SPN was always, *always* so friggin' awful at building suspense.
I know, they've never been particularly good at it but I think this was the least inspired "storming of the gates" I have seen in my entire life. As a director, I would have called up the writer and told them I wouldn't be shooting that crap. Or, I would have changed it to make it feel and look more dynamic.
It's ironic, considering the last few years, I didn't expect much (or anything) out of this episode so I mostly sleep-watched through it and was so pleasantly surprised at the ending, it put me in a totally giddy and enthusiastic mood. Now that cloud has buzzed off, I can't believe how uninspired that main part was.
I didn't think how they went about trapping the Yellow Eyed Demon in that semetary in the Season 2 Finale was particularly well done but at least that scene had some energy in it. This was...mindboggling.
I remember so many times when I was sitting incredulously in front of the TV because it would have been so easy to improve the ep by 200%, and the flaws were so. damn. obvious.
Lots of people have been saying what a great writer Gamble was, just a bad showrunner but I posit she sucked donkey balls even as a writer. Most her best efforts were with Raelle Tucker and if she had one or two good solo hunting? Well, a blind chicken and all. But what does one expect if you make that blind chicken the leader of the henhouse. *headdesk*
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I know, they've never been particularly good at it but I think this was the least inspired "storming of the gates" I have seen in my entire life. As a director, I would have called up the writer and told them I wouldn't be shooting that crap. Or, I would have changed it to make it feel and look more dynamic.
It's ironic, considering the last few years, I didn't expect much (or anything) out of this episode so I mostly sleep-watched through it and was so pleasantly surprised at the ending, it put me in a totally giddy and enthusiastic mood. Now that cloud has buzzed off, I can't believe how uninspired that main part was.
I didn't think how they went about trapping the Yellow Eyed Demon in that semetary in the Season 2 Finale was particularly well done but at least that scene had some energy in it. This was...mindboggling.
I remember so many times when I was sitting incredulously in front of the TV because it would have been so easy to improve the ep by 200%, and the flaws were so. damn. obvious.
Lots of people have been saying what a great writer Gamble was, just a bad showrunner but I posit she sucked donkey balls even as a writer. Most her best efforts were with Raelle Tucker and if she had one or two good solo hunting? Well, a blind chicken and all. But what does one expect if you make that blind chicken the leader of the henhouse. *headdesk*