Countdown to S10

[fufaraw]

Season one--

An element that quickly hooked me into the mythos of the show was gorgeous traveling shots of the car against the landscape, backed with authentic rock music. Mere glimpses lingering only for seconds, using such a shot in almost every episode established the nomadic component of the characters' lives, quickly provided background and a link to a childhood spent just like this, in the car on the way to help people in trouble, people who were rooted in the ordinary, who didn't have the skills to help themselves, or driving away from normal, having dealt for them with the unusual. Such shots became an expected component of the show, and established the car as a character, a reliable place of support and safety, as home for these nomadic knights errant.




And there were iconic moments between the brothers, too. An episode I dismissed for a long time because of the cheesy MOW was Wendigo. On looking back, that episode established a lot of character elements about both brothers and their relationship. It gave us the iconic "Saving people, hunting things" line. And it showed, early on, that Sam was as gonzo about saving Dean as Dean was shown to be, later in the series, about saving Sam. This cap

got cut down to this and became an icon of their devotion to each other. Sam's protective nature for people not in the hunting life, and his courage were displayed in this early episode, too.

Season one was incredibly full of character- and mythos-building. They may have fumbled with what story they ultimately wanted to tell, but filming on a limited budget, they built an amazing, exciting foundation for the saga.

Comments

[ephermeralk.livejournal.com]

Love the iconic drives, that gritty, raw, blue collar, real-America feel that season 1 had to it!!

[fufaraw]

I think that element was one of the early hooks for me. There's no doubt J2 rock suits and ties. But I miss the blue-collar backroads America look and feel of the show, just like I miss the grassroots "Saving people, hunting things" scope. Global good and evil is overwhelming, exhausting, and gives very little on the human scale for viewers (this one, anyway) to relate to.

[aerynsun5.livejournal.com]

I love this post and the pics. You are a thoughtful person.

[fufaraw]

That's me, full of thinky. Sometimes too full of thought to *act*. But I'm glad you love the post. S1 & 2 are my FAVorites, and probably will always be.

[sophiap.livejournal.com]

Oh, I miss the feeling of those gray-lit, wide open spaces from early season.

[fufaraw]

I keep using the term 'iconic', but every memorable series has a signature look about it. While SPN was finding its legs, the car-moving-through-landscape, rock music playing, was the hook. The "yes!" element that told you what show you were watching.

And I miss it, too.

[stir-of-echoes.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I miss that back roads, below the radar feel to the earlier seasons. The scruffy jeans and thrift stores clothes, and I love your description of the Impala as the home for the boys, and yes, and amazing, exciting foundation that I instantly fell in love with.

[mariecaecilie.livejournal.com]

I have to agree- the shots of the glorious landscape..wow- I had a bad time in the Midwest more than 32 years ago- actually not far from Lawrence... and it has taken me watching SPN to actually want to go back just to travel again- yes the show is filmed in Vancouver but I do remember those long roads and the glorious landscape. Too bad the chances of running into a couple of brothers in a black Impala are VERY limited.