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caffienekitty ([personal profile] caffienekitty) wrote2007-10-11 10:51 pm
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SPN REACTION: Episode 3.02

MAJOR MAJOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 3.02, plus non-spoiler-based theorizing and hypersonic random babbling. Also slight spoiler for Origins Issue 2


(Please remember, no spoilers whatsoever for unaired episodes in comments, please!)

Is. Freaking. Smug.

Well, half-smug. Yes, new girl is a demon, oh, but she just wants to help Sam discover his past, and help him figure out a way to get that mean ol' red-eyed demon off Dean's back. Such a nice helpful demonic shadow, so selfless and understanding...

Shyeah, right. She's totally gonna lead Sam down the path of "Just try this, see if it works, maybe you've still got powers, it'll help your brother, it's just a blood ritual ya wuss, no biggie..." etc, etc, until he goes evil and then she'll reveal she's been part of the plot all along when it's too late for Sam to turn back and the whole "Guardian (*grin* Tolkasa) of the Boy King" thing will come out and...

Sam's totally not telling any of this to Dean. I doubt he'll even say he's seen the blonde again. And Sam is so toast because of it! Bwahahahahaah!!! The inevitable discovery and shout-down between the two of them will be freaking epic! *rubs hands and chortles gleefully* Oh, the pain! Oh, the anguish! Oh, the eventual reconciliation and redemption of everyone! Whee! *twirls*

*koff* Anyway, back to the episode at hand.

Kid? Cute, also pretty much inevitable that the question of Dean having a sprog would come up, the way Dean has been living his life. Interesting to know that Sam and John went on an extended hunt alone together when Sam was... *digs out calculator, good god I suck* fifteen. Oh, that had to have been a barrel of fun... Teen Sammy in his prime angsting years, alone with John in the cab of the truck for miles and miles and miles...

Anyway, the kid in the episode might have been over the top and kind of cartoony at the start with all the 'exactly like Dean' stuff, but I think it was worth it for the end, with Dean being thinky and wistful, and before that those little micro-second glances Dean was doing at the kid during the rescue, like he was seeing himself. And the snarky horndog armor Dean's been wearing since the YED bit the dust shows a tiny crack and see Dean's still there under the neutronium shell. But not cracking in front of Sam, no no, because Dean has to keep his face up around Sam, and stuff. *nods* Ooo! I think I had a thought. It's gone now, but it will be back or I'll hunt it down, or something.

Plus, Sam and Dean toasted an evil realtor in this episode, which, given the crap I've been dealing with from realtors lately, I truly, deeply appreciated. *nods*

Also, the "Sam finds out about everyone his mom knew" montage he did not say Mary's uncle was found in a lake in a station wagon apparently ravaged by a large demonic dog, (although I was too busy dancing with glee I think at that point and may have missed it) the comics are even more invalidated. Huzzah!!

Is. Smug. Liek. Whoa.

Also also. The changeling kids needed to be wearing gas masks. *nods* Zombie kids calling their Mummy are freaking creepy.

The Anti-Christ thing being stated outright? One, it was a demon that said it, so, grain of salt. Two, kind of saw it coming in season one, really. Three, I'm hoping between this and the toss off 'Baby Hitler' reference in 'Hunted' they're going to get into a 'nature vs nurture' kind of thing, where regardless of what Sam was intended to be by what force, the way he was raised will win out over the hordes of Hell, etc.

Much as I'm a total sucker for a dark fate, the idea that the world has already been saved because Dean let the intended future Lord of the Underworld have the last of the Lucky Charms makes me grin. Not that it won't take a lot of slogging through tasty angst, woe and dire serious strife and demon-butt-kicking to get there, but in the end, this is a show about a family, and if the strength of that family is what wins out in the end after everything else fails... *grin*

There's stuff that could be nitpicked about this episode, but... Nitpick, Schmitpick. Maybe later, when my brain's spun down. At the moment, my squee shall not be harshed. *spins*

(Please remember, no spoilers whatsoever for unaired episodes in comments, please!)

[identity profile] sadelyrate.livejournal.com 2007-10-13 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think TPTB are going to go that way, but I'm already comparing that BED's incarnations with 'Buffy'. :)
It would just fit... 'Meg' apparently was aware of Daddy's plans and so's 'Buffy'; last time we saw 'Meg' she was pissed off about them. They both have throwaway comments about guys' lengths, "Fine", both are blonds...
The only problem is that 'Meg' has been after the boys' blood (or at least Dean's) before, so why would she offer to help Sam? Knows that way it's sweeter?

*ponders*

Oh, and that icon? *adores*

[identity profile] sadelyrate.livejournal.com 2007-10-13 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Dear Demon Jesus, where's my inner proofreader when I need it?

I meant... Both Meg and 'Buffy' have comments about tall guys.
Though now I'm thinking with the downstairs brain again... *sigh*

[identity profile] sadelyrate.livejournal.com 2007-10-14 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
For some strange reason, I can't get rid of the image of Dean putting a number of bullets into her out of principle alone. And 'Buffy' just getting up, slightly pissed off because he ruined her clothes. :)
If Sam's able to keep her a secret, I'm guessing that revelation might wait 'till 3x09 (or longer, too, perhaps).

This season... *adores*
And there's at least 20 episodes more! *squee*

[identity profile] sadelyrate.livejournal.com 2007-10-14 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Meg sounds aggravated at the end of Scarecrow, when the YED seems to essentially answer her "Why?" with "Because I say so." :)

'Howdy' being the Secret Handshake ID Phrase of the Demon-kind...

I'm already juggling around with the icons I have, but... If I ever happen to start using any of yours, I'll definitely credit!
Thank You!