SPN - 5.03 - initial impressions

[feliciakw]

1. This is a very uncomfortable ep.
2. It hurts.
3. My brain hurts.
4. I don't know what to do with this information.
5. Fix story, plz?

I . . . there's stuff in this ep that I just don't know what to do with. It hurts. Obviously, I'm not down with Dean trying to corrupt Castiel. Aside from the obvious personal reasons, it feels like fic. In the same way that fic that retreads where Show has gone kind of annoys me, I find that Show retreading where fic has gone kind of annoys me, too. Which is silly, because Show has priority over fic, but, yeah. Not so much in the like department. Particularly with this particular little plot device.

And I'm sad to say that this ep has me re-evaluating my feelings about Dean. I'll have to re-watch the ep because I missed some of his lines, but . . . his attitude and behavior kind of unsettled me.

And Dean says he's fine alone? Yeah, Dean, like I really believe you on that one. Okay without Sam? Meh, yeah, whatever. But okay alone? I'm not convinced.

I just . . . I don't know what to do with this information.

And "Hector Williams" as Raphael. First, wow. So not the Hector I knew and loved. Also Raphael being so . . . disbelieving. And kinda mean-spirited. Ouch.

Lucifer and Sam . . . Someone fix the story, plz? I . . . Show is making me very nervous, and I don't like having to wait a week between eps. Neither am I particularly fond of the direction the story is going.

It all makes me very uncomfortable and makes me want to pull away from show.

It will get better, right? Right?

(As a completely speculative aside, I think I now understand why Jensen was quick to point out at VanCon that they will be doing some old school stand-alones. The mytharc has taken some very dark and uncomfortable and awkward turns, and I just kind of wonder how the actors feel about it. I could be entirely reading my own interpretation into this, but I get the distinct impression that Jensen misses and/or prefers the old school storylines with Dean and Sam working together. Or maybe that's just me.)

Comments

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I almost put it in my original entry, but decided maybe I should re-watch the ep/scene before I said anything. But I'll go ahead and mention it, with the caveat that upon re-watch I might get something different out of it.

The whole Dean trying to get Castiel laid was tacky and awkward and yeah, whatever. No, what bothered me was the cavalier attitude . . . that read almost like . . . glee? . . . that Dean has toward the fact that absentee fathers play such a large factor in the prostitution industry. That's sad. It's sad that Dean would be glad these girls don't have fathers, thus leading them into an industry where men such as himself can pay them for sex. That just . . . makes me want to cry. My Dean has more compassion than that.

But like I said, I'll have to re-watch and listen for his vocal inflections. Maybe I can convince myself that he's simply stating a fact rather than defending it.

My name is Lynn

[(Anonymous)]

I hope you don't mind my commenting here. I was so disgusted that Dean took Castiel to a brothel that I missed the comment about absentee fathers. I think Dean identifies with the prostitutes. The shapeshifter in "Skin" told Rebecca, "he's all alone, close to no one. All he wants is for someone to love him. He's like me". Maybe the show is actually going to explain Dean's craving sex as more than lulz. I hope so.

Re: My name is Lynn

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Not at all. Welcome. Glad you stopped by.

I'll hopefully have more extended thoughts on the whole ep in a few days, so stay tuned. :-)

Yes, I can see everyone's point about Dean having his own abandonment issues and all. But . . . I don't see that line as particularly reading that point of view. But we shall see.

As far as Show exploring the psychological root cause of Dean's womanizing, I . . . really don't see that happening. :-/

And thank you for introducing yourself. It's nice to at least have a name to put to an anonymous post. :-)