I was calling out the artefact shenanigans mostly because it was a stupid thing for Dean to do--but moreso it was a stupid thing for them to write. The payoff is not proportional to the erosion of badass. Unless there was something funny that I missed? He could have given a just fine running commentary without sticking his tongue in the outlet.
What I'm not saying, I guess, is that if Dean goes looking for Cas with no stated reason, they should call "no stated reason" out, because Cas has a history of considering himself in the role of a tool wielded by others and as a victim that Dean wants to rescue, and Dean has a history of calling out to him with those justifications.
So if he does neither of what he seems to have done all the other times, it stands out as not having those motivations, and that alternate "lack of" motivation is not insignificant.
I didn't get to watch live, and in hitting Read New, I saw in a flash (before I could hit Read New again)* "she had a good run" and KNEW Meg would die. Which made me extra sad watching her scenes with Cas. And, I never shipped them before, and in my head was rather vehemently against the idea (especially with how twisted fic writers wrote it following Caged Heat). But, damn.
I'm a little in love with the fact that there was follow-through on the kiss, and on their relationship and Cas' clinginess during his Lucinations and after.
I'm still puzzling out how Naomi being in bed with Crowley lines up with her fixing the shit Cas wrought when he was Godstiel (or, that was my takeaway).
Excelllent ep.
*I'm not placing blame for my spoiledness.
So--what goes into a good recap?
I feel you need to describe the facts objectively, tie them into a useful (subjective!) amount of context of previous canon, and be clear with your feels--like, having an opinion is good, but don't let it get everywhere.
Anything in particular you'd suggest I keep in mind trying to write one for IO9?
Yeah, there is definitely something fishy about the Crowley/Naomi situation beyond the timey-wimey confusion.
Having assumed the powers of Hell in the absence of Lucifer, I would not be shocked were those powers to include an all-access pass to whenever he wants to go.
So--what goes into a good recap?
Like you said, hit the major plot points, and talk about what you liked and didn't like. Just be sure to give reasons why.
I would not be shocked were those powers to include an all-access pass to whenever he wants to go.
I would be. Lucifer was an angel. Crowley was a mutated human soul, and not even considered an important enough type of being for Lucifer not to toast them all upon gaining Earth. We've had open-ended sorts of powers on the angelic side, but they've been careful to show demons using spells and runes and stuff to accomplish more than 'porting--hell, they just started using cell phones instead of fresh blood. I wonder if Crowley is getting in coverage Down There?
I was overly "and then...and then..." in this recap. I don't really like it.
Why do I suddenly want to write a fic about Crowley having a cell tower installed in hell?
Did you post the recap, ita?
