[39] 9.8 icons & reaction

[tebtosca]

Not too many icons this week because I'm hosting Thanksgiving tomorrow and have been attempting to clean my house most of the day lol. Hope all my American flisters have a great holiday, and all my non-American flisters eat a shit ton of food in solidarity \o/



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And some not-so-deep thoughts:



-Can we all just agree that the writing is terrible?
-I mean, for a long time.
-And if you loved S8 and are outraged about S9
-Then you probably have "destielwuvshugs" in your tumblr name
-Shush, it's true
-With that being said, this one was filler
-Loved Sheriff Sassy, who remains flawless
-Loved her haircut and her Sheriff jacket
-And that she's finding her place in the world again
-And remains uncertain about some things and secure and strong about others
-Plus she ships wincest
-I mean, hello, people! :D
-You could tell the virgins by their eyebrows
-It's true
-Science
-Not sure why they were using their real names
-I expected John Holmes or something
-Glad to see the Death Peen is resistant to LOLCANON
-That sex monologue felt like I was spying on a meeting at Ackles Army HQ
-Why does the fat girl steal the cookies?
-I mean, that bothered me the most about the whole episode lol
-That's probably my ass talking, though
-Oh, I take it back
-The stupidest thing was Dean not answering Sam's call
-That was dumb
-The sex scene itself didn't bother me like it did some people
-I'm all for two consenting human adults having sex
-Especially on a show where sex usually involves noncon or monsters
-And how fucking sad is that?
-Low standards, yo
-I found the line about "you're the good dreams" quite telling
-Proof of my theory that Dean clings to/enjoys the small comforts
-Sex/porn/burgers/classic rock/making fun of his little brother's stupid hair
-For small, happy moments in a really shitty life
-We take comfort where we can, and there's nothing wrong with that
-The scene was cheesy because it was badly written as a porn pastiche
-But I didn't see any sort of coercion
-He was fangirling her like Dr. Sexy almost
-Suzy still had the DVDS, which tells me that she perhaps "missed that" like she later says
-People are often shamed into thinking sex is bad, especially if they were in sex work
-And sometimes they go too far into the opposite direction
-And right into the arms of another form of manipulation
-Yes, I mean religion.
-And then someone tells her not to be ashamed
-And that she has provided comfort
-And she (rather enthusiastically) decides to take what she wants
-Which was her choice and again, consent matters
-And only feels some guilt later when she's "punished", which is of course a fear embedded in the act of shaming
-But, as we know, God in this universe is banging strippers in Australia, SO.
-So, yes, awkward writing/pacing and cheesy, but I'm not layering angst on what looked like a good time had by all
-And to people that haven't realized Dean Winchester is an asshole yet...
-Oh, you!
-On a completely shallow note, Suzy was super cute and looked way hot with Jensen
-Back to the Sam Winchester Unconsciousness Tour of 2013
-I was waiting for Jody to die so Zeke heal her as Dean cradled her face, voice breaking
-Sam being dead inside...does that make Sam/Dean necro?
-Another Sam/Ruby parallel!
-This isn't going to end well, is it?

Comments

[spnmonster.livejournal.com]

I think that Dean made the only decision that he's capable of making under the circumstances. I think that Sam would understand that. I think the issue will be that Dean didn't come clean after the fact and give Sam the choice. He should have. I haven't trusted Ezekiel from the beginning for the way he's played on Dean's fears. Hopefully we'll get some answers this week.

As for the continued violation of Sam's agency, this time with Dean's permission, it is becoming a little too horrific for me. I have a friend who quit watching two seasons ago because of what she termed "Sam abuse." He was ready to die at the end of last season. I just wonder how much more can they damage the poor guy and have him survive. What is their end game? I hope it isn't A. become an angel or B. accept Lucifer a la End!Verse.
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I was hoping earlier in the season that he would be healed, Ezekiel would refuse to leave, the whole ejection thing would be a lie, and Dean would offer himself as a vessel to make amends to Sam. That would have been an interesting twist, and Dean needs to learn what it's like to be the one without free will. The other thing that would have been if Ezekiel had underestimated Sam, and Sam had subsumed the angel when he turned out not to be a friend and used him as a power source. I mean if they insist on tying Sam to the supernatural, why not let him be a human with supernatural powers and use them for good?

[pjmarshall80.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Zeke from the Jump either they made Benny a good bad guy so I fear they are making Angels douches part of me hopes what we see in that clip is Zeke and Dean fobbing off the other angels and that Zeke will heal Sam and let him go but that is way to cheery and easy so I concur with you on Sam absorbing Zeke he has the capacity for it . I don't think Sam sees it a being violated he sees it as his sucks often duty. Just as Dean sees having Sam's back while he faces all these things his. Even if he often gets it wrong. I agree though Sam has been through so much and that's why the whole down play of what he went through at start of 8 bugged me. As we have already discussed. If anything happens to Sam if he dies even in a temp sense. If he and Dean part ways. A I hope he goes to Jody this time and B Dean may have his long over due breakdown. I think Sam superpowered would be great it's time he embraced his difference and claimed it instead of being led by others by it or ashamed of it.

[spnmonster.livejournal.com]

Yep, I agree with all of this ^^^

The thing about Ezekiel promising to leave Sam when Sam is healed enough is where would he go? He needs a vessel, right? And Sam is the best vessel there is. Dean's a close second, so ... I don't know. I just have serious doubts about Ezekiel's sincerity.

[pjmarshall80.livejournal.com]

Me too. I mean what became of his other body? The photos with Metatron don't bode well either.