Crossroad Blues Review

[mf_luder_xf]

So much to post today!! See the last post for this week's spn_fridayfive.


Two things I want to make clear right off the bat:

1) WHY DID THEY NOT PLAY DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA?
2) SAM! WHERE ARE YOU?!

*"I have a plan, Sam." God, he sounds like the Democrats.
*They chose a fine-looking man to play Robbie.
*LOL the "dog" kind of looked like Sasquatch running by the windows. Or like Professor Lupin's shadow.
*Why does he walk outside into the woods? Who the F does things like that when they think a dog is chasing them?
*I totally love the blues music instead of the classic rock here though. New flavor for SPN. I say go with it. Gives us a New Orleans ep next, Kripke!
*Is Sam actually jealous that he's not in the FBI dtatbase? What kind of freak is he??
*"You innocent, harmless young man, you." Oh, Dean. I loved that line. He's just...*flails* Ironically, that's something I'd say. LOL
*Black dogs. It's the GRIM. Hahahahahha...
*And um, that drawing they have? NEVER. NEVER would I chase one of those things. No way, jose. That thing comes up the guys chest and is like twice as long as he is tall. RUN.
*I love Sam's face at Dean's humpage comment. And how Dean's face falls. Oh, boys. ♥
*Ok, so whats-his-names partner? I understand he's bitter, but you don't admit things like that to the press. You just come off looking like a jerk. I mean, guys dead, whether anybody liked him or not. Doesn't go over well.
*"True genius, they seem to die young, don't they?" Only the good die young, pal. Only the good...
*"They're real." Dean, you are the worst...I can't even comprehend this man sometimes. Well, I can, but come on. I wouldn't even admit to a sibling sleazy comments like that. LOL
*He doesn't know Myspace? (that was really funny though--porn, ha!)
*The doctor, the actress, when we get up close, she's kind of scary looking.
*Folie a Deux!!!!! That zombie thing was totally Folie A Deux zombie special effects.
*"Yahtzee." LMAO
*Ummm, ew with the touching of random bones, Dean.
*Hellhounds! Sweet.
*Umm, ripping of leg and everything...gross. Yet the effects were cool.

Justin-Jared commercial
First off, what a silly game. My dad, however, would totally love it. But Justin? OMG. And Jared? OMG! And Jared kicking Justin's ass, cast and all? LOVELOVELOVE!!! *write me Justin/Jared fic now, someone!!!* Left-hand, blindfolded, sleeping. GUH!!

*Aww, I love demon chick. She's cute. And RED EYES. Oh, man, this show is KILLING ME with its eye kink. Wait. With its indulging of my eye kink, I mean.
*Seriously, though. There's a whole lot of things I want to do with my life, things I'd like to get, places I'd like to be...but I'd rather live as white trash than make a deal with a devil. STUPID.
*And like, he doesn't even set the terms. He doesn't know its only for some time? I mean, where was her end of the bargain?
*Did I mention the actor playing Robbie was FINE?
*LOL motorwill!! He made that face again. Oh, Sam. *draws hearts about Sam and his 'meh' face*
*He doesn't know his music? LOL Even I know a bit.
*And again!! Twice in 30 seconds, Sam.
*I actually agree with Dean completely here. I'd have left them to their own fate as well.
*Anyone inside knows him? You mean...that place is open? It's not condemmed??
*Wait. Ok. Dean knows MTV Cribs. But not Myspace. This is a lapse in Dean here. A) because of geek!boy, he no doubt would know by now about myspace. B) if he knows MTV Cribs, logic says you would know about myspace as well. Why? Because everything on TV talks about Myspace. Tsk, Kripke.
*I love how they're insulting the building when they've been in much worse and creepier bathrooms.
*I love Dean talking to the guy. Cheeky.
*Voodoo!!! I want more stuff like that. NEW ORLEANS, PLZ. KTHNKSBYE.
*Mr Darrel is fabulous. He's deep and ready to accept it. I love this guy. And you can see Dean actually grow a little respect for him. Hits home for him, too.
*His paintings on the other hand...they scare me. Yikes.
*Zombie and then the I love you too. *shudders*
*Dean+kicking in door=HOTT
*Sam+stopping Dean kicking in door by grabbing his foot=OMGGONNASPAZITSSOHOTT
*And then the tilt of the head Sam makes to Dean when the door opens? Priceless!
*OMG cue emo subtext about Dad...blah, blah, blah...
*"I'm not letting you summon that demon..." ANd then what does he do? Oh, that's right, he lets him go. Doesn't even put out a hand to stop him. Just, forelornly watches him go.
*Dude. Demon chick. HOTT. Like, damn they found a girl Dean's type. That cleavage!! And she's stunning.
*Again with the RED EYES. I'm dead. GUH.
*The newletter. LMFAO
*"You're just edible." I think that's quite possibly my favorite line from this show. The way she says it and everything. OMG. Hahahahaha
*Tell me, Sam wanted to help these people, right? Why were they so sorely unprepared? No guns, no knives, no salt...just what the painter gave them. What if he hadn't? What would Sam have done?
*Right after she says, "Like father, like son"? OMG Dean looks AMAZING there. I don't know what it is. But his hair is different in that one shot and his lips are so pouty and...excuse me...




Ok, I'm back.
*I love that Sam jumps into the circle with Evan. LOL!!
*OMG demon chick is officially my new favorite character.
*Also? This is how Dean's feelings get spilled. NOT talking over beer (as motorwill said). Thank you Kripke for bringing back Dean-feelings-by-proxy
*wibble!Dean! Literally. His lip wibbled. Awww
*"It's here!" Thank you Captain Obvious. I didn't guess that by the vent crashing into the room and the chair spinning across the floor.
*"Throw in a set of steak knives?" Oh, DEAN. Whee!
*I love how Dean handles the demon. And then...he spews Latin. O.M.G. Dean and Latin is even hotter than Sam and Latin. OMGOMG!
*Sam's hardcore about saving Evan. Good for him.
*"I usually like to be warned before I'm violated by demon tongue." ICVDJHGFDKJGKJRVBEKJBFKJVFKJTEUBWE!! KDGJGEHEVJHEV!!! I can't get over how HOTT Dean is.
*Dean fiddling with the rosary. GUH.
*Dean climbing water tower. Are you getting a clear picture of me melted into a puddle of goo, yet?
*"Shut your mouth, bitch." KJGEDJGFRJHVJHVBRKHVBRHRVBJHGGUHGUHGUHOMGOMGJHFDEGFJEVERHKV!!!!!! Best line EVAR. LOVE how he delivered it. That look. That tone. OMG DEAN.
*I hope Dean brought her home.

SOON:
OMG boys and guns. And the Impala doing doughnuts. Explosions. More, "plans for me". And Teh Secret. DAMN TIME DEAN.

My Thoughts:
First, my favorite scene was the one with the painter and the boys. It was done so well, what a great character. Second. I am annoyed. In the previews, they showed the yellow eyes on demon chick. I WANTED it to be The Demon. It would have been perfect. Each person according to its demon. And she could have taunted Dean so much more. Now, I imagine they changed it because Dean wouldn't let The Demon go, but I stillthink it would have been more appropriate. NOt to mention how much I wanted The Demon to kae out with Dean. I mean, first its damn close in John's body to Dean and then with the preview? I was beginning to think The Demon has a crush on Dean. Anyway, I'm real annoyed they changed it. And then the Dean HOTTNESS. So good. I did miss Sam again, though. Granted this was better than the last two eps, but I want to see them hunt together again, you know? I did like the ep. Great urban legend to do. I've also decided I like this seasons eps better the second time around. I always think that in my reviews I'll be not so thrilled, but as I watch it a second time, I always end up writing more positive things than I would have as I watched it the first time.

And my Wincesty thoughts on the show:
What I saw all of last year was sidelong looks that were lusty. We got the slashy jokes. They exchanged heated glares, touching, and general hott snarking. This season, we're getting emo sidelong stares. It's disappointing. I mean, when you look at the fics out there...hardly anyones writing based of these eps. I mean there's been a few. but last year, if you checked the comms an hour after the show there'd be 5 new fics all based on that ep. The only thing we get now is more emo coping over Dad being gone...which we've always had (cause we like to kill John in fics, I guess). I'm just. Disappointed, I guess. I know I shouldn't be, but it just seems like they're too distant from each other this season--in everything, not just space, not just emotions. And that goes for the nonWincesty view, too.

I STILL WANTED DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA. I mean, it would have been perfect if that's what had come onto the radio when Dean switched it. LOL

Comments

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

Heee, I was texting benitle last night as soon as the ep was over. ;-)

Sam seemed like a secondary character in this one. WE WANT MORE SAMMY, DAMN IT! *stomps foot and pouts*

(What's this Justin-Jared commercial you're talking about?)

When Dean started speaking Latin, I almost fell off the couch. ZOMG THE HOTNESS. (Erm, I have a huge language kink... pretty boys speaking foreign languages just makes me melt.)

The "Soon" preview definitely made me fall off the couch. Mind Control Sammy! *squees* And THE SECRET, OMG.

[mf_luder_xf]

The Justin (from Smallville, he plays The Green Arrow) and Jared commercial was a CW promo for Guitar Hero II. They had a guitar playing face off. LOL It was cute.

Heh. I have a small language kink too. Mainly, Krycek speaking Russian. HOMG. But S&D doing Latin's hott, too.

I can't wait for these other eps! I don't even know when it starts again. Two weeks?

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

epguides.com (http://epguides.com/Supernatural/) shows there's one next week, and another the week after that, so yay! (They're usually pretty reliable.) It worries me that nothing is listed after episode 10 though, which probably means it'll be taking a break for several weeks. ARGH.

[mf_luder_xf]

Oh, that's strange. I've been seeing on my flist there wasn't one for next week...cause of Thanksgiving.

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

Curse your Thanksgiving! I just checked my local listings, and next week is "In My Time of Dying" and the week after that, the killer clowns ep. Waaaah!

(Though it'll be worth seeing the clowns episode again, just to see Dean smirk while Sam sits in that clown chair. *g*)

[mf_luder_xf]

LOL I know. Our holidays get in the way of everything. ;-)
Oh, but that's like three weeks till the next! *gasp*

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

Gah. I can't wait that long for the next new ep! *flails*

I've already been rewatching the Season 1 DVD's, so I should probably slow down and pace myself over the next couple of weeks.

[mf_luder_xf]

No kidding. What am I going to do with my time? Like, homework? LOL

While I'm at home for Thanksgiving I'll probably watch Skin. Like 5 times. Man, I can't wait for future eps...

But I did just buy Smallville S4. So I can watch Jason all break too. Yayes.

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, "Skin". Haven't rewatched that one yet. *licks lips in anticipation*

I can't believe I just downloaded Cry Wolf so I could watch Jared. The things we fangirls suffer through...

[mf_luder_xf]

Oh, really? Skin's my favorite ep so I think I've watched it three times or so. Maybe even again tonight, since I have nothing but homework...(can you tell I am a horrible procrastinator?).

Awww, CW wasn't so bad. I made a tiny review here

It's the first blurb on the page.

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

I watched Cry Wolf last night. Pretty predictable throughout, but awww, Prepschool!Jared was adorkable. Is he that dorky in real life? Man!

I might watch "Skin" again tonight. That particular shot of Dean near the end, in Becky's house when he's aiming his gun at the shapeshifter... I loved that. His expression is so intense. Sexay.

[mf_luder_xf]

He kind of seems to be that dorky, yes. Which I find adorable. He's probably just as much of an ass as all other actors, but at least he lets himself look silly from time to time.

My favorite scene, beyond the shapeshifter!Dean and Sam ones, it's the very beginning with the music and when shapeshifter!Dean turns and looks over his shoulder with that knife...GUH. Yes, I'm odd. But he was smokin' there.

[mittelfeld.livejournal.com]

*nods* He sure was. I love the possibilities of Evil!Dean.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

*Black dogs. It's the GRIM. Hahahahahha...

that was my thought as well.... heh.

[mf_luder_xf]

LOL Ah, us HP fans. :-)

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

oh yeah. :D

[purenightshade.livejournal.com]

*joins you in a melted puddle*
This show does terrible things to me. I like them, but their still bad. This has to be one of Dean's better episodes. Latin. *drool*

And on a side note. Krycek. Russisan. Two of the reasons I watch Terma and Tunguska obsessively.

[mf_luder_xf]

OH YES. I do too. T&T rule. ♥

[motorwill.livejournal.com]

Why does he walk outside into the woods? Who the F does things like that when they think a dog is chasing them?
I KNOW!! I could hear the collective fandom throwing various objects at their tv.

Ummm, ew with the touching of random bones, Dean.
Lol, my sister said the same thing.

And again!! Twice in 30 seconds, Sam.
Jared, Jared, jared. I wonder how this stuff gets past editing.

I love how they're insulting the building when they've been in much worse and creepier bathrooms.
LOL!

Voodoo!!! I want more stuff like that.
YESSS, that was so cool.

His paintings on the other hand...they scare me. Yikes.
I loved them, they reminded me of the mexican Day of the Dead holiday.

"You're just edible." I think that's quite possibly my favorite line from this show.
It's just a demon-y thing to say, too. I give major props to Sera for that. What a great line.

"Throw in a set of steak knives?" Oh, DEAN. Whee!
This is my favorite line in the episdoe. :D

"Shut your mouth, bitch."
THAT WAS 100000%, UNDILUTED DEAN. His blank, threatening evil face is the hottest and dangerous look on him. Guh.

I hope Dean brought her home.
They did look hot together. I wonder if this means that brunettes are Dean's ideal type. He always seems like a sleazy blonde man to me.

[mf_luder_xf]

Jared, Jared, jared. I wonder how this stuff gets past editing.

I wish I could remember him doing this in Gilmore Girls. He didn't in Cry_Wolf, but I can't remember for GG. No matter what, I think its a Jared thing, but I'm just wondering if its an older!Jared thing.

They did look hot together. I wonder if this means that brunettes are Dean's ideal type. He always seems like a sleazy blonde man to me.

I've thought that too, but I've always noticed he looks at the brunettes while Sam stares at the blondes. Except for Hookman girl and Sarah. I'd just like a red head on the show. Give the show some color, dammit.

[motorwill.livejournal.com]

I'd just like a red head on the show.
Mm, redheads can be so hot!

I'm guessing, in Dean's head, blondes are for one-night stands, and brunettes are for relationships. Which totally could fit Jo! Oh gosh darn it.

[mf_luder_xf]

LOL!

Actually he likes brunetes so much cause they remind him of someone. ;-)

[motorwill.livejournal.com]

Hahaha, zzzing!

[windmiran.livejournal.com]

What you said about New Orleans... I just watched the Bones episode about the aftermath of Katrina, and it had voodoo. I cannot imagine the things Dean and Sam could encounter in what is still, in some places, a wasteland of devastation with too little live people on the ground to do anything about problems. Shouldn't all the creatures that want anything with dead bodies be down there? Shouldn't there be a rash of pissed-off spirits haunting FEMA ex-directors and the like?
Anyway.

[mf_luder_xf]

I totally think they should do one! Course part of this is because I love rei_c's fic, but ingeneral, I'd love to see some voodoo stuff. And haunting FEMA directors. LOL!!

[http://users.livejournal.com/__3amconfession/]

This episode was just oh my guh all over the place and yeah. I AM GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK BEFORE I AM SEVENTEEN AND I AM SO SUEING KRIPKE FOR IT.

[mf_luder_xf]

LOL!! Sue him for a my-size Sam and Dean. ;-D

[http://users.livejournal.com/__3amconfession/]

And I could make them act out my favorite Wincest stories. *devious*

[crimsonsenya.livejournal.com]

The actor who played Robbie is the first hot guy to play a secondary character in this show since the very beginning. Maybe the hotness of the Winchesters simply pales everyone else. XD Dean's pronunciation in Latin is better than Sam's. I know this because there are these regular news broadcasts in Latin in the Finnish radio.

But details aside. Except for the first episode and maybe for Blood Lust, I've been somehow disappointed in the s2 so far. It is as if the eps so far had been lead in and I keep waiting for the "big event", something to actually happen. That's why I have huge expectations for Croatan and the following episode (Hunted?) that they previewed in the promo.

The writers have lost the grip on the action/suspense/storystelling they nailed so well two thirds of the first season. I love the emo too, don't get me wrong, but the boys have been so distant and apart and damn Jared's wrists if it has been the one to keep the scenes with both bros in minimum!

Regarding wincest, in the first season it felt like Dean was pining after Sam who was stubbornly centered on his own pain, the loss of his "normal" life etc, and this season the roles have been reversed. It is Sam who's craving for Dean's support and attention, and Dean has clearly kept him at a distance. There were two possibilities for Dean to react after PapaW's death, to become even more overprotective of Sam in fears of loosing him, or this, Dean pushing Sam away before he looses him. Looking forward to seeing if things change in Croatan. Hmm.

Anyway, I will rewatch the s2 eps during the hiatus and perhaps I too will like them more then. *hugs*

[crimsonsenya.livejournal.com]

I meant the grip on the balance between action/suspense/storytelling and the emotional familylove stuff. :)

[mf_luder_xf]

The actor who played Robbie is the first hot guy to play a secondary character in this show since the very beginning.

I agree. And I don't think its just S&D. They tend to choose these emo boys who are loosing their hair already, or its older men. Except for JDM. But then I never think of him as secondary.

I too have been disappointed. Even with the first ep (though I think thats because I cant suspend my belief that they didn't die). Something is just missing and there's too much emo going on. I almost want to say the two boys don't have the same kind of chemistry that they did. Maybe I'm wrong. But that's what it feels like to me. Or maybe its just the writing that isn't letting them get into it as much.

I can't imagine its simply Jared's wrist. I mean, it's a broken wrist. I played my sport still when I broke mine. Now I wasn't getting slammed into walls, but if I'd fallen on it? It could have been bad--but I still did it.

I think you're right on the Wincest. That combined with my feeling that there's been chemistry lost...I guess I'm just not feeling it as much. I by no means want the show to end. No matter what, IMO, its better than most stuff out there except of course, the other shows I watch. But even if I'm not so spaztic this year, I do still enjoy it.