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.

Comments

[leelust.livejournal.com]

Lisa IS awesome. Also Dean with the baby wasn't bad at all :)

But... but... everything but that was... boring.
and there was something that infuriated me. However, throwing Dean's time in the Pit back at him?
This. I can't believe Sam told them! I... no negativity in your place so i need to go now to vent.

[just-ruth.livejournal.com]

*dryly* Samuel was talking to the head of the secret government agency that's been monitoring the Supernatural monster situation.

played by David Duchovny, of course.

[girlyghoul70.livejournal.com]

You are much much kinder to this episode than I could be. I was made very mad... but then I saw this thing with a Panda and now I'm back to my usual bubbly self. MA HA! Muchas Gracias blacklid!

There was so much wrong about it, Dean's initial cluelessness about how to handle the baby being a big part of it. And it's not just Fandom's idea he took care of a baby, the Show brought up over and over again how he spent his whole life taking care of Sam- of course he had previous baby experience but they chose to Guttenberg him as well as Sam for cheap chuckles. But the worst crime was like leelust said- the boring. But no more negativity here, I ranted plenty already. Ahhh... cleansing ranty rant!

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YAY IMPALA PORN TO SMOKE ON THE WATER!! *dances the happy dance*

I quite enjoyed the ep, myself. *grin* It was fun to see the boys so out of their depth and it warmed my shriveled little heart to see Dean actually not suck at baby-whispering. Almost as much as it warmed my heart to see Sam flailing around like a six-month-old infant was the most unsettling thing he'd ever encountered. And of course the whole topic of babies is something I devote a lot of headspace to right now, so this was just all-around fun for me. I really hope that the Campbells genuinely intended to raise the little shifter as their own. Dean's completely understandable reaction aside, I think raising a baby monster to fight monsters is an awesome idea. It worked well for Hellboy, at least.

Also: Magazine. Magazine, magazine, magazine. No one trained by a hard-ass Marine would ever teach someone else to call it a clip. *facepalms* Hollywood is almost as clueless about guns as it usually is about marriage and religion.