Well, hm . . . .

[feliciakw]

I think I've read this fic. Or at least parts of it.

This isn't the squee of last week, though there were certainly moments that amused me greatly. It's been a long time since Dean has taken care of a baby, huh. Either that, or John wasn't as hands-off as fandom would lead us to believe.

There was some good--though very uncomfortable--character stuff going on here. I'll have to cogitate on it.

We lost Mark! Already! If the rest of the Campbells aren't baddies, then their days are numbered, methinks.

Though there is some understandable mistrust between Dean and the Campbells, I gotta say that I kinda felt for Christian and his wife, for reasons that should be apparent to those who've been following this LJ.

However, throwing Dean's time in the Pit back at him? Low blow, dude. Totally uncalled for.

Lisa continues to be awesome. It kinda hurt when she told Dean to leave, because I knew how Dean was going to hear it. But Lisa being the awesome gal that she is, I'm glad she pointed out that it doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. She thinks outside the box. Here's hoping I get my Harvelle dynamic.

Also, she's a quick study with a semi-automatic. Though kalquessa? She called it a clip. I cringed on your behalf.

Poor Ben. Wants to do what Dad Dean does. It's probably the first time Dean has raised his voice to Ben since he moved in.

I really hope that we see more of Lisa and Ben from time to time. That Dean calls and checks in on a regular basis.

And who was Samuel talking to, anyway?

Dean uncovering the Impala, with a genuine smile. That sort of took the edge off. Because I do love to see him smile.

(Geo said that that sequence with the Impala was A) like the scene when Sweeney Todd gets his razors back; and B) their version of porn. I agreed with him on both counts.)

I just . . . I'll have to see this one again before I can say any more about it. Some fun stuff, good character stuff, some uncomfortable stuff, and questions.

I just don't know how I feel about this one. There wasn't anything wrong with it but it was just . . . discomfiting.

ETA: If things continue in this manner, this season is gonna give "it's about family" a whole 'nother twist. Yeesh.

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[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

Isn't the earliest we see Dean taking care of Sammy by himself when Sam is about, what, four or five? It's implied that the sitch is not new, that Dean is an "old hand" at taking care of his brother, but . . . we have nothing to indicate that he changed Sam's diapers when Sammy was an infant. That is (extrapolated) fanon. Plus there are indications that there was a network of adults that helped take care of the boys. So while I would have liked for Dean to at least have shown a clue that picking up the baby and cuddling him might have quieted him, I'm gonna go with Val here and say that some of the lack of finesse makes a modicum of sense.

I have not yet checked my f-list this morning (just got up. Weird dreams last night), but I'm kind of afraid to.

[sarcasticval.livejournal.com]

You've kind of inspired me to do a post. It'll have to be from memory, though, since I already deleted the episode. Whoops!