Honestly, it's the character interaction that hooked me, too. The pretty is very pretty, but if all I wanted was pretty, I'd be watching OTH or something.
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Supernatural 1: Saving People, Hunting Things - the Family Business
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P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2007 2:10:40 pm PDT #315 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2007 2:13:04 pm PDT #316 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I love the scary, because it's the type of scary that doesn't freak me out and keep me awake nights. It's the sit on the couch, shriek delightedly, silly horror movie sort of scary, which makes me feel all nostalgic.
The silly horror movie is very much by design, and a source of a lot of the handwavium supply.
Though I confess to being more freaked by that than I used to be when I was younger, and that certain episodes (hi, Bloody Mary and Usual Suspects!) really give me the icy shudders.
Atropa - Jul 23, 2007 2:15:32 pm PDT #317 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
and that certain episodes (hi, Bloody Mary and Usual Suspects!) really give me the icy shudders.
Wait, I haven't seen Usual Suspects yet, have I?
I luuuurved Bloody Mary. I think I may have giggled and clapped my hands. Which was also my reaction to the haunted asylum episode.
Ailleann - Jul 23, 2007 2:20:21 pm PDT #318 of 10002
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
What hooked me?
SAM: Hey, Dean? What I said earlier... about Mom and Dad, I'm sorry.
DEAN (holding up a hand): No chick-flick moments.
SAM: All right. Jerk.
DEAN: Bitch.
askye - Jul 23, 2007 2:23:56 pm PDT #319 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I resisted SPN because, well, I wasn't looking for a show, and also I'm not a horror fan. But I watched and Oh! Dean! also it's the perfect way for me to watch horror films, because there's none of the gore or the stuff that freaks me out.
P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2007 2:24:10 pm PDT #320 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Wait, I haven't seen Usual Suspects yet, have I?
Nope! It has true horror movie creepy! Also, Linda Blair.
P.M. Marc - Jul 23, 2007 2:29:52 pm PDT #321 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Ahaha: my first rational thoughts on the show (about 3-4 days into my viewing) [link]
Anne W. - Jul 23, 2007 2:55:45 pm PDT #322 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thanks for the link, Plei. I do think it was the whole idea of family (and family secrets) that drew me in. For one thing, the sibling dynamic fascinates me and also engenders a certain sense of longing. Growing up as an only child, I could only imagine what having a sibling would be like, and what I'm getting here is a deep, vicarious, and visceral experience that is at once very different from anything I have ever known in my own life and yet seems so right, so familiar.
As for the family secrets, that is a subject that has always fascinated me, given that my own family has their share. Little ticking time bombs that manage to come out at the worst times, or get talked around rather than about.
Nicole - Jul 23, 2007 2:59:25 pm PDT #323 of 10002
I'm getting the pig!
Let's see... I love the horror. Like Jilli, I giggle and squee at times. And I'm big on the pretty and the snark. Good snark, this show. I'm also a fan of the complex, deeply flawed character and SPN has an abundance of that. Over-abundance maybe. Tortured boys? Yum. Roots and deep connections between the characters? Check that one off the list, too. Did someone say dysfunctional family? Excellent. Count me in.
Like askye, I wasn't looking for a show. I was actually kind of burned out on tv all together. And I was watching Grey's when SPN was on. Poor me, I don't have one of those cool dvr thingies. But the flailing (and the sale price on the season 1 dvds) peaked my interest just enough to check it out. And I'm soooo glad it did.
juliana - Jul 23, 2007 3:06:47 pm PDT #324 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
For one thing, the sibling dynamic fascinates me and also engenders a certain sense of longing. Growing up as an only child, I could only imagine what having a sibling would be like, and what I'm getting here is a deep, vicarious, and visceral experience that is at once very different from anything I have ever known in my own life and yet seems so right, so familiar.
points at what Anne said and nods
I didn't even think about that, but yeah. Totally.