I don't know,... Since I realized the moment they split the cases that it was going to be very Winchester light (I don't know why, I just had a feeling the Atlantic City setup was so paper thin we werent going to spending a lot of theme with them) that fact didn't bother me as much as it could and the intended emotional impacts hit me pretty good.
What I liked most about this episode was the way it dealt with themes (maybe in a bit heavyhanded way at times but still overall with an emotional Oomph that got me)... Like, it was always about family and being in tough situations where the boys had to grow up fast and take on roles they were not prepared for, but this felt me for the first time like they're philosophically, maturely dealing with fatherhood - parenthood really - and what it means for them to have grown out of defining themselves by their parents, Sam, Dean, Cas, all (Sidebar: can I just say how much I adore that Cas is the Worrywart-Dad, Dean is the Fun-Dad and Sam is the Boss-Dad everyone defers to? That was such a great little exchange). They've been growing into the perspective and responsibility from the other side, and the change it means for the way they act and make decisions (like presumably telling people the big stuff before it comes to bite them in the ass, like working to let go of things even though it's nigh impossible, like stepping up to be a leader even though you'd rather be a scholar). I don't know if I'm reading too much into things, but I feel like what I got out of this is that Chuck and Amara are, for all they power and ancient wisdom, really both children who never had the benefit of a parent to guide them and act accordingly. And now that Team Free Will has experience with both sides of the coin, the good the bad and the ugly, maybe that's what's need to save the world more than heroes - a present parent who cares. Yeah, I'm definitely reading too much into this. But Dean's upset face was so pretty.
(And of course you are the the middle Finger :) )
And to cap of this aimless rambling comment: Silliness!
Yep, I also thought that drifter woman in the beginning would have more significance (spoiler alert, she's not even posted in the extented vast on IMDb), BUT some familiar faces! Apparently Serialkiller!Sylvia was in Everybody Loves A Clown (clearly there's some residual teenage trauma going on) I don't remember her role, but I did remember her face! And Hot Pastor Joe is.... Drumroll... DR SEXY. (I knew I'd seen that chiseljaw before,...) So, I just needed to male that known.
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Date: 2020-10-17 07:02 am (UTC)What I liked most about this episode was the way it dealt with themes (maybe in a bit heavyhanded way at times but still overall with an emotional Oomph that got me)... Like, it was always about family and being in tough situations where the boys had to grow up fast and take on roles they were not prepared for, but this felt me for the first time like they're philosophically, maturely dealing with fatherhood - parenthood really - and what it means for them to have grown out of defining themselves by their parents, Sam, Dean, Cas, all (Sidebar: can I just say how much I adore that Cas is the Worrywart-Dad, Dean is the Fun-Dad and Sam is the Boss-Dad everyone defers to? That was such a great little exchange). They've been growing into the perspective and responsibility from the other side, and the change it means for the way they act and make decisions (like presumably telling people the big stuff before it comes to bite them in the ass, like working to let go of things even though it's nigh impossible, like stepping up to be a leader even though you'd rather be a scholar).
I don't know if I'm reading too much into things, but I feel like what I got out of this is that Chuck and Amara are, for all they power and ancient wisdom, really both children who never had the benefit of a parent to guide them and act accordingly. And now that Team Free Will has experience with both sides of the coin, the good the bad and the ugly, maybe that's what's need to save the world more than heroes - a present parent who cares. Yeah, I'm definitely reading too much into this.
But Dean's upset face was so pretty.
(And of course you are the the middle Finger :) )
And to cap of this aimless rambling comment: Silliness!
Yep, I also thought that drifter woman in the beginning would have more significance (spoiler alert, she's not even posted in the extented vast on IMDb), BUT some familiar faces!
Apparently Serialkiller!Sylvia was in Everybody Loves A Clown (clearly there's some residual teenage trauma going on) I don't remember her role, but I did remember her face!
And Hot Pastor Joe is.... Drumroll... DR SEXY. (I knew I'd seen that chiseljaw before,...)
So, I just needed to male that known.