I'm kinda behind on my squeeing, so this is gonna be a semi-longie...
Okay, "Long Distance Call." LOVED hearing JDM again, even if he was a fakeJohn. Really interesting how Dean and Sam fell back into their relationship roles with John. Loved the angst and the 'moment's over, have a brew' coda. And the noose was really tightening around Dean, the Deal is coming up and he's truly scared. The ep was heart-rending as well as scary, because who hasn't lost someone they'd want to talk to just once more? (The shot of the girl's mother in the mirror was creepy beyond words.)
And shallow of me, I know, but: BLACK SUITS. Cheap they may have been, but ohh, I love to see our boys in black!
"Time Is On My Side"--jeez, where to start... that exorcism right at the start, and Sam doing Latin? (Yum. AND scary). Billy Drago was a badass. He was funny-scary in "Brisco County," but when he's in full creep mode, like in X-Files' "Theef" and this one, he can make every hair on your body stand on end. (Agh, pulling his head straight after Sam runs him over!)Just for sheer, flat-out gore, "Time" beats "Home" by a mile.
And Steven Williams--"21 Jumpstreet"! "X-Files!" Shoot, "Blues Brothers!" His scenes with Jensen were hilarious and chilling, what SPN's best at. When he says there's no happy endings, does he mean that if Dean survives, this is how he'll end up--alone and friendless, with a headful of supernatural horrors in his head? Or is he hinting at something worse? (Almost hope so.)
And yes, I damn freakin' CHEERED--Bela is gone(yes, I know other LJers have pointed out that she didn't get chewed up by the hellhounds--damn--but let me dream, ok?)And the guys punk'd her with sex dolls(I want to see some fic about those, heh). The abuse backstory did not redeem her in my eyes. I don't think the demon was a crossroads demon, just one who somehow homed in on her helplessness and pain and exploited it. The backstory could have been done better, revealed a bit at a time over the past few eps instead of being rushed through all at once. Usually I trust Lady Sera, but this is just another example of how bad an idea Bela was. No offense to all Bela haters (of which I'm one), but really, Lauren Cohan did all that she could with a character that was badly conceived from the start.
Okay, "Rising Son..." Yep, the non Dustin Nguyen-cover stinks. But inside! The art is way superior to "Origins"--you can see everyone's faces, for one. Liked seeing John's thoughts, his guilt and pain over his hunting and how it's affecting his boys. Loved the contrast on how he saves the town from a beast, and then loses his job. It looks like Sammy will soon be the 'chubby 12-year-old' he talks about in the Pilot--poor little guy uses food for comfort. Nice nod to the show, as well as the panel with babes when John tells Dean "you gotta learn to enjoy the scenery once in a while." (That's when I started thinking, hey, there's a lot more women than men in this town...) Very good effort over all, and I'm definitely looking forward to the next issue.
Now I'm going to interrupt my usual SPN squee for "Swingtown." Not only because it's set in a Chicago suburb in the 70s, but it's got Grant Show! (Happy happy joy joy!) Love how CBS is calling it A SERIOUS DRAMA and sex has really nothing to do with the plot, even though the promos are full of softcore swapping--I know I'm not gonna get to see Grant's ass like in "Dirt," but I can hope! Seeing people doing the Hustle and guys in leisure suits are going to burn my retinas, but Grant is wearing a mustache that makes him look sooo deliciously sleazy...
Ok, think I'm done for now. Got to stock up on tissue for next week!
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"LDC," "Time," "Rising Son," and GRANT SHOW LIVES!
Date: 2008-05-12 01:59 am (UTC)Okay, "Long Distance Call." LOVED hearing JDM again, even if he was a fakeJohn. Really interesting how Dean and Sam fell back into their relationship roles with John. Loved the angst and the 'moment's over, have a brew' coda. And the noose was really tightening around Dean, the Deal is coming up and he's truly scared. The ep was heart-rending as well as scary, because who hasn't lost someone they'd want to talk to just once more? (The shot of the girl's mother in the mirror was creepy beyond words.)
And shallow of me, I know, but: BLACK SUITS. Cheap they may have been, but ohh, I love to see our boys in black!
"Time Is On My Side"--jeez, where to start... that exorcism right at the start, and Sam doing Latin? (Yum. AND scary). Billy Drago was a badass. He was funny-scary in "Brisco County," but when he's in full creep mode, like in X-Files' "Theef" and this one, he can make every hair on your body stand on end. (Agh, pulling his head straight after Sam runs him over!)Just for sheer, flat-out gore, "Time" beats "Home" by a mile.
And Steven Williams--"21 Jumpstreet"! "X-Files!" Shoot, "Blues Brothers!" His scenes with Jensen were hilarious and chilling, what SPN's best at. When he says there's no happy endings, does he mean that if Dean survives, this is how he'll end up--alone and friendless, with a headful of supernatural horrors in his head? Or is he hinting at something worse? (Almost hope so.)
And yes, I damn freakin' CHEERED--Bela is gone(yes, I know other LJers have pointed out that she didn't get chewed up by the hellhounds--damn--but let me dream, ok?)And the guys punk'd her with sex dolls(I want to see some fic about those, heh). The abuse backstory did not redeem her in my eyes. I don't think the demon was a crossroads demon, just one who somehow homed in on her helplessness and pain and exploited it. The backstory could have been done better, revealed a bit at a time over the past few eps instead of being rushed through all at once. Usually I trust Lady Sera, but this is just another example of how bad an idea Bela was. No offense to all Bela haters (of which I'm one), but really, Lauren Cohan did all that she could with a character that was badly conceived from the start.
Okay, "Rising Son..." Yep, the non Dustin Nguyen-cover stinks. But inside! The art is way superior to "Origins"--you can see everyone's faces, for one. Liked seeing John's thoughts, his guilt and pain over his hunting and how it's affecting his boys. Loved the contrast on how he saves the town from a beast, and then loses his job. It looks like Sammy will soon be the 'chubby 12-year-old' he talks about in the Pilot--poor little guy uses food for comfort. Nice nod to the show, as well as the panel with babes when John tells Dean "you gotta learn to enjoy the scenery once in a while." (That's when I started thinking, hey, there's a lot more women than men in this town...) Very good effort over all, and I'm definitely looking forward to the next issue.
Now I'm going to interrupt my usual SPN squee for "Swingtown." Not only because it's set in a Chicago suburb in the 70s, but it's got Grant Show! (Happy happy joy joy!) Love how CBS is calling it A SERIOUS DRAMA and sex has really nothing to do with the plot, even though the promos are full of softcore swapping--I know I'm not gonna get to see Grant's ass like in "Dirt," but I can hope! Seeing people doing the Hustle and guys in leisure suits are going to burn my retinas, but Grant is wearing a mustache that makes him look sooo deliciously sleazy...
Ok, think I'm done for now. Got to stock up on tissue for next week!