There seems to be such an air of necessity about it though, to the point of the lower-hierarchy Leviathans being threatened with "bibbing" (I assume that involves self-destruction?) if they blow the cover too much. My impression is that we've seen less commitment to secrecy from monsters that are a lot more vulnerable, like the vampires and shapeshifters that organized to grow their ranks in Season 6. And it started before the Leviathans even knew human beings had any weapons that could hurt them.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 20, 2012 9:17:01 am PDT #24598 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ginger - Mar 20, 2012 9:22:33 am PDT #24599 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
there's no advantage to screaming "Cthulhu!" as they enter the boardroom.
That sounds like an improvement over the usual meeting.
The Leviathans aren't really working for me as a Big Bad. There are too many of them and the stuff they do seems so random.
Lee - Mar 20, 2012 9:46:57 am PDT #24600 of 30002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
"bibbing" (I assume that involves self-destruction?)
Bibbing was what Dick called it when they made the one Leviathan eat himself.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2012 9:49:37 am PDT #24601 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I assume that involves self-destruction?
We've been shown bibbing. It's when Dick forced a leviathan to eat himself.
I dunno. I find the leviathans mysterious, but not random. They're making corporate power plays, and stretching out in many arenas to aggregate influence, but it's all very...businesslike. It seems consistent to me, and aligned with not running around and terrifying people.
I just don't have any idea what the endgame is. That could be revealed and I find it not in line with what we've been shown to date. But everything so far seems to be of a kind. And I like the difference. I like that it's not violence. I like that it's not personal. Not magical. And that they only really consider there to be two threats in the entire world: Winchester 1, and Winchester 2. Apart from that, Dick seems to be set for smooth sailing, doing whatever he's doing, that's going to take decades to accomplish or to keep benefiting from. Because it's not like angels who were going to remake the world and then apparently live on earth on their own terms. George was going to keep pretending to be a specific human for a long time. So not only do they intend to be here for ages, they intend to be on the down low for ages too.
I find it fascinating, the fact that the oldest thing we've seen has made the most seamless mass adaptation into our contemporary life. It's so much creepier that way. It makes humanity seem, I dunno, incredibly vulnerable and transparent, if we can get beaten at our own game so easily. And we don't even know we're playing.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 20, 2012 10:02:32 am PDT #24602 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I suppose from their perspective 30 years is even less time than it is to anything else we've seen (excepting Death). I hope they play that up more. For all the angels' cosmic power, they seemed to operate in the moment on a human timescale and grow impatient quickly. It'd be interesting to see the attitude that 30 years is the wink of an eye to these monsters influence how they operate, rather than just be used as background.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2012 2:33:50 pm PDT #24603 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fucking hell. My tumblr feed is full of reactions to a new promo/sneak peek/something, but I can't find the source, just a repeated Cas quote from it. Fucking driving me nuts.
eta: Aha! The web is my bitch: [link]
Okay, I got a couple feels now. I'm ready, Sera, bring it on.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2012 3:40:03 pm PDT #24604 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, one way or another, everyone on my dash seems to have found something to freak out about for this week. I can't wait.
Typo Boy - Mar 20, 2012 4:50:04 pm PDT #24605 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.
Some time back Death said God was afraid the Levs would "eat the petri dish". The picture I got from that was if left unchecked, the levs would eat every living thing on earth, then turn and eat one another until there was immortal starving leviathan left to suffer eternally on an empty earth. Since the leviathans are actually thinking beings it makes sense that they would look for away around that. It would make sense that if they want to turn people into a permanent meat source, the plan will need to put some kind of infrastructure in place that probably is easier to do secretly.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 21, 2012 6:13:19 am PDT #24606 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
They might not devour each other as a matter of course - they were imprisoned in Purgatory for at least 375 million years (probably much longer) and didn't winnow themselves down to a single survivor. Though perhaps Mother-of-All prevented them from doing so while she was conscious.
§ ita § - Mar 21, 2012 6:26:54 am PDT #24607 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Judging from that trailer my "Thank dog Sam didn't get into an auto accident" relief might have been short-lived. Ouch.