Sounds like writer ret-con to me. But maybe I'm not being fair. What me being rash and judgmental? What a surprise that would be...
Xander: Look who's got a bad case of Dark Prince envy. Dracula: Leave us. Xander: No, we're not going to "Leabbb you." And where'd you get that accent, Sesame Street? "One, Two, Three - three victims! Maw ha ha!"
'Lessons'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Typo Boy - Jul 27, 2010 3:42:03 pm PDT #12284 of 30002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Laga - Jul 27, 2010 4:10:56 pm PDT #12285 of 30002
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I never liked that Dumbo line.
I can't imagine a scenario when I would get tired of Cas or Bobby. To me they're as much a part of the show (now) as the boys.
Morgana - Jul 27, 2010 4:12:09 pm PDT #12286 of 30002
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
I can't imagine it's going to become the Castiel Show.
They'd be shooting themselves in the foot if they created that, from a storytelling perspective. If Sam & Dean have an all-powerful angel at their beck and call, who can transport them anywhere they want, or find out anything with a flick of his eyelash, or smite the monster of the week by waving his hand at it, what's the point of having the Winchesters around?
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2010 4:25:42 pm PDT #12287 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Doesn't sound like retcon to me. Just muddy explanation. I totally buy that they think they explained it, but now they should deal with the fact that they completely didn't. I think that would be better than trying to cope in meta.
Morgana - Jul 27, 2010 4:59:20 pm PDT #12288 of 30002
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Hmmmmm. I just saw a newly posted BigBang, and to be fair it says it's an AU. But it includes "Graphic physical and sexual abuse of a child...Dubcon, Noncon, Nonconsensual breathplay, Nonconsensual watersports, Electric shock, Violence towards a minor." And if that weren't enough to entice me, there's this: "I know next to nothing about the legal system. Likewise, law enforcement agencies. Likewise, modern medicine. All facts about these things in this story are quite wrong." Jared is the 14 year-old minor in question. I think I'll choose something else to spend the next several hours with.
P.M. Marc - Jul 27, 2010 5:08:55 pm PDT #12289 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
That said, I can't say the demon blood addiction as written was particularly convincing and Kripke's explanation of the Dumbo line doesn't make much sense to me.
His explanation was my fanwank of it, so. Apparently my fanwank was the intent?
It was clunky, however.
Marcia - Jul 27, 2010 5:10:28 pm PDT #12290 of 30002
Kneel before Glod. ~Stephen Colbert
I think I'll choose something else to spend the next several hours with.
I'm a live-and-let-live kinda gal, but... wow. ::boggles:: Mind if I join you, Morgana?
§ ita § - Jul 27, 2010 5:12:46 pm PDT #12291 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dear lord. To counter that, maybe a little, I just read an AU (non big bang) where the author also said she didn't know what she was talking about. Unsaid, a PG-13 D/C AU by liadan14, where Dean is deaf and Castiel is mute. I can't vouch for any accuracy about living with deafness, but the emotions are so charming and sweet that I at least hope for veracity.
Juliebird - Jul 27, 2010 5:19:43 pm PDT #12292 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Ooh, I really liked Unsaid.
Morgana - Jul 27, 2010 5:36:46 pm PDT #12293 of 30002
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Mind if I join you, Morgana?
Not at all. It's a nice soft cushy bench with lots of pillows and regular visits by waiters who wander by with iced tea and cookies.