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feliciakwWow. Just . . . wow. I don't think I realized that they set up things that played out this season, this early in the series.
Dean: Since when are you all "shoot first, ask questions later"?
Sam: Since now.
YED made another gain by killing Jessica, other than eliminating her as a distraction: Jess's death sent Sam off on his singleminded search, cracked open that need for vengeance that drove him to where he ended up at the end of S4.
And Dean, with the wanting to save families, particularly because his own is so messed up. Dean is in this for the people; the vengeance is secondary. (Actually, I never got a revenge vibe from Dean.) Sam with the "it's not bad enough we can't find Dad. Now we have to babysit, too?" Sam, with his wanting to leave the hunt unfinished, send Haley and Ben home (without finding Tommy) and get back to looking for Dad. Sam's singlemindedness, and once he sets himself a goal, he will not be deterred.
And Dean with the journal. You know, it was really nice when any "religious" parallels were subtle and understated. Dean, with the explaining that the journal holds everything John could tell the boys about the creatures he'd tracked and hunted. The Winchester "bible." And Dean, with the mission, ready to ride it out for the long haul. And Sam asking, "How do you do it? How does Dad do it?"
My, how the boys have changed, and yet, they haven't. They're more jaded, more cynical, more stressed. But certain things--certain bits of dialogue--that harkened back to S1? The groundwork starts here.
Dean, so cocky and sure of himself. Sam, so brooding and sure of himself.
And Dean offering for the first time in ever to let Sam drive. And Sam thanking him for being concerned but assuring Dean he's fine. And Dean having none of it.
Also? Dean winks at Haley. *thud* Also also? When Haley asks, "How can I repay you?" and the look Dean gives her and her "Must you cheapen the moment?" and his grin as he says, "Yeah."
And Sam saying he'll drive, and Dean handing over the keys.
Also X 3? Kripke wrote the teleplay for this one. It's true that several of my favorite eps are Kripke products. I'm wondering if part of it (in addition to needing a team around him to bring out his best) is that he works better with mythology and urban legend rather than things that have a more cosmic, more celestial, more divine implication. Because right off the top of my head, the eps that dealt with faith and the divine (ala "Faith" and "Houses of the Holy") weren't Kripke eps.
Dean: Since when are you all "shoot first, ask questions later"?
Sam: Since now.
YED made another gain by killing Jessica, other than eliminating her as a distraction: Jess's death sent Sam off on his singleminded search, cracked open that need for vengeance that drove him to where he ended up at the end of S4.
And Dean, with the wanting to save families, particularly because his own is so messed up. Dean is in this for the people; the vengeance is secondary. (Actually, I never got a revenge vibe from Dean.) Sam with the "it's not bad enough we can't find Dad. Now we have to babysit, too?" Sam, with his wanting to leave the hunt unfinished, send Haley and Ben home (without finding Tommy) and get back to looking for Dad. Sam's singlemindedness, and once he sets himself a goal, he will not be deterred.
And Dean with the journal. You know, it was really nice when any "religious" parallels were subtle and understated. Dean, with the explaining that the journal holds everything John could tell the boys about the creatures he'd tracked and hunted. The Winchester "bible." And Dean, with the mission, ready to ride it out for the long haul. And Sam asking, "How do you do it? How does Dad do it?"
My, how the boys have changed, and yet, they haven't. They're more jaded, more cynical, more stressed. But certain things--certain bits of dialogue--that harkened back to S1? The groundwork starts here.
Dean, so cocky and sure of himself. Sam, so brooding and sure of himself.
And Dean offering for the first time in ever to let Sam drive. And Sam thanking him for being concerned but assuring Dean he's fine. And Dean having none of it.
Also? Dean winks at Haley. *thud* Also also? When Haley asks, "How can I repay you?" and the look Dean gives her and her "Must you cheapen the moment?" and his grin as he says, "Yeah."
And Sam saying he'll drive, and Dean handing over the keys.
Also X 3? Kripke wrote the teleplay for this one. It's true that several of my favorite eps are Kripke products. I'm wondering if part of it (in addition to needing a team around him to bring out his best) is that he works better with mythology and urban legend rather than things that have a more cosmic, more celestial, more divine implication. Because right off the top of my head, the eps that dealt with faith and the divine (ala "Faith" and "Houses of the Holy") weren't Kripke eps.
