Rewatching makes season 8 more surreal. I mean, I'd read the posts that discussed the re-use of actors, but right now, seeing Samandriel again, except he's getting yelled at for letting his spider roam through a barbeque...did they really run out of actors? Seems unlikely, considering how many members of the late 80s, early 90s Vancouver TheatreSports I haven't seen yet.

I'm kind of hoping that recycling actors has a point, because otherwise it's been a weird distraction. Then again, yay for people we like getting work.

Great article with the current writers. Not at all spoilery. Don't miss the last line, either.

UNLESS THE LAST LINE IS SPOILERY!!!!

Of which there is no indication...

I wonder if Misha peeked at the Teen Wolf fandom and decided he wasn't doing enough work frothing the fangirls into a lather. But he did just sic his minions on a ship poll, which...that never ends well.

But at least I've worked out who cadly mack is. She works for Zap2It. That was annoying me.

I bet they have a lot of fun in that room. And I don't mean porn.

I would punch people in the throat for an opportunity to overhear those writer shenanigans.

I keep trying to convince Colin to get his ass up there, but he says they don't need any more pretty. To which I replied a) no such thing as too much and b) don't flatter yourself.

Anyway--still on the tip of Garth, and how we almost didn't get to see him (he was killed ofscreen before he even appeared, and Sera said NOOOOOOOOOOOO) from the writing point of view: [link] and from qualls: [link]

Called my mgr and asked if these guys were models who chase monsters. And if so, what so they want w/me?

I wanted to quit the show for a minute. I talked to @jarpad about it and he was like Welcome to #spn. We all get both extremes

Speaking of which, this just floated across my dash:

Since in this interview it looks like writers are dealing with the “Cas is so powerful we dunno what to do with him and human are better” panic attack… haters are tweeting their Cas hate to Adam Glass, Robbie Thompson and [...] Loflin.

Anyone have any of these guys followed and know what this really is?

Not that I know anything about writing for teevee, but if I was worried about Cas being too powerful, and wanted to keep the character around because of popularity, I'd turn that boy human stat.

I'm hoping we get to see that in canon one of these years. They could even make him an angel again if the plot warranted it. For angst or a climatic battle. Something a little better than they did with Daphne.

I'm a little (a lot) miffed at that interview where it is stated that they are getting back to the roots of the show, by which they mean Season 4, with the introduction of angels as well as demons. Um, that's not the beginning in terms of viewing pleasure. In retcon, sure, but not in chronological viewing; what hooked your audience for the first three seasons. Saying your roots are the midpoint thus far is kinda cracked.

I'm trying to decide if having a fairly depowered Cas with random flares of power would have worked better than a fully powered Cas with random shoehorned handicaps. I think the former might have called for more B plot, which might have been too much for the show, but I'm not that clever.

I haven't been on Twitter in hours, so I have no idea. (Ooops.)

Also, angels are part of the original mythology if you believe Kripke had a five-season plan.

Not that I know anything about writing for teevee, but if I was worried about Cas being too powerful, and wanted to keep the character around because of popularity, I'd turn that boy human stat.

I prefer what they're doing, keeping Cas an otherworldly presence that's (theoretically) as powerful as ever, but so damaged/unstable that there's a good justification for him not being the show's deus ex machina.

I don't know what Kripke's plan was, if it succeeded, or if that plan went off the rails. All I know about roots is what I saw, which was boogeymen and ghost and eventually demons. Angels were a brand new thing (in actuality, not fake angels) starting season four. We're in season eight. That is not a root, creator's intentions or not. And I'm vehemently going with Or Not. Because unless the creators intentions show on the screen, it's just a lonely fantasy in a dark room for that creator. Intentions aren't doing or being.

And for me, if you say "roots", season 2 doesn't count. Season one is for the roots to grow, season 2 is for the plant to creep (all those new branches and leaves), and third to leap (holy crud! branches upon branches!). If the roots haven't anchored into the soil by the second season, the plant is dead, even if it doesn't know it yet. Unless it's that dogwood that hasn't flowered in five years and you have to beat it with a shovel and threaten it with death before it says "Fuck! I'm going to die! Let's make baybees!".

Um...