I am very sad that I never read this book. I mean, I can still read it, but I have clearly missed out on the formative childhood experience. And I heart Grover.
Meanwhile, my self-control has crumbled - I've only got one chapter left of my story, and so I figured, what the hell...and am now mainlining my SPN disk of 4.11 through 4.16. Have watched first 4 eps. Have enjoyed them all v. much indeed, although am now sad. Oh, Dean. Oh, Sam. Boys, boys, boys.
I liked
Family Remains
v. much - nice Old Skool horror film vibe, v. well done (although it did make me a little squeamish with the shout-out to the Austrian family. That's a little too recent, and I squirm at the thought of any of those kids stumbling across that if they watch the show. Which they might). Loved
Chris Angel is a Douchebag
to pieces, with the old guys being awesome, and tragic, and Dean getting sent to see "the chief" (I'd guessed Leather Bar, which was close), and all that jazz. As people had previously said, Young!Dean in
After School Special
wasn't as good as he could have been (and I found him distractingly not pretty), but, dear God, High School is horrifying. I mean, not the ghosts and murders, but just the everyday awfulness. I look back on my High School and marvel at how comparatively unhorrifying it was. Anyway, yes - Wee!Sammy was love, just splendid, and, Jesus, it broke my heart a little bit. Also, Coach Dean was comedy gold, in a cringe-inducing way. And then
Sex and Violence,
with the hot doctor who was SUCH a SammyGirl (and I have to admit, much as I adore the hell out of Dean, I have of late been coming to an increased appreciation of Sam. Or possibly I mean Jared. Maybe both. But the shoulders are definitely part of the equation, so I may mean Jared), and the Siren being the fella who plays Hoyt Fortenberry, from
True Blood!
Man, I love him on
True Blood -
never cared much for the character in the books, but he does a great job of being disarming as you like. Bless. (I was absolutely fine with Bobby being the deus ex machina, and had forgotten that he was going to save the day, and was sitting there thinking "...but how are they going to get out of this logically? For they are totally fucked!" and I don't think I'd have bought either one of them magically resisting or overcoming the poison. Although it would have been lovely if Dean
could
have done that, particularly when his weakness and neediness and uselessness was being made such a point of - but I don't think it would have been plausible. Satisfying, yes, but plausible, not so much.
Oh, boys. You are so fucked. And Sam
is
a better hunter, and stronger, and more ruthless, and all those things. It's true.
is sad
I love Fay loving SPN. That's all, really, right now. As she says, bless.
And Sam is a better hunter, and stronger, and more ruthless, and all those things. It's true.
Hmm. And yet I suspect that Dean's "weakness"--that he's not ruthless, in particular--is what's going to save them both. It would be a nice switcheroo from their positions at the beginning of the show, where Dean was the ruthless hunter, convinced of his superiority compared to mundanes, and Sam was always concerned about mainstream morality.
And Sam is a better hunter, and stronger, and more ruthless, and all those things
Though it looked to me like it was going to end with Dean killing Sam, if Bobby had not interrupted. Do I misremember?
How nice was it to see Kristin's Save One Show and not have horse in the race? THIS nice.
::hugs P-C::
There are a couple that I am sad, but honestly, I've lost track of watching them. The only one left for me was T:SSC and the show took care of me being invested in that last week with a bullet to the brain. This is the first time though that my current One True Show hasn't been a likely cut. Or an already announced cut. eta: Not literally the first, but you know, seems like it.
word, Austin. i mean, i'll be sad if Chuck or Life go. i have about a million Privilegeds saved up on the dvr that will probably just get deleted. watched one ep of Kings and ahemmed the next two, but have yet to watch them. Reaper is suffering the same fate as Privileged.
T:tSCC really made me not care one way or another if they get canned. i'll just hang on to my shiny season one dvds.
Though it looked to me like it was going to end with Dean killing Sam, if Bobby had not interrupted. Do I misremember?
Oh, yeah, he was going to kill Sam. He got the upper hand in that particular fight. But overall, my impression is that Sam without Dean, in
Mystery Spot
or after Dean died at the end of Season 3, was doing some pretty hardcore efficient ruthless Batman shit, with added demon-fu. And I think he's a lot more like John than Dean is, in that way - a lot more goal-oriented, and driven, and convinced of his own righteousness, and prepared to sacrifice others.
Just watched
Death Takes a Holiday,
and am filled with flailing. The child actor was
terrific,
bless him. And, oh, jings, Sam is killing me. Killing me! Dean would not have told that lie. Ngah. Sam is lying ALL THE TIME, damn it! Stop lying, Sammy! STOP! It is not big or clever!
Alastair/Dean is quite upsetting. Back off, Alastair! Oh, Dean, Dean, you are the perfect victim, aren't you? Dear me.
I am very sad about Pamela. I thought she was awesome. Tessa is also awesome.
sighs
I really do like Sammy a lot. And I feel very bad for him, because he's in an untenable position, and he is sincerely trying to make the best of it, but he needs to
stop lying to Dean
and he also needs to
stop believing Ruby!!!!
Castiel cracked me up, with his "Well, yes, I had to disguise my voice on the phone to make you do the work of God, because you are so bloody minded that you do the EXACT OPPOSITE of what I tell you, even though I AM AN ANGEL OF THE LORD. What the hell is UP with you, crazy perverse human person???"
::loves Castiel::
Right, well, just one more ep to go and then I'm out of eps.
sighs
And, oh, jings, Sam is killing me. Killing me! Dean would not have told that lie.
Wasn't Jared's face perfect when he said that? These boys have done such good work.
