SPN - "Trial and Error"

This ep has caused quite a stir and much discontent in some corners of the fandom, which led me, the other day, to contemplate and wax philosophical regarding my time in fandom and the experiences there, when during a show's run I became involved, whether I was a latecomer to the fandom (but not the show), a latecomer to the show, or an observer who enthused about the show with a limited number of RL friends but not a group of on-line list-sibs/cyber-buds/mysterious handles. How I managed to avoid the character wars and generally how those experiences differ from my current observations. But that's a different post for a different time.

It's been a while since I've been inclined to do a long and rambly, but this ep called forth some things that I feel inclined to comment on.

( The Long and the Rambly )