Definitely skip them, Jilli.
You're not gonna jokey-rhyme your way out of this one.
Willow ,'Sleeper'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Lee - Dec 09, 2011 7:43:59 pm PST #23272 of 30002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Morgana - Dec 09, 2011 8:00:40 pm PST #23273 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
Thanks to Beverly, Typo Boy, Amy and Marcia for the good wishes for my recovery. The surgery was a bit more complicated than expected, and took 3 hours rather than an hour and a half, but he was able to create the fistula. At the moment the arm hurts pretty badly from the wrist, past the elbow, and halfway up to the shoulder, and I have almost no flexibility. I will be very very happy when this heals and I can use the arm again. But I wanted to let you know I saw your messages and I appreciate them very much.
Beverly - Dec 09, 2011 8:49:05 pm PST #23274 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I hope you heal quickly, Morgana, and regain use as soon as possible. And I hope the dialysis goes well, too.
Jilli, I agree with those who advised you to wait.
Cass - Dec 09, 2011 8:50:28 pm PST #23275 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.
Skip them and we'll do a fun night of catching up eventually, Jilli. Not a good idea now.
Anne W. - Dec 10, 2011 3:05:32 am PST #23276 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Much healing~ma to you, Morgana. I hope everything goes well going forward.
sumi - Dec 10, 2011 7:03:51 am PST #23277 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Atropa - Dec 10, 2011 9:58:20 am PST #23278 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Thanks, gang.
Morgana, I hope everything heals quickly and well.
Beverly - Dec 10, 2011 12:10:08 pm PST #23279 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Christmas story. With pie.
Anne W. - Dec 10, 2011 12:12:26 pm PST #23280 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Hee! I was just coming here to rec that!
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2011 1:36:32 pm PST #23281 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I sincerely hope they get a little better in the end, but even I can't take that much brokenness.
I guess all fandoms have their pathologies, but I swear I don't remember Buffy being like this. I mean, I just liked Buffy for what it was, and I liked some characters more than others, and, that was it. I liked it a lot, but that was it.
However, with Supernatural, there is a *way* I like things to be, and a fair to decent amount of it hinges on (for me) things that aren't mentally healthy for the protagonists. And I'm *really* attached. Whether it's substance abuse or co-dependence or whatever, it's a big part of my enjoyment of the franchise.
And from reading meta and fic and seeing pictures from other people, it's clear that it's pretty common that other people are bringing their hangups and dumping them all over canon and then taking away all they can from it through that particular filter.
I wonder if I'm seeing it in Supernatural because it's there more than in other fandoms (although I'd say the asexual filter is strong in Who and Sherlock, for instance, I didn't see such a panoply of needs), or because I have it, or because I'm more in the fandom, or because I'm more able to see at this time.
I mean, Kripke and Gamble aren't the first creators to break or cripple their heroes. But we keep breaking them more and crippling them more, and "rewarding" them in the most peculiar ways.
All of which is triggered by my reaction to Roque's famous predilection for not just any old hurt!Dean, but specifically lame!Dean.