The Azazel reveal - but we knew YED was Azazel because John used the Sigil of Azazel when he summoned the demon.
Err. I'd missed that, actually. Or not paid attention. I think I was too busy watching with Bev, and it hasn't really come up on the flist analysis.
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I have a hard time believing they always need to go for the book when they need to perform an exorcism -- I bet John pounded that rite into their heads at a young age, and probably had them practicing the words during road trips. They should be able to spit the worlds out in their sleep.
They were unfamiliar with it until Phantom Traveler, per the episode.
And I love the idea that the demons aren't *sure* Lucifer exists any more than humans can be sure of God.
That was awesome.
Azazel!
At which point, a ZILLION ficwriters were all, "WOO! CALLED IT, BITCH!"
Dude, they are so having hot evil sex at some point. "That little fallen angel on your shoulder..."
Dear lord please yes.
Note that the body she's in is now toast, if it doesn't belong to her native, which I doubt it does, on account of Bobby shooting her like that.
Anyone else bothered by the fact that Bobby shot a human without remorse?? I mean, demon-possessed human, but before he at least had sympathy for the people that were inside.
Me! Me!
Yeah, Bobby shooting the possessed human with a kill shot without remorse was another reason to not like this episode.
I missed the first half of this ep - came in when Dean and Demon he was trapped with were flirting. Anyone want to synopsis?
Um. They go to a town where there are some really weird random shootings, while Bobby is trying to fix the Colt.
They meet the local priest, he tells them the local bigwig kingpin dude has a bar, adn they go there. Lots of hot women in small amounts of clothes. Lots of alcohol, openly on the streets and stuff. (Basically looks a little like Daytona Beach at Spring Break.) They see a guy with a gun and they don't stop him from killing a guy, but they do stop him from shooting himself.
They bump into a hunter named Richie, who's a jackass who knows Dean from when Sam was in school. Richie goes off with the bartender chick and gets himself killed. When he goes missing, Dean decides to look for him, and Sam goes to break into the kingpin's office.
Sam is caught in the kingpin's office, throws some holy water around, discovers that neither the kingpin (general Hammond!) nor his minion are possessed, and splits, embarrassed. Goes back to the bar to look for Dean.
Dean has gone off with the bartender, but when they get there he reveals he'd been there already, found Richie's body, and set the Devil's Trap in place. So he traps her but then she causes a lot of wind and it blows away his book and he can't exorcise her, and she causes a rockfall and traps them in the basement.
And you should mention that the kingpin was Don Davis so, uh, we expect more from him.
(Or are we just seeing things from SG1 tinted glasses?)
The Fucking Colt That Can Kill Anything Except When It Can't
The Colt came back wrong.
They should totally give the Colt it's own thread and call it that.
Part 2 of the TV Guide interview with JA is up - but part 2 is spoilery. An Excerpt:
TV Guide: Do you have a thing for vintage cars now, since you practically live on screen in that old Impala?
Ackles: I do, though not necessarily muscle cars. I'm more into four-wheeling. I just sold a '73 Bronco, all tricked out for off-roading. But after driving the Impala around so much, I'm getting the feeling of that good old muscle car, so I'm kind of in the market right now. I'm going to try to write into my contract to get one of these Impalas, so when the show's over, maybe I'll scoop it on up and get it styled.
Here is the Q&A w/o the spoilery stuff:
TV Guide: You've added a couple of hot new female characters to the show, Ruby and Bella. Eric Kripke [the show's creator] said he's looking to see what chemistry that will bring. Will it be meet-cute, hate each other and then romance each other?
Ackles: I don't know. They tried to do that with Jo [Alona Tal] last year and the audience [reaction] was, "No, no, we just want this to be about the boys."
TV Guide: How do the boys feel about it?
Ackles: We're begging for new characters! I look at a show like Heroes and I laugh. You guys have no idea. Those characters are probably working two or three days a week, whereas Jared and I are in every single scene of each episode. If we get a scene off, we're laughing.
TV Guide: I hear it's a tough shoot.
Ackles: It is. We're going 14, 15 hours a day Monday through Friday. We shoot nights, out in the cold, the rain. I read an interview that Matthew Fox gave about working on Lost in Hawaii and he said, "It's great. I only work two or three days a week. I spend time with my family at the beach." I wanted to kill myself.
TV Guide: You did a stage play this summer, right?
Ackles: I played Daniel Cassidy in A Few Good Men. Lou Diamond Phillips played Colonel Jessup. I hadn't been on stage since high-school musicals 11 years ago. It was back in Dallas, so I got to go home and put on a show for my whole family and friends.
TV Guide: How'd you do? Would you do it again?
Ackles: I would, but not for a little while. It was a lot of work.... If you remember the movie, Tom Cruise was in every scene. To memorize 125 pages of a play was a little daunting. But we made it happen.
TV Guide: You don't like to talk about your life, but you're single, right?
Ackles: I'm not married. [Laughs] I've been dating somebody for about a year. She's an actress.
TV Guide: Who is it then?
Ackles: [Laughs] I don't know if I should tell you. She's an upcoming actress. She's not known. She's good people. She comes from a very similar home. Louisiana. We've got that in common. It works well.
TV Guide: What's happening with all the demons you released from Hell?
Ackles: We're doing our best to fight 'em.
TV Guide: So who or what is pulling the strings now? There's someone above the Crossroads Demon, true?
Ackles: The Crossroads Demon is not someone with the utmost power. There's definitely a lot more — we use the term "celebrity demons" — that have now been released.
TV Guide: In what way are you most like Dean? Are you a sarcastic guy?
Ackles: Dean and I share a few qualities. Sarcasm is definitely one of them. Where we differ the most is the short temper before getting into a big confrontation. But when push comes to shove, I can easily turn into Dean.
TV Guide: Do you have a thing for vintage cars now, since you practically live on screen in that old Impala?
Ackles: I do, though not necessarily muscle cars. I'm more into four-wheeling. I just sold a '73 Bronco, all tricked out for off-roading. But after driving the Impala around so much, I'm getting the feeling of that good old muscle car, so I'm kind of in the market right now. I'm going to try to write into my contract to get one of these Impalas, so when the show's over, maybe I'll scoop it on up and get it styled.
TV Guide: Anything more about the show?
Ackles: It's another thrill ride this season. We're really hitting our stride. If the audience likes what they've seen in the last two seasons, it's a little more intensified version of the same. I'm real proud of it.
TV Guide: And you're hoping you don't die, or at least come back in some spectacular fashion.
Ackles: Please write to Kripke. Tell him not to kill me.
