Yes and no, I'd say. All the questions you raise are valid. But I think the reality is, they had the YED psy!kids plot pretty well worked out and it could have ended nice and neat with his death. Dean selling his soul gives them a new plot device to work through in the third season (writers strike mucked that up, sadly)
4th Season with the Seals Breaking another great plot device. It still all ties nicely with the YED's original plan to use psychic children to open the gates of Hell, start the Apocalypse in some way. Lucifer tells Azazel to seek out strong parents for strong kids in Lucifer Rising.... not "Hey Buddy, go get my one true vessel ready with a demonic V8... Here's the address! P.S. his brother will be Michael's one true vessel... feel free to chuck that little mop haired twerp out the window!"
Where it all seems to have unraveled is in season 5 itself with the whole vessel deally. I think they really did bite off more than they could chew with the announcing that Dean was Michael's "sword" and that Sam was Lucifer's meat suit. To justify that, they went overboard stating that they were chosen from the beginning of time, going back to Cain and Abel (which makes NO sense) and that it HAD to be them... Because they didn't follow through with their own Myth. (Baby Ghoul Chow became Michael's vessel)
It doesn't match at all with the psy!kids story line. Jake and the Gang become completely irrelevant. And it's a shame. The vessel's thing could have been made so much simpler. It could have been Michael WANTED Dean as his vessel because of his strength of character and the fact he'd literally been through Hell and back and therefore was built Ford(Chevy!) tough. Lucifer WANTED Sam as his vessel because he was his favorite psy!kid and.... by golly those ABS! The Prince of Darkness is too lazy to do his own crunches! That still would have worked, and it wouldn't have complicated matters with the whole bloodline which made no sense. Michael and Lucifer could have spent the 5th Season courting the boys in various ways. Sam still could have come up with his brilliant "say yes and then jump in a hole" plan and Dean may have said "yes" to make sure HE was the one to deal with Samifer. If they were sure of having a 6th Season, it still would have worked. No 6th Season, Samifer jumps in the hole, Dean mourns but goes on with life. 6th Season approved, they dunk Samifer down the hole but Dechael dives in saving Sam and leaving Luci to rot in the Pit. No confusion, no retconning... no need to bring back Baby Ghoul Chow (And nothing against Adam, but he was devoured and creamated.... it's really a stretch even for a supernatural show)
But again, they came up with a new myth and worked too damn hard to justify it- ignoring everything they'd established before. So, if you think too hard to make it match with what came before- really it's not you. They over thought the NEW myth and didn't think enough to make it match the old. Best to chalk it up to the writers probably spending too much time at the drawing board, very probably drinking too much Moutain Dew and having too much bad take out. That's my take on it anyway!
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Date: 2010-07-13 04:56 pm (UTC)Yes and no, I'd say. All the questions you raise are valid. But I think the reality is, they had the YED psy!kids plot pretty well worked out and it could have ended nice and neat with his death. Dean selling his soul gives them a new plot device to work through in the third season (writers strike mucked that up, sadly)
4th Season with the Seals Breaking another great plot device. It still all ties nicely with the YED's original plan to use psychic children to open the gates of Hell, start the Apocalypse in some way. Lucifer tells Azazel to seek out strong parents for strong kids in Lucifer Rising.... not "Hey Buddy, go get my one true vessel ready with a demonic V8... Here's the address! P.S. his brother will be Michael's one true vessel... feel free to chuck that little mop haired twerp out the window!"
Where it all seems to have unraveled is in season 5 itself with the whole vessel deally. I think they really did bite off more than they could chew with the announcing that Dean was Michael's "sword" and that Sam was Lucifer's meat suit. To justify that, they went overboard stating that they were chosen from the beginning of time, going back to Cain and Abel (which makes NO sense) and that it HAD to be them... Because they didn't follow through with their own Myth. (Baby Ghoul Chow became Michael's vessel)
It doesn't match at all with the psy!kids story line. Jake and the Gang become completely irrelevant. And it's a shame. The vessel's thing could have been made so much simpler. It could have been Michael WANTED Dean as his vessel because of his strength of character and the fact he'd literally been through Hell and back and therefore was built Ford(Chevy!) tough. Lucifer WANTED Sam as his vessel because he was his favorite psy!kid and.... by golly those ABS! The Prince of Darkness is too lazy to do his own crunches!
That still would have worked, and it wouldn't have complicated matters with the whole bloodline which made no sense. Michael and Lucifer could have spent the 5th Season courting the boys in various ways. Sam still could have come up with his brilliant "say yes and then jump in a hole" plan and Dean may have said "yes" to make sure HE was the one to deal with Samifer. If they were sure of having a 6th Season, it still would have worked. No 6th Season, Samifer jumps in the hole, Dean mourns but goes on with life. 6th Season approved, they dunk Samifer down the hole but Dechael dives in saving Sam and leaving Luci to rot in the Pit. No confusion, no retconning... no need to bring back Baby Ghoul Chow (And nothing against Adam, but he was devoured and creamated.... it's really a stretch even for a supernatural show)
But again, they came up with a new myth and worked too damn hard to justify it- ignoring everything they'd established before. So, if you think too hard to make it match with what came before- really it's not you. They over thought the NEW myth and didn't think enough to make it match the old. Best to chalk it up to the writers probably spending too much time at the drawing board, very probably drinking too much Moutain Dew and having too much bad take out. That's my take on it anyway!