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SPN 5x04: The End
Okay, what the hell? Were we even warned about LJ doing maintenance for two hours? I don't remember being notified, and there isn't anything in the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
news comm, but the little status thing said it was "scheduled". ARGH. I WANTED POST EP SQUEE. AND THE PEOPLE NEED THEIR DOWNLOADS.
ANYWAYS. Supernatural!
First off, the things I predict fandom in general will squee most about this week:
1) The boys are back together!
2) Dean wore pretty pink underwear and liked it. (This item will also generate the most porn, yay!)
3) Two Deans. One room. Possible hate sex?
4) How fucking cool the apocalypse looked. Because it was REALLY FUCKING COOL.
The things the Dean/Cas shippers are going to pick out as slashy and squee about the most:
1) "Never change." (with the shoulder gripping)
2) "We had an appointment." (with the smiling. He made a joke! Awww.)
3) "You're just gonna sacrifice your friends? Cas?" CAS IS HIS OWN CATEGORY.
4) Cas looking at Dean and immediately knowing something wasn't right.
5) Cas with his feet up on the table, chucking at Dean's jokes and saying "I like past you."
Note: I thoroughly enjoyed all of these moments myself.
Random other thoughts:
-angel spies in the religious fringe? LMFAO. Another reason to avoid Jehovah's Witnesses! Clever plot point *and* funny. And like the red Mustang in 5x02, well-placed in the first act.
-Cas on cell phone = fricking adorable. "The voice says I'm almost out of minutes!" Dean laughing at him. "I'll just...wait here." So faily, that angel, bless his heart.
-how fucking awesome was the apocalyptic future? My dad finally figured out the HD channel we get for CW, so I got to see it in loving detail. (note: Jensen *can* get prettier. Especially when there's two of him.)
-soldiers playing "Do You Love Me" on speakers while shooting zombies. I have a thing for inappropriate mood music, apparently.
-Bobby's bullet-riddled wheelchair :( Though I like that Dean knows his hiding place in the mantle. Oh, Bobby and your hidden badassery.
-The wreckage of the Impala should have been our first warning of how fucked up things were with future!Dean.
-major props to Jensen for playing well with himself. (not like that, you perverts.) Seriously though, split screen shooting can get boring and/or confusing real fast, but the two Deans were distinct and interesting all the way through.
-Cas looking at Dean and just *knowing* he wasn't right was weirdly awesome. Nifty reminder of how alien he is, even stoned and mostly powerless.
-I was a little concerned going in about future!Cas only being played for laughs (based on the promos), but I ended up being really affected by his drugged-out, exhausted, hopeless human self. Heartbreaking, in a very different way than future!Dean was. I can just imagine him giving up on finding God, slipping into hapless humanity while his brothers vanished, and having Dean turn into a ruthless general. No wonder the guy was drinking absinthe.
-Future!Chuck looked HOT. Wow. *is shallow* His obsession with toilet paper - somewhat less hot, but still hilarious. That scene was also a cool moment of characterization for Dean, too, that he became the guy in charge, a leader instead of a lone wolf. (Dean is just not good at being alone, is he?) And Dean shoving Chuck between himself and Risa? LOL.
-Dean had some nice reaction times in this, first with the zombie girl and then with Risa. We usually see him fighting when he's prepared or attacking first, so it was cool to see him react, and do it so fast. Boy's been fighting a war too damn long. (Criminal Minds makes me want to talk about hypervigilance, but I shall refrain)
-I missed about 20 seconds after the commercial break of Dean and Lucifer's confrontation because no one was close to the remote. NEED DOWNLOAD.
-I honestly thought Dean was going to snag the Colt and bring it back to 2009 with him. But I guess that was too damn easy. Hmph.
I need to watch the episode again to parse Dean's logic in his initial conversation with Sam, but I was reminded of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dotfic's analysis from the other day: Being alone for Dean means nobody will be throwing themselves into the fire for him.
The boys' reunion felt a little too fast for me, in the grand scope of things. I would have liked at least one more episode with both of them getting screentime and dealing with their separation, but three days in the future is a pretty undeniable catalyst. Hopefully, things will stay awkward and difficult for awhile, because they have BOATLOADS of issues to work on. I'm looking forward to having some Sam & Cas scenes.
Next week: Paris Hilton! Thanks toinmyriadbits, I had way advanced knowledge of this.
news comm, but the little status thing said it was "scheduled". ARGH. I WANTED POST EP SQUEE. AND THE PEOPLE NEED THEIR DOWNLOADS. ANYWAYS. Supernatural!
First off, the things I predict fandom in general will squee most about this week:
1) The boys are back together!
2) Dean wore pretty pink underwear and liked it. (This item will also generate the most porn, yay!)
3) Two Deans. One room. Possible hate sex?
4) How fucking cool the apocalypse looked. Because it was REALLY FUCKING COOL.
The things the Dean/Cas shippers are going to pick out as slashy and squee about the most:
1) "Never change." (with the shoulder gripping)
2) "We had an appointment." (with the smiling. He made a joke! Awww.)
3) "You're just gonna sacrifice your friends? Cas?" CAS IS HIS OWN CATEGORY.
4) Cas looking at Dean and immediately knowing something wasn't right.
5) Cas with his feet up on the table, chucking at Dean's jokes and saying "I like past you."
Note: I thoroughly enjoyed all of these moments myself.
Random other thoughts:
-angel spies in the religious fringe? LMFAO. Another reason to avoid Jehovah's Witnesses! Clever plot point *and* funny. And like the red Mustang in 5x02, well-placed in the first act.
-Cas on cell phone = fricking adorable. "The voice says I'm almost out of minutes!" Dean laughing at him. "I'll just...wait here." So faily, that angel, bless his heart.
-how fucking awesome was the apocalyptic future? My dad finally figured out the HD channel we get for CW, so I got to see it in loving detail. (note: Jensen *can* get prettier. Especially when there's two of him.)
-soldiers playing "Do You Love Me" on speakers while shooting zombies. I have a thing for inappropriate mood music, apparently.
-Bobby's bullet-riddled wheelchair :( Though I like that Dean knows his hiding place in the mantle. Oh, Bobby and your hidden badassery.
-The wreckage of the Impala should have been our first warning of how fucked up things were with future!Dean.
-major props to Jensen for playing well with himself. (not like that, you perverts.) Seriously though, split screen shooting can get boring and/or confusing real fast, but the two Deans were distinct and interesting all the way through.
-Cas looking at Dean and just *knowing* he wasn't right was weirdly awesome. Nifty reminder of how alien he is, even stoned and mostly powerless.
-I was a little concerned going in about future!Cas only being played for laughs (based on the promos), but I ended up being really affected by his drugged-out, exhausted, hopeless human self. Heartbreaking, in a very different way than future!Dean was. I can just imagine him giving up on finding God, slipping into hapless humanity while his brothers vanished, and having Dean turn into a ruthless general. No wonder the guy was drinking absinthe.
-Future!Chuck looked HOT. Wow. *is shallow* His obsession with toilet paper - somewhat less hot, but still hilarious. That scene was also a cool moment of characterization for Dean, too, that he became the guy in charge, a leader instead of a lone wolf. (Dean is just not good at being alone, is he?) And Dean shoving Chuck between himself and Risa? LOL.
-Dean had some nice reaction times in this, first with the zombie girl and then with Risa. We usually see him fighting when he's prepared or attacking first, so it was cool to see him react, and do it so fast. Boy's been fighting a war too damn long. (Criminal Minds makes me want to talk about hypervigilance, but I shall refrain)
-I missed about 20 seconds after the commercial break of Dean and Lucifer's confrontation because no one was close to the remote. NEED DOWNLOAD.
-I honestly thought Dean was going to snag the Colt and bring it back to 2009 with him. But I guess that was too damn easy. Hmph.
I need to watch the episode again to parse Dean's logic in his initial conversation with Sam, but I was reminded of
dotfic's analysis from the other day: Being alone for Dean means nobody will be throwing themselves into the fire for him. The boys' reunion felt a little too fast for me, in the grand scope of things. I would have liked at least one more episode with both of them getting screentime and dealing with their separation, but three days in the future is a pretty undeniable catalyst. Hopefully, things will stay awkward and difficult for awhile, because they have BOATLOADS of issues to work on. I'm looking forward to having some Sam & Cas scenes.
Next week: Paris Hilton! Thanks to
inmyriadbits, I had way advanced knowledge of this.