Okay. First of all, wtf with everybody disappearing? When Chuck first showed up, he proceeded to Thanos a whole bunch of people, including Becky, who had a family. I honestly didn't care when everybody poofed, although I was sorry about Donna. The Eileen subplot wasn't more than mentioned so I didn't care about that, either. The first child disappearing was awful, but then when everyone else poofed it was like, "okay, they're all gonna poof. Whatever."
I admit, I cried during the final scene between Dean and Cas, even though as the same time I knew it was fanservice. Apparently Berens pitched it last year and was overjoyed that the show went ahead with it. Misha has said for Cas it was romantic love (no shit) and for Dean it was friendship love. The over the top monologue was fun to watch, as opposed to the wooden, frowning Cas who mostly looks bored. I've seen on Twitter that Destielers and Wincesters are involved in a duel to the death. I'm not in that Twitter stream so I only hear it second-hand, THANK GOD. But the "you're the most loving person in the world" is just a flip-flop from the usual "you're broken/you're empty/you're dead inside" that we get every goddamn season. Somehow I don't think Dean is that loving. How come nobody talks that way to Sam? He's loving, and vulnerable, and needy and I'd better stop there before I punch somebody.
I remember how gutted I was by the S8 finale, with the angels falling, Sam dying, Cas being human. The show really took a nosedive after that, even though S9 gave us Metatron, whom I adored. Come to think of it, God was still not around when Metatron was taunting Dean. That's the God I want. Just. Not. There.
To me, the show is throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. Problem, nothing's sticking. As mangacat said, what's the point of having all of these powerful forces not just killing the Winchesters? I mean, are they cockroaches? Having so many of them means I don't care about any of them. I'm just sitting there going, "okay, it's officially the cartoon version of Supernatural". I really hate the whole Chuck plot. As I've said earlier, it ruins the earlier seasons where God was an absent father and we were left with absolute nihilism. Which I dug. Plus, heaven being nature and bars and rooms in houses, instead of a Japanese oil company. It's like when Crowley had a beautiful office in S8, then for the rest of the time he was in a huge men's room. Then they redo Hell, and they make Rowena's death meaningless (speaking of, do you think she's going to show up and save the guys?). This show is amazingly good at undercutting itself.
I adore Jack, but I agree, he's not a core part of the family. I'm kind of amazed that I didn't feel much when Cas sacrificed himself. Part of it was I was semi-spoiled, but also I really didn't give much of a shit. I pretty much feel that way overall.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUCKLEMING EPISODE? KILL ME NOW.
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I admit, I cried during the final scene between Dean and Cas, even though as the same time I knew it was fanservice. Apparently Berens pitched it last year and was overjoyed that the show went ahead with it. Misha has said for Cas it was romantic love (no shit) and for Dean it was friendship love. The over the top monologue was fun to watch, as opposed to the wooden, frowning Cas who mostly looks bored. I've seen on Twitter that Destielers and Wincesters are involved in a duel to the death. I'm not in that Twitter stream so I only hear it second-hand, THANK GOD. But the "you're the most loving person in the world" is just a flip-flop from the usual "you're broken/you're empty/you're dead inside" that we get every goddamn season. Somehow I don't think Dean is that loving. How come nobody talks that way to Sam? He's loving, and vulnerable, and needy and I'd better stop there before I punch somebody.
I remember how gutted I was by the S8 finale, with the angels falling, Sam dying, Cas being human. The show really took a nosedive after that, even though S9 gave us Metatron, whom I adored. Come to think of it, God was still not around when Metatron was taunting Dean. That's the God I want. Just. Not. There.
To me, the show is throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. Problem, nothing's sticking. As mangacat said, what's the point of having all of these powerful forces not just killing the Winchesters? I mean, are they cockroaches? Having so many of them means I don't care about any of them. I'm just sitting there going, "okay, it's officially the cartoon version of Supernatural". I really hate the whole Chuck plot. As I've said earlier, it ruins the earlier seasons where God was an absent father and we were left with absolute nihilism. Which I dug. Plus, heaven being nature and bars and rooms in houses, instead of a Japanese oil company. It's like when Crowley had a beautiful office in S8, then for the rest of the time he was in a huge men's room. Then they redo Hell, and they make Rowena's death meaningless (speaking of, do you think she's going to show up and save the guys?). This show is amazingly good at undercutting itself.
I adore Jack, but I agree, he's not a core part of the family. I'm kind of amazed that I didn't feel much when Cas sacrificed himself. Part of it was I was semi-spoiled, but also I really didn't give much of a shit. I pretty much feel that way overall.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BUCKLEMING EPISODE? KILL ME NOW.