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rionaleonhart) wrote2014-08-26 05:40 pm
rionaleonhart) wrote2014-08-26 05:40 pm
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This Must Be Fake Mine.
Finished the seventh season of Supernatural; just starting on the eighth!
Oh, I like Charlie a lot. She feels carefully crafted to appeal to the fandom, which - because I'm contrary - is something that will usually push me away from a character, but somehow she really works for me. I hope we see her again!
It's interesting to discover the misconceptions I had about later Supernatural developments. I knew that a character called Kevin Tran existed, but somehow I got him confused with Benny. I was very confused when Kevin actually showed up and seemed decidedly unvampiric. Maybe he'll be turned later? I thought, puzzled, until Benny appeared and I realised they were two completely different characters.
There are a couple of things in the opening episode of season eight that bother me.
Firstly: why is Dean so angry with Sam for giving up hunting when Dean did exactly that after the end of season five? I find it hard to believe that Sam wouldn't at least bring that up.
Secondly: that vet was incredibly irresponsible! If someone says he can't look after a dog, you don't guilt him into adopting a dog! What's wrong with you?
I did like Dean being weirdly comfortable in Purgatory, though.
Now that I've seen the second episode and been bothered by more things, I have to say that Dean's characterisation in the eighth season (or in the first two episodes of the eighth season, at least) is really pissing me off. GUESS WHAT DEAN WINCHESTER WOULD LITERALLY NEVER SAY IF SOMEONE ELSE SACRIFICED THEIR SOUL FOR HIS CAUSE? 'IF YOU ASK ME, WE GOT OFF CHEAP.' THAT IS NOT DEAN WINCHESTER AND I'M REALLY UNHAPPY ABOUT IT.
Dean cares about other people! This is a really important aspect of his character! You can't just take that away! And it seems unlikely that this is leading up to an 'OH NO, DEAN IS MISSING HIS SOUL' plot when we already had an 'OH NO, SAM IS MISSING HIS SOUL' plot in season six.
(I did like Dean's obvious admiration for Ms Tran, and the fact that he respected her decision to come along. BUT STILL.)
Look, Supernatural, I enjoyed Sera Gamble's divisive run as showrunner, and I'm prepared to give Jeremy Carver's a chance. I don't mind too much that the plot has lost focus a bit, after the careful structure of seasons one to five. So long as the characters I love are there, I'm happy. But don't you dare try to turn Dean Winchester into someone I can't recognise. Don't you dare.
(Also, let's have more Charlie.)
Oh, I like Charlie a lot. She feels carefully crafted to appeal to the fandom, which - because I'm contrary - is something that will usually push me away from a character, but somehow she really works for me. I hope we see her again!
It's interesting to discover the misconceptions I had about later Supernatural developments. I knew that a character called Kevin Tran existed, but somehow I got him confused with Benny. I was very confused when Kevin actually showed up and seemed decidedly unvampiric. Maybe he'll be turned later? I thought, puzzled, until Benny appeared and I realised they were two completely different characters.
There are a couple of things in the opening episode of season eight that bother me.
Firstly: why is Dean so angry with Sam for giving up hunting when Dean did exactly that after the end of season five? I find it hard to believe that Sam wouldn't at least bring that up.
Secondly: that vet was incredibly irresponsible! If someone says he can't look after a dog, you don't guilt him into adopting a dog! What's wrong with you?
I did like Dean being weirdly comfortable in Purgatory, though.
Now that I've seen the second episode and been bothered by more things, I have to say that Dean's characterisation in the eighth season (or in the first two episodes of the eighth season, at least) is really pissing me off. GUESS WHAT DEAN WINCHESTER WOULD LITERALLY NEVER SAY IF SOMEONE ELSE SACRIFICED THEIR SOUL FOR HIS CAUSE? 'IF YOU ASK ME, WE GOT OFF CHEAP.' THAT IS NOT DEAN WINCHESTER AND I'M REALLY UNHAPPY ABOUT IT.
Dean cares about other people! This is a really important aspect of his character! You can't just take that away! And it seems unlikely that this is leading up to an 'OH NO, DEAN IS MISSING HIS SOUL' plot when we already had an 'OH NO, SAM IS MISSING HIS SOUL' plot in season six.
(I did like Dean's obvious admiration for Ms Tran, and the fact that he respected her decision to come along. BUT STILL.)
Look, Supernatural, I enjoyed Sera Gamble's divisive run as showrunner, and I'm prepared to give Jeremy Carver's a chance. I don't mind too much that the plot has lost focus a bit, after the careful structure of seasons one to five. So long as the characters I love are there, I'm happy. But don't you dare try to turn Dean Winchester into someone I can't recognise. Don't you dare.
(Also, let's have more Charlie.)
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Season 8 did have some episodes I really liked, but the first few were, mostly, not so great.
... I really don't have much else to add. But, Charlie! ♥ There should always be more Charlie. In EVERYTHING.
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