I really would have much preferred if instead of that whole "Emmanuel" thing, they'd instead had Cas found by Amelia Novak who assumed he was an amnesiac Jimmy. It would have avoided much of the religious loon WTFery, made use of an existing character, and been a bit more poignant when his memory was restored rather than just having her dropped like complete nonentity.

I'm glad they didn't re-open the Jimmy bag of worms. When it comes to atoning, there will not be sufficient that he can do for the Novaks, and that would have been a distraction for me from the issues at hand.

Also, there's no reason they wouldn't have dropped her like a complete non-entity, because they sure dropped Jimmy that way. Pre-existing is no indicator of future performance.

Osric Chau is an adorable human, and can have all the marshmallows.

God, Osric. I like how he's jumped headfirst into the SPNfamily, in a way that blends actor and fan, and he's sweet and articulate and reads intelligent. I hope he's doing conventions, but I also like the feeling that he's kind of on our sides. And I mean that plurality.

And to the people crying heterosexism because of the episode: REALLY?

Anyway, moving on to something I've never seen before, and it would be great to see again: Raphael cosplay: [link] Go her.

I can't believe that I never realised Colin used to drive a vintage Impala--he had a red and white 1970 beastie--I could not place it at all until I remembered, d'oh! I was with him when he bought it and got first shotgun.

He ended up selling it because when he floored it on the freeway, he could see the gas needle move. They're now a two Prius household.

And, damn, I wonder if fangirls know what I do for them--he accepts that it was my idea for him to go Haiti with Misha. It sounds like an amazing trip, honestly, but there's no way I could have gone as part of a fandom competition. One, I would never be able to raise what was required, not against all these people who were milking their families (and the ones that are just that good at fundraising--I bet Jesse could have gone if she cared), and I'd wager that there would be enough of them whose motivation had nothing to do with helping the storm-torn.

Why would you write a story where Dean really likes flying? Like screaming-in-joy likes flying?

I don't understand...

Way too big a fan of AUs?

I got nothin'.

To be fair, I think you could miss one Season 1 episode and 1 Season 5 one and be ignorant of that character note.

To be fair, I prefer stories written by people who aren't knowingly ignorant (I'm assuming the author knows they haven't watched all the episodes).

Or it's a clumsy fix-it fic. Or wish fulfillment.