Oh squee, why have you forsaken me?
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astri13Well, it was fun while it lasted. Le Sigh.
I was really enjoying this one as I don`t mind talk, meta-physical debate and then...the ending happened. Yuck. The episode loses major points for this. It was totally unearned and preachy.
Dean`s position on faith, his reasoning, absolutely made sense for the character. Then BOOM, one small scene out of "Final Destination" happens and he comes into faith. Really? Really? Are you kidding me here? Totally out of left field and OUT. OF. CHARACTER.
Not to mention preachy as hell since apparently we can`t have a TV hero with a legitimate non-belief. The eleventh commandment, huh? "Thou shalt not disbelief"
You know, I AM Christian, protestant to be precise but that kind of thing just bugs. People do not belief in God and that`s okay. Leave them alone. They are FINE. They don`t need to see the light. Their existances are not empty and meaningless.
But that`s exactly how it felt: "See Dean, see now the error of your ways and start to come back to the flock."
I really don`t care about the producers stand on religion and I shouldn`t have to. Damnit. I really felt the "embrace Jesus" thing stuffed down my throat there at the end.
If Dean had said it to make Sam feel better, okay, but it was written and delivered as sincere and genuine. Complete with the cheesy "God`s will" line. Gah. Stupid, stupid end scene. I`m deeply, deeply disappointed in Sera Gamble.
Well, up until that point the episode was going rather well. Sam`s sudden revelation about his faith came a bit out of left field for me but I can still make it work within the character I know.
The brothers did have some good, interesting discussion on the subject of faith. Dean`s admission about Mary so totally made sense and made me hurt for the character. Sam in his current grasping at everything mode also made sense to latch onto the belief of a benign force.
I loved the Priest telling them about Angels as warriors of light. Total parallel to the boys and Dean is SO archangel Michael. :)
I did feel for Sam there in his disillusionment at the end. He clearly doesn`t have a faith like Layla`s. He DOES need the miracles to happen because he is terrified. Again that the fear is irrational I don`t mind.
Interesting though that I believe he was ready and willing to kill in the name of God. Wow. Quite a u-turn from his former stand on killing humans.
What was up with the flask? I felt it was pointless.
The humorous bits were nice. Sam is such a prissy stick in the mud about the vibrating bed. :) Spongebob. Hee. I loved Dean`s snarky comments thoughout.
Also Dean gets another civilian rescue. Has been a while and I enjoyed it.
If not for the stupid end with Dean`s insta-faith it would have been a lovely episode. Sigh.
So time for another round of project smackdown:
So far in Group A - episodes 2-5 as ImtoD is out of running for fairness - "Everybody loves a clown" won by a slight margin
Group B - eps 6 - 9 - : "Crossroad Blues"
Now Group C: Winner: 1. Nightshifter
2. Playthings
3. Houses of the Holy
4. Hunted
Winners of each category will go to the mat before the Season Finale. :)
I was really enjoying this one as I don`t mind talk, meta-physical debate and then...the ending happened. Yuck. The episode loses major points for this. It was totally unearned and preachy.
Dean`s position on faith, his reasoning, absolutely made sense for the character. Then BOOM, one small scene out of "Final Destination" happens and he comes into faith. Really? Really? Are you kidding me here? Totally out of left field and OUT. OF. CHARACTER.
Not to mention preachy as hell since apparently we can`t have a TV hero with a legitimate non-belief. The eleventh commandment, huh? "Thou shalt not disbelief"
You know, I AM Christian, protestant to be precise but that kind of thing just bugs. People do not belief in God and that`s okay. Leave them alone. They are FINE. They don`t need to see the light. Their existances are not empty and meaningless.
But that`s exactly how it felt: "See Dean, see now the error of your ways and start to come back to the flock."
I really don`t care about the producers stand on religion and I shouldn`t have to. Damnit. I really felt the "embrace Jesus" thing stuffed down my throat there at the end.
If Dean had said it to make Sam feel better, okay, but it was written and delivered as sincere and genuine. Complete with the cheesy "God`s will" line. Gah. Stupid, stupid end scene. I`m deeply, deeply disappointed in Sera Gamble.
Well, up until that point the episode was going rather well. Sam`s sudden revelation about his faith came a bit out of left field for me but I can still make it work within the character I know.
The brothers did have some good, interesting discussion on the subject of faith. Dean`s admission about Mary so totally made sense and made me hurt for the character. Sam in his current grasping at everything mode also made sense to latch onto the belief of a benign force.
I loved the Priest telling them about Angels as warriors of light. Total parallel to the boys and Dean is SO archangel Michael. :)
I did feel for Sam there in his disillusionment at the end. He clearly doesn`t have a faith like Layla`s. He DOES need the miracles to happen because he is terrified. Again that the fear is irrational I don`t mind.
Interesting though that I believe he was ready and willing to kill in the name of God. Wow. Quite a u-turn from his former stand on killing humans.
What was up with the flask? I felt it was pointless.
The humorous bits were nice. Sam is such a prissy stick in the mud about the vibrating bed. :) Spongebob. Hee. I loved Dean`s snarky comments thoughout.
Also Dean gets another civilian rescue. Has been a while and I enjoyed it.
If not for the stupid end with Dean`s insta-faith it would have been a lovely episode. Sigh.
So time for another round of project smackdown:
So far in Group A - episodes 2-5 as ImtoD is out of running for fairness - "Everybody loves a clown" won by a slight margin
Group B - eps 6 - 9 - : "Crossroad Blues"
Now Group C: Winner: 1. Nightshifter
2. Playthings
3. Houses of the Holy
4. Hunted
Winners of each category will go to the mat before the Season Finale. :)
