SPN: The Magnificent Seven

[superbadgirl]

I had to go to my flist to look up the title.

Okay, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I liked the hunter couple and was glad at least one of them survived. Killing the black people only halfway is, I suppose, mildly better than killing them both.

I do not like Dean like this. Yeah, I can get his motivation, but seriously - he's being kind of an ass. I just can't quite reconcile him willfully behaving like this, knowing what it did to him to have Sam die on him. He's acting like it's no big deal the reverse is going to happen, and that's pretty callous if you ask me. Hopefully he'll get over it, because I'm siding heavily with Sam on the issue. I'm not sure Dean embracing his inner selfishness is the way for him to go in the remaining days of his life.

Meh. Blonde skinny girl saves the day and walks away. Oooh, how mysterious. Meh. Do not like that she's in the credits, thanks much. She could have been worse. I suspect she will be soon.

The whole thing felt...different. It was lit differently. Directed differently. Even the opening teaser with the guy getting demonized seemed...crisper, somehow. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I suppose it's good that I'll be able to see the eye candy better, but I don't think I can stick around only for the eye candy if the show is given a swirly (or two) by TPTB.

Everyone's gunning for Sam now. I mean, still. Heh. I did like that scene because Sam looked so darn cute.

There were a few almost-moments that I enjoyed, but overall I'm left uneasy. I don't want to be uneasy after a season opener. I want to be blown away, damnit.

So it was kind of like that for me.

Plus, OH DAMNIT I think a story I'm writing is going to look like a rip off of next week's episode and I don't know if I should continue it. I SWEAR I had the idea a long time before I even started writing it. I don't read spoilers, so I really didn't know. It'll be AU anyway, because my S3 is NOT going to go like the real one, I can already tell, just based on Dean. Hmmm.

PS, I just saw the dumbest preview for a Bloody Mary Ghost Whisperer. It looked ridiculous. Of course, that could be my strange love for SPN's Bloody Mary raising its hackles.

Comments

[andromakhe001.livejournal.com]

I do not like Dean like this. Yeah, I can get his motivation, but seriously - he's being kind of an ass. I just can't quite reconcile him willfully behaving like this, knowing what it did to him to have Sam die on him. He's acting like it's no big deal the reverse is going to happen, and that's pretty callous if you ask me. Hopefully he'll get over it, because I'm siding heavily with Sam on the issue. I'm not sure Dean embracing his inner selfishness is the way for him to go in the remaining days of his life.

The thing is I don't believe the Dean I've come over the last 2 seasons WOULD act like this. I just think it's very out of character. I don't buy that the guy who 5 days ago begged Bobby not to tell Sam(because he KNOWS what it feels like) would now be throwing it in Sam's face. I just don't believe it at all.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

The thing is I don't believe the Dean I've come over the last 2 seasons WOULD act like this.

Exactly. It just seems like they're trying to make Dean as much of a jerk as possible. I can't even imagine why.

[superbadgirl]

I don't buy it, either. It's very frustrating. I think I might have been more accepting if it wasn't so jarring. To go from Dean angsty and, well, himself, to this jerkface so happy to mention frequently and callously how he's going to die anyway isn't cool. It doesn't fit, no matter how fucked up he is about it.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I'm not just siding with Sam on that issue, I just don't like Dean like this. I don't buy it as a way his character would react to that situation, but even if that's true, it's not at all fun to watch.

but I don't think I can stick around only for the eye candy if the show is given a swirly (or two) by TPTB.

Yours is the first review to make me laugh with this image. *g*

I hope you continue the story. I'm sure it will be better than the actual episode.

[superbadgirl]

I'm not just siding with Sam on that issue, I just don't like Dean like this. I don't buy it as a way his character would react to that situation, but even if that's true, it's not at all fun to watch.

You know I hate watching characters I love behave in ways that are not, I feel, true to character. Think Daniel with a certain someone. It makes me not want to watch anymore. I'm not ready to give up Dean yet, so they'd better make this attitude very, very, very temporary.

Heh.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way about Daniel. *g*

I don't want to give up on Dean yet either, but I don't know.... I also hope they give up on this attitude soon, though. We'll see. hehe

I also dislike the idea of expanding the world of hunters, though. I know that you don't, but it really bugs me. It really seems like they went through my mental list of things I wouldn't like to see on the show, and decided to add every single one. *g*

[superbadgirl]

I also dislike the idea of expanding the world of hunters, though. I know that you don't, but it really bugs me. It really seems like they went through my mental list of things I wouldn't like to see on the show, and decided to add every single one. *g*

Oh, believe me, I'd really rather they didn't expand too much. I don't care about other hunters and how they came to be. I can see them running into more and more, but the focus should still be on the guys. If it's not, I'm unhappy.

[bedelia77.livejournal.com]

I had mixed feelings about the ep. Overall I liked it (it gives me my Deano, I'm easy that way) but there are things that I'm not thrilled with. I can handle Dean acting this way for an ep or two but then someone's going to have to knock some sense into him. It is out of character, and although I can imagine that he would be somewhat messed up after everything that happened last season, he is being a complete hypocrite (you nailed it, Sam). And I don't believe that he is ok with it all, I think this is his version of a brave face. We'll see how it plays out.

I don't like Ruby (I think that's the one we saw last night). When you have to slow things down so she looks cool, that's not good. I prefer Jo to her (*ducks*). I am intrigued by the knife though, can't wait to find out the story to that. And I'm looking forward to meeting the other one, Bela, she looked pretty cool in the images I've seen and the fact she is a thief and not a hunter makes for something a bit different. Again, we'll see how it plays out.

[superbadgirl]

It is out of character, and although I can imagine that he would be somewhat messed up after everything that happened last season, he is being a complete hypocrite (you nailed it, Sam). And I don't believe that he is ok with it all, I think this is his version of a brave face. We'll see how it plays out.

I hope it goes away, because I swear I find him less physically attractive like this. I know I'm weird, but...

I don't like Ruby (I think that's the one we saw last night). When you have to slow things down so she looks cool, that's not good. I prefer Jo to her (*ducks*).

No need to duck. I've said for a while now that I find it a copout of TPTB to dump Jo in favour of a new hottie rather than try to fix what they messed up. I mean, if they HAVE to add "kick ass" females, I'd rather they fix rather than reinvent.

I find Ruby annoying because I'm getting a distinct guardian angel vibe from her. She's focused only on Sam. Sam doesn't need a guardian angel, he's got Dean...so if he needs a guardian angel, that means he might not have Dean. I know, I'm weird... ;)

[bedelia77.livejournal.com]

You're not weird. I agree that although Dean's physical appearance hasn't changed, his behaviour is affecting how I see him and he's not as attractive like this. Now Jensen on the other hand... ;)

I also agree that they could have worked with the Jo character.....I don't think they could ever turn her into a love interest for Dean (if that was their original intention)...besides the face that there are no sparks of that kind between them, she's too young!! And quite frankly she's not Sam's type. But they could have done something, I don't know, I didn't mind the little sister vibe I got and that could have been interesting..Dean's always looked after a little brother, would be interesting to see what he did with a sister. And I did like Elle, she was almost kind of the mom they never had.....

Oooh good call on the guardian angel bit, I didn't think of that although I did notice that she seemed to single Sam out. Wonder what the deal is there....

[superbadgirl]

Now Jensen on the other hand... ;)

Oh hell, yes.

I also agree that they could have worked with the Jo character.....I don't think they could ever turn her into a love interest for Dean (if that was their original intention)...besides the face that there are no sparks of that kind between them, she's too young!! And quite frankly she's not Sam's type. But they could have done something, I don't know, I didn't mind the little sister vibe I got and that could have been interesting..Dean's always looked after a little brother, would be interesting to see what he did with a sister. And I did like Elle, she was almost kind of the mom they never had.....

I didn't care for that vibe from Ellen, but she wasn't as awful as she could have been. I'd rather see them try to work on Jo AND Ellen than scrap them and try again with new people. Frankly, I still don't think they need to expand the cast. I'm harsh that way.

Oooh good call on the guardian angel bit, I didn't think of that although I did notice that she seemed to single Sam out. Wonder what the deal is there....

Unfortunately, I think we'll find out. ;)

I do hope they lay off the "building a mystery" thing. It's almost always a let down when they get to the punchline.

She got the most groan-worthy line of the night, and there was a LOT of clunky dialogue.

[khek.livejournal.com]

The only reason for Dean's actions that I can think of is that he's trying to be an ass so that Sam won't miss him so much when the year is up. Stupid and pretty unbelievable, but I guess even TV writers can be idiots about reading their own characters sometimes.

Since Sam called him on it at the end though, I'm hoping that we'll see a turnaround next episode. We'd better see one, or it's going to be impossible to enjoy the show anymore.

[superbadgirl]

That's possible. I've thought that myself, but the thing is - Dean should know Sam's not going to just stop caring about him because he was a jerk. Those years Sam was in school, Dean probably thought Sam didn't have any feelings for him, but I don't think that's true. Maybe he's trying to recapture that, make it easier for Sam to move on.

Regardless, he's being a dick and I don't like it!

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you've seen this or if you'd even be interested, but this is a link to someone's LJ who has some pictures and video of Jensen and Jared filming scenes of an SPN episode (http://princessfaerie.livejournal.com/245345.html).

It's from a week or s ago, but I hadn't seen it before. I got the link from astri13. I thought it was actually rather cool, and it cheered me up a bit, even.

As far as I could tell, there are no major spoilers in the post--not even the pictures or video of them filming, unless you consider Jensen and Jared running down a street and hiding behind cars to be a spoiler. hehe I can't guarantee no spoilers, though--just that I am reasonably sure that I didn't see any in the post.

[superbadgirl]

I would so totally be a stalker if I lived in Vancouver.