TV Reaction: Supernatural (Finale)

[mrwubbles]

I want the 8 hour chunk of my Tivo back. LOL.

I haven't watched since "Heaven and H_ll" and the celestial tumble on the hay in the Impala for f_ck's sake. Remember my rant on character assassination? Both shot in the head (figuratively) and both brothers caught with their pants down in the outhouse. Oh, sure, emotionally, the two are status quo but does that mean season five, we get the Winchesters we've known and loved back?

I really don't know. I'm holding out hope. But hope right now comes in that tiny bottle Alice found after chasing the rabbit who was muttering "I'm late, I'm late."

Late for what? The emotional payoff after a season of angst and divide between our two boys, that's what.

-Points at icon-

I need not say more.

....

Okay, maybe a little bit more.

Mind you, my opinion only. Others have loved it. Got an...interesting IM about OMG!Misha so I could be wrong in your eyes. Actually, opinion has been on both sides of the extreme and gushy about Misha that I feel like a defect for not liking Misha. Hm...maybe I had another brain fart and not know it?

I just really don't know where our two brothers can go from here. Crap, it's like flashback to the Stargate SG-1 season wedonotmention.

I call it fourth seasonal mania. Most shows are afflicted with the drive to slam a plot shovel over our heads and be new and edgy because they want a fifth season. It does mean often though that by 5th season, they comfortably settle back to a recipe that works. Hence why I hold judgment (Misha/Lucifer/Lilith pun not intended) until 5th season.

Oh, please let it be okay in September, but frankly, I rather be waiting for Torchwood and Top Gear. Man, and they did so good in the beginning of the season, too.

Why, oh, why must 'shaking things up' means character assassination, to the point our heroes become too flawed, too broken, too umempathizible?

-meh- Not even going to give a cookie rating. I might choke on the crumbs. LOL.

Comments

[superbadgirl]

Wow, it's like we're not even watching the same show. I still feel every little bit for Sam and Dean. They haven't been assassinated in the least. LOL.

[mrwubbles.livejournal.com]

LOL, it's an anomaly. Because I do get two sides of opinion. One side sees Sam and Dean have developed so far apart that there is no more emotional bridge to bring them back to where they were.

On the other side, people love the angsty wringer and really see their reactions so far are the best so far. Some of my friends have left the fandom. :(

I think what it is is that we all take what we like from SN. Hey, IDIC, baby. :D For some, what we cherished about SN was non-existent this season, others don't.

I'm holding hope 5th season will reconcile both sides or at least make some middle ground.

Heck, there are a few shows like that right now on the cusp and honestly, last week's ep left such a sour note in my gut, its aftertaste could be influencing how I saw the finale. Either way, this is the first time I wasn't upset there wasn't enough room in my Tivo to keep more than 8 episodes of SN. LOL

[superbadgirl]

I know. It's just that it would be impossible to tell this story and keep the guys exactly the same as they were. Do I miss S1 Sam and Dean? YOU BET. But I also still see them in there somewhere, hiding beneath the angst and crap that's been heaped on them. I want to see them come through this, and have found no reason to jump ship. :)

[mrwubbles.livejournal.com]

I want to see them come through this, and have found no reason to jump ship. :)

Well, the ones who I know jumped ship jumped into liferafts. LOL. Because 5th season might harken back what attracted them to the show. As for me, hm, am willing to rewatch the finale again after getting a few PMs that proceeded to tell me what an idiot I* am. In a polite way. Some. LOL.

I miss S1 Sam and Dean dearly and that may be the whole point for me because personally, I like simple, pure emotions and not the complications (maybe that's why I gave up on soap operas after a point, lol).

They're still in there somewhere, I agree. It's just sometimes, it's so hard to look, that sometimes you forget it's there.

But I won't sign off on SN yet. Just a nice sabbatical from SN fic. I found a haven in another fandom for now and Weechesters. :)

[sngeek.livejournal.com]

It's funny, as I think I said when I got your first PM over on ff.net, I've also not been enjoying this season. Certainly I've struggled a lot with the most recent episodes (we're up to 'Monster at the End of the Book' here in the UK this Sunday). And when I read the full recaps of what happened in 'Levee Breaks' I was SO angry that I stayed in a bad mood for days, like I did after the S3 finale.

HOWEVER... Having heard/read all about last night's episode I must admit I had the opposite reaction to you.

I was relieved. Relieved and thrilled that in the end Sam finally realised what he was doing was wrong (even if it had been for the best intentions to begin with). That Ruby's true colours were revealed (especially as I've had her pegged as bad and out for her own agenda since day one). But most especially that the boys were reconciled. I know, there is a lot more that needs to be done and they need one huge talk - even at the risk of it getting chick flick - to sort out everything. But ultimately Dean said it all in that voicemail he left (which I really hope Sam gets to hear properly in S5) and Sam said it all when he helped Dean kill Ruby and said he was sorry.

Not to mention them both unconciously clutching each other's jackets as the seal broke.

So yeah... While I still have issues with a LOT of what Kripke has done this season, I am back to being the massive fan that I've always been and I'm actually looking forward to the finale now. Even though 'Levee Breaks' will be hard to watch first.

I just hope that they didn't lose too many fans who didn't hold on until the finale. Hard as it was, from my own perspective I guess I can now say it was worth it :)

I hope you regain your enjoyment of it come S5.. *g*

[mrwubbles.livejournal.com]

HOWEVER... Having heard/read all about last night's episode I must admit I had the opposite reaction to you.

And there's nothing wrong with that. :) That is what's so great about fandom. Opinion is fluid. And hey, I wonder if its some random genome in my dna because apparently popular opinion is that the finale was genius.

I think for me, the finale got a knee jerk reaction from me because, like you said, I was really not happy with what had progressed/deteriorated over the season so I'm a little wary about being happy too soon about what's in front of me.

I think fans, while may have fled in mass exodus for places more warm and fuzzy (lol) may migrate back. Because they (me included) never truly go away. I myself loved the first two seasons so much, to much to truly ever go away. Just meandering too sunnier spots for now.

And to be fair, I'll rewatch the finale with at least the encouraging assurances and hope for the best. Because deep down, I still adore my boys. I just adore their relationship more. Sorry, Dean. LOL.

[khek.livejournal.com]

It's always interesting to see who on my friends list likes things, and who doesn't. I was uneasy with the beginning of this episode, and I wasn't sure about the tone Bobby took. I hated the actress who played Lilith, because I couldn't see anything but her teeth. The waiting room was making me impatient, and...then...

There was the final 20 minutes or so, which, for me, redeemed every annoying niggle bothering me. They were together, they didn't kill each other, they were holding on to each other and facing what's coming together.

It doesn't excuse some of the other problems, but it sure does make them easier to wank my way around!

When I stick in a Supernatural disc (or vid on my ipod) to watch at bedtime, it's usually season one. Occasionally some a second or third season ep like Supernatural Christmas or Night___ (I'm so bad with titles. I want to say Nightcrawler, but I know that's not right!) that fits my pseudo-season one togetherness need. Sometimes, it's the first half of this season, when Sam and Dean were reunited and it seemed like things would be okay. The thing about this episode for me? Is that it puts the boys back together, facing adversity, together. Clutching each other!

I'll be interested to see what you think on second viewing. I'll be interested to see what *I* think on second viewing! Because once the big picture is finished, it's interesting to go back and see if the pieces actually fit...

[mrwubbles.livejournal.com]

I'll be interested to see what you think on second viewing. I'll be interested to see what *I* think on second viewing! Because once the big picture is finished, it's interesting to go back and see if the pieces actually fit...

Same here. :)