Supernatural 5.06 Spoilers
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rabid1stAfter last week's really horrid filler episode I was hoping for something much better this week. And boy did the crew deliver. This was hyped up S1 Supernatural and I loved it.
But to start us off we have the...
WTH? OPENING SEQUENCE: That was such a muddle that I was scratching my own head. It was like they telescoped all of the bad horror movie elements into a few short minutes of airtime. Something in the house with the babysitter who is watching Cujo while sitting too close to the television and brushing her hair and there's a dog barking outside in the dark and stormy night and a kid misbehaving with fake blood that will become all too real quite soon. I was all...jeepers...when is the cat going to jump out and make Dean scream like a little girl? But, in some ways...this opening was cool because the whole episode develops around us really not knowing what is going on...a throwback to the X-Files lite days of S1.
AND THERE ARE OUR SEXY, SEXY MORE-THAN-BROTHERS: In the morgue and scratching just like I am! Because...yes, itching is as contagious as yawning or clearing the throat. Let me give a little shout out to the FBI suits. We had them last week, too, but this time they look less moth-eaten. Both of the guys are rocking my world, by being fit and hot as they do their monster hunting grunt work. Sam is good with the locals, slipping into his reassuring character again with ease. No longer scary, demon-sucking Sammy, he's got his groove back.
DEAN IS GOOD WITH KIDS: Maybe it is because he's got the mentality of a 10-year old, but it is still nice to see him put that to good use. Watch him work the big brother mojo that we know he learned at home in the no-tell motels of his childhood, taking care of little Sammy. I like that the kid is just the right amount of resistant to the charm, too. He's not falling for Dean's act. But the impressive thing about Dean is that he's very perceptive. He doesn't get as much credit for that as he should. The writer's often forget it. He might not have Sam's education or people skills, but he's not all muscle and hormones either.
THAT'LL DO PIG: Ham! Ham! HAM! LMAO! And Dean keeps eating it, because "We don't have a fridge!" Jensen Ackles makes jokes about how much crap Dean has to eat, so this is some more Meta action...but it's so funny, I can't complain. I do enjoy me some HAM!
META IS META: Speaking of Meta the Conjuerarium (sp?) is full of it. There's the gay-friendly shout-out...peeking through the owner's open shirt in the form of Siegfried and Roy underoos. And there is a reference to Twilight 2, now filming in Vancouver, even as the SPN crew was filming this episode..."Kissing Vampire Movies." I'm going to just waltz over the rubber chicken being deep fried and the owner's over-the-top reactions...but again...I loved it all.
THE TOOTH FAIRY IS SCARY: Yes, absolutely. And it's a male fairy, of course. Go read some Terry Pratchett and find out how evil the concept of tooth collection is. Anyway, we then go to the hospital for a silly set of head-scratching (pardon the pun) cases. Sammy is puzzled. That's his puzzled face. Oh, and Dean is apparently 9-years old, not 10. Also, he doesn't go blind, even though he's in the blast radius of weird, but he does get a hairy palm over the cute nurse. Sam has figured out that they are lucky enough to be able to triangluate on a single farm house in the middle of nowhere. Imagine if they'd been in a big city and had to cover blocks of apartment houses. <<--Probably Cas would help them...and have some reason why he didn't know about the boy before...but clever use of coincidence by the writers helps to narrow the search pattern.
AGAIN WITH THE KIDS: This farm-house kid is pretty sharp about strangers at the door. More adults should cross examine the guys that way. But for a sharp kid, he still believes a lot of crap his parents or other kids have told him. AND...OMG! DEAN?!? Now, there's a man who is confident that he knows his way around kids. Again, I feel this is a statement on how much Dean took care of Sam growing up...so an excellent use of character development by the writers. Why he is so sure of his read on this kid? Well, Dean being sharp himself, as I said earlier, was this kid. But still that was quite a chance to take with a beloved brother. Sam's reaction? Priceless. I can totally see why Dean couldn't resist doing that once he knew that he'd convinced the kid about the zapper. I'm sure he was sure he'd convinced him.
WINCEST ALERT LITE: Not really! Just that Dean in the bed and Sam leaning against a door frame looking him over...still comes off as hot...I need some help with this addiction I think.
WE GET THE Rosemary's Baby BACKSTORY AND CASTIEL: Columbo Cas clues us all in on the antichrist mythos. And we have our second dissing of the bible as source. And, right about here...my brain is going...What about Sammy? Because that means Sam is like this, too. Sammy has all this power of the other children. Only once again, it seems we are being teased that Sam is okay fine now. The yellow-eyed demon really did have his way with Mary...in some fashion, right? Because that is what he implied in the flashback episode. And, yet, nobody says anything about Sam being one of these children during the whole long conversation. And I'm just about to start really yelling at the screen for inconsistent writing...when HALLELUJAH!
There is a choir of plot conscious angels in my head as Cas blurts it the heck out! And Sam is still the sparkly chosen one...only word is now out that there is an up and comer in the antichrist line. One of those from All Hell Breaks Loose, perhaps, still living large. My theory is that Sam has all of the powers of the other children, but hasn't used them, because that was implied in All Hell Breaks Loose. We do know that he can move things with his mind and he can control demons and he has visions. But he seems to be blocked by his need not to be a freak. He is repressing his innerDiva monster.
SHOWDOWN AT THE DOUBLE BAR RANCH: Everybody lies. It's sort of like a House MD episode. Is it really? Well, we have the bromance covered and I think the kid's mom can be both Thirteen and Foreman. And Cas is an action figure. So, he would be Chase. He looks good like that, let's leave him that way. Dean misses him though, even if he does get to fondle him a bit more than usual. Who knew Dean was House? He must be because Sam is the emo, truth-telling Wilson, who can't seem to manipulate anyone.
CHARMING KID KNOWS HOW TO Omen IT UP: He's really putting Sammy to shame here, isn't he? Why isn't he on our side? Ganking demons with a word, throwing people around, altering reality and he's got that air of command going on. You shut up. You keep talking. Maybe Lucifer should reconsider his vessel choices and aim for a younger demographic. <<--It might actually set us up for a S6 if that does happen, because now we have a loose nuke in the mix for the end game. I'm a little worried.
Overall, this is a grand episode. It is funny and touching and relative to the mythic arc. And the message was pithy. Should we lie to children to protect them? Cas works on his mission and also attempts relating to humans. Dean works on his daddy issues. Sam works on accepting himself as a freak. I like how he loops Dean in this time. That's right, Dean! Don't look so surprised, girlfriend. You've been to Hell and back and you are wearing Michael to the prom. Also, we have seen how emo you get over baby brother, who already told you he's not taking that baby role anymore. AND you stand too close to your guardian angel. Embrace your inner freak, Dean, who cares if Daddy wouldn't approve?
But to start us off we have the...
WTH? OPENING SEQUENCE: That was such a muddle that I was scratching my own head. It was like they telescoped all of the bad horror movie elements into a few short minutes of airtime. Something in the house with the babysitter who is watching Cujo while sitting too close to the television and brushing her hair and there's a dog barking outside in the dark and stormy night and a kid misbehaving with fake blood that will become all too real quite soon. I was all...jeepers...when is the cat going to jump out and make Dean scream like a little girl? But, in some ways...this opening was cool because the whole episode develops around us really not knowing what is going on...a throwback to the X-Files lite days of S1.
AND THERE ARE OUR SEXY, SEXY MORE-THAN-BROTHERS: In the morgue and scratching just like I am! Because...yes, itching is as contagious as yawning or clearing the throat. Let me give a little shout out to the FBI suits. We had them last week, too, but this time they look less moth-eaten. Both of the guys are rocking my world, by being fit and hot as they do their monster hunting grunt work. Sam is good with the locals, slipping into his reassuring character again with ease. No longer scary, demon-sucking Sammy, he's got his groove back.
DEAN IS GOOD WITH KIDS: Maybe it is because he's got the mentality of a 10-year old, but it is still nice to see him put that to good use. Watch him work the big brother mojo that we know he learned at home in the no-tell motels of his childhood, taking care of little Sammy. I like that the kid is just the right amount of resistant to the charm, too. He's not falling for Dean's act. But the impressive thing about Dean is that he's very perceptive. He doesn't get as much credit for that as he should. The writer's often forget it. He might not have Sam's education or people skills, but he's not all muscle and hormones either.
THAT'LL DO PIG: Ham! Ham! HAM! LMAO! And Dean keeps eating it, because "We don't have a fridge!" Jensen Ackles makes jokes about how much crap Dean has to eat, so this is some more Meta action...but it's so funny, I can't complain. I do enjoy me some HAM!
META IS META: Speaking of Meta the Conjuerarium (sp?) is full of it. There's the gay-friendly shout-out...peeking through the owner's open shirt in the form of Siegfried and Roy underoos. And there is a reference to Twilight 2, now filming in Vancouver, even as the SPN crew was filming this episode..."Kissing Vampire Movies." I'm going to just waltz over the rubber chicken being deep fried and the owner's over-the-top reactions...but again...I loved it all.
THE TOOTH FAIRY IS SCARY: Yes, absolutely. And it's a male fairy, of course. Go read some Terry Pratchett and find out how evil the concept of tooth collection is. Anyway, we then go to the hospital for a silly set of head-scratching (pardon the pun) cases. Sammy is puzzled. That's his puzzled face. Oh, and Dean is apparently 9-years old, not 10. Also, he doesn't go blind, even though he's in the blast radius of weird, but he does get a hairy palm over the cute nurse. Sam has figured out that they are lucky enough to be able to triangluate on a single farm house in the middle of nowhere. Imagine if they'd been in a big city and had to cover blocks of apartment houses. <<--Probably Cas would help them...and have some reason why he didn't know about the boy before...but clever use of coincidence by the writers helps to narrow the search pattern.
AGAIN WITH THE KIDS: This farm-house kid is pretty sharp about strangers at the door. More adults should cross examine the guys that way. But for a sharp kid, he still believes a lot of crap his parents or other kids have told him. AND...OMG! DEAN?!? Now, there's a man who is confident that he knows his way around kids. Again, I feel this is a statement on how much Dean took care of Sam growing up...so an excellent use of character development by the writers. Why he is so sure of his read on this kid? Well, Dean being sharp himself, as I said earlier, was this kid. But still that was quite a chance to take with a beloved brother. Sam's reaction? Priceless. I can totally see why Dean couldn't resist doing that once he knew that he'd convinced the kid about the zapper. I'm sure he was sure he'd convinced him.
WINCEST ALERT LITE: Not really! Just that Dean in the bed and Sam leaning against a door frame looking him over...still comes off as hot...I need some help with this addiction I think.
WE GET THE Rosemary's Baby BACKSTORY AND CASTIEL: Columbo Cas clues us all in on the antichrist mythos. And we have our second dissing of the bible as source. And, right about here...my brain is going...What about Sammy? Because that means Sam is like this, too. Sammy has all this power of the other children. Only once again, it seems we are being teased that Sam is okay fine now. The yellow-eyed demon really did have his way with Mary...in some fashion, right? Because that is what he implied in the flashback episode. And, yet, nobody says anything about Sam being one of these children during the whole long conversation. And I'm just about to start really yelling at the screen for inconsistent writing...when HALLELUJAH!
There is a choir of plot conscious angels in my head as Cas blurts it the heck out! And Sam is still the sparkly chosen one...only word is now out that there is an up and comer in the antichrist line. One of those from All Hell Breaks Loose, perhaps, still living large. My theory is that Sam has all of the powers of the other children, but hasn't used them, because that was implied in All Hell Breaks Loose. We do know that he can move things with his mind and he can control demons and he has visions. But he seems to be blocked by his need not to be a freak. He is repressing his inner
SHOWDOWN AT THE DOUBLE BAR RANCH: Everybody lies. It's sort of like a House MD episode. Is it really? Well, we have the bromance covered and I think the kid's mom can be both Thirteen and Foreman. And Cas is an action figure. So, he would be Chase. He looks good like that, let's leave him that way. Dean misses him though, even if he does get to fondle him a bit more than usual. Who knew Dean was House? He must be because Sam is the emo, truth-telling Wilson, who can't seem to manipulate anyone.
CHARMING KID KNOWS HOW TO Omen IT UP: He's really putting Sammy to shame here, isn't he? Why isn't he on our side? Ganking demons with a word, throwing people around, altering reality and he's got that air of command going on. You shut up. You keep talking. Maybe Lucifer should reconsider his vessel choices and aim for a younger demographic. <<--It might actually set us up for a S6 if that does happen, because now we have a loose nuke in the mix for the end game. I'm a little worried.
Overall, this is a grand episode. It is funny and touching and relative to the mythic arc. And the message was pithy. Should we lie to children to protect them? Cas works on his mission and also attempts relating to humans. Dean works on his daddy issues. Sam works on accepting himself as a freak. I like how he loops Dean in this time. That's right, Dean! Don't look so surprised, girlfriend. You've been to Hell and back and you are wearing Michael to the prom. Also, we have seen how emo you get over baby brother, who already told you he's not taking that baby role anymore. AND you stand too close to your guardian angel. Embrace your inner freak, Dean, who cares if Daddy wouldn't approve?
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Date: 2009-10-16 08:25 pm (UTC)The HAM. OMGLMAO!!!
Dean really did an incredible job relating to the kids in this story. I think you can chalk it up to exactly what you said - partially it's because he had to care for Sam starting at such a young age and partially because he still has the mentality of a kid. (The joy buzzing of Sam and whoopie cushioning of Castiel pretty much confirms this. LOL)
I get a sense that Jason (that was the kid's name, right?) is somewhat different from Sam. Sam was fed demon blood as a baby, but Jason is actually 1/2 demon (in some sort of odd, how-do-you-impregnate-yourself kind of way). You'd think there would be more Omen kids around, so there must be some reason why this boy is so special (maybe this impregnating thing can't usually be done or something). He certainly looks way more powerful than anyone else we've seen who had even a remote bit of human in them.
The kid who played Jason did a really good job. The torn emotions felt spot on, and I felt so badly for him at the end - running away to keep his parents from getting hurt. *wibble*
Oh, and I think using him as Lucifer's vessel would be stellar, 'cause evil kids are always the creepiest villains.
I can certainly see why Sam and Dean are wishing that dear old dad had left them the hell out of this whole business. It's beyond thankless and has caused them nothing but pain and loss. Yes, there are some fun moments, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to live like they do.