That'll do, then, that'll do

[lonelybrit]

Last week I had my mini-rant about Supernatural. I came to conclusion that - and I'm aware that I'm probably looking at the past with rose-tinted specs - a show with the intelligence and good writing and complicated morals etc such as in AtS, is not going to be forthcoming any time soon.

That said. In the day, I adored Due South with the burning passion of a thousand supernovae. And I would be the first to admit that it was cheesy beyond belief, had the depth of a penny, and the plot - on the whole - of something exceptionally straight and un-bendy.

I am quite happy to let Supernatural try and take up the space that Due South left in my heart when the show ended.

Starting with the bad, because that is my way.

Sam. Sam Sam Sam. *smap* So, yes, there is a reason you were singled out. Looks like you're destined to get the good old dreams/premonitions of things to come. In which case... JUST ACCEPT THAT YOU NIT AND STOP WALLOWING BEFORE (cue another LB prediction) YOUR NEXT DREAM IS ABOUT YOUR BROTHER AND THEN IT'S ALL TOO LATE... Except it won't be, obviously, because they have a second season and it's not up to doing something funky with half of its cast just yet.


The good.

"Dean, you're my brother and I'd die for you, but..." BROTHER LOVE! *loves* I'm still not sold on Wincest. I love the family vibe too much at the moment to start angsting and twisting it that way. And yes, I'm aware I'll probably be eating my words in a few months, but for the moment that's my policy.

BACKSTORY! We have a good old-fashioned ghost story, with a bit of information about why it was all happening. Mirrors. People coming out of mirrors. Torches flashing in mirrors. They may have used all the oldest tricks in the book, but still that lady creeped me out. *shivers*

TWISTY ENDING! That wee bit about Sam getting the premonitions about Jessica, and then that random lady at the end. (Was that supposed to be her or some other person?) Hints that things are about to unfold.

Thank god and about bloody time.

Although, yes, Sam irritates me with his continual Head In Sand approach to life. So far, each ep he makes a few steps forwards and then a running leap back. I guess I'm used to my men being more Wes-stoical than he is.

And, yes. Talk about anvils dropping about Dean in that final convo. My guess is Sam will have to come clean when his next premonition is about beloved older bro and thus he *can't* keep it to himself. At any rate, at some point Dean will feature and Sam will be all 'Oh nos!' and will finally get off his arse and start acting on these dreams.

*poing* So when's the next ep?

Comments

[cerisaye.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed it too, though it was very influenced by The Candyman which gave me the heebie jeebies. Sam & Dean are growing on me. I think to begin with I wanted too much to like them. I'm still not seeing slashy though which is odd given I fixate on brothers. I hope it comes. ;)

[lonelybrit]

I think I'm actually okay with a slash-less show for the moment, I still have AtS fic and Franz to provide me with all the UST I need, LOL!

Yep, I was reminded of Candyman. And the Ring. All of which was fine with me =)

[nevcolleil.livejournal.com]

Ah. "Bloody Mary" :D That was the ep that first started me on the path to Wincest :p which still strikes me as weird, because I love the family vibe of the show, too. Then again, as I was discussing with chlare, if I think about it... most of my favorite slash couples had some sort of brotherly/familial relationship going on/implied/hoped for. Dean/Sam are just the first *actual* brothers I've ever wanted to slash :P

I thought Mary was super creepy, too. Even if she's an obvious rip off of the girl in The Ring ;P

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

The whole thing was a rip off of much better horror shows/films. Sorry, but I felt the will to live slipping away while watching this dross. *mopes*

[lonelybrit]

Oh, it was a copy of so many horror films and old tales. But nicely done, people appearing in mirrors always creeps me out, and I have to say I loved the moment of even seeing Mary in the teacher's glasses. *shudders*

Maybe the Wincest will grow on me, but for the moment I'm just enjoying the brother vibe. That final scene in the car, awwwwww *melts*

[roadrunner1896.livejournal.com]

That was my favorite episode so far.

[lonelybrit]

Yep, bar the pilot, this one definitely trumps the rest =)

[bouncymonkey.livejournal.com]

I also think that AtS had the benefit of three seasons of Buffy behind it, which meant although it had to allow for new viewers, it had a vast amount of mythology behind it already. But yes, it will still be my favourite show forever and ever amen.

SPN - eeeeeeeeeee! This one really freaked me out (from watching Candyman too many times as an impressionable teenager), and is the only one that I find v. hard to rewatch. The girl at the end is supposed to be Jess, although I thought it was a different actress at first. I'm intrigued as to why Dean's eyes bled, what has he done in the past to feel so guilty for?

Re. Sam, I have to give him a pass sometimes - he ran away from this life, he is the *bad* son for going to college and not following Papa Winchester, and his gf has just been murdered by some unknown demon. He's bound to be a bit freaked out sometimes, and pissed off that he's been dragged back into a life he hates.

[lonelybrit]

I also think that AtS had the benefit of three seasons of Buffy behind it, which meant although it had to allow for new viewers, it had a vast amount of mythology behind it already.

Yep, I think that's a very large part of it. I jsut miss all the backstory and mythology and timelines and the way everything had a story to it. I'd forgotten what it's like having to build up a new fandom from scratch. *pines*

I wasn't sure whether the girl was just making *everyone's* eyes bleed at the end, because she was 'raw' when she came out the mirror. At least that was my reading on it. Though what with his history, I wouldn't be surprised if Dean did feel that he was guilty of something over the years. Maybe he and Papa Winchester didn't solve a case in time, or maybe Dean took some time off when he shouldn't. As Sam and others showed, Mary was rather vague when it came to actual guilt.