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May. 8th, 2011 01:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sophiapOh, man, it felt good to get out in the garden today. I removed a crapload of weeds from the side garden, removed most of the creeping rampaging thyme, and planted some more cheddar pinks (var. 'Tiny Rubies' and 'Fire and Ice').
Now, off to do more edits on the Big Bang. Yesterday morning I sent the super-rough draft to the artist along with an explanation of what needs tidying up and expanding. I have to keep reminding myself that given that this thing is close to 70K, it may be a while before I hear back.
Speaking of Supernatural, I quite enjoyed Friday's episode. I do know that some people who were invested in certain characters or relationships weren't happy, but after some early rough spots, I'm quite happy with how things are shaping up in late season.
I heard some people compare the recent ep to film noir, but it reminded me a lot of Cold War era spy fiction. Lots of shady alliances, lots of morally dubious choices, lots of cases where expediency and politics and moral choice all crashed together to make a horrific mess. The thing is, Dean has a valid point--he and Sam know from personal experience that the kind of deal Cas made is NOT going to end well. Cas also has a valid point--if Raphael wins, it's game over for humanity. It does seem as if Cas is being set up as a primary antagonist for the next two episodes and possibly for part of next season. What I love is that it is clear that both Dean and Cas care very strongly for each other (whether you interpret that as platonic or romantic doesn't matter--it still hurts) even though they are probably going to end up on opposite sides of a nasty, nasty fight.
Also, I love that Dean overtly acknowledged Castiel as family. I've been wanting to hear that for a while.
On a side note, I didn't talk much about Sam here. Assuming Castiel survives to next season, I would love to see more Castiel-Sam interaction that didn't have anything to do with Dean. It would be interesting to see how that would play out.
Now, off to do more edits on the Big Bang. Yesterday morning I sent the super-rough draft to the artist along with an explanation of what needs tidying up and expanding. I have to keep reminding myself that given that this thing is close to 70K, it may be a while before I hear back.
Speaking of Supernatural, I quite enjoyed Friday's episode. I do know that some people who were invested in certain characters or relationships weren't happy, but after some early rough spots, I'm quite happy with how things are shaping up in late season.
I heard some people compare the recent ep to film noir, but it reminded me a lot of Cold War era spy fiction. Lots of shady alliances, lots of morally dubious choices, lots of cases where expediency and politics and moral choice all crashed together to make a horrific mess. The thing is, Dean has a valid point--he and Sam know from personal experience that the kind of deal Cas made is NOT going to end well. Cas also has a valid point--if Raphael wins, it's game over for humanity. It does seem as if Cas is being set up as a primary antagonist for the next two episodes and possibly for part of next season. What I love is that it is clear that both Dean and Cas care very strongly for each other (whether you interpret that as platonic or romantic doesn't matter--it still hurts) even though they are probably going to end up on opposite sides of a nasty, nasty fight.
Also, I love that Dean overtly acknowledged Castiel as family. I've been wanting to hear that for a while.
On a side note, I didn't talk much about Sam here. Assuming Castiel survives to next season, I would love to see more Castiel-Sam interaction that didn't have anything to do with Dean. It would be interesting to see how that would play out.
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Date: 2011-05-08 07:58 pm (UTC)I'm hoping that Dean and Sam (and Bobby as well) will realize that Castiel's free will (and 'humanity,' for that matter) is a very new thing for him, especially when you consider the fact that he's been alive since the beginning of time. Yes, he's watched countless humans (including, most notably, Dean and Sam) make various bad choices using said free will, but I think free will is an entirely different creature when it's your own life and your own problems you're applying it to. I'm hoping the boys will remember why they made the decisions they made at those times, and eventually forgive Cas.
And I really hope my favorite angel makes it to Season 7 :(