Hilarie Burton was one of the bridesmaids! I wonder if JDM was there with her.

Interesting meta.

No, I have nothing of my own to contribute today. Sorry.

I'm confused as to why people (not here necessarily but in fandom in general) are assuming the Chuck was God - was it simply because he went "poof" at the end? We've seen vessels for both angels and demons disappear at will and Chuck as a vessel for an angel fits with canon. He was able to give Dean the location at Stull even though the angels were trying to hide it from him but again, I think both demons and angels have been able to obtain information that the angels tried to hide. What did I miss that supports Chuck being God?

lcat, off the top of my head, I think it was partially the look -- clean white shirt, hair neatly groomed, a bit *sparklier* than Chuck generally is, as if we were seeing whoever was really inside rather than the sort of slovenly, nerdy writer.

Also, the way he poofed? There was a different quality to it -- generally the angels are just gone, and you hear the fluttering of wings.

What Amy said. I watched and there was even a different expression about his face after he was wearing the white. I think they (vancouvernights)leaked (omg I've read too many sources) that he was playing it as if God. (on twitter?)

Queen and her court

That is what I was thinking when I saw the bridal party pic with them all sitting down. They are all gazing at her so it is typical wedding picture. Would be really nice for the parents to have. It wasn't until I saw the pics today that I really liked the dress.

I think they (vancouvernights)leaked (omg I've read too many sources) that he was playing it as if God. (on twitter?)

After the show aired she said: "I'm gonna say - 'cause I don't wanna put words in MasterKripke's mouth - that it is the general consensus on set that Chuck is God"

Take that for what it is.

Beverly, that meta is interesting. I'm not so keen on the tone but go team love!

Missyjack wrote a coda. I love the alternating pov but what I really appreciate is it gives Lisa an internal life beyond the iconic mother image show gave us.

Grief is the Price we Pay for Love

Not able to provide the linkage right now, but roque clasique also wrote a similar coda, except without the ending realisation.

I don't particularly like the ending realisation. It's wonky for me. But I do like the characterisation up to that point.

I'm not so keen on the tone but go team love!

What about the tone don't you like? The implication that female==passive? The meta isn't quite Dean Winchester is a Feminist, and it a bit more congratulatory of Kripke's gender dealings than I think he deserves, but it is true that the boys are a bit girly for big old action heroes.

And I love it.

What about the tone don't you like? The implication that female==passive?

No. I felt like she was berating other fans in the interest of snarky humor. That's the tone I was concerned with.

a bit more congratulatory of Kripke's gender dealings than I think he deserves

This too.

but it is true that the boys are a bit girly for big old action heroes.

I actually really like that part. And I really like the idea of Dean as the mother figure in the family dynamic with Sam and Dean. I am a fan of meta that illustrates this well. Dean is a big old crying girl!

roque classique's take. As long as I'm unemployed, I might as well make myself useful tracking down ita's links.

Dean is a big old crying girl!

He totally is. Bless. And Sam might be all paramilitary psycho without his brother, bang the chicks against the wall, but he blubbers like a three year old.

Which makes me wonder about the demographics of the show. Living in LJ-land, obviously things are female skewed. But I just noticed a guy on another site saying he'd cried during the finale, and although there are a ton of reasons for your average genre fan guys to like the show, I am curious about how they relate to the emotional moments that some of us hold so dear.