I think intent matters to me, even when it shouldn't.
I think intent matters in fiction, because it can make a character more interesting. In real life, you have to focus on rescuing the children. But in a story, especially one where the damage is historical, untangling the hows and whys and the way they made John a lovely messed up character (instead of a saint or a total jackass) can be very rewarding.
I don't have to want to spend time with John (well, except for rough naked time) to find him a rewarding character to watch.
I hope we do get more explanation for the Samuel bit of the story, one way or another. Just like I hope they do something with Adam, even if it's offscreen.
eta: OMG! They're barricading the room with salt on Being Human. Carver, is that you?
Last week they had one of the vampires at the fight try to dissipate Sally with a fireplace poker, too.
Carver's writing for Being Human now? I should be watching that.
It takes a little time to warm up. I just read that the cast was asked to dial down the chemistry in the first few eps, which certainly explains a bit of awkwardness. But it's standing on its own now, separate from the British version.
Jensen on the Western ep:
"I sent a picture to my father [from this episode], and he wrote back, ‘You've been rehearsing this scene since you were six.' I get to have, like, a high noon shootout, we get to see a hanging...We packed a lot into a 42-minute episode. It's really good."
I did read somewhere that it might not be the episode they come back from break with, which would be kind of frustrating.
Are those gen? In this crazy fandom, why would you make recs without specifying pairings or lack thereof? There are so many people that squick or barf at the wrong thing, or are completely bored by gen or het.
I would call them gen, yes.
NC14 for violence. Gen. No pairing. Schmoop.
Sorry for the ambiguity. I'll try to be more specific in future.
I wasn't criticizing you--just wondering what the reccer was sharing and not sharing. Unless the context of the poster makes it obvious, I'd think pairings and ratings would be standard things to include in a rec post.
