On reflection

[fufaraw]

I did want to squee a little--it's been so long since there was an episode worth squeeing about!! I felt so BAD that the only things I had to say about S9.23 were, I loved the ginger angel, and I thought the withdrawal of Metatron's blade from Dean's chest was badly directed--there would have been a physical movement, as tissue clung to the blade as it was pulled out, and it would have been much more agonizing for Dean than actually being stabbed.

So, not so much impressed or moved by Dean's "death" or Sam's sorrow. And I hated it. Because I love these characters and I should care.

So this ep was a gift, a wonderful, silly, warmhearted gift, acknowledging everything we've accused the writers of forgetting, of dismissing, and giving it all back. What I loved the most was letting Sam and Dean see how much their lives are appreciated by people who only know their story through books, how much care and time went into writing, producing, staging even a little girls' high school show. And the insightful lyrics that really said what fans have always thought.

I loved that Cas wasn't actually present, as really, he had no place in this story. But he was deservedly acknowledged, his part was sung by a sweet, angelic-voiced girl, with a sort of innocence and wish for good that, at his best, are part of him. I also loved that Cas and Dean were played by lesbian lovers--not canon, but a nice gift to wishful believers in that ship. I also loved Jared's--actually more than Sam's, I think--snarky "Sasstiel? Samstiel!" a kind of "why don't they slash Cas and me? And if they did, what would they call us?" I can see Sam posting Samstiel fic in a week or two, on the sly.

I loved Dean's grumpy Jensen take on Dean/Cas, softening by the end to "it's not the way it really happened (canon), but it's your interpretation--you take it and make it and enjoy it."

There was just so much to love. And I'm really askeered that, as someone said, it felt like a finale, to all the canon story that's gone before. And that what we're going to get from here is Carver's vision of separating the brothers--for good, for "their own good". So my glee and my joy is tempered a little bit with wait and see.

Comments

[fufaraw]

I hope you're right!

[casey28.livejournal.com]

There's some tweets from Burcon that make me feel very hopeful about the brothers!

"Jensen says in S10 we'll see brothers on same page, together, like early #Supernatural."

JensenAckles : this season you'll see the brothers more on the same page - they're family and that will never change #burcon