I'm Captain Basch!

[rionaleonhart]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT SUPERNATURAL NOWADAYS. It has become so weird and meta. Here we are, happily 'shipping pairings in the show, and the show turns around and starts 'shipping us. It is bizarre. Who needs Livejournal entries to talk about Supernatural when Supernatural is so willing to talk about itself?

I was a little worried, at first, that this episode would be a rather mean-spirited depiction of the fandom, but by the end I was convinced that Kripke loves us really. Awww. (Possibly an inappropriate amount, given the Chuck/Becky. Which I sort of massively loved, but also found extremely confusing. Is Supernatural/fandom now canon? Because that's - that's really strange canon.) WE SAVE THE DAY. US.

I enjoyed the episode! I am just becoming increasingly bewildered by the dizzying levels of self-referentiality in Supernatural. Back in the first season, who could have predicted that the future would involve in-canon Supernatural conventions and Wincest fangirls taking an active role in the plot? I don't really object, but it is very odd indeed.

(I have to wonder what Supernatural watchers who aren't in fandom think of all this.)


Hmmm, that wasn't really long enough to justify an entry, was it? What else can I say?

...well, there is a video on YouTube of nothing but Vaan saying 'DON'T LISTEN TO ONDORE'S LIES'. Repeated over and over again. For five minutes.

It is the most inane thing in the entire world (with the possible exception of this), and twenty seconds in I was laughing so hard I was crying.

(I didn't watch the entire thing, if you're wondering. I managed to stop it after a minute or so. Had I watched it all, I wouldn't have been able to post this for shame.

That minigame was a nightmare.)

On the subject of 'WHY DOES THIS EXIST?'-reaction-inducing things on YouTube, have three John Barrowmans dancing to 'Single Ladies' in tinfoil trousers, if you haven't seen it already.

Ah, the Internet. Humanity's finest invention. I think what we can learn from this is that I should always make sure my reaction posts have a fair degree of substance, because otherwise the things I will dredge up to fill the rest of the entry will be incredibly stupid.

Comments

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

I've had a truly terrible crossover idea, but I need to know how far you got in the FMA manga before I can discuss it with you.

It involves the name "Oliver" and a considerable amount of confusion.

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

And, having watched the youtube bits, I'm confused. Should I listen to Ondore's lies or not? Is the cake a lie? Is Ondor talking about cake?

(I really, really, really wish I wasn't stuck on that Top Gear/Portal thing, because Chell is so the Stig's niece, and Jeremy, James, and Richard need to be trapped wandering around in a misguided search for cake.)

[rionaleonhart]

I'm around the twelfth volume, I think. If there's a character named 'Oliver', I haven't met him yet.

Should I listen to Ondore's lies or not?

I don't know! I wish you'd be clearer, Vaan.

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

Let me know when you get to Volume Twenty, and I'll explain (yes, I did go on a book-buying binge lately).

Vaan really needs to get to the point.