Bodies change with time. A thirty-five year old doesn't have the same skeletal structure as a twenty-five year old. They lose the razor-cut cheekbones as the facial structure thickens and coarsens somewhat, and the eye sockets become less prominent, giving the impression that the eyes aren't as large. They're the same size, the bones around them have just thickened, as has the skin, and inevitable fat deposits accumulate and redistribute. The rib cage expands, making the waist larger by comparison, even though there is no difference in the amount of body fat. The change is more apparent in males, especially in males who are not straight-lined body types (ectomorph? I forget) to start with. Jensen is by no stretch of the imagination fat. He is less ripped than his costar, but I happen to think that's an indicator of a less-obsessive personality. Or perhaps he's gotten less obsessive as he's more comfortable with his abilities and no longer feels the need to present physical perfection. He's obviously healthy and agile, and still pretty darned pretty, even if he's not Uncanny Valley pretty any more.

The LJ comm jubjubfest was closed and purged, but it went on for quite a while. People get tweaked about some really odd things.

I completely fail to see the Uncanny Valley comparison. He was ubertwinky, but never looked anything other than human to me.

Chubwinchesters is still active. They do mpreg too. I completely fail to get it.

Freaks who shall not be named. Ptui. I don't think it means what they think it means. Also, what Bev said.

I thought he looked nice doing his rounds in his track suit in the opener. Normal Jensen.

I do like the letting us take Dean/Lisa slowly. No kissing (except a quick goodbye) and nothing going on in bed. Very 1950's of the show. I suspected that was for our benefit though not anything of Jensen's shyness to disrobe. As driven as he has been as long as he has been in the public eye--he would quickly put himself back to being ready for shirtless if he is not there already. The guy has discipline when it comes to his craft.

I hear he does Pilates.

I'd like to think we're seeing what we see of Dean/Lisa because that's what there is--that it's not hot and heavy (but the sex is smoking when it happens) or piney schmoopy. They're fond of and warm towards each other.

But I do wonder if the L-world is going to be dropped and the departure is going to be angsty. I much prefer the sensible scenario they have now, even if I'm not sure how it benefits Ben properly.

They're fond of and warm towards each other.

That's how I see it. eta: always with additional potential.

There would need to be some sort of inciting event, I think, for more to develop. They've had time, and the bulk of the post-crisis to work through, Him actually saving her life from immediate jeopardy might open up something new.

I hear he does Pilates.

Which will give you great strength, but not make you cut.

I need to start it up again. Maybe when I'm done with hot yoga.

I was a little surprised that Jensen seemed to have lost a fair amount of chest muscle in those soccer pictures compared to a few years ago, but I'd really like to suffer from the same awful scourge of "chubbiness" as he.

Does Jensen do pilates like this? [link]

Pilates porn!

Oh, this was much better! And I am sooo happy to see Dean back in the Impala.

Thoughts:

Hunters having fams -- well, cops have families. FBI, CIA, soldiers -- all kinds of people with jobs that could rebound on the safety of their families. Is it the safest thing in the world? No, but Jesus, what is? It can be workable -- IF the partner is willing, and precautions are taken. Granted, lots of the Winchester fam and friends have been hunted down and killed, but frankly, Dean's been living with them for a year already. The emotional hostage to fortune horse is outta the barn.

I understand why Dean doesn't want to see Ben holding a gun, but he's a stupid fucking fool if he has 18 bazillion guns around the house, and he doesn't take him out for basic gun safety training and shooting practice. Basic lesson do not a hunter make.

I can see what Lisa's doing, but what, Dean just shows up at Easter and Xmas and randomly? I hope they are trying this out, but would come up with some more semi-structured set-up. As a long-term relationship, with a kid, I'd be awfully pissed to do all the parenting and money-making, and just have someone come by "when they can." I'm not saying it couldn't work, but I think it wouldn't, in practice, work for many.

Something's still off with Sam. Why is sudden "Oooh, family, I seem to trust them more than you" thing? Either Sam and Gramps know more about their pull-out than they are letting on, or there is something else going on; if the big bad is shaping up to be something like the granddaddy of all supernatural critters, then there's no reason they can't all be shifters at this point. No testing seen on screen still, other than self-administered by Sam to himself.

Is Gramps hunting critters for bounty? Government research? (Which would be a hilarious kind of shout-out to XFiles.)

Sam did seem much more Sam this ep, though, so I don't know.

Baby-liquor taste didn't ping me. I had whisky rubbed on my gums for teething; plenty of people do it, and I don't think it's a big.