gryfndor_godess | SPN: Thoughts on 3x03

3x03: “Bad Day at Black Rock”:

-Um, I really love Bela. Can we keep her? Of course not. The fact that she’s awesome means that she’s going to die, because we can’t have nice things on Supernatural. And by nice things, I mean women.

-Lauren Cohan’s accent is a little distracting. I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be British or Australian, and I thought it was real, but according to IMDB she was born in Philly. But she also went to university in Britain, so maybe it’s not entirely fake? Definitely exaggerated, though. Whatever, it’s more enjoyable than distracting.

-This episode had quite a few funny moments, but as I read my DVD episode guide wrong and thought it said Sam lost “his” foot instead of “the” foot, I spent half of it too terrified of Sam’s impending amputation to enjoy them. *headdesk* Yup, I’m weird.

-Kubrick’s Jesus shtick creeps me out more than a little, but I guess I can understand why his ridiculously easy path to the Winchesters makes him think God is on his side. I mean, dumb luck vs. God…I can understand why they seem the same and, I guess, who’s to say that they’re not?

-Oh, and Dean’s “WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?” after Bela shoots Sam: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I shouldn’t be laughing because she shot Sam, but seriously. The delivery was fantastic.

3x04: “Sin City”:

-I feel like this episode’s “all humans are innately corrupt” theme should leave me with something to say, but mostly I’m feeling…“duh.” Obviously human nature is innately corruptible. Doesn’t mean all vices are bad (I mean, I’m pretty sure most stereotypical vices are okay in moderation) and just because humans can be corrupted into doing small, bad things doesn’t mean they can be easily corrupted into doing hugely terrible things.

-I really liked the scene where Sam was caught in the human bad guy’s office and stumbled his way out of there totally confused and apologizing. Nice red herring, and also, Jared, you’re adorable.

-I really liked the Casey!demon. She was an engaging character and actress, not just a ‘hottie with big tits’ like it seemed the show was going for at the beginning. I enjoyed her conversation with Dean, especially the vulnerability he showed in asking about Hell, and I loved how at the end he started to tell Sam not to kill her. I don’t think S1!Dean would ever have hesitated, and it was a lovely, inconspicuous way to show how much his character has changed and how he sees shades of gray now, even when he maybe shouldn’t.

-Oh! And I liked how Dean looked out for that hunter friend of his. The idea of Dean having random hunter friends kind of came out of left field, but I love his protective streak.

3x05: “Bedtime Stories”:

-“Could you be any more gay?” Um, fuck you, Dean. Good god, why does this show insist on being such a dumbfuck about women and gays and minorities sometimes? Could you please not make Dean act like a bigoted jackass?

-I expected to like this episode more than I did because of its fairy tale theme (since I am a sucker for all things fairy-tale-related). I didn’t think it was bad. Just…kind of boring. It was heavy on the supernatural stuff and light on the brotherly stuff (until the end), and the supernatural stuff was interesting but not twisty enough to keep me on the edge of my seat.

-I think the problem was that it all just left me feeling sad- dispirited. I felt bad for the father who had to convince his daughter to die to get her to stop killing people; I felt bad for the poor little girl who was poisoned at age 8 and then trapped as a spirit; I felt bad for all the victims; I felt bad for the unwitting “villains,” who were also victims. It just sucked all around and left me wondering what was going to happen to the poor guy who was made to act like the Big Bad Wolf. Obviously the remaining Three Little Pigs brother and Little Red deserve justice, but the guy was possessed and didn’t kill anyone of his own volition.

-The end with Sam and the Crossroads demon was fascinating. Her speech about a tiny part of him wanting Dean gone was unexpected and yet not really a surprise when you think about it. Dean can be incredibly troublesome and reckless and rude, and he’s made Sam feel responsible for his brother’s damnation. Obviously Sam doesn’t want him to die, but the idea of him subconsciously wanting Dean to be gone is believable. I’ll be quite interested to see if and how this issue comes up again, since Sam presumably isn’t going to give up on trying to save Dean.

-As for Sam shooting the demon…I don’t really care. I know we’re supposed to think he has become more bloodthirsty since being resurrected, but dudes, that demon consigned his brother to Hell. I’d want its blood, too. As for killing Jake and Casey…(a) Jake killed Sam first, so…yeah. And (b) Casey was a demon and 99% of Sam’s experience says they’re nothing but evil so…yeah. Not saying I like Sam killing people, demons or otherwise, but given that he had legitimate reasons for those impulses/actions, it doesn’t faze me the way I think it’s supposed to.

3x06: “Red Sky at Morning”:

-BELA!

FAVORITE LINES:

-“Can I shoot her?” “Not in public.”

-“When this is over, we should really have angry sex.” “Don’t objectify me.”

PLEASE HAVE ANGRY!SEX.

I want to know more about Bela. Obviously she’s not going to last long because all the cool women die on this show (PLEASE DON’T TELL ME IF I’M RIGHT OR WRONG), but I’m going to enjoy the heck out of her while we have her. And she was delightful in this episode. Completely mercenary. Her giving them $10,000 at the end instead of saying thank you? PERFECT. And moreover, I relate to it, because I would do the same thing. Except I would also say ‘thank you.’ Point is, I hate feeling like I’m in someone else’s debt, and I would gladly fork over some cash to get rid of the feeling. Not that I would have tricked the boys like that in the first place, but if I had.

-The old lady did not seem that upset about her niece being dead. We’re obviously supposed to find her obsession with Sam comical, but I found it much more disturbing than funny. It would disgust me if the genders were reversed, and I’m not any more amused just because the old person happens to be female. Her lechery was very discomforting. The only enjoyable shot to come of that was Sam chugging the wine, because chugging alcohol is pretty much always funny. Unless it’s an alcoholic, in which case it’s sad.

-I have a note written about Dean’s death wish and Sam’s frustration, but I don’t remember exactly what it was about…probably just that the boys’ acting was fantastic, as usual, and the situation was heartbreaking, as usual.