I read an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today that I swear, if Sam had read it whilst sipping coffee over breakfast in a diner somewhere, he and Dean would be rolling into town to check it out. If, you know, they weren't fictional. It's about three churches being vandalized, and newcomers to the area introducing themselves to the priests by demonic names. Interestingly enough, the people involved are not teenagers, who might be expected to be doing this as some sort of prank, but people in their 40's and 50's.
That's not what making out sounds like -- unless I'm doing it wrong?
Willow ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Supernatural 1: Saving People, Hunting Things - the Family Business
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Morgana - Feb 22, 2008 1:49:46 pm PST #6558 of 10002
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
darlini - Feb 23, 2008 8:01:35 am PST #6559 of 10002
bleh, stupid flu. Haven't watched this week's ep and I am behind on posts. Still alive though. *waves and sniffles* I will have to catch up later.
Anne W. - Feb 23, 2008 10:16:24 am PST #6560 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
My friend, who is going through S1 and S2 COMPLETELY unspoiled, is about to watch "Devil's Trap." Heh, heh, heh...
Amy - Feb 23, 2008 10:23:19 am PST #6561 of 10002
Because books.
Oh, poor girl! The pain! The horrible pain!
I still flinch at that scene.
Anne W. - Feb 23, 2008 10:31:28 am PST #6562 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
At least she'll have the next ep ready to hand.
Anne W. - Feb 23, 2008 11:32:00 am PST #6563 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Quick question: Does anyone have any thoughts (or any links to good meta posts) regarding the Trickster? I'm trying to figure out if he maps well onto a specific trickster figure (Coyote, Loki) or if he's just a mish-mash.
So far, I'm finding that he's a bit of a combo plate of certain tricksterish attributes.
juliana - Feb 23, 2008 1:23:17 pm PST #6564 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
So far, I'm finding that he's a bit of a combo plate of certain tricksterish attributes.
Pretty much this. He's more Americana Trickster (Anansi, Coyote, Raven) than Loki or Reynard, but there's no one flashing neon sign saying "He is this!!".
Theresa - Feb 23, 2008 2:10:39 pm PST #6565 of 10002
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
I know we talked about Trickster being a regular over on Jericho, but was the female demon that got most of the face time in front of the jail, Shoshannah Stern, Bonnie on Jericho? I've watched it a couple times and I can't tell because a) I don't know her that well and b) those demon eyes change people's appearance enough to mess with me.
If it was--cool.
Polter-Cow - Feb 23, 2008 4:46:43 pm PST #6566 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Quick question: Does anyone have any thoughts (or any links to good meta posts) regarding the Trickster? I'm trying to figure out if he maps well onto a specific trickster figure (Coyote, Loki) or if he's just a mish-mash.
So far, I'm finding that he's a bit of a combo plate of certain tricksterish attributes.
Yeah, I think that's probably true. I was going through the Devil's Road Map featurette on the DVDs, which is AWESOME because it looks like they explain the lore and research behind every single episode. And they talk about how the Trickster figures into many different stories and mythologies, so I don't think they mapped him to one specific character. Just the general characteristics and whatever works for the story.
Consuela - Feb 23, 2008 7:01:19 pm PST #6567 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Trickster on SPN is not very Coyote. I did a bunch of Coyote research before writing a story where he appears, although most of my research was limited to California Mission Indian tales. In those stories, Coyote is a creator figure, very self-involved, varies from pretty sneaky to unbelievably stupid, and spends most of his time trying to get sex. And find food.
I don't see much overlap between Trickster on SPN, who really does have something of a moral code, even if the implementation is cruel, and the anarchic creative figure of (some) Native American legends.