Supernatural: 7x01: Meet The New Boss

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Things I Liked:
+Death
+Sam
+They weren't orange in this episode.
+Mark Pellegrino

Things That Were Okay:
+Dean's little boy hair
+Bobby
+Crowley

Things I Did Not Care For:
+EVERYTHING ELSE

This show fills me with such rage.

I know the show has little to no budget but couldn't they try and show that Sam's hell was, I don't know ... Hellish?

Ugh.

Dean and Bobby: Hey, Sammy? How you doing, pal?
Sam: Couldn't be better.

Bobby: Psst, Dean. Psst. Do you believe, Sam? I'm not sure that I do.
Dean: Yeah ... Well, no.
Bobby: Shouldn't we do something? I dunno. Talk to him or something?
Dean: Hahah. Fuck that guy.
Bobby: ...
Dean: Ehh, what good did talking ever do? He says he's fine. Let's go with that.

Sam: Hey, what's up, ya'll?
Dean and Bobby: Oh. Uh. Hi! Still good?
Sam: Can't complain. Literally.

Death: How are you liking those hallucinations? Pretty cool, right?
Sam: Oh, shit. Thought we might keep that on the dl.
Death: My bad.

Dean: Really, Sam? You didn't think to tell me about the hallucinations?
Sam: ...
Dean: C'mon!
Sam: Were you not in the earlier scene?
Dean: Oh, right.

* * *

I don't even know how to properly express how much the whole Castiel "he's our friend! Let's help him even though he screwed us over and played us from the beginning and wants to destroy the world" pisses me off. I was so full of burning rage at the end there.

Maybe if there hadn't been a Ruby, I wouldn't feel this way. But there was. And I do.

Now, I know that Ruby wasn't Dean's friend. But then, I don't really think that Castiel and Sam are all that close.

And I know that Ruby was a demon. And Castiel is an angel.

However. However.

I feel that Ruby helped them out just as much, if not more than Castiel has.

Yes, she had her reasons for doing so. But then, so did Castiel. And as I've mentioned before without Castiel Ruby wouldn't have gotten anywhere in her game plan.

And, I don't know. It just really fucking bothers me that they can kill Ruby without any thought and not feel badly but they have to help save Castiel when both angel and demon fucked them over.

Why is he so special? No, seriously. Why?

* * *

Evil!Castiel looks like he might be slightly interesting for a bit. Maybe he'll be one of those vain villains and invest in some lip balm.

* * *

Next week's promo looked pretty Sam centric. So, my guess is it'll focus on Sam for maybe 12 minutes.

Comments

[eilan.livejournal.com]

Lip balm.
Dean's hair.

This are two of the things that stuck out the most about this episode.

[sevenandthree.livejournal.com]

I liked it a lot. I didn't have any issues with it. I'm interested to see where it goes.

[cherrymmm.livejournal.com]

I liked it. I liked the whole thing. Ok, I don't like Sammy's face on fire cuz it's a sucky effect.

I cannot put into words how much I love Death. He is fantastic! Even when he's really pissed, he's completely in control. I think I could watch a whole show about him.

I liked seeing Lucifer again. MP is so good. And they fixed his face so he's pretty again! I think he's been drinking a lot of beer in the cage though cuz he seems to have a little belly now.

I love crazy Leviathon (sp?)Cas. Misha does crazy like a pro. He played three different characters tonight and I think he pulled it off really well. Yes, I do often want to give him some Chapstick but hey, nobody is perfect.

I know you have never been a Castiel fan but I have always had a soft spot for him. I think that might have a lot to do with our differing views on show right now.

All in all, good season opener. Looking forward to seeing where they go with this.

[lfg1986.livejournal.com]

I actually quite liked it, which surprised me very much. I had very low expectations, but I think it was one of the stronger episodes in a while, at least imo.

I love love LOVE Death, and also Mark Pellegrino is so amazing as Lucifer, it was fantastic to see him again. And yay for the whole Sam-wall-breaking thing actually being addressed! I was afraid they would gloss over it like they usually do with anything Sam-related.

But I will say that I completely agree with you about Castiel. I've been annoyed for a long time about just how much he can get away with and no one condemns him for it. I was honestly surprised when Dean tried to get Death to outright kill him, because usually he's the one bending over backward to make excuses for him. I'm looking forward to a Cas-less show coming up pretty soon. I'm honestly just over him and want my boys back (no offense to Misha).

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

I agree with your dialogue bits up there. Dean has a lot of nerve doing the 'really' bit when his version of talking about things (Hell) is clinking tumblers of drink.

And Sam hasn't learned a damn thing if he's going about lying, again. The writer's of Show talk about arc changes, the brothers changing but, for me, they refuse to allow their characters to grow. I hope this season, they sit/stand/drive/fight-scene them in one place and force them to talk. I don't want schmoop, but acknowledgement would be nice.

I'm a Cas fence-sitter, i.e. depends on which episode I'm watching. I can usually count on trash talking my t.v. (like a loon) whenever he's interacting w/ Sam.

Sam backing Cas. I see this as Sam's own need for redemption, for forgiveness. A been there, done that, still deseperately seeking approval. That maybe he can find solace in giving this to Cas. Or, I'm crazy talking, ha.

Dean's hair. Me, the entire episode: Oh look, it's Jensen.
Both actor/character are gorgeous but I like them seperate. It's a weird me thing.

I liked it as a whole, but feel that the writers are getting some sort of sick thrill out of keeping the main characters stagnant. Sorry for this being so long.

[thefrozenheart.livejournal.com]

I love Death so much, I hope we can see him more in this season!
It was lovely to see Mark P. again, he's is amazing as Lucifer!

I liked the episode, but I was expecting more... I usually like Castiel, but I think that in the last season the writers lost their focus and did such a mess with this character that he lost his "identity"...

I think the Leviathon (?!) can be fun and scary, I'm just really hoping for a very different type of monster, you know?

[punnky-kitty.livejournal.com]

You know my emotional rollercoaster with the show, and last night didn't really help. I had NO idea what was going on.

I think the biggest problem is that they're writing the show in singular actions now, if that makes sense. Like.. earlier in the show, it was so quality because they plotted out a story and characters that worked to make one whole, satisfying experience.

Now, from what I saw last night, they keep banking on one or two actors/characters to be really great, playing into fannish stuff, and saying 'fuck the rest'. I REALLY don't understand this Dean. I don't like Sam, who seems like an empty character now. I really wish Castiel had stayed dead. (Though crazy!Beastiel is interesting.)

/DebbieDowner

[goonies-nsd.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the Ruby and Castiel comparison. I don't know HOW, but I never really put that together.

[overstreets.livejournal.com]

I believe the answer to why Castiel gets to be saved and why he is So Super Special is: FAAAAAANSERVICE! Except Castiel sucks, and Castiel subfandom probably sucks too.

Also, I always enjoy your reviews.

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

Don't watch this show anymore but I'm still gonna read your reviews cause I think they're awesome. :D

[nikibee.livejournal.com]

Sam: Were you not in the earlier scene?

LOLOL I thought the same thing! Dean was all shocked and surprised that Sam wasn't doing ok WHEN HE HAD ADMITTED EARLIER THAT HE KNEW SAM WASN'T OK AND WAS JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE.

I never thought of the Ruby-Castiel comparison, good point! Honestly, I think it's because Castiel is a much more popular character and has more fans. Plus he was a main character for a while, whereas Ruby was always just a guest star (I think, please correct me if I'm wrong).