Supernatural : 6x11 : Appointment in Samarra

[certainthings]

Spoilers for the ep.

All right. Guess we should get the good things out of the way. The things that I actually liked about this ep. And those things would be. a)Death! Or well, the actor playing him. Love him so much. He should be a series regular. And b)Bobby's delivery and facial expression when he said, "Don't say, 'Here's Johnny.' Also c)Tessa's kind of all right.

And uh, now if you don't like negative things, I guess you should stop reading ... I kid. Most people have stopped reading my reviews because they're mostly negative.

This episode was fucking balls! Jesus!

I think bullet points are the way to go now. So, buckle up.

01. I really wish the fucking make up department would find some foundation that isn't orange. And then learn about blending. Ugh.

02. I don't like it when Dean and Sam (or I guess Jensen and Jared) attempt facial expressions. It really annoys my eyes. Yes, okay. Sometimes they do a decent job but a lot of the time ... not so much.

03. I refuse to believe that Sam would attempt to kill Bobby. I can only suspend my belief so much.

04. I don't understand why the writers are trying to get people to hate Sam even more.

05. I'm glad that he's got his soul back (I hope it sticks) ... not because I don't enjoy soulless Sam but because I do not enjoy all the "I hate Sam, he's such an asshole. Boo." "Dean's the greatest character ever invented. This show would be top notch if it were just him." type posts. I try to avoid them but sometimes I stumble.

06. Seriously, someone send the set some blendy sponge things.

... it was a short ride

Comments

[eilan.livejournal.com]

ALL OF THIS.

(but you knew that already)

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

This stupid show and it's addicting powers!

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

03. I refuse to believe that Sam would attempt to kill Bobby.

Not that I don't agree with a majority of the post, but ... that wasn't Sam Sam. It was absent of emotion, only working on logic Sam. The thing that broke my suspension of disbelief was the idea that Sam's father didn't even have to be BLOOD RELATED to him for it to work. I mean, really. Esp. after Bobby said Sam didn't even feel that much like a son to him, not like Dean did.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I know it wasn't Sam Sam but I dunno, I still can't buy that he'd do that. I don't know why, just can't. And yeah, that part (the not blood related part) was also full of balls.

[later-tuesday.livejournal.com]

:D your big complaint is too orange? I think I can handle the hail storm of negativity.

Without a soul, would Sam really have an issue with killing Bobby? He doesn't have emotions per se, so why not? It was the logical, self serving thing to do.

I was expecting Sam to do the Here's Johnny! thing, so Bobby calling him on it was GREAT!

I like that I have such low expectations for my shows. It means I'm almost always happy!

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Heh. It annoys me so fucking much - people are not meant to be orange.

Deep down, I suppose I know that but still ... I just, I can't believe that he would do that. I get that he doesn't want it back but yeah.

I was kind of expecting it to, or for him to say, 'Here's Sammy!' I just really liked the way Bobby said the line.

That is terrific, I need to have no expectations for this show.

[later-tuesday.livejournal.com]

I think I learned it after Ellen and Jo got all blowed up. Ellen was my favourite character and I was really sick of all the kick ass ladies dying. I guess something just broke in my brain, and I could enjoy the show without expectations. Maybe it was my inner feminist dying just a little. Maybe it was picking the Impala as my new favourite character.

Either way I like it a lot better now. :)

[laurondo.livejournal.com]

02. lol

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

They often look constipated or like they're peeing their pants.

[laurondo.livejournal.com]

Don't they? I think that's why I could never take ~serious business~ scenes all that... seriously. I'd always end up laughing.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

:nods: I often roll my eyes at them.

[fromyourashes.livejournal.com]

05. I'm glad that he's got his soul back (I hope it sticks) ... not because I don't enjoy soulless Sam but because I do not enjoy all the "I hate Sam, he's such an asshole. Boo." "Dean's the greatest character ever invented. This show would be top notch if it were just him." type posts. I try to avoid them but sometimes I stumble.


It doesn't matter. They could write Dean as a misogynistic pig with no respect for anyone other than himself...wait.

...that was seasons 1-3. My bad.

They could really turn him into a rapist, and this fandom would find an excuse for it and still love him. They could turn Sam into a literal unicorn who saves leukemia patients with his horn, and this fandom would find a way to turn it into something bad.

That Sam? Totally would have killed Bobby. And I am SO PISSED that it didn't happen. I honest to god was positive that was the way the episode was gonna go. I thought he'd kill him and Dean would have to reap his soul (although that's not how it happened, with the reaping thing), but that didn't happen. Instead, Dean fucked up AGAIN, and they locked Sam up AGAIN, and...ugh. Lots of blech. INCLUDING CALLING LUCIFER "LUCY". AND MENTIONING ADAM FOR .5 SECONDS. That was for fandom. Please. Whatever.

However, I LOVE Balthazar. Love him to fucking pieces. So that thrilled me to my toes. Need more of him, but I think he's going back to my other show, so I don't care much.

Are they orange? I've got the saturation on my tv turned down to almost nothing, lol, so IDK. But I thought Jared looked gorgeous tonight, and Jensen's mouth was pretty, so I don't care much about that, either.

Lol @ their faces - I was thinking about that, at the end, when Sam was all O.O DON'T DO IT and his eyes were huge, except I was thinking how happy I was that Jared was actually downplaying the expressions. Oopsie?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I love you hard.

And you know, not long before I read this I was thinking of things and one of those things was of Sam being an actual unicorn and people still hating him. I hadn't thought about him curing anything ... just being a unicorn. It's like we have the same mind! Only yours goes further in the thought process.

I'd have missed Bobby if Sam had killed him but I think it would've been ballsy and such if the writers had went there and they actually kept Bobby dead. Which probably wouldn't have happened.

I think I like Balthazar. I enjoy his voice.

They weren't as orange as they were in uh, It's a Terrible Life? Or whatever the hell that one was called but yeah. And Tessa looked bad in some scenes with the orange and the nonblended make up.

The scene nearish the end when Sam was on the Panic Room bed and him and Dean were looking at each other and the camera kept panning back and forth? Holy Fuck Jesus. That was the stupidest! It was soap opera ridiculous.

[ms-nerd.livejournal.com]

Heh. Balls. Now that I don't watch the show I am really enjoying everyone's recaps/opinions of it.

DEAN IS THE BEST WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? /sarcasm

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I AM TALKING ABOUT THE TRUTH! :p

[goingtoqueens.livejournal.com]

MY GOD, WOMAN. MAYBE JARED PADALECKI IS JUST ORANGE NOW. HE LIKES BEING THAT COLOR. HE ALSO DOESN'T LIKE BLENDING. HE SAYS IT'S BAD FOR ORANGE PEOPLE. I cannot believe you brought that up. I'm only just watching the episode, so that is all I will comment on for you.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

And Jensen is orange from rubbing up on him all the time?

[goingtoqueens.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is possible. Or maybe he thinks Jared will be attracted to him if he's also orange.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Such a silly boy, he should no that Jared will love him no matter what.

[hamarakissa.livejournal.com]

I totally agree on the makeup - wow they SUCK! I can do a better job :) I should have their job :D You, too :D

Also I'm sick of the whole HATE posts on Sam - it's always Hate posts on Sam because the writers are annoying and stupid like that. No matter how much Dean has been a dick... people still HATE Sam. Poor Sam. Also - I don't believe that Sam would try to kill Bobby either... COME ON WRITERS it's BOBBY!!! He's like a father to them.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I'm not good at make up but I'm fairly certain that I could blend. Perhaps the make up people (not so) secretly hate Jared and Jensen.

The hate on Sam is grating and annoying and tiring ... and I hate that the writers aren't helping one bit. It's like they want people to hate him.

It just seems so unbelievable to me, even if it was soulless!Sam who was desperate not to have his soul. And as donna_c_punk (and probably some others) pointed out it's not patricide if it's not your father ... it's just homicide.

[littlestclouds.livejournal.com]

I don't really even watch anymore. I just mainline the episodes at about three or four at a time and go, "....... WTF." :/

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hahaha. That sounds like a great way to watch the show.

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

The actor playing Death is AWESOME. He should deffs be a series regular.

03. I refuse to believe that Sam would attempt to kill Bobby. I can only suspend my belief so much.

Yeah it's a bit unbelievable isn't it?

06. Seriously, someone send the set some blendy sponge things.

*nudges you*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Or at least just pop up randomly and point his finger at Dean (and possibly sometimes Sam) and say, 'Hey! Stop being a dick."

It is! I don't care that he was soulless and didn't want his soul back.

*nudges YOU*

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

AHAHAH like surprise!JDM only not. That would be epic.

*nudges you harder*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha. Yes! Just kind of but not really like that. :p

Oh? *pushes you out the door*

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

*is pushed out the door and rolls down the stairs*

Now I obviouslyyyyy can't do it so it's up to you. :p

*nudges you from beyond the grave*

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

You cheater! Well, now I'm to wracked with guilt to do anything about it. *shrugs* Guess we'll just have to live with them being orange.

[werty30.livejournal.com]

They do look kind of orange. Maybe Paris Hilton left behind some foundation.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha.

[heartsonwings.livejournal.com]

As if this fandom needs the writers to make them hate Sam more. I'm pretty sure the writers tried to get the love for him back in S5 but it failed so they gave up.

Dean's an asshole. But that's just my opinion ;)

Sam.......I liked no-soul Sam a lot but the way the writers kept dragging it out I'm glad he's got it back LOL. Of course though, that won't be good enough for fandom.

AHHH, FU FANDOM. SAM IS BETTER.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

That is a good opinion, it's also one I have. An annoying constipated face asshole!

Fuck yeah! Sam is the betteriest!

[tinkabell007.livejournal.com]

04. I don't understand why the writers are trying to get people to hate Sam even more.

Word!!! It's like:

*pulls out silver platter*

*here... have another reason to hate Sam more. Because... See? He is so stupid and evil and should have been killed off years ago*


GAAAAHHHH.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I'd really like to ask the writers and other show people why they hate Sam so much.