To me it seems so obvious that the Campbells are slated to be antagonists that I will be surprised if it doesn't happen. I think that's why Sam felt so "off" the entire ep--because he's been under their influence and not Dean's. And I think it was heavily implied that they do stuff to the supernatural beings. They keep them to experiment or something? Didn't Samuel and a cousin take one of the Djinns? And remember how Dean saw the back of that van and how it had a cage and shackles?
Plus, I think Sera--though she'll fuck with us a bit--knows her fangirls and knows that the relationship between Sam&Dean is the heart of the show. She won't create any permanent wedges between them.
As for Lisa, I do like her. Or rather, the role she represents and how she's written now. I liked her as a stand-alone-never-to-be-revisted-again character in "The Kids Are Alright" but the beginning of that ep is so rocky to me. It's creepy that Dean wants to look her up again, and I completely didn't buy it. She was better in that ep because she was more guarded from him and really only let her guard down in that last scene where she invites him to stay (for the record, I do think Ben is Dean's kid and she was testing him to see if he'd stay on his own accord).
I think the main reason why this relationship is playing out so weird is because she was never supposed to be anything more than a stand-alone character. When they brought her back in "Dream A Little Dream of Me" it was still a little "what, her?" but then I thought that, really, Lisa was just a place-holder that now had a name. Kinda like that beer ad woman in "What Is and What Never Should Be?" It's not any particular person, but just someone who can fulfill that role. And Lisa is the most obvious choice. It just seems so forced because it is--the writers had to inject her into a few episodes before the end of season five because they realized too late how to utilize her fully. So I'm trying to be more forgiving and give it a few eps to prove itself. I like Lisa right now, but that could change if they don't tread carefully (this includes making her too perfect).
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Date: 2010-09-26 04:51 am (UTC)Plus, I think Sera--though she'll fuck with us a bit--knows her fangirls and knows that the relationship between Sam&Dean is the heart of the show. She won't create any permanent wedges between them.
As for Lisa, I do like her. Or rather, the role she represents and how she's written now. I liked her as a stand-alone-never-to-be-revisted-again character in "The Kids Are Alright" but the beginning of that ep is so rocky to me. It's creepy that Dean wants to look her up again, and I completely didn't buy it. She was better in that ep because she was more guarded from him and really only let her guard down in that last scene where she invites him to stay (for the record, I do think Ben is Dean's kid and she was testing him to see if he'd stay on his own accord).
I think the main reason why this relationship is playing out so weird is because she was never supposed to be anything more than a stand-alone character. When they brought her back in "Dream A Little Dream of Me" it was still a little "what, her?" but then I thought that, really, Lisa was just a place-holder that now had a name. Kinda like that beer ad woman in "What Is and What Never Should Be?" It's not any particular person, but just someone who can fulfill that role. And Lisa is the most obvious choice. It just seems so forced because it is--the writers had to inject her into a few episodes before the end of season five because they realized too late how to utilize her fully. So I'm trying to be more forgiving and give it a few eps to prove itself. I like Lisa right now, but that could change if they don't tread carefully (this includes making her too perfect).