SPN 2.11 Playthings
Jan. 20th, 2007 02:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kat_lairSo. I saved the episode until after work today as a reward for myself. I was already quite hyped about it, for I had been reliably informed by sugaration that there would a significant MOMENT. And that this MOMENT would be exponentially better than last week's THUMB CARESS OF FORBIDDEN LOVE. Could such a thing really exist? (Why yes, I will be using a lot of CAPS in this here review. You can either deal or move along.)
I pressed play with baited breath. And lo, it was good. Reactions and meta under the cut.
Rehash of last week, Dean's emo still the prettiest.
Haunted Hotel! Bring on the Shining homage!
Ooh, creepy kids. And creepy dolls! ZOMG dolls that move! aaaaaaand apparently commit suicide (dollcide?) by hurtling themselves down the stairs. No wait, it killed he moving man! And ugh, that twisted neck is gruesome.
Oh Boys! Sam's looking for Ava (yay for continuity) while Dean's tackling along with the quest because it's important to Sam.
ahahaaa The patented Sam Winchester way "angst, droopy music and staring out of rainy windows... Yeah, I'll shut up now."
A month? They're skipping ahead a whole month? And they're going the "Ava got kidnapped by the demon" route? I'm still thinking she might have just gone darkside...
Dean: Wow. That attitude is just way too healthy for me. I'm officially uncomfortable now, thank you.
Don't you just love how the ROCK kicks in when the Metallicar comes cruising around the curve? *glee*
Dean's utter joy about the old skool Haunted House... "Might even run into Fred and Daphne while we're in there... Mmmmm, Daphne. Love her." LMAO Oh Dean, you're such a perv.
Dean: "Don't you think this place is a bit too... whitemeat for hoodoo?" *snigger*
Okay. The other little girl (Maggie) is actually a ghost right? And we see her only because Tyler does? Am I right?
And yessugaration, then there was MUCH FLAILING. Because AHAHAHAA, antiquing and you looked the type and Kingsize bed. (fanfic cliche #158) And OMG Dean's face! And look how Sam is the one doing all the protesting while Dean just sort of freezes, completely lost for words. And that seems very out-of-character, because if this was nothing, then surely he would be ready with a wisecrack? But instead we just get this fake smile and "Why do you say we look the type?" Interesting...
And Dean, having to tip the old guy, probably for the first time in his life.
Dean: "The most troubling question is, why do these people keep thinking we're gay."
Sam: "Well, you're kind of butch. But I think you're overcompensating."
Now this was funny. But. Dean's face, and his eyes during and after this exchange? Not funny. The way they kind of fleet up and around Sam, but not really daring to look, avoiding direct eye-contact. And that smile was ten kinds of fake.
On a shallow side note: See how JA and JP can't properly walk side by side down that hallway, because their shoulders/chests are just too damn wide to fit. *drools*
Oh Boys! I loved the whole doll-collection interplay between them, joking and trying to pull one over each other. Plus Sam's face was priceless! Playing dress-up on dolls, indeed! *wipes tears of laughter*
On the other hand, I'm thinking this is Dean trying to deflect Sam's attention away from his frankly uncharacteristic reaction to the whole gay couple-thing...
WTF, there's a creepy old lady in the attic? For real?
And wow, the dolls are creepy. Really, really are.
And oh. Oh oh oh. This is what you were talking aboutsugaration? Sam drunk! All uncoordinated and emo and making Dean promise something we all know he's never going to keep. Sam's red-rimmed eyes and desperation and Dean's "Don't ask that of me." And Sam PAWING AT DEAN'S FACE all broken and looking for something only his brother can give: safety and love unconditional and oh my poor heart .
On another shallow note: That little sliver of skin we see when Sam flops of the bed, tiny hint of hipbone and the small of his back. Is it wrong that I nearly wet my panties at the sight of it?
And there we have it people, homage to The Shining! A lovely atmospheric scene at the hotel bar.
Oh Sam, being sick in the toilet, while Dean razzes him (fanfic cliché # 285) and then Dean's "bet you don't remember anything from last night?" (fanfic cliché # 418) Also, Jaegermeister and Whisky and Tequila? Duuuude. Not cool.
Poke her with a stick? LMAO, Dean Winchester does not do sensitivity.
HA! I AM THE MIGHTY PLOT-KAT, ALL BOW BEFORE ME. er. I so did call the part about Maggie being evil ghost/spirit/wtfever
Sam rescuing Tyler! Pretty cool. The scene with Rose and Maggie... sad, and really quite creepy.
Aww, Sam got a hug! And of course he hadn't forgotten about Dean's promise. The boys seem to conduct most of their emotional exchanges either over the roof on the Impala (Bloodlust) or in it (Hunted)...
And why yes, we got the bit about how Rose became a little girl again and stayed behind as a spirit to be with her sister. And yes, sisters staying together forever, even after death? We got the parallels there too, no anvil necessary.
Overall... There was much squeeing and flailing yes. And emotional porn aplenty. The actual case seemed a bit blah, but visually it was lovely, muted grey-scale and shadows.
And yet... I dunno. The episode seemed kind of sad to on the whole, even Dean's jokes felt forced. It's like this whole "I might have to kill my brother if he turns to the darkside" thing is weighing so heavily on them, they can't shake it. And yet they refuse to really talk about either, not properly. Sam talks about it when he's angry or drunk. Dean would prefer never to mention it again. And it's difficult, because Dean can't do it, and yet Sam needs that ultimate safety net to be there, to know that if he fucks up Dean is there to pick up the pieces.
But this is quite selfish on Sam's part, although unconsciously so. Even after Croatoan, he still doesn't get it. I just don't think Sam really believes that were he to die, Dean would not be far behind. He'd take out whoever was responsible and quite possibly get killed during. If not, he'd just go after the meanest supernatural nasty he could think of, something that would be sure to finish the job. And, if he were the one responsible for Sam's death? Dude. There's only one way that would end. Dean would be dead before Sam's body grew cold, and I for one have no trouble believing that it would be by his own hand. But Sam doesn't really get this, doesn't yet understand just how deep this thing between them goes, and how utterly reliant Dean is on him. Sam might be able to go on his own (not perhaps live, but at least survive), but Dean's never made much of a secret of the fact that he can't do this alone, and is unwilling to even try.
*deep breath*
So. I dunno. Someone (not me) somewhere made this prediction about the season finale, and I think it's very plausible: Sam is going to go over to the darkside (if only temporarily) because something makes him utterly believe that Dean is dead, and that's the thing that pushes him over. This I can see. This I want to see.
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Attentionpushkin666! Where would you like me to upload you-know-what? sendspace or megaupload are what I usually use, one of those okay for you?
PS. everyone is to ooh and aah over my new default icon, whichsugaration made for me. It is angsty and lovely and makes me humbled by the talent and generosity of my friends.
sugaration that there would a significant MOMENT. And that this MOMENT would be exponentially better than last week's THUMB CARESS OF FORBIDDEN LOVE. Could such a thing really exist? (Why yes, I will be using a lot of CAPS in this here review. You can either deal or move along.)I pressed play with baited breath. And lo, it was good. Reactions and meta under the cut.
Rehash of last week, Dean's emo still the prettiest.
Haunted Hotel! Bring on the Shining homage!
Ooh, creepy kids. And creepy dolls! ZOMG dolls that move! aaaaaaand apparently commit suicide (dollcide?) by hurtling themselves down the stairs. No wait, it killed he moving man! And ugh, that twisted neck is gruesome.
Oh Boys! Sam's looking for Ava (yay for continuity) while Dean's tackling along with the quest because it's important to Sam.
ahahaaa The patented Sam Winchester way "angst, droopy music and staring out of rainy windows... Yeah, I'll shut up now."
A month? They're skipping ahead a whole month? And they're going the "Ava got kidnapped by the demon" route? I'm still thinking she might have just gone darkside...
Dean: Wow. That attitude is just way too healthy for me. I'm officially uncomfortable now, thank you.
Don't you just love how the ROCK kicks in when the Metallicar comes cruising around the curve? *glee*
Dean's utter joy about the old skool Haunted House... "Might even run into Fred and Daphne while we're in there... Mmmmm, Daphne. Love her." LMAO Oh Dean, you're such a perv.
Dean: "Don't you think this place is a bit too... whitemeat for hoodoo?" *snigger*
Okay. The other little girl (Maggie) is actually a ghost right? And we see her only because Tyler does? Am I right?
And yes
sugaration, then there was MUCH FLAILING. Because AHAHAHAA, antiquing and you looked the type and Kingsize bed. (fanfic cliche #158) And OMG Dean's face! And look how Sam is the one doing all the protesting while Dean just sort of freezes, completely lost for words. And that seems very out-of-character, because if this was nothing, then surely he would be ready with a wisecrack? But instead we just get this fake smile and "Why do you say we look the type?" Interesting...And Dean, having to tip the old guy, probably for the first time in his life.
Dean: "The most troubling question is, why do these people keep thinking we're gay."
Sam: "Well, you're kind of butch. But I think you're overcompensating."
Now this was funny. But. Dean's face, and his eyes during and after this exchange? Not funny. The way they kind of fleet up and around Sam, but not really daring to look, avoiding direct eye-contact. And that smile was ten kinds of fake.
On a shallow side note: See how JA and JP can't properly walk side by side down that hallway, because their shoulders/chests are just too damn wide to fit. *drools*
Oh Boys! I loved the whole doll-collection interplay between them, joking and trying to pull one over each other. Plus Sam's face was priceless! Playing dress-up on dolls, indeed! *wipes tears of laughter*
On the other hand, I'm thinking this is Dean trying to deflect Sam's attention away from his frankly uncharacteristic reaction to the whole gay couple-thing...
WTF, there's a creepy old lady in the attic? For real?
And wow, the dolls are creepy. Really, really are.
And oh. Oh oh oh. This is what you were talking about
sugaration? Sam drunk! All uncoordinated and emo and making Dean promise something we all know he's never going to keep. Sam's red-rimmed eyes and desperation and Dean's "Don't ask that of me." And Sam PAWING AT DEAN'S FACE all broken and looking for something only his brother can give: safety and love unconditional and oh my poor heart .On another shallow note: That little sliver of skin we see when Sam flops of the bed, tiny hint of hipbone and the small of his back. Is it wrong that I nearly wet my panties at the sight of it?
And there we have it people, homage to The Shining! A lovely atmospheric scene at the hotel bar.
Oh Sam, being sick in the toilet, while Dean razzes him (fanfic cliché # 285) and then Dean's "bet you don't remember anything from last night?" (fanfic cliché # 418) Also, Jaegermeister and Whisky and Tequila? Duuuude. Not cool.
Poke her with a stick? LMAO, Dean Winchester does not do sensitivity.
HA! I AM THE MIGHTY PLOT-KAT, ALL BOW BEFORE ME. er. I so did call the part about Maggie being evil ghost/spirit/wtfever
Sam rescuing Tyler! Pretty cool. The scene with Rose and Maggie... sad, and really quite creepy.
Aww, Sam got a hug! And of course he hadn't forgotten about Dean's promise. The boys seem to conduct most of their emotional exchanges either over the roof on the Impala (Bloodlust) or in it (Hunted)...
And why yes, we got the bit about how Rose became a little girl again and stayed behind as a spirit to be with her sister. And yes, sisters staying together forever, even after death? We got the parallels there too, no anvil necessary.
Overall... There was much squeeing and flailing yes. And emotional porn aplenty. The actual case seemed a bit blah, but visually it was lovely, muted grey-scale and shadows.
And yet... I dunno. The episode seemed kind of sad to on the whole, even Dean's jokes felt forced. It's like this whole "I might have to kill my brother if he turns to the darkside" thing is weighing so heavily on them, they can't shake it. And yet they refuse to really talk about either, not properly. Sam talks about it when he's angry or drunk. Dean would prefer never to mention it again. And it's difficult, because Dean can't do it, and yet Sam needs that ultimate safety net to be there, to know that if he fucks up Dean is there to pick up the pieces.
But this is quite selfish on Sam's part, although unconsciously so. Even after Croatoan, he still doesn't get it. I just don't think Sam really believes that were he to die, Dean would not be far behind. He'd take out whoever was responsible and quite possibly get killed during. If not, he'd just go after the meanest supernatural nasty he could think of, something that would be sure to finish the job. And, if he were the one responsible for Sam's death? Dude. There's only one way that would end. Dean would be dead before Sam's body grew cold, and I for one have no trouble believing that it would be by his own hand. But Sam doesn't really get this, doesn't yet understand just how deep this thing between them goes, and how utterly reliant Dean is on him. Sam might be able to go on his own (not perhaps live, but at least survive), but Dean's never made much of a secret of the fact that he can't do this alone, and is unwilling to even try.
*deep breath*
So. I dunno. Someone (not me) somewhere made this prediction about the season finale, and I think it's very plausible: Sam is going to go over to the darkside (if only temporarily) because something makes him utterly believe that Dean is dead, and that's the thing that pushes him over. This I can see. This I want to see.
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Attention
pushkin666! Where would you like me to upload you-know-what? sendspace or megaupload are what I usually use, one of those okay for you?PS. everyone is to ooh and aah over my new default icon, which
sugaration made for me. It is angsty and lovely and makes me humbled by the talent and generosity of my friends.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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on 2007-01-20 06:06 pm (UTC)I don't mind where you upload, whichever is easier, as I haven't been on either - I'm so useless.
The icon is indeed lovely.
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on 2007-01-20 06:28 pm (UTC)Yes, it's difficult to remain pure of thought (stop laughing!) when they practically shove the whole Sam/Dean angle down you throat...
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on 2007-01-20 10:47 pm (UTC)Oh, but don't worry - I'm still going to the special hell. Because Jensen/Jared RPS? Heck yes.
On another shallow note: That little sliver of skin we see when Sam flops of the bed, tiny hint of hipbone and the small of his back. Is it wrong that I nearly wet my panties at the sight of it? - it's the way he kind of wriggles that really makes that scene for me. I may possibly admit to watching it over - numerous times.
And yet... I dunno. The episode seemed kind of sad to on the whole, even Dean's jokes felt forced. - yup, I agree. I get the feeling it was also a little bit of a filler ep before we start the build up to the final run and the myth-arc again. It was fun for what it was though - and yet a little sad at the same time. Especially with the symbolic ending (and surprisingly subtly done for SPN) - two siblings, one sacrificing their life for the other, together forever.
Someone (not me) somewhere made this prediction about the season finale, and I think it's very plausible: Sam is going to go over to the darkside (if only temporarily) because something makes him utterly believe that Dean is dead, and that's the thing that pushes him over. - I don't know if that's what will necessarily facilitate it, but I do definitely see Sam going over to the darkside towards the end of the season, possible setting that up for at least the beginning of next season - brave move, it would be.
See how JA and JP can't properly walk side by side down that hallway, because their shoulders/chests are just too damn wide to fit. *drools* - guh, seriously the hotness grows with every passing ep. And all we need to do is sit and watch. I'm okay with that :p
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on 2007-01-21 01:07 am (UTC)uh. but come on! The stuff writes itself, it really does.
Because Jensen/Jared RPS? Heck yes. I hear you sister, J2 is hotter than burning lava. Wait... Where are we going and why am in this handbasket?
it's the way he kind of wriggles that really makes that scene for me. oh god, they way his shirt rides up as he kind of burrows in and *dissolves into a puddle of goo*
two siblings, one sacrificing their life for the other, together forever. yeah, that's what I'm talking about. I think they're way past even wanting to survive without each other.
I kind of want to see some proper Sam-angst over Dean, but I am a bit sadistic like that. I dunno, it would have to be something pretty drastic to push Sam over to the darkside... If not Dean then maybe Ava somehow?
seriously the hotness grows with every passing ep. I'm almost afraid to watch the next episode. I'm just sure I can survive if they keep increasing the a) emotional porn and b) the sheer gratuitous eyecandy. I may just self-combust.