, I was thrilled to see Sam suggest that they make Dean an immortal organ-stealing zombie type. It jolted me at first, because even with Sam's increased determination to save Dean, that's still a big jump. But then he says: "It's not magic at all, Dean. It's science." Sam has always been as afraid of becoming a monster as he has of losing Dean, but I think he's recognizing now that given the choice, he will always pick saving Dean. He's been waiting, I think, for some awful piece of piece of black magic that he will find himself having to accept to save his brother. But no, this is just science, same kind he's studied in school, nothing evil. There is such a note of surprise in Sam's voice when he says it. You can practically see him rationalizing to himself about how he can have both Dean and his soul now, because they're not doing anything evil, and it's just for a little while anyway, to buy them more time. It was very creepy, and very well done.
Dean, on the other hand, both refuses to become a monster and has such low self-esteem that he hasn't considered his death a big deal for most of the season. Where Sam maneuvers around shades of gray and justifies the means with the goal, Dean confronts all of his choices with a black/white mindset. The twist of this episode is that he's stuck with two shades of gray: become a monster on earth, or a monster in Hell. Poor puppy. ::squishes him and gives him cheeseburgers::
Dean's also got to deal with being the moral compass for the duo, which has never been his role. Compare this episode to "The Benders" way back in Season 1:
The Benders:
DEAN: We should go kill these human-hunting weirdos.
SAM: But they're human!
DEAN: Yeah, so? They're kidnapping, psychopathic freaks who torture people!
SAM: But -- but -- Angst!
Time Is On My Side:
DEAN: We should go kill this human-hunting weirdo.
SAM: I've got a better idea: we should become human-hunting weirdos ourselves!
DEAN: I'm glad you agr-- wait, what?
SAM: It'll be brilliant. I've got it all planned out and everything.
DEAN: But, um, icky bad?
SAM: Better than Hell, though, right?
DEAN: When you put it that -- gah, what am I saying? No!
Sam's been on a moral downward spiral for a while now, despite all his angsting about becoming evil. He didn't bat an eye at Lucy's death in "Fresh Blood," and you could see Dean's confusion and fear when he realized that he couldn't count on Sam to give him a different perspective on killing. Now he's got badass post-Mystery Spot Sam full on suggesting that they do all the things they stand against, and Dean's clearly not used to being the voice of reason.
I was pissed, however, that after becoming such a hardcore badass when it comes to making moral choices, Sam still manages to be a total dweeb when it comes to hunting on his own. We know that Sam can get along on his own. He survived four months sans Dean and was extremely successful. He pulled a bullet out of his torso, took out a whole nest of vampires, rearranged the gun-trunk to be uber-organized, brushed his teeth with a deadly gleam in his eye, etc. I understand that he wants to erase that and forget it ever happened, but that isn't something you can just lock away. It's taken an obvious toll on his moral standards when it comes to saving Dean: now that he's lived without Dean, he will do anything to get him back. But Sam still can't seem to handle being on his own: in the past three episodes he's been kidnapped three times, and nearly stabbed/had his soul eaten/had his eyes removed before Dean showed up at the nick of time. Learn to kick more ass, Sammy.
I've never heard "wakey, wakey, eggs and bac-y" in a not creepy context. The other one was in Kill Bill, right before The Bride gets buried alive. Normal people don't say it, I'm convinced.
I enjoyed the Bela storyline, but I thought it could have been handled better. For one thing, it took focus away from the brothers -- annoying at any point, but especially when they've got all this Hell/angst/tension crap going on. Secondly, the flashback to Bela's past was extremely awkward to me. I know SPN shows scenes without the boys which they wouldn't know about, but when they're on screen the scene is generally from their perspective. It felt forced when they suddenly showed Bela having a flashback that Dean wasn't privy to. That said, I thought both of the flashbacks were well done. Sexual abuse may be a cliche, but I think it would explain a lot. I was pleased that Bela refuses to consider herself a victim, but sad that the show seems to imply that, by trying to stand on her own instead of depending on the Big Strong Heroes, she's doomed to hell hounds.
Although if she had any smarts, she would have realized after Lilith changed the deal that Winchester Boys > Demon Mistress.
And also, no body = no death. Victor and Bela live!
