Guess we`re two for two now?

[astri13]

Saw 3.04.

So yeah, I didn`t hate it but wasn`t blown away either. On the whole it was just very slow and expositionary with some good bits but not enough to make me jump up and down in excitement.


- Dean - Casey, their interaction was really well-played on both sides, why does this show do better with the casting of smallish parts? and I like that Dean is now in the loop more which will hopefully give him some direction again
On the other hand, all the info given in that scene ranges from "So?" to "Oh dear, you bit off way more than you can chew, show."

"Demons are just like humans." Please keep away from the moral shadyness. And I LOVE moral shadyness but since the days of Season 1, you haven`t been able to pull off true, subtle grey zones. Not once. And worse then NO grey is half-assed grey.

"Demons think humans are bad." I never thought they didn`t.

"The Theology of Demons and Storylines of ZOMG!Biblical!Stuff!Of!Epic!Proportions." The YED plan barely made sense. But at least it was kept relatively personal to the brothers. Now it`s all Demon War - I don`t care about - and Sam the Messiah of Hell - I don`t care about.

- I do care about Sam the person at the moment -quite a lot - but the more they are banging me over the head with his superspeshul destiny of worldspanning epicness, the more I lose interest again. That`s too out there for me. It`s okay in a show I started watching with that premise but we started with two relatively normal guys being thrown in extraordinary circumstances. Now one might be the AntiChrist. Meh.

If I were a demon - and could throw him into a windshield - I wouldn`t even DREAM about bowing down to him.
Also if he were the one and only Chosen, then everything on this show is predestined. John raising them as he did, Dean being screwed-up as he is. Because he needs the raise the Chosen One. Because OOPS, Messiah-guy croaked. That`s a hell of a plan.

So this whole storyline is of no interest to me right now. None. And while I have no opinion on Ruby, no hate, no love, she belongs in that convoluted mess so bzzzzzz. Either they pull a fast one on this plot that I haven`t seen yet - second half of the Season IF we get one - or I`ll start ffding it.

So Human!Sam will continue to hold my sympathy, MythSAM I`ll just blank out. I`ll just view them as completely different entities. Yay.

- Liked the guest actors. Casey and the Priest were really good. Richie was okay, Gen.Hammond wasn`t in much.

- Liked Dean being a competent hunter and generally giving us a bit of an insight into him.
While the nickel line was rather sleazy, I`ve kinda come to accept it by now.

And for the record, we have NO ONE seen doing an exorcism from memory. Not Bobby, not Tamara and not ever Sam either. So please show quit beating me on the head with the DimDean vs. Smart!Sam anvils. Who of them left his cell on when trailing somebody? SHOW, don`t tell.

- the last scene Sam - Ruby, honestly as someone who liked "Revenge of the Sith", I liked the scene better there. And it was basically the same.

All in all, I`m getting back with the characters but disliking the Myth-Plot. And since I only watch for the characters anyway, I guess that`s a bit unfortunate but fine.



And my personal views on eps aside, can I just say how much I resent the implication I see a lot at the moment that anybody who doesn`t like an ep and/or the Season so far is an idiot who doesn`t know quality or who likes bland cookie-cutter TV. Thanks for the condescenion, I guess. *headdesk*

Comments

[silverkit.livejournal.com]

Gen.Hammond wasn`t in much.

When I first saw him I was all, "Are Col. Jack, Daniel, Sam and Teal'C here too? Cause if they're in the corner nursing drinks, well that would be great."

I really enjoyed demon!Chick too. She was sultry.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Uh, the demon could smash Sam into the windshield because he has no special powers to protect himself? I mean, he wouldn't have been a normal human who would have led demon armies but a powerful psychic. And now, he is not. As simple as that. And as a simple human, he can get thrown into a windshield *shrugs*

And actually, I like the theology stuff. Finally, we have some background and not just "pop, a demon is here" O.o

Hm, and the demons' behavior isn't that different from humans'...

[legoline.livejournal.com]

If I were a demon - and could throw him into a windshield - I wouldn`t even DREAM about bowing down to him.


Sorry to be the spoil-sport but the demons wouldn't bow to Sam NOW. But if things had gone according to plan Sam wouldhave developed all his powers like Ava and Jake and the demons had bowed to him THEN. There's a difference :-)

[suonguyen.livejournal.com]

I do really hope that Sam doesn't go all antichrist on us, or evil or leader of all evil whatever. It's been done is so many shows and hasn't really been liked so I doubt I'll enjoy it that much.

I wonder about Ruby though, I like the girl, she's got this sense of humour I've always liked. I do wonder why she's being all helpful, she even helped them fix the colt!

[tru-faith-lost.livejournal.com]

Hey, sorry for horning in. I think I was reading someone else's f-list, even after I vowed not to read episode discussion, and ended up here because of your comment about condescension. And Amen to that.

I hate the myth-arc at this point, too. I'm giving 'em til Christmas to wow me, but if it doesn't happen, I kinda like CSI, too, ya know? I can wait for the DVDs if it's gonna be superspeshul Sam all season. Still, like I said, giving it 'til Christmas.

As far as the theology, I think it was necessary to a degree to say hey, Man...demon...both created by same God, so ya know what, they ain't the only ones pulling strings here, and if they don't play nice, well, Daddy may just have to put his foot down. Do I want to see that happen? No. The idea of God and Lucifer plotting against each other on a weekly television show is just too much. You put that much emphasis on the big picture, and lose the personality of the show. It's already pretty much done that. Not that there hasn't been justification of the changes in characters, just that it doesn't necessarily make better television.

I'm pretty Meh, about the season. So far, the only epi I've liked was Black Rock. One more episode of Ruby pulling strings and getting things done, leading Sam along while Dean just kinda falls to the wayside, and I'm about done. And I'm sure someone's gonna read this comment and come in here and tell list all the stuff that Dean's done this season that makes him essential to the plot, but it's all seemed contrived to me, just something to give the other guy to do while the special does the important stuff. I started watching for Dean. I still watch for Dean, and right now, I get a better fix from my DVDs. It sounds pissy, but it's true. It's possible to have intensity and entertainment and mytharc without this over the top, over-ambitious, been done a hundred thousand times already, B.S.

And lets just say, that episode ws sooo boring, I almost fell asleep. Exposition is okay, a scene or two per epi, not the entire episode with one snapped neck and a show of demonic force to make it seem like more happens.

Oh dear, I beleive I have ranted in your private space. Please do be deleting if I offend in any way.

[ravenhawk7.livejournal.com]

I wasn't overly excited with the episode it was good I think maybe its sorta like a filler episode, like a lot of people have been sayin' on my journal its a lot to take in one episode but I think maybe too much was put in the episode, I was waiting on something else to happen in it I think. I dunno what but just something?

I dunno what to make about the Sam being evil storyline I don't think I want Sam to be evil and I neccessarily don't like the idea of Dean being the dim dumb one all the time, he has more experience in hunting than Sam..or was that just what I gained from the series so far?

anyways good review :]