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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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[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

My honest assessment?

Season 1: Awesome! It had some uneven moments here and there and few big goofs, but the character stuff was golden all the way around.

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.

Season 3: SUCKS so far. Really, really, really, really sucks, to the point where I almost can't stand Dean anymore, and there's very little about the show that I still want to watch.

I'm a brotherlove person and a Dean girl. There's been zero brotherlove this season. Even when the guys are together, they have zero chemistry any more. Dean had more chemistry with the thief guy in last night's episode than he has with Sam any more. I don't care about the reason for it. It makes the show boring to watch--or I even outright hate it when they have Dean acting like a pig or a complete jerk or as stupid or whatever else they've decided he is not.

So:

Season 1: Great. I loved it.

Season 2: Not as great, but the awesome moments overshadowed any problems.

Season 3: Sucks, but of course we've only seen three episodes, so it's hard to compare, really... I don't like the direction they're taking so far, though--not with anything really.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

whatever else they've decided he is not.

"Not" should be "now." *g*

[(Anonymous)]

First off, love your icon! :)

I absolutely agree 100% on the assessments of the seasons. It's pissing me off that they're getting progressively worse and Dean's character is to the point where I don't even KNOW him anymore.

I'm missing the YED something fierce. He spiced things up. I want him to return somewhere down the line this season. *crosses fingers*

The show has lost something with his absence. And it's not even funny.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Thanks. The icon was made by inyourpants_.

I wasn't necessarily a huge fan of the YED (and I thought that storyline fizzled out), but he was preferable to the demon war with all the cheesy demons with personality. *g*

[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.