I like the idea that there were a lot of invitations sent and only a handful RSVP'd but I agree with the general fail-ness of the episode especially when it comes to Ganesha and Baldur. I should be used to the show ignoring mythology in favor of telling the story they want to tell so I'm not sure why this one got under my skin so much.

I can actually see Odin and Baldur and Mercury being not very powerful. Dead religions, kept mainly alive via comic books. (And there are actually a few people who have revived worship of the Norse gods, but I think they number a few thousand worldwide and are mostly in fandom. ) But the Hindu gods - I think around half as many Hindu's worldwide as Christians. So Kali and Ganesh combined ought have been able to give Lucifer a harder time than they did.

Not touching the rest of the issues cause everything else I'd say on the subject has been said.

Also (and this is me getting my occult nitpicky on), Baron Samedi doesn't eat people or demand human sacrifices. He demands rum and tobacco. He's the loa of death and resurrection.

Baron Samedi doesn't eat people or demand human sacrifices

Do any of the others?

Even the gods who demand human sacrifices mostly don't eat them (at least not the ones in that room). Sacrifices to Odin are hung. Kali only eats what she kills on special occasions.) Baldur and Ganesh are also not into human sacrifices at all.

Balder I'm willing to overlook, since we've seen other gods from dead religions degenerate into a pretty low state and resort to eating people before. But it doesn't fly for non-bloodthirsty deities from thriving religions.

And there are actually a few people who have revived worship of the Norse gods, but I think they number a few thousand worldwide and are mostly in fandom.

There's also a creepy white power sub-sub-subset that's adopted the Norse pantheon. Idgits. Way to ruin Yggdrasil for the rest of us.

I keep thinking about John.

I know I say some harsh things about him, but I totally don't think Kripke ruined his character. Along with the angry drinking stuff we've had this season, we've also had his portrayal by Matt Cohen, and those have been of an innocent and loving guy. I think they've made him more complicated, and heartbreaking. Not trashed.

But while I was doing my brief foray into random LJs yesterday (no more this week, I think--at least not until I get desperate), I hit upon an entry that was all "I'll never watch again because Kripke hates John."

I just don't see that. I can see viewers hating John, but with how chibi!John was written, I don't get the writers hating him. Dean, right now? Yes, very angry. But he's said horrible things to/about everyone. Doesn't make them canon.

There's also a creepy white power sub-sub-subset that's adopted the Norse pantheon. Idgits. Way to ruin Yggdrasil for the rest of us.

I know, right?

And in other random LJ surfing (which is a sign I need to either stop or get a better filter), people were cheering that a woman of colour survived the episode.

Because that doesn't usually happen.

Uh?

Missouri? Tamara? Cassie?

Who are these dead non-white women that are a problem? Way to go to conflate issues.