Well, If It Isn't The Ghost Of Christmas Screw You.

[rionaleonhart]

I'd completely forgotten everything that happened in 'The Song Remains the Same'. On rewatch, I have no idea how I managed to forget, because that episode is everything I ever wanted. I'm so glad there's a time-travel episode in which Sam gets to come along! His awed, heartbroken 'you're so beautiful' absolutely tears me to pieces.

I think I was drifting away from Supernatural when I first watched the fifth season, which may explain why I don't remember it very well. But I'm still not sure how I forgot an episode that contained TIME TRAVEL and MARY WINCHESTER and SAM ON THE VERGE OF TEARS, all of which are firmly amongst my favourite things.

The fifth season is really very good. I didn't realise that the first time I saw it, due to the aforementioned drifting away, but I can definitely see now why so many people count it amongst their favourites.

Much of the season is deeply depressing, unsurprisingly, but 'Point of No Return' is one of the very few Supernatural episodes with a genuinely uplifting ending. The entire episode is pretty great (Zachariah has so many amazing lines! Like Chuck, he's a character I really didn't appreciate enough on my first watch-through), but the ending in particular makes me smile. Sam's faith in Dean is so lovely, and it's wonderful to see Dean find a little faith in himself through Sam.

(I'm really curious about whether Castiel's puzzled expression in response to Dean's 'blow me, Cas' means he took it as a literal request. It wouldn't be the first time Castiel interpreted something too literally. There are undoubtedly five hundred works of fanfiction about this.)

Lucifer's conversations with Sam in 'Swan Song' are fascinating. He really does seem to have a genuine fondness for Sam, however twisted.

I had to laugh at a comment I stumbled across somewhere online recently, where someone said that they 'shipped Sam/Lucifer... but only in AUs, because canonical Sam/Lucifer had all sorts of power imbalance issues. If you don't want unhealthy pairing dynamics, don't 'ship people with Lucifer!

(On the subject of 'Internet discoveries that amuse me', my favourite response to the question 'Can you juice bananas?' on WikiAnswers: Yes absoulutly ive done it so dont believe anyone who says u cant juice bananas because they are wrong as usual.)

Comments

[newbie1990.livejournal.com]

Oh, happy birthday for tomorrow!

[rionaleonhart]

Thank you very much!

[misskass.livejournal.com]

ROAAAR I CAME BACK TO LJ JUST TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONLY PERSON FROM HERE THAT I STILL THINK ABOUT SOMETIMES AND WISH I STILL USED MY JOURNAL SO WE COULD TALK

I APPRECIATE YOUR EXISTENCE

:)

[rionaleonhart]

THAT IS REALLY SWEET AND I'M SMILING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. Thank you! (I miss you!)

[milliebee.livejournal.com]

I think you're now moving into the realms of Supernatural that I've either forgotten or not seen yet. The last episode I remember clearly is the one that's all from Bobby's point of view. I have a feeling it was also my favourite episode, which may be why I remember it.

BRB, going to go juice some bananas.

[rionaleonhart]

That episode was actually the last episode I'd seen before I started this rewatch! It was 'Weekend at Bobby's', the fourth episode of season six. (Poor, poor overworked Bobby.) I hadn't seen past it before I wrote this entry, but I am indeed beyond it now.