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[astri13]

I`ve seen a few remarks on how Season 3 so far blows Season 2 out of the water. Which for me, really, really not but I`d be curious to hear from others.

My tally:
Season 2: mindblowingly awesome - really good - quite good
Season 3: meh - so-so - pretty nice

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[astri13.livejournal.com]

Season 2: It has some truly awesome moments, but almost no completely awesome episodes--few that I've ever watched more than once, no matter how much awesome angst was included.

I find there are quite a few eps in Season 2 that I love rewatching ImtoD, Wsaws, Nightshifter, BuabS and some I love rewatching parts of so on the whole I really liked Season 2. Only the Finale was rather disappointing for the deal.

when they have Dean acting like a pig or a complete jerk or as stupid or whatever else they've decided he is not.

I did like him in the last episode, was a lot more toned down from the hyper of before. To me it was a noticeable difference to Kripke and Gamble writing.

Also while the brothers didn`t have much angst between them, I liked their interaction in 3.03 as part-time friends and part-time big brother/little brother. I felt Sam reverted back to little kid and Dean was exasperated older sibling in return. It was a more understated chemistry but I felt it was there.

And there were some little touches with Dean herding again. Loving some Sheepdog!Dean. :)

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you're right about IMTOD and WIAWSNB, especially. Those are both awesome episode that I'd consider better than almost any season 1 episode even. I thought that BUABS was only okay--it was a good episode to watch, but not a favorite of mine. I also liked Nightshifter a lot, but it's not a favorite episode, because the focus was mainly on the story.

And yes, in my review of 3.03, I mentioned Dean herding as one of the good things in that episode. I don't think I called it "herding" though. hehe I'm not into the "understated chemistry," though. While I liked 3.03 better than the other two episodes this season, what attracted me to this show was the overstated chemistry. *g*

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[astri13.livejournal.com]

While I liked 3.03 better than the other two episodes this season, what attracted me to this show was the overstated chemistry. *g*

I think we need some good, old-fashioned emo between the brothers.

I posit the end scene of 3.08 with the decorated motel room or from the promo pics for 3.07 there seems to be some Dean posing as vamp bait - maybe Gordon has captured Sam?

Even though I hated the sides for 3.09 they could play it really cool if Dean crumbles to the floor in agony and Sam holds onto him for a second before running out to fix it while Dean weakly coughs after him not to. One can hope after all.

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[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

It's not just emo between the brothers, though I love that. It's more the lack of any connection between them--like even in those scenes in 3.03--even when Dean was physically touching Sam, it was like he was distracted, like he didn't really care.