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5.2 Good God, Y'all Dean: "So. Pit stop on Mount Doom?" The townspeople of River Pass were seeing each other as the enemy when in fact, none of them was the enemy. Great big metaphor for Sam and Dean, huh? That was a good twist, with the Horseman War playing games instead of a demon infestation. I guess I need to pull out my Bible and glance through Revelations to see what's coming this season. (No, on second thought, I don't want to get spoiled.) (I'm kidding. Yes, I've read the Bible.) And bringing back Ellen and Jo and Rufus Turner from previous seasons was like a party, only with evil and death and all. I particularly enjoyed the idea of Ellen and Jo hunting together. Shades of John and Dean, huh? Castiel took Dean's necklace. An object that I always thought had some secret power we hadn't heard of yet, and bingo: God EMF. (How did that happen? Were the Winchesters important to God even when they were children?) Of course, Dean taking off the necklace also symbolized the breaking of his connection to Sam. I really don't like the idea of Sam as an addictive power-hungry megalomaniac barely in control himself. I really don't like the idea of Dean letting Sam go fight it alone, either. Dean seemed dispirited, pun intended, as well as emotionally exhausted. But it's not like the Apocalypse can wait until Sam gets control over his demonic delusions of grandeur. (How long will they be apart? It's never good when the boys are apart, although yes, it's definitely easier on Jensen and Jared. What now? Will Dean spend more time with Castiel? Will Sam go check into Betty Ford?) I really liked the scene with Dean and Sam sitting on opposite sides of a picnic table in front of a mountain. It was a visually striking way of illustrating their separation. In fact, the entire episode was striking, lots of scenes of isolated characters in a nice looking but deserted town in bright sunlight. Unusual for Supernatural. Just had a thought about last week's. If being a vessel for an angel is in the blood, and Dean is the perfect vessel for Archangel Michael, would he also be a possible vessel for Lucifer? Of course, Dean would never say yes, but what if he were tricked or forced, somehow? For that matter, what about Sam? Is he vessel material, too? Okay, I'm now picturing Dean as Michael and Sam as Lucifer tearing up the town to get at each other. You don't suppose that's where they're going this season? Bits and pieces: -- Bobby is not a saintly, cheerful sufferer. Definitely a crabby sufferer, like me. Castiel picked an inconvenient time to lose his healing powers. -- Will we get more Ellen and Jo? Or will this be it? -- Those x-rays of Dean's sigil whatever on his ribs? Awesome. Literally. -- It would be nice to believe that War is manufactured by a guy with a ring, and not by people's pointless aggression, stupidity and hate. -- Ellen threw holy water in Dean's face. Then she hugged him. Then she whacked him in the face. And that was nothing compared to what Rufus and Jo did to Sam. -- Finger. Ick. -- Dean offered Sam the Impala, which was unbelievably generous. Sam turned it down. Good for Sam. -- I don't tend to comment on music, but I just loved them using "Spirit in the Sky" the way they did. Especially considering Castiel is currently questing for God. -- This week, we went to River Pass, Colorado. And wherever St. Martin's hospital is. Quotes: Dean: "God?" Castiel: "Yes." Dean: "God?" Castiel: "Yes. He isn't in heaven. He has to be somewhere." Dean: "Try New Mexico. I hear he's on a tortilla." Castiel: "No, he's not on any flat bread." I love Castiel's complete lack of a sense of humor. Bobby: "When you find God, tell him to send legs." Dean: "Where'd you serve?" Guy: "Fallujah. Two tours. Got back a little over a year ago. Takes one to know one. Where'd you serve?" Dean: "Hell." Guy: "Seriously." Dean: "Seriously. Hell." Guy: "So you think that all this comes from outer space?" Dean: "This isn't X-Files, pal." Three stars, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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