While I was satisfied with their being allowed to go out in a blaze of glory by their own choice, perhaps one element is that the specific threat they died stopping were goon-level minions who seemed to have no specific purpose other than being sicced on Our Heroes? It did strike me that hellhounds are a fairly bush league threat compared to prior confrontations Ellen has survived against the Second Horseman and Azazel, and their inclusion rather than the usual possessed thugs (who can be exorcised) seemed tailored to ensure that someone had to make that last stand.
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Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 20, 2009 4:59:03 pm PST #4421 of 30002
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§ ita § - Nov 20, 2009 5:03:51 pm PST #4422 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The hellhounds scare Dean. They might be lesser than demons or the like, but we've seen the horror they can wreak.
Amy - Nov 20, 2009 5:04:32 pm PST #4423 of 30002
Because books.
To me, though, it doesn't matter what the battle is, it's that they're choosing to fight. Sure, the circumstances fell out in a less than apocalypse-right-now-ish way, but they had already chosen to join the Winchesters in this fight. And it's not insignificant to me that, given their history with them, this is a battle they wanted in on anyway.
P.M. Marc - Nov 20, 2009 5:08:54 pm PST #4424 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
It did strike me that hellhounds are a fairly bush league threat compared to prior confrontations Ellen has survived against the Second Horseman and Azazel, and their inclusion rather than the usual possessed thugs (who can be exorcised) seemed tailored to ensure that someone had to make that last stand.
I don't see them as bush league, though. We've seen hellhounds target at people very rarely, and usually fatally, with the fatalities including Dean, as ita references. They're not smart or cunning, but they're effective and tenacious.
Amy - Nov 20, 2009 5:09:56 pm PST #4425 of 30002
Because books.
They're not smart or cunning, but they're effective and tenacious.
They also don't forget your scent. You can't throw them off for long, I guess.
P.M. Marc - Nov 20, 2009 5:18:46 pm PST #4426 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Yeah. They're like bloodhounds crossed with sharks! You can't reason with them or trick them, for they are MINDLESS KILLING MACHINES! MWAHAHAHAHAHA! BLOODHOUNDS! SHARKS! WITH FRICKIN' LASER BEAMS!
Ahem.
In some respects, I think an enemy that isn't thinking is scarier than a thinking one.
Amy - Nov 20, 2009 5:21:29 pm PST #4427 of 30002
Because books.
In some respects, I think an enemy that isn't thinking is scarier than a thinking one.
Oh, I agree.
Hey! In S6, they could fight SHARKS WITH FRICKIN' LASER BEAMS ON THEIR HEADS!
P.M. Marc - Nov 20, 2009 5:22:33 pm PST #4428 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
They could! In shagadelic costumes!
Amy - Nov 20, 2009 5:24:22 pm PST #4429 of 30002
Because books.
Dean asking if people are horny would not be out of the realm of believability, either.
Polter-Cow - Nov 20, 2009 5:28:28 pm PST #4430 of 30002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
In S6, they could fight SHARKS WITH FRICKIN' LASER BEAMS ON THEIR HEADS!
Ha ha ha ha.