More Winchester Plastic Theatre!

A really good post, Austin, very thought-provoking. I agree on almost every point. I do think this "disregard" for distasteful despatching of ghosts was addressed by Bobby's repugnance of the method and reluctance to perform it beforehand, and by Sam saying flat out afterward that it was "brutal". But with Dean's life on the line, it was necessary, because it worked.

I could draw corollaries to other unpleasantnesses, but because of the outright scripted acknowledgement of how awful the method of destroying the ghost actually was, I think I'm willing to accept it.

It's not a pleasant job. There are many repugnant necessities that go with it, but somebody has to do it. And I think that point needed to be made because it's too easy to romanticize ghosthunting, or only look at the comedic or heroic aspects of it. Ultimately, the job isn't helping souls find their final rest, it's saving living people from the ones who've been dead long enough to become vicious and mean.

::snacks on Austin's and Bev's spicy brains::

I agree with Austin's point, though I still wish that they hadn't used this particular brutal method, because of all the cultural baggage that goes along with it.

I still think this script was incredibly weak, and I really hope we get more of a reason that Sam wasn't infected than that "he's not as much of a dick as Dean", because I think that's just not true, especially once you get past the surface niceties.

Personally, my guess is that his innate demon powers prevent the ghost from infecting him. (Like the powers are a bigger infection or something.)

Plastic Winchester Theatre - people: it had me laughing out loud and on a day when I am unusually irate.

Plastic Winchester Theatre was cute. Thanks for the link, sumi.

And I think I agree about the larger "infection" of demon powers preventing Sam from getting the ghost sickness.

The script was probably the weakest we've seen this season, which has been very strong so far. Still? Far and away better than most of S3.

I had exactly Jilli's thought. Reenactment is not the magic called for in that particular situation. ::slamsbookofshadowsshutwithauthority::

I've just recently seen Sahjahn, for whom my love is so pure, as a sketchy journalist in Kindred: The Embraced. He must have made some supernatural deal because he looks almost exactly the same today!

Kindred: The Embraced

Daedelus! ::swoons:: (Waits for Jilli to point and laugh)

Oh hush. Jeff Kober's sensitive Nosferatu was exactly who I thought of the other day when Cindy mentioned changes the Master was undergoing.

Sahjahn-guy played a sheriff very recently on House as well.

Reenactment is not the magic called for in that particular situation. ::slamsbookofshadowsshutwithauthority::

Exactly!

Kindred: The Embraced

Daedelus! ::swoons:: (Waits for Jilli to point and laugh)

Y'know, I've never actually watched the show. I had (okay, have ) so much baggage about the parent IP for that show that I just haven't been able to bring myself to watch. Should I?