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Beadie Russell vs. Lisa Braeden
Jul. 29th, 2023 06:43 pm*Spoilers for The Wire and Supernatural*
I see a lot of similarities between McNulty/Beadie and Dean/Lisa. The man shows up unexpectedly on the woman's doorstep and is taken into her home, where he becomes her romantic partner and helps to raise her child/children. The man finds domestic bliss with the woman, but ultimately he reverts to form and the relationship is strained.
I've discussed at length how much I dislike the writing on Dean/Lisa. The writing on Beadie is a lot better, as one would expect from The Wire. I complained that Lisa never gets to be angry at Dean on her own behalf. But when Beadie finds out about McNulty faking the serial killer, her first response is not to think about his feelings, but her own. "You had no fucking right….This is my life, too." Lisa's decision to end things with Dean seemed out of the blue, more something that was required for the plot than something that had a lot of build-up. I think Beadie made a mistaken in taking McNulty back after everything he put her through, but it was her decision. It was foreshadowed by her statement that she doesn't like giving up, and I believed it as something she would do.
Icons: Supernatural Season 9
Mar. 13th, 2022 04:32 pmI foresee this being my last batch of SPN icons. Moving on to other shows!
Feel free to take, just comment and credit( Hunter's Funeral )
Feel free to take, just comment and credit( Hunter's Funeral )
5 Icons from Supernatural Season 7
Nov. 22nd, 2020 03:38 pmThe fact that this post comes so shortly after the SPN finale is purely a coincidence. I don't watch the show anymore and don't particularly care about the finale.
I am once again providing a set of SPN icons depicting more female characters than male. Also for some reason no Dean, sorry.
( Amy, Charlie, Jo, Sam )
I am once again providing a set of SPN icons depicting more female characters than male. Also for some reason no Dean, sorry.
( Amy, Charlie, Jo, Sam )
Rewatching Dark Side of the Moon
Mar. 12th, 2020 06:13 pm1. It's ironic that right after the episode where Sam and Dean are insistent that resurrected dead people must be evil, we get an episode that reminds us of how many times Sam and Dean have come back from the dead.
2. The scene with Dean and his mom has gotten a lot of commentary and disagreement. I'm just going to say this: I think it's possible to argue that Dean may have a natural tendency to respond to traumatic situations by providing emotional reassurance for others AND argue that his parents should have been the adults and put the kibbutz on some of it.
3. I still do not buy that one of Sam's great memories is his fight with John. Any memories of Stanford or Jessica, absolutely. But the night his father kicked him out? No way.
2. The scene with Dean and his mom has gotten a lot of commentary and disagreement. I'm just going to say this: I think it's possible to argue that Dean may have a natural tendency to respond to traumatic situations by providing emotional reassurance for others AND argue that his parents should have been the adults and put the kibbutz on some of it.
3. I still do not buy that one of Sam's great memories is his fight with John. Any memories of Stanford or Jessica, absolutely. But the night his father kicked him out? No way.
In the Beginning and The End
Feb. 22nd, 2020 10:55 amI am rewatching Supernatural Season Five for the first time since I first saw it, some six years ago now. I've watched individual episodes since then, but never sat down to watch the whole season.
And I noticed something I have somehow missed for years.
In early season four. Dean goes back in time in an episode called In the Beginning. In early season five, he goes forward in time in an episode called The End. I never noticed the pattern of those episode names.
And I noticed something I have somehow missed for years.
In early season four. Dean goes back in time in an episode called In the Beginning. In early season five, he goes forward in time in an episode called The End. I never noticed the pattern of those episode names.
Supernatural 11.17: Red Meat
Feb. 18th, 2020 02:10 pmAs you may or may not know, I stopped watching Supernatural after season 10, but I occasionally watch episodes from later seasons that sound interesting or people say are good. This week I watched Red Meat, from Season 11.
And I got a say, this is the first episode I've watched as a standalone that I would say was good. I actually cared about the one-shot characters, and the story was exciting. Sam and Dean so often do radical things to save each other that it was interesting to see them on the receiving end of someone else's ruthlessness in saving the one they love.
And I got a say, this is the first episode I've watched as a standalone that I would say was good. I actually cared about the one-shot characters, and the story was exciting. Sam and Dean so often do radical things to save each other that it was interesting to see them on the receiving end of someone else's ruthlessness in saving the one they love.
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Jan. 29th, 2020 08:59 am- Theories and/or headcanons (whether silly or serious or a bit of both - and yes, you can totally do this for closed canons)
BtVS - During the period in early S7 when Spike was staying with Xander and he and Buffy were not speaking, Spike ran into Clem in a bar. Clem revealed that Buffy had brought Dawn to Spike after Spike had left - after the attempted rape. Spike was stunned.
- Unpopular opinions (this doesn't need to be fandom specific)
SPN - When Sam went to college, I don't think he left Dean/cut off contact with Dean. Rather I think Dean, forced to choose between his father and brother, chose his father, and that led to a mutual estrangement between him and Sam.
- Characters you wish canon had done better by
Torchwood - I <3 Toshiko Sato, but I wish canon had done better by her. I wish she'd had more stories focused on her, and more stories not about her love life.
- Characters you think the canon creators liked too much
SPN - Crowley, Bobby, and Castiel
BtVS - During the period in early S7 when Spike was staying with Xander and he and Buffy were not speaking, Spike ran into Clem in a bar. Clem revealed that Buffy had brought Dawn to Spike after Spike had left - after the attempted rape. Spike was stunned.
- Unpopular opinions (this doesn't need to be fandom specific)
SPN - When Sam went to college, I don't think he left Dean/cut off contact with Dean. Rather I think Dean, forced to choose between his father and brother, chose his father, and that led to a mutual estrangement between him and Sam.
- Characters you wish canon had done better by
Torchwood - I <3 Toshiko Sato, but I wish canon had done better by her. I wish she'd had more stories focused on her, and more stories not about her love life.
- Characters you think the canon creators liked too much
SPN - Crowley, Bobby, and Castiel
Eight Icons from Supernatural Season Four
Jan. 24th, 2020 02:37 pmIcons from the second half of the season.
Feel free to take, just comment and credit.
( Winchesters and Demons )
Feel free to take, just comment and credit.
( Winchesters and Demons )
Favorite Character Meme
Jan. 20th, 2020 11:59 amFrom rogueslayer452
Rules: name your top 10 favorite characters from 10 different fandoms and then tag 10 people.
01. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Oh, I wrote a post about this, old but still relevant)
02. Dr. Owen Harper (Torchwood) (I also wrote a post about this)
03. Jessica Jones (Jessica Jones) (Trish is a close second)
04. Sam Winchester (Supernatural) (Can't remember exactly when he became my favorite, but I realized it watching It's A Terrible Life for the first time)
05. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) (I've just started watching, so this will likely change, but right now I love Ed because he is difficult)
06. Deth (The Riddlemaster-Trilogy) (I love these books and so few people have actually read them.)
07. Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics) (After a brief flirtation with the Human Torch I settled on Matt Murdock as my favorite Marvel character)
08. Karolina Dean (Runaways) (Definitely my favorite in the comics, and I think she's my favorite on the show as well)
09. Leo McGarry (The West Wing) ("I take a bullet for the President. He doesn't take one for me.")
10. Renee Montoya (Gotham Central) (A comic series about police officers in Batman's city)
I'm not tagging anyone. Consider yourself tagged if you want to me.
rogueslayer452Rules: name your top 10 favorite characters from 10 different fandoms and then tag 10 people.
01. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) (Oh, I wrote a post about this, old but still relevant)
02. Dr. Owen Harper (Torchwood) (I also wrote a post about this)
03. Jessica Jones (Jessica Jones) (Trish is a close second)
04. Sam Winchester (Supernatural) (Can't remember exactly when he became my favorite, but I realized it watching It's A Terrible Life for the first time)
05. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) (I've just started watching, so this will likely change, but right now I love Ed because he is difficult)
06. Deth (The Riddlemaster-Trilogy) (I love these books and so few people have actually read them.)
07. Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics) (After a brief flirtation with the Human Torch I settled on Matt Murdock as my favorite Marvel character)
08. Karolina Dean (Runaways) (Definitely my favorite in the comics, and I think she's my favorite on the show as well)
09. Leo McGarry (The West Wing) ("I take a bullet for the President. He doesn't take one for me.")
10. Renee Montoya (Gotham Central) (A comic series about police officers in Batman's city)
I'm not tagging anyone. Consider yourself tagged if you want to me.
Imaginary Friends
Oct. 17th, 2019 07:52 amI watched the Supernatural season 11 episode Just My Imagination. I quit Supernatural after season 10 - the bad stuff outweighed the good for me. I did try to watch season 11, but could not get into it. I don't think I'll ever have the patience to sit down and watch the later seasons back to back.
But I do enjoy watching the occasional individual episode, checking in with characters who are like old friends from another angle. I heard praise online for Just My Imagination, and decided to check it out.
It doesn't make me want to watch the rest of season 11. But I'm glad I watched it, and there was something in particular that struck me:
In this post here, I pointed out that Sam's inaccurate perception of Dean's childhood, that Dean was "perfect" in John's eyes, is explicitly countered by canon and Sam clearly learns from what he finds out. In the meantime, Dean's claim that Sam was "doted" upon by John is never explicitly challenged, and as of the end of S10 there was no indication that Dean learned anything about Sam's experiences. In Just My Imagination, this is addressed .We see young Sam neglected (through on fault of Dean's), and see why it is difficult for him to have his loneliness invalidated with Dean's dismissive comment, "You had me!" By the end of the episode, Dean acknowledges Sam's experiences: that Sully was there when Dean was not.
But I do enjoy watching the occasional individual episode, checking in with characters who are like old friends from another angle. I heard praise online for Just My Imagination, and decided to check it out.
It doesn't make me want to watch the rest of season 11. But I'm glad I watched it, and there was something in particular that struck me:
In this post here, I pointed out that Sam's inaccurate perception of Dean's childhood, that Dean was "perfect" in John's eyes, is explicitly countered by canon and Sam clearly learns from what he finds out. In the meantime, Dean's claim that Sam was "doted" upon by John is never explicitly challenged, and as of the end of S10 there was no indication that Dean learned anything about Sam's experiences. In Just My Imagination, this is addressed .We see young Sam neglected (through on fault of Dean's), and see why it is difficult for him to have his loneliness invalidated with Dean's dismissive comment, "You had me!" By the end of the episode, Dean acknowledges Sam's experiences: that Sully was there when Dean was not.
I sympathize with a major criticism of this episode: Sam spent a season trying to keep Dean out of Hell, and failed, and failed to rescue him. Bobby is rescued in one episode. Kinds cheapens S3/S4.
The main think I wanted to note about this episode is this: as soon as Sam interacts with Benny without Dean being there, he reverts to usual style of sympathy for monstrous creatures. His hostility towards Benny was about all the crap going on between him and Dean, not Benny himself.
The main think I wanted to note about this episode is this: as soon as Sam interacts with Benny without Dean being there, he reverts to usual style of sympathy for monstrous creatures. His hostility towards Benny was about all the crap going on between him and Dean, not Benny himself.
