Is this a new thing? Because from what I read about the introduction of Ellen and Jo, I gathered that last season, Dean and Sam didn't really know there were other Hunters out there. I thought it was cool that Gordon had heard about John's death. And, yet, Ellen hadn't.

Knowing that there's a community of sorts (vs. a network of lone wolfs) is new. Gordon probably heard through Ellen and company.

Truthfully, to me it felt more like Gordon was trying to re-dose him with the kool-aid, when the smoke had finally been cleared from Dean's eyes with his dad's death. To mix metaphors in a particularly horrendous way.

Hmm. See, I don't know that the smoke had been cleared so much as new smoke had been added, though I do think Gordon was trying to push Dean into what Gordon thought should be Dean's path of Hunt-Find-Kill, with a side of pleasure in it.

And, of course, Sammy was right about the hole filling issue. Dean's flailing for purchase right now, poor bean.

(OH! And if you haven't yet, Cosmic's second entry on the ep. was filled with thinking in the good way, so you should read it, Ms. SA.)

I think essentially that this was a faulty message, the part of John's worldview that neither Dean nor Sam could accept and so reacted to it in different ways (see above), Dean with sublimation and Sam with breaking away from his family.

Oh, absolutely.

See, I don't know that the smoke had been cleared so much as new smoke had been added, though I do think Gordon was trying to push Dean into what Gordon thought should be Dean's path of Hunt-Find-Kill, with a side of pleasure in it.

Okay, I can buy this. It's essentially what I was thinking.

Cosmic? I should probably know this, shouldn't I?

i get to talk meta with plei again. you can't see me, but I'm bouncing on my couch.

lj user!

Who, like the usual suspects (cough*mely*cough) had wonderful thoughts on the ep.

Okay, I can buy this. It's essentially what I was thinking.

Plus. it's seriously amusing to picture Gordon asking Dean if hunting doesn't make him hungry and horny. Though, of course, I suppose Dean would respond that he occasionally craves a low-fat waitress.

Is SPN season 1 available on DVD at all? I feel a possible need to actually start watching this show.

Yep! It came out a month or so before the season two premiere: [link]

I saw mely had posted something but at that point I hadn't watched it yet. I'm going to go back to the newsletter to browse people's thoughts.

Plus. it's seriously amusing to picture Gordon asking Dean if hunting doesn't make him hungry and horny. Though, of course, I suppose Dean would respond that he occasionally craves a low-fat waitress.

You know, I can kind of see where you're seeing that, but I didn't see it at sexual at all. And, like, I'm the first to jump on that kind of bandwagon, you know? But I'm probably really blinded by the wincest.

Is SPN season 1 available on DVD at all? I feel a possible need to actually start watching this show.

It was in my Gold Box last night when I went to buy Avatar. I was all, "That's just MEAN, Amazon!"

You know, I can kind of see where you're seeing that, but I didn't see it at sexual at all. And, like, I'm the first to jump on that kind of bandwagon, you know? But I'm probably really blinded by the wincest.

You are. *g*

But, as I've told you, I'm hodgeberry light when it comes to the boys, so there was nothing between me and my slash goggles.

Is SPN season 1 available on DVD at all? I feel a possible need to actually start watching this show.

Hee!

Warnings: excessive exposure to SPN leads to spontaneous outbursts of Oh, DEAN!, Oh, SAMMY!, and Oh, JOHN! and a possible desire to listen to Kansas.

Oh, and secondary symptoms may include putting S2 of Dark Angel in your Netflix queue. (Curse you, Ackles.)

Sigh. When I think of the problems my SPN set from Amazon had. . .

Ha!

I have a friend who totally succumbed and bought BOTH seasons of Dark Angel.

Oh the humanity.

Oh, and secondary symptoms may include putting S2 of Dark Angel in your Netflix queue. (Curse you, Ackles.)

JA was one of the only good things about that season. And the episode the focuses on his character is probably the best of said season.

And this is coming from a hetero male POV.

I'm guessing by the complete lack of discussion folks were pretty underwhelmed by this week's BSG.

I didn't care for the cheat in regards to settling last episodes cliffhanger and overall, it felt like nothing happened but setup.

Also, am I remembering correctly that Adama was out of the loop for the handling of Hera. I loved Sharon's "Adama would never lie to me!" and I don't think he actually did, but it still might come back to bite him in the ass anyway, which would be disappointing because honestly I'm tired of the two Sharons' yo-yoing alligences.