This is why I don't do spoilers . . .
Aug. 26th, 2009 10:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Yes, my laptop is turned off and getting ready to be put away. I'm at the big computer. :-)
I started to read a TV Guide article that my mom sent, and I couldn't finish it. I am really disappointed--like, phenomenally disappointed--with the direction said article indicates SPN is going to take things this season.
Per the article, Lucifer is going to be the most sympathetic character this season. He's all misunderstood by everyone. I . . . cannot get behind that. At all. Humans are the virtuous ones? If that's the case--and I understand this at the beginning of the series, where humans, with all their faults and flaws, are nonetheless championing the side of Good. But I always wanted them to have something bigger than themselves to help them fight an evil bigger than themselves--but if humans are the ultimately virtuous ones, I rather wish they'd never touched on angels at all. Because if angels and demons are equally detestable, what's the point? It makes the distinction between Good and Evil irrelevant. It means Dean is right--go down swingin', end bloody, that's it. End of story. And there's nothing hopeful or redeeming about that. What does it matter if Good triumphs over Evil, if Good essentially means nothing in the grand cosmic scheme of things? Which is exactly what this article is telling me.
"Get off our planet" works in Stargate SG-1. It does not work with SPN.
I just . . . am really, really disappointed. I don't find this exciting at all; I find this to be a cop-out. It is not original, it is not thought provoking, it is not fun. Lucifer is the genesis and instigator of all Evil. He plays sympathetic with the best of 'em. To the detriment of those who buy into the act. And if I thought Kripke & Co. were capable of playing that through, I might not be as bothered as I am. I might even be looking forward to watching it play out. But considering how wishy-washy they made Ruby, I'm not convinced. I'll hold onto the hope that he will do the storyline justice, but considering how he weakened Castiel during the course of S4, I'm not holding my breath.
Kripke has killed my squee.
*mutters mantra "Kripke always lies. Kripke always lies . . . "*
It is Kripke's story, it's true. And I am free to turn it off if I want to. (But for Jensen, I'll probably continue to watch.) And I'll be glad if Kripke proves me wrong. But I don't trust him. He was skating on thin ice with me last season. This might be the final crack.
This also means that SPN holds to my Rule of Five. It's my experience--from shows that I've watched from the beginning in first run--that a TV show cannot sustain itself and its interest level for me beyond five seasons. Indeed, it's lucky if it makes it that far. I might continue to watch, but it's with less interest and enthusiasm than before.
I started to read a TV Guide article that my mom sent, and I couldn't finish it. I am really disappointed--like, phenomenally disappointed--with the direction said article indicates SPN is going to take things this season.
Per the article, Lucifer is going to be the most sympathetic character this season. He's all misunderstood by everyone. I . . . cannot get behind that. At all. Humans are the virtuous ones? If that's the case--and I understand this at the beginning of the series, where humans, with all their faults and flaws, are nonetheless championing the side of Good. But I always wanted them to have something bigger than themselves to help them fight an evil bigger than themselves--but if humans are the ultimately virtuous ones, I rather wish they'd never touched on angels at all. Because if angels and demons are equally detestable, what's the point? It makes the distinction between Good and Evil irrelevant. It means Dean is right--go down swingin', end bloody, that's it. End of story. And there's nothing hopeful or redeeming about that. What does it matter if Good triumphs over Evil, if Good essentially means nothing in the grand cosmic scheme of things? Which is exactly what this article is telling me.
"Get off our planet" works in Stargate SG-1. It does not work with SPN.
I just . . . am really, really disappointed. I don't find this exciting at all; I find this to be a cop-out. It is not original, it is not thought provoking, it is not fun. Lucifer is the genesis and instigator of all Evil. He plays sympathetic with the best of 'em. To the detriment of those who buy into the act. And if I thought Kripke & Co. were capable of playing that through, I might not be as bothered as I am. I might even be looking forward to watching it play out. But considering how wishy-washy they made Ruby, I'm not convinced. I'll hold onto the hope that he will do the storyline justice, but considering how he weakened Castiel during the course of S4, I'm not holding my breath.
Kripke has killed my squee.
*mutters mantra "Kripke always lies. Kripke always lies . . . "*
It is Kripke's story, it's true. And I am free to turn it off if I want to. (But for Jensen, I'll probably continue to watch.) And I'll be glad if Kripke proves me wrong. But I don't trust him. He was skating on thin ice with me last season. This might be the final crack.
This also means that SPN holds to my Rule of Five. It's my experience--from shows that I've watched from the beginning in first run--that a TV show cannot sustain itself and its interest level for me beyond five seasons. Indeed, it's lucky if it makes it that far. I might continue to watch, but it's with less interest and enthusiasm than before.
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Date: 2009-08-26 04:33 pm (UTC)Which is why I stay away from Eric spoilers. He's bad news. :-)
I for one don't want the cliche devil... but evil that developed from goodness?
The thing is, imo, depicting the Satan as a deceiver is both accurate and intense. I'm just not convinced that Kripke will follow through to the end. Making Lucifer appear sympathetic but ultimately evil is one thing. I'm just not convinced it's going to play out.
Isn't the evil developed from goodness what we've been doing with Sam? Using demon-given powers to try to save the world? And that turned out so well. ;-)
The thing is, the "formula" I see so prevalently in today's pop culture is taking a traditionally evil character (especially vampires, for example) and making them sympathetic. Even good. Once or twice, it's interesting. When it becomes the norm, it's no longer original or engaging. That's what I see happening here. Take the embodiment of Evil (whether it be Dracula or Lucifer) and make him sympathetic. To me, this isn't new, and it actually is becoming the modern "formula."
I'll wait to see how it plays out. See what kind of backstory they decide to go with. See if the angels actually become the villains in the scenario. There are so many ways this could go so very wrong for me, and I'm not convinced Kripke has the finesse to play it out.
We'll see.
*breathe* Thanks for the input. I'ma need people to talk me off the ledge from time to time.