SPN 4.01 episode review or \0/

[chase_acow]

Is it next Thursday yet?



I really enjoyed this. I'm easy to please and I was hooked from start to finish.

A. Dean gasping in his grave totally pinged my need to cuddle him and feed him pie. Also, the grave marker makes me want to cuddle Sam. I love that it's a cross made out of scavenged wood. I think Dean would approve.

B. The opening titles are awesome. The birds and the effects completely creep me out. I wonder if birds will by symbolic or if it's just the wings.

C. That bow-legged walk down the road seriously melted my brain. It's in my top ten hot Dean moments.

D. Busty Asian Beauties. I'm so over it, wouldn't mind if they never mentioned it again.

E. Bobby. Bobby! I'm really glad I gave this character a chance. There have been moments I didn't like him, but this ep was a golden moment for him.

F. Dean's face when Bobby splashes him with holy water is the best thing ever. Ever.

G. Wedge Antilles. That's such a stretch and a bad pseudonym. Of course, then we get Dean's "Are you kidding me? What don't I know about that kid?" Turns out that it's a lot, and I think that's gonna hurt Dean worse than hell.

H. Oh, geeze! Sam's face when he sees Dean just breaks me. Then Dean's "Hey, Sammy." makes me into goo.

I. "Kristy's" exit makes me giggle. I love me some awkward Sammy.

J. I wonder if Sam's lying about pulling Dean out of hell. That's not quite what I was to say, because I'm sure that it was Castiel, but Sam looked awful shifty eyed like he wans't saying everything he knew. Probably it's just about his new mind whammy, but I just wanted to ponder aloud.

K. I totally made a high pitched noise when Sam reached for Dean's amulet. I just . . . I mean, poor Sam. And Dean can't take his eyes off it.

L. Flashbacks to hell = bad. Close up of freckles = OMG HOT.

M. Dean saying 'sweetheart' is enough to make chocolate melt.

N. Aw, don't harsh on Sam's iPod. Their faces at the music is just awesome.

O. Dean doesn't seem to have a thing against psychics, just Sam's powers. I wonder if he can still hear John's last words to him about Sam turning.

P. Dean/Pamela/Sam would be so freakin' hot. Scorching hot. I like her, too bad about that whole eye thing.

Q. I'll bet it took a lot of takes for Jared and Jensen to do the "You are not invited!" scene without someone laughing.

R. Dean slapping the demon was kinda shocking. I love that Dean went there, his hatred of demons is pretty unlimited. He's gonna be pissed to see Ruby again.

S. Bobby's "We could choose life!" cracks me up!

T. "It's the end. We're dead, we're all dead." I smell an apocalypse! I have a theory that it's not going to be so cut and dry as we all maybe think it will be. Then again, maybe I'm giving Kripke too much credit.

U. Sam exorcizing the demon with his powers could not have been cooler. I love me some empowered Sammy. He's just so calm, and collected. Before it was anger driving him, I'm not sure what this is.

V. Ruby. I hope they explain how she came back from wherever Lilith sent her. I like the new actress. I really like that for once Ruby doesn't know what's going on. I think how condescending she was last season really turned me off. She's got Dean pegged (but not like that) and I like that she considers him in her plans. I think she might have matured a little.

W. Dean and Bobby sitting around waiting was so funny. Castiel definitely knows how to make an entrance. I liked the wing effect better than actually seeing them. I think that actor is smokin', and I loved how he delivered his lines.

X. Why can't Dean see the angel's true visage? I'm sure this is important for the new mythology where going down. Is it because he lacks faith or because he either is or thinks he is unworthy?

Y. Dean/Jensen really nails it here. I love his story arc so much, I just wish that I knew for sure that he'd get the happy ending he deserves. He's given up so much for other people.

Z. "Because God commanded it. We have work for you."


So, what is Dean going to tell Sam in the next ep? Is he going to come clean about being God's chosen one or will Castiel make him swear his silence? When Sam and Dean finally get on the same page, there's going to be some major ouch going on.

Also, I think that this might be the season of wincest. Both guys have grown, and grown apart so they're going to have to figure out how they fit in each others lives again. Big brother and little brother isn't going to be enough to cut it. They have to be partners. It's hard to open your eyes and see that this person who you thought you had in this neat little box is actually their own person with their own mind. I was shocked when I figured that out about my little brother. : ) One look, and suddenly everything changes. Wincest, baby, it's poetry.

Comments

[kayljay.livejournal.com]

One little tiny thing. Ruby seemed utterly unsurprised to see Dean. Think she has that good a poker face?

[out-0f-habit.livejournal.com]

I agree... just in this episode alone, I got more than a few wincest-vibes. But you're right- they're going to have to have a true partnership, which would allow the growth needed for wincest. I hope it goes that way and not the way of sam vs dean, because that would make me incredibly sad.

[domtheknight.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about W. Who is the actor, do you know? I tried to look on IMDB last night and couldn't find any details up yet. Anyway, he was excellent.

[handsomespeck.livejournal.com]

Ugh, this show is my bad boyfriend. :( It made me so mad last season I just said fuck it to the final episodes, and the premiere...was slightly better, but not much. Kripke has some serious issues with letting girls have agency (sexual or otherwise) in the world and allowing them to keep it without getting killed/hurt for it. It's ridiculous.

And yet...Castiel was REALLY HOT. :( :( :( See icon. I feel dirty for even giving s4 a chance, but I will.

Also, W=yes yes yes. I didn't know what I liked so much about it, thanks for clearing it up. :D

[sylum-tru.livejournal.com]

Castiel is new pretty (oh god never watchign Reba AGAIN) and did you have Alan Rickman in your head going "I am metatron?" I did..i full on giggled. so uncool

i'm still processing my reaction. i technically wasn't supposed to watch until oh tomorrow but ya know...home alone, i'm gonna watch me some boys

will share my first FIRST reaction to the opening scene, other than totally rocking to AC/DC seriously, do they(Kripke) give AC/DC money?

so first thought at the opening scene "HE FULL ON BUFFIED!!!!!"

:D

[kynikey.livejournal.com]

Busty Asian Beauties. I'm so over it, wouldn't mind if they never mentioned it again.
Amen. And come on, yeah, Dean's a horndog, but he just got out of hell, for gawd's sake. And the first thing he goes for is porn??

And I'm pretty sure Dean's not gonna tell Sam about Castiel and his...I dunno...divine mission. Especially considering what happens next episode...

[thrdstrike.livejournal.com]

The whole thing with people not being able to see the real visage of holy/heavenly beings is that as such, their beauty is too much for a sinful soul (ie: human) to handle. It was just like in the Bible with the Arc of the Covenant. If you were sinful and touched it, you died. Same idea. So it's kind of like, looking at an angel directly is like staring into the sun. (refer to X because I skipped everything else).

I don't know what I think of the new Ruby at this point in the game. We'll see what happens with her.

Not gonna lie, better not be no fucking Sam/Ruby going on. NOT ON.

[makishef.livejournal.com]

On X, a thought I had is that, for lack of a better analogy, Dean is Lancelot. That is to say, in all the ways that truly matter, he is pure and good and his heart is in the right place. He wants to do good, wants to save people and save the world and he almost always puts himself last. But there is one huge, glaring "dark spot" on his soul that keeps him from experiencing what only the truly pure (such as Galahad) can experience. For Lancelot, it was his unrepentant love for and subsequent affair with another man's wife. For Dean, I think it's the unrepentant love for Sam and the dark places he'll go just to keep Sammy safe. Or just to keep Sammy, period. It's not the best analogy, but it's the closest I've got. And hey, it's yet another subtextual example of Why Wincest Works.

Also, I totally agree on the LOL @ Bobby's "choose life." It made me think of Bobby starring in that Wham! music video with the "CHOOSE LIFE" sweatshirts and the teensy neon shorts. Rock on, Bobby. Rock on.