Salvation Review

[mf_luder_xf]

Ok I'm making this a real review this time, albeit with much squeeing. Spoilers for Salvation and speculation for Devil's Trap. It's long, it's full of XF comments, and full of random slash and normal musings.


To start. This (as everyone is calling it) fanvid. WTF is up with that? I mean, I like the way they really showed everything, and it's a nice thought I guess...but was SPN trying to gain a new audience with that? They thought--hey, look! We can catch Smallville viewers right after (and wasn't that a fantabulous ep too?) by showing a video montage to Kansas, they'll be more likely to watch! I say--weird strategy, guys. I did however think the music was appropriate. I don't know all the lyrics, but from what I've caught as I watched and now rewatched it, it seems nice. Like the "I hear voices when I'm dreaming", and they show Sam's visions and nightmares. God, Meg, just...too old. I loved the bit about the Colt, a new comer would have no clue about it, so that was nice.

And now, the first squee already--Blue Earth, Minnesota!! Rock on SPN. I've actually decided there must be a crew member or two who has lived in the state or something, because this is twice now that MN has been used and that's in one season. I think X-Files only used it twice in *9* years. Just for Irresistable and Orison (Donny Phaster). I mean normally we're known for a terrible football team, and that fact that we haven't voted Republican since Nixon in '72. So it's nice to see MN on a show's map. Let me say though...Pastor Jim choose a small town to live in there (see here for info on the real BE, MN: Blue Earth).

Ok so we see a pretty church that, as shadow_walker3 pointed out, looks decidedly Catholic and thus, rather than Pastor Jim we would have Father Jim...but whatever, we'll go with Pastor Jim is Anglican, thus the strong resemblence to all things Catholic. The candles flicker and look who walks in--it's Meg! She sits down to talk and of course all us fans are most likely rolling our eyes or snickering as the chick acts all repentful (at least that's what I was doing). Then the minister says, "Salvation was created for sinners." OK, I won't go into how appropriate that is in the religious sense--just that I agree. But gee--how fascinating that he uses the word Salvation, being both the title of the ep and the town where the demon shows up next. Nice word play Kripke! So she goes on, and I'm sorry, but a true religious man would probabaly have know right away something was wrong. Yes, demons can hide. But they can't hide their taint completely--and for a hunter and a pastor? Nu-uh (forgiving the fact that at this point the audience doesn't know he's a hunter as well). She says "and last week I met a nice guy, you know? And we had a really good chat, like this." PJ smiles. "Then I slit his throat and ripped his heart out through his chest." PJ frowns. LOL I love that because clearly, that's Meg's favorite pastime or something. But then she blinks and WHOA!!! It's black eyes. Which we've seen previously in Phantom Traveler and I squeed then.

Let me go off on a tangent for a moment. I have a black eye kink. Why? I know what made me have it, but not why I do really. So as many of you know, or have guessed from my user name, I am a huge X-Files fan. And I had watched a few eps, but the ep that hooked me was Piper Maru, where we see the black oil alien for the first time, though we really don't know what it means. But there is a scene right before the 'to be continued' where this man, Krycek, has just been attacked and as he walks out, Mulder asks him how he feels. And Krycek goes "Like a new man." And he blinks and we see his eyes go black Now, this scene caught my attention way before my love for Krycek came about, but that scene was what got me to be a hardcore XF fan. And there are many times when eyes go black (like the XF movie--love that little kid!) and so black eyes are just this huge thing for me. Rock on Kripke for fueling my kink. Despite it being Meg with the black eyes, but hey, next week we see Tom (Sebastian Spence, another XF actor) with the black eyes and he's sexy!

Back on track. She tilts her head and that's uber spooky and I love it! PJ goes, "I know who you are. You can't be here. This is hallowed ground." Well, PJ, clearly you're wrong on that one! Sure enough Meg responds, saying that's only for the minor league demons, which is easy enough to believe. Satan is a fallen angel after all, not just a demon, so his closer 'friends'...*shudders*. He runs and to what? OMG he has an arsenal!! And this is when we realize--this ain't any old priest (as I was thinking). He's a Hunter, too! But one wood bar doesn't hold against Meg's foot (behold her mighty foot!) and he's got a knife and does he really think that's going to work? Guess so as he throws it, she catches, and we all say--bye bye kind priest! Dude, love Meg's snark. "You throw like a girl". *snickers* She asks for the Winchesters, to which he says I haven't spoken to John in over a year, but I wouldn't tell ya if I knew. Uh-oh...wrong words, Mr Priest. Then (and this was something I only caught as I was pausing) she slits his throat and as she does, her eyes go black again for a split second. Dude. Then we go into this disgusting close up and noises as poor PJ is lying there dead, and really, I don't think that'd be allowed on a more mainstream network. Seriously. I mean I get grossed out by butt genies and stomach contents (Badlaa and Bad Blood of XF) but this? EW.

Then we find ourselves in Manning, Colorado. And it zooms in on a dead deer's eye which is similar to the demon eyes, and then it shows various clipings and drawing and a general hodge-podge of hunting supernatural stuff. The wall reminds me of a combination of Mulder's office (as rhymephile pointed out) and of John Doe's 'who am I?' wall. There is one rubbing that reminds me very much of the space craft from Sixth Extincetion (XF). What I noticed about the filming style, the zooms and the music--I just saw The Sential last week and it's like that mixed with the walls from the newest Manchurian Candidate. I apologize if you haven't seen either of these movies and are just really confused--but trust me, it's nearly identital, IMO, the technique. And after last weeks ending of beautiful *wibbles* from all three drop dead gorgeous Winchester men, we see John running a finger over his lip (GUH!) saying this is all I know. Gee, Dad. Thanks for finally telling us!! And Dean looks contemplative while Sam looks calm, leaning against a desk or something in a really hott polo shirt but with a long-sleeved undershirt that totally just classified the kid as EMO. As John explains we see the demon has no set geographical pattern, but clearly a pattern nonetheless. Goes after families with a child who turns 6 months that night. WTF that means, I'm not sure. Are all these kids who are destined to have powers like Sam and Max? Or does the demon give them the power? And why does he kill the mother? Then Sam goes "So basically this demon is going after these kids for some reason." Hello, Captain Obvious!! *headdesk* The he starts blaming himself. And Dean's like it's not your fault. And Sam says no, but it's my problem. Excuse me, Sam? The world does not revolve around you, there's Max and all those other kids too. Not just you-you're not that special. And Dean, awww, he says it's our problem. We find out John has never managed to save anyone besides his own kids as he's been chasing this demon. We get a list of 'sypmtoms' that are precursers to the demon coming.

Now pause. The demon came after Jessica. This does not fit its MO. There were no babies between the two of them (Jess and Sam). So maybe Sam is more special. But why is that? I am sure everyone has noticed how alike Jess and Mary were in looks. But we find out later in this ep it's going after a brunette. So not looks. Then what? Is it because Sam became a Hunter, unlike Max, though Max used his powers? I mean, the demon going after Jess makes no sense! So clearly, it was just something the SPN writers used as a plot device and then decided to ignore that when they created it's MO, or they'll hopefully let us know in next weeks ep. Because, I hate discontinuities in scripts and creatures like that. My only problem with the Super Soldiers of XF--they could have used the Eve's or the procedure like in Sleepless...but instead they created something new.

Ok, back on track again. Oho! John reveals the signs are happening again in...Salvation, Iowa. Hmmm, thinks MF. And damn Iowa is rainy and ironically looks like a dreary Vancouver sky. And kind of like what's outside my own window--for the past three days. :-P John pulls over and says he just got a call from Caleb saying Jim Murphy's dead. Sam goes, "Pastor Jim?" And now we know who the man was. Dun dun dun...John says, "throat was slashed. He bled out." Again with the visit from Captain Obvious. Then John says they're going to check all records and find out the kids who'll be six months. Sam's like that'll take forever! John responds "Got any better ideas?" LOL I loved Sam's face here as he looks abashed almost. "No, sir." And off they go. All three take a grief moment and we get more *wibbles*! Then John says resolutely, "This ends." As if he hadn't wanted it to end for 22 years.

I'm sorry, but I hate Papa's truck. The thing is like a freakin' monster truck. Honestly.

We see Papa find some fake credentials. Then Sam's looking at birth records (not dressed like an officer whatsoever might I add) and we see Dean, who of course notices this stunning brunette (ever noticed most of Dean's chicks are brunettes? I also find them the prettiest on this show--my favorite is still Constance). But this chick asks "can I do anything for you?" and Dean replies, ever-Deanish with, "Oh God, yes." Seriously boy. Control those hormones! *snickers* And then the girl flashes these pearly whites that I swear to God she must be in those Crest White Strips commercials because DAMN. I'd kill for teeth like that. Dean has to *tear* himself away from the chick.

Sam walks out and suddenly...look!! Kripke hasn't pulled a Chris Carter and forgotten about the visions (though he still might have over those powers of Sam's) and we see a baby room, with one freaky clown. I think all fans are wondering...why, Kripke? What the hell was the point in that clown because it kind of freaks us out. We see another pretty brunette (thus the demon not going after just blondes). And seriously, I was waiting for someone to ask Sam if he was ok. But clearly, Iowa doesn't have the Minnesota niceness despite being right underneath us cause no one stops. *shakes head* Sam heard a train so he looks for one on the map and heads in that direction, looking at houses and suffering more vision, and he makes this face I have come to see as Jared Padalecki because he does it as Dean (in Gilmore Girls) too--though at least for a different emotion. In this vision we see the woman walk in on her baby and there's a man in a black trench coat (dude the demon's a collar popper!) standing over the crib--just like with Sam.

Sam, cut your hair.

Then Sam sees the curtains and ironically there's the woman walking her baby! Sam comes up to her, oh let me hold that, oh gorgeous baby, is she yours, I'm rude, I'm Sam, yadda yadda. Her name is Monica and her daughter is Rosie. And then Sam comments on how good the baby is and Monica says she just stares and then--it's like she's reading your mind. Dun dun dun...and now, many people say that about their kids in RL. But on this show, I don't think its a coinky-dink. Will Sam develop that ability? Oh, wouldn't us Wincest fans love that? *grins evilly* An of course, Rosie is six months--today. And Sam gets a little sad and its awkward. But Sam watches as the dad pulls in and the vision strikes again. And that damn clown!!! I do love the balltet light thing. They also focus in on this clock that I swear to God my grandmother has from when my dad was a baby. We see Monica go into the room and then we actually see it happen. She's pinned to the wall and up she slides all the way onto the ceiling, right above Rosie and she's calling out and she can't get down but she starts bleeding and then the fire.

We next see Sam in the room with John incredulously asking about Sam's vision. Sam explains. Dean explains a bit too. John says, "When were you gonna tell me about this?" And both Sam and Dean just look at him. Thanks boys! Because, much as I love Papa, he hasn't been there. Would he have cared more about Sam's visions than about Dean dying? Funny, I think if he believed in them, he would. John admonishes Dean and thank God, Dean lays into him. Respectfully still of course. But in that deep sexy voice that makes me wanna...ok, and I'm back. John says, "You're right." Then comments on Dean's 'tone' but I loved Dean's tone. LOL I love Dean standing up to Daddy after so long.

The phone rings-Sam's. And who is it? Meg. And everyone perks up. Then Sam acts shocked that she didn't die. 7 stories? please Sam. She was calling demons, I don't think she was going to be hurt. Honestly? S&D really botched that job in Shadows. Meg demands Papa. John takes the phone and she goes "Howdy, John, I'm Meg." LMAO Love her weird funky-supposed to be-southern accent. Then we find out she has Caleb, yet another of John's friends. But Caleb--he doesn't look any older than Dean. Seems a little strange to me, I'd think he's be John's age or older even. Meg demands the Colt and asks for it, insists she has to have it, and kills Caleb who in his death shot looks suspiciously like Michael Rosenbaum. Not obviously, but still. And it's gross again. A little more snark from Meg, "Mind your blood pressure." Oh man, I could start to like this supposed-to-be-23-but-looks-40 demon chick. She says everyone he's had contact with will die. Why does Wabash sound so familiar...oh wait. It's another David Duchovny reference from Return To Me.

John plans on finding a proxy gun and leaving S&D to take care of the demon. But I agree with Dean--I think Meg would notice the difference. After all an antique has no special carvings, how would anyone distinguish it? Not to mention if she tried to shoot anything? Dur...Sam comes on the revelation that they'll be killing the demon. And everyone *wibbles* more. Awww. *pets pretty men* John says he wants Dean to have a home. What does he mean by that?

Damn monster truck.

Dean's come with the fake gun, pursing his lips as he hands it over. I love Dean's uncomfortable shifting as he talks to Dad about not getting killed. John mentions he's been waiting a long time for this fight and now he's not going to be in it. When I first watched that, I didn't think anything of it. But now...maybe its foreshadowing. Ok, I have one peeve about JDM. His one eyebrows hair is weird. It sticks up funny.LOL Moving on. Sam says, "We'll see you soon, Dad." Dean, "Later."

John has arrived at this warehouse and he's creeping about and funny, I see no other weapons on him. But he's looking at this giant thing with a ladder. He finds a spiggot.

Sam and Dean are sitting in the car, watching the family, Sam suggests telling them there's a gas leak. Ha. Nice try Sam. Dean just gives him this withering look. Or the truth, says Sam. Dean just raises his eyebrows. "Nah." LMAO. We also have this nice side shot of Dean and let me tell you, another kink of mine? Long eyelashes.

Back to Papa, we see Meg who just misses John, who then climbs the ladder which we see is like a mini water tower--or something. And damn he looks good. He starts chanting Latin and drops a Rosary into the water. Now, I have a question. It seems to me, if you don't believe in the stuff, it shouldn't work. After all, bad people use crosses, just for other purposes, shall we say (ex, an upside down crucifix). So John muttering Latin blessing words, without the power of a church or even maybe a faith in God, does this mean its not the faith, just words that destroy things? That doesn't seem plausible to me. But I suppose, in Phantom Traveler we saw one word, Christo, affect the demon. Well, IMO, I think it should have meaning behind it to work, other wise, Meg shouldn't have been able to be on 'hallowed ground'. So I am going to make my own little presumption and say these men believe in some higher power. Then again, is it the collective thoughts of people who believe these things? Like the general mass population thinking an exorcism will work, does that make it so? Or, considering they deal with many religion witches and demons, etc, is it what the demon believe will affect it? *ponders* I do like the imagery of the rosary sinking.

Back to S&D. Sam starts talking about after all this time...and Dean says keep your head. Then Sam starts spouting his good bye speech and touching as it is, the first time through I couldn't appreciate it cause I was waiting for Dean to go, 'dude, cut the chick-flick moment'. But, I guess even Dean knows when to be serious and he just gets mad at Sam for the speech saying, "Don't say 'just in case', something happens to you. I don't want to hear that frickin' speech, man." Ah, good ole Dean. Way to keep your spirits up!! Neither one of you is dying tonight.

And John. He's there, meeting Meg. She thought he'd be taller. LMAO!! That's so...like in The First Daughter. Everyone thinks she'd be taller/shorter/fatter/etc. Ah, Meg. She goes, shoot me if you want, there's more where I came from. And in the shadows walks a man. And it clarifies and I go OMG it's Sebastian!!! My number one thought went to trystan830 who likes that actor a lot, and then of course, my mind went to, damn. He's even better looking here than as that Sheriff that gets killed by the incestous family in Home (and isn't that an interesting thought for us Wincesters, lol). John glances at Sebastian and hands the gun to Meg. I so thought she was going to shoot Tom (as Sebastian's name is in the credits--wow great creative names Kripke). But instead she hands it to him, he looks at it, holds it up and we all thought OMG is he going to shoot Papa? But no! he turns and shoots Meg!! LOL That's what evil gets. Evil is never loyal. That's why according to Dante's Inferno, traitors are the lowest ring of Hell. Meg smartly says, "You shot me." Captain Obvious to the rescue!! "I can't believe you just shot me!" Tom looks at John, and throws the gun away saying one line, "It's a fake!" in a terribly sexy voice. I don't remember that from XF!! Meg looks indignant and it's time for Papa to run!!

This is the point where I had to open the outside door for a friend of mine, so I missed the whole Papa setting the water off on the demons. And I didn't want to tape the commercials so I was late to tape that scene even.

So we cut to S&D outside the house and the lights start going crazy, and they notice and zoom! Out the car they go.

Papa finds his tires slashed. LOL I love what lame tricks these demons pull. He looks a little lost as he runs.

S&D break in and suddenly the father attacks Dean, but Dean's got reflexes like a cat! *purrs* Dean says we're trying help, but does Mr whats-his-name pay attention? Nope! Instead we see Monica run into the room. And ok, time for another tanget. What is with the terrible white night gowns? Ok, I believe Mary might have worn something like that. But Monica whos a young mother in the 2000's? No. And Jess, a college student? Definately not. Trust me, I am a college student, and I know a few young mothers. None of them would wear anything like that. So you, know, maybe the demon just attacks the mothers who wear weird white night gowns to bed.

Dean knocks the dad out and then Monica walks into Rosie's room. Sees the man. Then shes pinned to the wall and its just like Sam's vision, but he's running towards the room, he's in, he stops, stares at the collar poppin' demon, and gets this angry look on his face, and we see the demons eyes. And they're pretty darn cool, a kind of funky yellow with burn spots in them. I've seen those contacts in the catalouges.LOL Sam shoots, and it seems to me that as the bullet hits the demon he vanishes. But That wouldn't make sense. So the demon must vaporize the moment Sam shoots and thus the bullet misses. Monmica falls onto the floor, Sam tries to get her out and she's yelling, "my baby, my baby," (not unlike S9 Scully did all the time), Dean rushes in, Sam takes Monica outside while Dean grabs Rosie right before the crib bursts into flames. So ok. Two things. One--the symbolism that it's Dean who yet again saves this baby. Two--the fire happened despite the mom not being dead, despite the fact that we can't see the demon. Is he still in the room? What is the meaning of the fire? It seems to me, both times the fire has started around the woman on the ceiling, so now why the baby's crib?

Back to Papa!! Who's still running. He's hit a dead end, picks up his phone to call, presumably Dean and Sam, when he's suddenly sucked to the wall, like the shadow demons did, like the women. And he looks like he's in pain, but maybe he's just trying to get away from the wall. And around a corner we see...Tom!! And doesn't he look dashing and evil. Up the wall John goes and Tom just stares with this sexy half subtle smile on his face. Damn.

Once more to the house, which bursts into the flames, bringing up my question again--what's with the fire? Everyone manages to make it out of the house. Why the fire then? Dad gets upset but Monica says no, they saved us. And that stupid night gown...*groans* S&D turn around and low and behold! In the fire is the shape of the demon. Sam suddenly turns heroic (or IMO, idiotic) and tries to go back in, "Dean, let me go!" but Dean won't let him, pulling him away. Dean, "Burning to the ground is suicide!" Sam, "I don't care!" Dean, "I do!" And that? Right there? With Dean's furrowed brow...my heart melted. The demon vanishes.

We're back to the hotel room now, Sam on the bed, Dean trying to get a hold of Dad. "Something's wrong," says Dean. But Sam, he's not thinking about Dad. In a low voice, cracking almost, "If you had just let me go in there, I could have ended all this." Dean walks over, mad, "The only thing you would've ended was your life." True true, Dean! Only one person can pull of martrydom in the name of revenge, Sam, and that person's Hamlet. Dean says you're willing to sacrifice yourself? Sam says yes. And I loved Jared's pissed off face. He gets this expression thats so above everyone else, like he's always right, and it's so Sam. Dean responds, "Yeah, well that's not going to happen. Not as long as I'm around." Dean, Dean. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways... Sam's like this is the only thing we've ever cared about and Dean agrees but says its not worth dying for. Now this--I find this interesting. Maybe not so much coming from Dean because we know he cares about his brother. And maybe Sam's opinion is a little strange, a smart law student shouldn't think about sacrificing himself. But the concept in the context of the show doesn't seem to fit. It is what they've cared about and they never seemed to worry about dying before, if it happened, it happened. Or maybe that's more fanon, but that's what I've seen from the show. Why is suddenly different now? Now I sure don't preach martyrdom, and maybe I've been watching too much 24 (Jack would die if it saved the country) but it seems to me, kill the thing. Ah, yes, I am probably just a cold hearted bastard. *smiles cheerfully* So Dean has this wonderful look on his face, brow furrowed again, but it's a different way. Now it's what I am coming to think of as Dean's panic face (not nearly as stoic as Mulder's). Dean says if it means Sam's killed, he hopes they never find it. Now from the Wincest POV, we all squee because we know Dean and Sam=love and continous hunting of the demon means Sam doesn't leave Dean. But from a nice, non perverted way (and I can say that cause I am one *g*) that right there was the ultimate expression of brotherly love and I only wish RL families were like that nowadays. True family loyalty-it's rare, at least from what I've seen. And it makes this whole bit that much more emotional. Sam of course, goes on about Jess and mom. Dean just levels his gaze. Then he reminds Sam that he once said they were gone and they were never coming back. Good one Dean!! Oh but that just pisses Sam off (not unlike Sam's comment on the bridge in the Pilot) and we see Jared's rage face again, his lips get small, his nose crinkles and he slams Dean against the wall saying, "Don't you say that, not you!" But you can tell he's more than mad, he's sad too as he speaks and it sounds like he's holding back tears. And Dean is rather calm, looking almost lost. "The three of us, that's all we have," says Dean and his eyes flick down and back up and that furrow has turned to his sad one. His eyes get a little teary. And Sam's lower lip trembles. Awww!! More *wibbles*. Sam's eyes are teary now too. Dean continues, "Sometimes, I feel like I'm barely holdin' it together, man." And isn't that a statement from Dean. Dean admiting a weakness? Talking? And those damn liquid eyes. *is seriously melting into the ground, dripping off her chair into a puddle of goo* Sam starts to loosen his hold and they both begin to smile, Sam starts breathing again (loud and damn wouldn't I like to hear that...). Sam pats at Dean's shirt, letting it go. He turns away, "Dad." Clearly coming to his senses and realizing, umm hello? Dad's probably in trouble. Dean stays against the wall and gulps, still looking upset, more so now that Sam's turned away. Big brother fascade?

OK--Wincest paragraph, continue to the next one if you don't want to read my musings and squeeings. So now. As Wincest fans, how are we to interpret this scene? First of all clearly Dean cares and doesn't want his brother to die. Second, the comment I made above about if the demon isn't killed, it keeps Sam there longer. But Sam throwing him against a wall? You'd better believe a little squeal came out of me then, even with my friend in the room. She of course, had no clue what I was really thinking about. LOL I know we all know this--but they were seriously oh-so close! And all I wanted, I just wanted a lip lick from Dean. I realize given the non cable atmosphere and the fact that it is a societal and religious and health taboo, they can't actually kiss. But a nice lip lick from Dean? OMG I would be ded. Not writing this because I'd still be in a state of shock. And when Sam backs off and turns away, what is Dean thinking? Our Wincest brains probably jump to something like 'oh Sammy I want to kiss you so bad', or 'why cant I have you Sammy', or something along those veins. I'm not sure what he's thinking, but my Wincest brain says it something about the night and how much he loves and wants his Sammy.

Sam pulls himself together, saying Dad should have called by now. Dean tries again after one more gulp. Phone rings and who picks it up? Meg!!! Clearly whatever the water thing was, it didn't kill her. "You boys really screwed up this time." Dean gulps again (damn he's sexy when he does that!) and asks where is he, looking at Sam who gets his own panic face on. "You're never gonna see your father again." And those are the last words as we zoom in on Dean with the dramatic music, then on Sam who does this adorable tilt of the head and his eyebrows go up just enough to give him his oh-no! face.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!

Blast you Kripke. Not like I wasn't suspecting it. lol First two-parter of the series.

Now comes the speculations for next week. Is Papa turned into a demon? Does Tom hurt Dean too much? Why does Sam have that gun pointed at Papa? And perhaps the biggest question of all: Will Papa die?

Now me, maybe I'm a little selfish, but I don't want Papa to die. I truly like the character and while many of you think the dynamic changes between the three of them, I agree--but I don't think it's a bad change. And just cause Papa's still alive doesn't mean he's going to be traipsing about and everyone shares the same motel room. Papa will still hunt, maybe enlisting Dean who he knows now is a big boy. Sam will stay with Dean, probably until the series end (or we got no show!) and theose two will still travel, like it's been. Not to mention, JDM is freakin' HOTT. But, this doesn't mean I don't think he won't die. I'm pretty sure he will, and it seems he may at Sam's hands.

For now, I shall sit and wait impatiently until the weekend, in fact, because I have to tape on Thursday night AND I have two huge tests on that Friday, so I'll be two days behind everyone else. *grumbles*

Comments

[andromakhe001.livejournal.com]

*** "The three of us, that's all we have,"***

You forgot the best part. :) Right after that, Dean says "it's all I have" and he's so...so...it's just indescribable. Haunted, so close to crumbling but so holding it together. One of the most best pieces of TV acting I've seen in a while.

[mf_luder_xf]

LOL! You're right. I had it taped and it must have skimed right over that part. *slaps own hand*

Yes, I'll agree. I definately think Jensen stepped it up a notch in this ep.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Caleb who in his death shot looks suspiciously like Michael Rosenbaum.

This had me in stitches, LOL..because I thought 'he reminds me of someone' and couldn't pinpoint it and then you came along and said it !

And no, I don't want Papa to die, either. I just want him around, a phone call here, an episode there, nothing more. But alive, because, uh, JDM/Papa Winchester? Love him :) I so need to make a squee post about it *G*

[mf_luder_xf]

This had me in stitches, LOL..because I thought 'he reminds me of someone' and couldn't pinpoint it and then you came along and said it!

Hee. Glad I could help. :-) Seriously when I was watching it I was like I swear to God...and it wasn't just the lack of hair. It was his whole face shape.

because, uh, JDM/Papa Winchester?

I hear ya!! Yum. ;-) Please, do make a post.

[phantomas.livejournal.com]

Will do 'squeee! post' later on today ;)

At least, until he's still in one piece (so fear the finale) I can squee most happily *G*

[northofantastic.livejournal.com]

*luffs* I think this is now my favorite review of 1.21. I'm too lazy to write my own, so I've been looking for one to link my friend to and this is it. :)

Sam, cut your hair. LOL

[mf_luder_xf]

I think this is now my favorite review of 1.21.

Oh, wow, thank you! I am glad you enjoyed my ramblings. lol And that you didn't get too bogged down in my tangents. ;-)

[eovine.livejournal.com]

vote for gilmores:
http://www1.teavee.com/gilmoregirls/

they are #17!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
let's help them enter the first 10 before midnight!

[kalena-henden.livejournal.com]

Very nice recap! Yay, Minnesotans United! I live in the City of Angels now but I'm more a Minnesotan at heart than ever.

On 'do you need to be a man of faith to effectively perform sacred events?', the answer I believe is no.

Matthew 7:21-23 (NASB) at Biblegateway (http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207:21-23;&version=49;)
Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'

From this passage it would seem that the name of God, in and of itself, has enough power to do many amazing things whether or not the person using His name is a true believer.

Also, on demons responding to the name of God.

James 2:19
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

Hope that was helpful.

[mf_luder_xf]

*waves* Hello, fellow Minnesotan! I say, once a Minnesotan, always a Minnesotan. Hard to get it out of the blood. ;-)

Thank you for both those passages. Those were wonderful and I am glad you showed them to me. I tend to know, at times, my religion better than my Bible.

Thanks!!

[missanne.livejournal.com]

so black eyes are just this huge thing for me.
Ooo, you really are kinky.


(dude the demon's a collar popper!)
LOL!!!

But in that deep sexy voice that makes me wanna...ok, and I'm back.
I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes when Dean's rambling about some monster I stop paying atttention to what he's saying because his voice is so distracting.


We also have this nice side shot of Dean and let me tell you, another kink of mine? Long eyelashes.
I wouldn't call is a kink, but it is definitely a fetish. Remember the part when Dean was all covered in mud/sludge from the bridge dive he took? That part in the hotel - OMGEYELASHES!


"Sometimes, I feel like I'm barely holdin' it together, man." And isn't that a statement from Dean. Dean admiting a weakness? Talking? And those damn liquid eyes. *is seriously melting into the ground, dripping off her chair into a puddle of goo*
Totally, amen. You know it's serious when Dean starts admitting what he hides. I'm such a sucker for Dean-angst, I had no idea how much. The whole Dean/Sam brotherly love angst gets me every single time. I can see how that kind of stuff makes wincest fans hot and bothered, but I have never seen it that way.


Sorry, I'm bombarding your past SPN post-reviews. It's just that they're so much more coherent and better than the screaming fangirls on most SPN forums. Ugh, after XF fandom, I totally forgot how most fandoms have an aversion to spelling and maturity.

[mf_luder_xf]

Ooo, you really are kinky.

LOL, Thanks. I know, I'm weird. *G*

Fetish..you're right, that is a better word.

As for the Wincest/brotherly angst, I see it both ways. Obvious I know that's not the point, just the two actors have such a chemistry it's not hard to see how it could be slashy. I see both true brotherly love and Wincest--as I pointed out at some point in the long-winded above post.lol

And hey, no problem. You know I love comments. I don't go on Forums, but what I've found on LJ is most of the time (most I say) the Wincest fans are the more mature; we squee, but still spell correctly and have in-depth chats. Kind of like slashers for XF are better than the shippers. Have you looked at my list of comms? I have a bunch of good SPN comms, not all Wincest even. :-)

[missanne.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've been through your comm links, thanks! I've gotten to drop a line with other fans. :)