And the power that radiates off Castiel. Little Jimmy Novak sure didn't have that.
I was thinking about JP in season two, and how much more depth and scope his acting has now. He was Rory's Dean in the first half of S1. Seeing his screen test on the S3 gag reel showed me he was never a bad actor, perhaps a lightweight one. He gave us everything on the page. As he worked with excellent people, and his character went through more emotional changes than any human in any one lifetime should ever have to endure, his abilities just improved exponentially. Going back, you can see it start as early as Dead in the Water, Phantom Traveler. Every ep, he seemed to expand just a little. He hit S2, and it was a whole new level. IMTOD was a watershed for him, I think. Such a vast, noticeable improvement at the time, but he's continued to grow and learn, and to put more up there on the screen.
I think he's a wonderfully subtle and controlled actor. I watch his S4 performances, and I'm just blown away. The character has grown and matured, of course. But JP has, as well, and he brings so much strength and ability to Sam, now. It makes me happy to have watched that growth, to see the level he's reached, and hopefully to see him go even farther as an actor.
OJT. Nothing like it.
The fact that he's been able to transition from something of an idealistic innocent to dark and conflicted, yet still trying to do some good with what he perceives is his own doomed soul, is really quite something. Growth indeed. I certainly don't see Dean Forrester there at all.
Was there a group decision to watch-and-post a different episode than what's airing tonight? I know the possibility was raised, but I don't know if a conclusion was met.
If we could decide soonish, that would be helpful, in case I need to get the ep from somewhere.
I'm going to be tied up tonight, sadly.
I'm going to be tied up tonight
Bah. Hopefully not for anything onerous or unpleasant.
Nah--just a bunch of stuff I didn't get done that needs doing before the weekend.
Heh. Just posted by someone on my FB:
Jennifer Bastian pretty sure jeffrey dean morgan just smiled at me as one of his dogs lunged to say hello on the street
Out of nowhere I had a thought: after Sam's return from the dead, the 'how do you know what came back was pure Sammy' and 'maybe Sam came back wrong' ideas pop up periodically. But I haven't heard anyone (characters or fandom) asking the same questions about Dean. Dean, who was not only dead but in hell, and moreover was taking an active role enjoying his time as a torturer. It seems to me that someone, somewhere (Bobby if no one else) should have questioned whether or not Dean has changed in more than the obvious emo ways.
