IO9 is full of strange people, who keep suggesting skipping seasons 1 and 2. I...I don't know how to talk to them, really. I have two versions of lists of episodes from S1 to watch (1 is arc-only, 1 is arc-plus), but I don't even like handing those out. Watch everything except maybe the racist truck. Maybe Bugs. Maybe. But seriously. Have you people no hearts? Johnny come latelys, alla them.
Wash: I mean, I'm the one she swore to love, honor and obey. Mal: Listen... She swore to obey? Wash: Well, no, not...
'War Stories'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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§ ita § - Dec 20, 2010 6:15:10 pm PST #16671 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Dec 20, 2010 6:36:59 pm PST #16672 of 30002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
well, I can kind of get that Season 1 might be a slog to some people who might not get into it as quickly. But the problem is that if you skip season 1, you don't really get the brothers' relationship which is what the whole fucking show is about.
Cass - Dec 20, 2010 6:53:11 pm PST #16673 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Seasons 1 and 2 ARE the Show for me. I get that different folks, different ... no, I think they are wrong.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2010 7:15:09 pm PST #16674 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
- Pilot *
- Wendigo ~
- Dead in the Water
- Phantom Traveler
- Bloody Mary *
- Skin *
- Hook Man
- Bugs
- Home *
- Asylum *
- Scarecrow *
- Faith *
- Route 666
- Nightmare
- The Benders ~
- Shadow *
- Hell House
- Something Wicked ~
- Provenance ~
- Dead Man's Blood *
- Salvation *
- Devil's Trap *
Those are my two lists. Asterisks are mandatory. Tildes are good eps or give you good additional character material. But, seriously. Watch the whole thing.
But don't even get me started on S2. From Nightshifter, where do you relax? Shawn's husband puttered through two eps because I made her watch What Is And What Should Never Be. And I didn't squeak (much) or hold her hand. But it's such a solid run. Don't skip season 2.
Beverly - Dec 20, 2010 7:29:46 pm PST #16675 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
You didn't asteriskize or tilde Dead in the Water? But-but "I saw something bad happen to my mom, and I didn't want to talk for a while." (Sam, listening, big eyes)
"I know she'd want me to be brave."
DitW is a must-see on my list.
ehab - Dec 20, 2010 7:43:30 pm PST #16676 of 30002
...all my words have been taken by my work. - Mala
I will ahem the anime as fast as Brazil can subtitle it.
§ ita § - Dec 20, 2010 7:52:01 pm PST #16677 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Tilde maybe, not asterisk. I don't think it's key for the ark. And there's no point giving someone a trimmed list that's almost 21 episodes long. I haven't done them any favours. Something's gotta go.
Honestly, I'd only say skip 666 and Bugs for expediency, but I still rewatch them.
Amy - Dec 21, 2010 4:26:08 am PST #16678 of 30002
Because books.
I couldn't tell anyone in good faith to skip Route 666 because then they'd miss Dean's bare back rippling, and that's a crime.
But I judge anyone who doesn't want to watch straight through from the beginning. Earn your fan status, people.
§ ita § - Dec 21, 2010 4:38:47 am PST #16679 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I'm mostly talking to straight boys, so I feel okay with the skippage of the sexyback.
Someone else mentioned that they initially passed on the show because the leads were too pretty. I don't know if it makes me shallow or deep, or just...normal, but I'd never pass on a show because of how the leads looked. That's so not the point.
And, to prove I'm not deep, I love how the leads look. But I love the magic of the show too, and that was there from the start, even as they got their footing.
Typo Boy - Dec 21, 2010 4:43:05 am PST #16680 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.
Don't love show, but like show a lot. Guess as far as the leads go I'm one of the straight boys. Have seen very little of season one. Have never seen pilot or first few episodes. No claim of being a true fan, let alone a trufan of the show. But do enjoy both show and discussions, and will see it all someday.