SPN Season 6 premiers this Friday.
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layne67Which means I'll only get to download it on Saturday. And that probably means I'll only be able to watch it on Monday since I'm usually away during the weekends. Oh well, since I'm not that excited to see Dean playing house ( unless it's with Sam ), and that is NOT a spoiler btw, I know NOTHING about season 6, that's just my speculation, and oh boy, am I dreading that particular storyline ...
I felt the same way waiting for season 3 to begin, knowing nothing about Ruby and Bela back then, what they'd be to Sam and Dean, and irony of irony, it turned out that I liked both Bela and Ruby! The first Ruby that is.
Anyway, I was thinking that I really need to re-connect with the SamandDean love, it being somewhat diminished in the past two seasons. Oh I still love Supernatural, and I'm still obsessed with them, especially the SamandDean from seasons 1 to 3, and I especially miss pre-season 4 Sam, but ... I have to look long and hard to find those moments between them. Those moments that were in every episode, heck, in every scene of them together in the first three seasons but so rare and therefore so precious, in the last 2 seasons. But they were there, and these are the ones that spoke to me.
1. Metamorphosis. Yes, they were fighting in this scene and Dean punched Sam on the face. But I didn't get the "hate" vibe here that I got in that other fight scene, you know which one. Sam waiting for Dean to come back, I bet he hadn't been sleeping the whole night. Dean coming back and he started packing his stuff and Sam went Dean ... That scene made me think of a fighting married couple with one spouse finding out that the other had cheated on him lol.
Saved by the bell, literally. I've no idea whether Dean really meant to leave Sam. I'm thinking that it was just for show, if he wanted to leave he would have done so, phonecall or no phone call. Sam answering the phone and saying that it wasn't a good time with his face all screwed up ( and I think he was nearly in tears? ) tore at my heart.
2. Another scene from Metamorphosis. I lovelovelove this scene so very much. I truly felt Sam's desperation at being locked in the closet while Dean was out there with the monster, unconscious.
And when Sam said If you hurt him ... *whimpers*
3. Monster Movie. I love the whole episode! It's the one episode which I got the season-123 feel to it, if you know what I mean. With the exception of that tiny glitch when Sam said that he went to see a movie while Dean was in hell ( oh boy, I felt like strangling the writers for that particular line, it wasn't remotely funny dang it ), Sam and Dean were at their SamandDean best there. My favourite scene is the end scene, after Dean kissed Jamie. It reminded me a bit of the end scene in Hollywood Babylon after Dean got out of Tara's trailer. So much love!
Awwwww ... this look that Sam threw at Dean - pure affection! *draws hearts*
4. On The Head Of A Pin. The angst here omg. Sam's pain, his helplessness. This almost rivals the scene from In My Time Of Dying when Sam looked in on Dean being resuscitated. I like to think that Sam was there when Dean woke up, that he was the first person that Dean saw when he opened his eyes. I wish I knew what was running through Sam's head at that time!
5. And lastly. That call from Sam in The End. The one where Dean refused to get back together with his brother. Made me think of that phone call in Scarecrow but while that made me feel all warm and fuzzy, this broke my heart to pieces. Dean's agony, Sam failing to persuade Dean. But even with all that, I felt the love and connection between them. Dean's What we have between us - love etc etc *cries*
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Will we be getting the SamandDean epic love back in Season 6? I really and truly hope so. I adore Castiel and I love what he is to Dean, but I wonder if his character appeared during the first three seasons, would I have loved him the same way? Probably not.
Three more days and I'd say my feeling is about 70% dread and 30% anticipation. And fromdrvsilla's fun polls here, my colours with regard to season 6 premier range from beige to vanilla to sepia lol.
I felt the same way waiting for season 3 to begin, knowing nothing about Ruby and Bela back then, what they'd be to Sam and Dean, and irony of irony, it turned out that I liked both Bela and Ruby! The first Ruby that is.
Anyway, I was thinking that I really need to re-connect with the SamandDean love, it being somewhat diminished in the past two seasons. Oh I still love Supernatural, and I'm still obsessed with them, especially the SamandDean from seasons 1 to 3, and I especially miss pre-season 4 Sam, but ... I have to look long and hard to find those moments between them. Those moments that were in every episode, heck, in every scene of them together in the first three seasons but so rare and therefore so precious, in the last 2 seasons. But they were there, and these are the ones that spoke to me.
1. Metamorphosis. Yes, they were fighting in this scene and Dean punched Sam on the face. But I didn't get the "hate" vibe here that I got in that other fight scene, you know which one. Sam waiting for Dean to come back, I bet he hadn't been sleeping the whole night. Dean coming back and he started packing his stuff and Sam went Dean ... That scene made me think of a fighting married couple with one spouse finding out that the other had cheated on him lol.
Saved by the bell, literally. I've no idea whether Dean really meant to leave Sam. I'm thinking that it was just for show, if he wanted to leave he would have done so, phonecall or no phone call. Sam answering the phone and saying that it wasn't a good time with his face all screwed up ( and I think he was nearly in tears? ) tore at my heart.
2. Another scene from Metamorphosis. I lovelovelove this scene so very much. I truly felt Sam's desperation at being locked in the closet while Dean was out there with the monster, unconscious.
And when Sam said If you hurt him ... *whimpers*
3. Monster Movie. I love the whole episode! It's the one episode which I got the season-123 feel to it, if you know what I mean. With the exception of that tiny glitch when Sam said that he went to see a movie while Dean was in hell ( oh boy, I felt like strangling the writers for that particular line, it wasn't remotely funny dang it ), Sam and Dean were at their SamandDean best there. My favourite scene is the end scene, after Dean kissed Jamie. It reminded me a bit of the end scene in Hollywood Babylon after Dean got out of Tara's trailer. So much love!
Awwwww ... this look that Sam threw at Dean - pure affection! *draws hearts*
4. On The Head Of A Pin. The angst here omg. Sam's pain, his helplessness. This almost rivals the scene from In My Time Of Dying when Sam looked in on Dean being resuscitated. I like to think that Sam was there when Dean woke up, that he was the first person that Dean saw when he opened his eyes. I wish I knew what was running through Sam's head at that time!
5. And lastly. That call from Sam in The End. The one where Dean refused to get back together with his brother. Made me think of that phone call in Scarecrow but while that made me feel all warm and fuzzy, this broke my heart to pieces. Dean's agony, Sam failing to persuade Dean. But even with all that, I felt the love and connection between them. Dean's What we have between us - love etc etc *cries*
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oxoniensis )Will we be getting the SamandDean epic love back in Season 6? I really and truly hope so. I adore Castiel and I love what he is to Dean, but I wonder if his character appeared during the first three seasons, would I have loved him the same way? Probably not.
Three more days and I'd say my feeling is about 70% dread and 30% anticipation. And from
drvsilla's fun polls here, my colours with regard to season 6 premier range from beige to vanilla to sepia lol.
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Date: 2010-09-22 07:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-22 08:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-22 08:44 am (UTC)I am now firmly on the SQUEE side of the fence.
Why isn't it Saturday yet?
p/s Thanks for this entry, by the way. I now have a burning need to rewatch Metamorphosis, despite it not being one of my fave eps.
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Date: 2010-09-22 09:22 am (UTC)http://gekizetsu.net/sn/longerthan.htm
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Date: 2010-09-22 09:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-22 05:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-22 06:45 pm (UTC)That's me as well. Season 6? I'll wait and see. I think the writing went so wrong before that I can't take it seriously anymore. Here's hoping we get back to what make it good.
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Date: 2010-09-22 06:48 pm (UTC)Yes, yes! Sam's "if you hurt him..." there made my heart aflutter as well.
Sam sitting next to Dean's hospital bed in OtHoaP was so much love for me too. That and Sam's growling demand of Castiel to "fix Dean, now" both made me choke up a little. FYI, I don't care what they showed on screen, I'm convinced Sam was there sitting next to Dean's bed anxiously peering down at him when Dean first opened his eyes. *g*
Hee, I loved "Monster Movie" too. And I loved that exchange about the movie. I dunno, there's just something adorable about Dean where he was one moment indignant at his brother went to see a movie without him, then the next moment, he's attention was on the big pretzel!
And in season 5, I actually think there's a lot bromance moments. Even when they were at odds with each other, there's that undercurrent which I totally dig. Then there's the overt moment in Point of No Return, and the firework scene in Swan Song. I maybe a minority here, but in my opinion, as the seasons went on, the bromance became more mature and deeper. =p
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Date: 2010-09-23 09:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-23 11:15 pm (UTC)Give me a tiny clue - is it about Dean or Sam or both of them?
The monster in Metamorphosis was gross ( yucks! ) but I love the dynamics between them in it, I felt the love there!
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Date: 2010-09-23 11:26 pm (UTC)That opening line had me squeeing like anything lol. I'll be reading this later on today, thanks for the link!!
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Date: 2010-09-23 11:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-23 11:33 pm (UTC)If I had a dollar for every time you said how scared you were to watch an episode because you might hate it and then ended up liking it, I'd be a rich lady. ;-) Maybe you could take a nice long bubble bath to relax this weekend before viewing. Then I'll send my masseusse over. :-D
I think in 4 & 5, the producers/writers took on more than they could handle with the huge apocalypse plot, and then took so much of the rest of the time to do the
self-indulgentself-referential episodes, the intricacy and depth of the Dean-Sam connection got lost in the process. I'm hoping that since we are beyond the apoca-crazy, the boys' relationship will stand out again. I won't comment on the "playing house" thing because I know what will happen and when.Or maybe it'll suck and you'll hate it. Such is the unpredictability of TV. But if you're looking for something else to watch, I think you'd love BBC's "Being Human." Deep bonding/love/angst/humor among the lead characters.
And I thought I was the only one who loved "Metamorphosis"! So glad to learn I'm not alone. Such a great example of how the show can depict deep and angry conflict but huge love at the same time. I remember that most of the fangirls hated it with a passion.
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Date: 2010-09-23 11:34 pm (UTC)SPN for me, at least in seasons 4 and 5, work best when I don't have any expectation of it, so probably season 6 is going to surprise me!
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Date: 2010-09-23 11:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-23 11:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 12:04 am (UTC)I agree Sam from S1-3 looked different but there still were a lot of opportunities to let him grow and to fix things for the brothers. Why they chose to whitewash them instead is beyond me.
Anyway, after the last Jensen interview i'm not sure i'll watch S6. if even such a team player Jensen isn't happy about the show anymore there's a guarantee i won't be happy about it either.
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Date: 2010-09-24 01:39 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-09-24 02:02 am (UTC)That part when Sam mentioned he watched the movie ( what movie was it? Batman? ), IDK, I think we were supposed to take it in the spirit of the whole episode, which was light and arty and semi-comedic? Same thing as in Yellow Fever, it being another semi-comedic episode, so I guess we were not supposed to take Dean dying within 24 hours seriously, the way Sam seemed not to be too affected by it? Compare that to, say, Mystery Spot and Time Is On My Side, Sam was desperate to save Dean, and you didn't see that in YF!
the firework scene in Swan Song
Oh yes, that was a fine moment indeed. I love that one, too, should have included that scene, except that was a flashback to what/how they were before, you know, and that was young Sam there. But yes, I agree with you, the love between them in that particular scene was tangible and heart-breaking ( in a very good way ).
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Date: 2010-09-24 02:17 am (UTC)I wasn't very happy with most of seasons 4 and 5 but having said that, I think some of the best episodes, surprisingly, came from those two seasons. The End for one, and Changing Channels. I love Monster At The End Of The Book too!
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Date: 2010-09-24 02:30 am (UTC)Being Human, eh? I've seen that being talked about among some of my flist and I have been toying with starting on a new show. I watched White Collar but couldn't get beyond the pilot episode, Castle couldn't hold my interest much. I'll download Being Human!
The fangirls hated Metamorphosis because of the punch maybe? Heh, IDK, to me there was so much LOVE there and you put it very well - deep and angry conflict coloured with huge, huge love. I could watch those two scenes over and over, they resonate so much with me.
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Date: 2010-09-24 03:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 03:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 03:51 am (UTC)That's probably a bit confusing, but I wasn't sure how much of the spoilers for the new season are you aware of, so I don't wanna be the one to spoil you!
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Date: 2010-09-24 03:55 am (UTC)Still spoiler-free! :)
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Date: 2010-09-24 05:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 05:47 am (UTC)we continued to get scenes like Smith and Wesson falling into nonverbal teamwork swinging at a ghost, and Sam and Dean mirroring each other as they sat on a bench
The doublemint twins are alive and well! I can't remember who did that particular picspam, or maybe it was a vid, but all those moments of love and affection between them that we took for granted before ... *sighs*
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Date: 2010-09-24 08:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 09:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-24 09:31 am (UTC)Did you see him comments about season 6? Oooo you don't read that sort of thing, do you? In case it could be a spoiler. I must admit I had to agree with him.
A very wish man is Jensen.
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Date: 2010-09-24 11:33 am (UTC)Heh, I'm not so sure we can go so far as to label it 'alive and well' since the text became so relentless about hurting and separating the boys. It's no wonder I absolutely clung to those twinned moments as subtextual evidence for the idea that, at its core, the bond still held. I'd definitely follow a link to any reminder of the boys' teamwork in action!
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Date: 2010-09-24 11:40 am (UTC)I used to have a boss whose motto was "keep expectations low." LOL You've reminded me of that, hee.
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Date: 2010-09-24 07:02 pm (UTC)There's so much emphasis on the angst, that they don't take the time to show us the brother's connection like they used to. It's hinted at, like them staring at the stars together, for hours, Dean's wink of love to Sam in PONR, Dean wanting to die after Sam jumped in the hole in Swan Song, the way the boys looked at each other right before Sam jumped. I see it when Dean rescued Sam in Sam Interrupted "You get away from him", and Sam rescued Dean in MBV "Let him go". And then there's Ash calling them "soulmates", and Zach saying they're "erotically co-dependent".
The writers need to get back to the vibe of the earlier seasons, and give us some banter and bro love.
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