I think he went to Bobby's for a brief amount of time
I think it was only a matter of days before he went to Lisa. We never saw him researching, either, just heard about it. (Not that I don't believe him, because that's Dean.)
The demon/safety school remark was made of pure awesome, as is Kevin. And wow, he looks good with his hair shorter.
I'm distressed by Dean's new boyfriend, and whatever deal they made. I'm also a little skeptical about how Benny got Dean's phone number, but it was so good to see WINCHESTERS I'm going to handwave it.
I completely sympathize with Sam. I mean, I get why Dean would be angry -- I would be, too, if I were him -- but I also completely understand Sam being out of ideas and just exhausted by the whole thing. And I think seeing his reaction to Kevin's messages was punishment enough -- even Dean seemed to let it go after that.
Why didn't Dean's hair grow? I was looking forward to shaggy hair and a mountain man beard. Also, Dean feral and grimy is a lot hotter than he should be.
Poor Kevin's girlfriend's roommate, as well as Kevin's girlfriend. That startled me when she went black-eyed.
We're having another plumbing issue so I missed the stuff with Sam and the vet, but I'll go back and watch. I'm assuming she was the woman in the bed he left at the beginning, because it was the same dog, right? So at first I thought maybe he was just heading up to the cabin for actual hunting, a weekend alone or something. But then he told Dean there was a girl "and then there wasn't," so that's unclear.
OH! Was someone watching as Sam drove away from the house in the beginning? It couldn't have been Dean, right? Maybe Benny? Or who?
Sam with the wounded dog was almost too heartbreaking to bear. Boy, did he ever get his soul back, the big noodle.
Things I want:
Sam and Dean to be okay, at least with each other.
Cas to be not dead. And for Dean and Benny not to have killed him or something, please.
Less Crowley, honestly. I'm tired of him. (And where did he get the new improved powers?)
Biggest thing I want: THE REST OF THE SEASON, RIGHT NOW. God, I missed them.
The thing is, Sam had every reason in the world to assume that Dean and Castiel had been disintegrated in the fight with Dick Roman. What was he supposed to be doing, researching ways to yank Dean out of Heaven?
Not looking for Kevin, and ignoring the fact that there were still presumably a bunch of less organized Leviathans merrily eating their way through the populace in Roman's absence, is less excusable.
Hey, the guy who played Benny is the same guy who played Eli in Bloodlust.
I'm currently so mad at everything right now. I don't understand the line that got Sam from the end of S7 from here, and I hope they don't feel they've completed it, or that showing how he falls in love with the tough vet with a soft spot for GORGEOUS men who save animals (really deep that) will clear things up.
And what the fuck is the "pure purgatory" thing? Did Dean actually find his place? Is his like coming back from Hell a pure demon? Coming back from Hell with his own monster to whom he's addicted? Coming back from the cage without a soul?
What I had read about was not properly helped by context. I wanted them to be okay by the end of the episode, but I'm still not seeing the tradeoff between a hit dog and a lost highschooler who just helped you save the world. You don't have to take either of them home with you, but no one's going to be able to take Kevin out of the pound and keep him safe. That's a Sam-only job. WTF am I supposed to think about him fucking that up? Not even looking? Then again...Adam. But still. This was
right there
and he could have checked a fucking phone.
But I don't want to see the "You're right, Dean" speech. I've hated it every time they've written Sam as admitting he's wrong--even if he is wrong.
Ugh. Sorry. That didn't go down well.
I'm hoping angel soon, and that will soothe me a bit, even if it's only flashbacks (to threesomes).
Great--IO9 is going to expect me to have opinions, and I don't want to read or write much more about this episode unless it's some sort of light being cast on it that makes everything okay--but I suspect that's up to episodes 2-22. I can't imagine the read on ep 1 that could fix my dissatisfaction.
I didn't hate everything. Just Sam's arc, and where it puts him relative to Dean.
Pure speculation: Sam did not quit right away after taking the dog. "There was a girl, and then there wasn't." Maybe Aimee got killed by a monster and blamed it on Sam's heroics before she died. Or whether she blamed Sam or not, Sam blamed Sam and quit hunting and retreated into solitude. Still does not totally fit Sam's character as I see it, but closer.
Can you tell us whet you were tense about, ita !
"There's a demon in you... and you're going to your safety school."
I suck because I've been away for a couple thousand posts and now popped back but that was funny. I assumed she was a dead woman walking so it could still made me laugh. Her death never shocked me.
And what the fuck is the "pure purgatory" thing? Did Dean actually find his place? Is his like coming back from Hell a pure demon? Coming back from Hell with his own monster to whom he's addicted? Coming back from the cage without a soul?
Dean is a hunter. Like, capital H. It's what defines him. And that phone call with toothy dude was sketchy as hell. It felt like a clandestine relationship. I can't help but feel like it was intentional. Dean lost his brother but gained a brother in arms. I don't know.
I'm possibly conflicted about the show (or not conflicted but I've drifted at times) but I watched and I'll watch the next ep.
I know that first shot of Dean was pretty as hell.
iTunes came through for me!
I'm having a hard time with all of Sam so far. WTF dude? WTF writers?
Also, Jimmy's wife was Amelia, did you forget that? Was that so insignificant? I'm bothered by the repetition.
I'm having a hard time with all of Sam so far. WTF dude? WTF writers?
Oh, I've been walking around all night going WFT writers? (According to imdb, Eric Kripke and Jeremy Carver themselves are credited for this episode. I am trying to convince myself that this doesn't bode ill for the course of the season.)
