Willow ,'Potential'
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Of course, the people he chose to act for him were also people who possibly needed or wanted redemption, so...
Ohh, this.
This ep is one hell of a kick in the teeth when you know that BUaBS is right after it (especially on first viewing, when you don't know what's going on with Sam)...
I don't think anyone, if you believe that way, is *without* sin. Even a priest will covet or whatever. I guess it struck me that Father Gregory seemed to choose people so clearly in despair, broken, sinned (or even sinned against?) to *carry out* his work, that appearing to Sam struck me as out of the pattern.Well, no. Noone is without sin. But Sam and Dean live through stealing, lie daily, break in to places, desecrate graves. I mean, yes, they are fighting against evil. But I don't think I can really say they are fighting *for good*, they are fighting against evil.
And Sam is in despair. His visions and what he might become? He made Dean promise to kill him. And while I think that was easier for Sam to ask, I don't think it was actually easy at all for him. I see Sam as broken a lot of the time. Guilty too, the demon killing his mom, killing Jess and causing all of this death and pain was because of him. Not his fault, and I don't blame him, but it's about Sam a lot of the time.
I didn't realize BUABS was next. I have a question about that: is there ever a point at which we saw but didn't know Sam was possessed? Or was that something that happened offscreen inbetween eps?
And Sam is in despair. His visions and what he might become? He made Dean promise to kill him.
I don't think he's at DESPAIR yet. That's pretty much equal to without hope, in my mind. He's still fighting, and he's not sure. I see the comparison, but the hooker and the drunk were so clearly defined as helpless, as having given up, that Sam struck me as an odd choice.
I get why they did it, of course, and I get that Sam is not exactly full of hope, but he hasn't sunk yet. I don't think he can, because -- until now -- he does have faith, he does believe, he does pray.
Damn. I should have watched these eps in reverse order. I needed laughs after this pain. Note to self..schedule the happy after Supernatural.
is there ever a point at which we saw but didn't know Sam was possessed? Or was that something that happened offscreen inbetween eps?
No, the actual possession happens off camera. The audience doesn't really know that Sam's possessed until (I think) when he attacks Dean.
schedule the happy after Supernatural
Just find some pictures of JA. I know that's my happy.
he does pray
Everyday.
Just find some pictures of JA. I know that's my happy.
Ohhh! The latest one with them hugging. Or JP hugging JA at least. All better now.
::Grabby hands:: Linky to the HOTH fic please.
I don't think he's at DESPAIR yet. That's pretty much equal to without hope, in my mind.I saw despair in Playthings. It's after Ava is missing (and not yet known to be evil), when Sam goes off, gets drunk and makes Dean promise to kill him. That, to me, is despair. He moves past it. But that's where I see it. I think he did lose hope. He just keeps finding a little bit more.
No, the actual possession happens off camera. The audience doesn't really know that Sam's possessed until (I think) when he attacks Dean.
thanks, Ailleann, when I saw it I was certain that I had missed an ep (due to my confusion of watching Seasons 1 & 2 at the same time --don't hurt me, Bev! I'm slowly accumulating the eps for later rewatch and Oh Show!ing --On a bucket note, I had been watching Rome, and declared, "Oh, Pullo!" and my dog freaked out at the tone in my voice, started woofing up a storm. Freaky.)