Supernatural: 7x04: Defending Your Life

[certainthings]

Things That I Liked:
Osiris. If only because he reminded me of BtVS.

Things That Were Pretty Nifty:
Sam and Dean working a case.

Things That I Didn't Get:
The episode.

I mean, I get it in the sense that Sam is a nutjob and doesn't feel guilty because he spent time in Hell and paid his dues. And Dean's a perfect angel and feels guilty, even though he too spent time in Hell but he's just perfectly flawed that way.

Just.

Other than giving Alona Tal something to do for a few days, was there a point to this episode?

#Jaredispretty #Borednow

Comments

[dancetomato.livejournal.com]

Other than giving Alona Tal something to do for a few days, was there a point to this episode?

I'm shouting, bring in Amy! and they bring in Jo maybe because they like her and want her around for a few days. I think considering the very little plot in this ep, the point was the stunt casting.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I thought perhaps they would bring in Amy. That maybe just this one time, Sam would learn about Dean's lie. But no. Of course not.

[quiet-rebel.livejournal.com]

I loved seeing Jo, but yeah, nothing as far as story or plot moved. It was another Dean-has-issues episode. And poor Bobby, still fielding phone calls.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I mean, I like that they did a case episode just. Give us something new to go along with it.

[apey1013.livejournal.com]

I feel like...because it was only Alona that they brought in, it didn't really have a point. If this had been a real, all-out "let's get into Dean's guilt" fest it might've worked better but the fact that Amy - y'know, from THE LAST EPISODE - wasn't there (even when Sam wasn't) felt bizarre. And since Sam DIDN'T find out about Dean killing Amy and since he DIDN'T, like, force an intervention on him or something it was just like "what?"

And okay, fine. We've established that Sam's feeling all enlightened & shit (he finished demon blood AA, Dean's an alcoholic!) and Dean is a mess and that still kinda makes sense buuuuuut what was the point of this episode? Instead of making any forward progress in the narrative they just kinda stated the obvious.

[apey1013.livejournal.com]

Also: Jared was really pretty in this episode.

Dean was, oddly enough, prettiest when he was getting drunk at the bar.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Yes! Bring in more people and really make a trial of it. And while I'm not at all surprised that Sam didn't learn about Amy, it would've bbeen nice if he had.

Instead of making any forward progress in the narrative they just kinda stated the obvious.

Show does that a lot.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Jensen looks better when he's drunk?

[apey1013.livejournal.com]

Stupid Show...

[muses-circle.livejournal.com]

This episode should've been done in, like, season 3 - at the very least, season 4...when we all still gave a crap that Dean's a guilty-feeling emo!boy who needs to address his issues.

Frankly, this was an "Angel vs Spike" episode, only we've known about these characters issues since season 1.

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

Just posted my review. I addressed the Sam and Dean have different reactions to Hell bit you mentioned.

[agt-league.livejournal.com]

LOL. Love it.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I like that it was a case episode but man, at least give us something new to go with it. The writers are not putting much effort into, well. Anything.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

I liked your views on their different reactions to Hell.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

It was such a dumb episode.

[giantlovetingle.livejournal.com]

It kind of was a bit of a nothing episode wasn't it?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Hear hear.