Late reaction to Supernatural; Gossip Girl
I would've posted this days ago but I've been having Internet issues. It seems fixed now though, so here you go.
Supernatural
I'm still not really able to process this, but here is a jumble of stuff I've been thinking about:
Heartbreaking moment #1: Little Sam asking his older self what happened to him. Oh, Sam.
Heartbreaking moment #2: Dean selling his soul, again, only this time to the angels instead of the demons. I'm not convinced they're much better though.
The visions were interesting...I wondered why Sam chose his mom to be the one on his side, advocating the use of demon blood. That's not what she would have wanted for him. But I guess since he never really knew her, that makes her a sort of neutral party.
I like how the hallucinations were similar to the conversation Dean had with himself in "Dream a little dream of me." You could even say that the hallucinations were an allusion to the ghosts in a Christmas Carol, with little Sam being Christmas Past, Mary being Christmas Present and Dean being Christmas Future. Or maybe that's Alistair, I don't know. I don't know why they had to bring him back. I can't stand Alistair.
Dean, why did you have to go and say the very thing Sam feared you'd say? I'm sorry, but you kind of deserved the beating, there. The smart thing to do would've been to go along with whatever Sam proposed, and then turn on him. But no, you had to drive him further into Ruby's arms - by using the same words that John did the first time Sam left. Ouch.
Don't you guys know that you're not supposed to touch someone who's having a seizure? Jeez, first you don't know how to stop, drop and roll, and now this? I know John must have taught you first aid, because you can sew up bullet wounds, but you don't know something as basic as this?
What happened to Anna?
I wonder if the reason Castiel was dragged back to heaven was to reprogram him to go the dark side. They knew he wouldn't comply any other way so they brainwashed him, and that's why he's been acting different. I know that probably sounds crazy, but think about it: Uriel killed angels who wouldn't do his bidding, and he can't be the only one. Maybe there is someone else (or several others) giving orders to suit his own agenda. Maybe God is locked in a broom closet and has nothing to do with this. The perpetrator just lets other angels think they're doing good work, but they're really not. And the angels don't question it, because they know they'll be punished if they do. Except for Castiel, who's realized something isn't right. So they re-indoctrinate him and hope it doesn't happen again. But Castiel seemed to show genuine confliction when he let Sam out, so I don't think they were successful at that. Plus, I've seen a few people say that the way he phrased the question to Dean, it sounded like he was giving him an out. I don't know if I see it that way, because overall, Dean was very obedient of his father's orders. The fact that he's not now after he's dead seems irrelevant.
I do love, though, how after John tells Dean that he needs to save Sam or kill him, they kill the Yellow Eyed Demon and they think their problems are over, but no. Two years down the line, saving Sam is more important than ever. It does bring up an interesting question though, which is, well, first it was YED they were after, and then they discovered Lilith. So if they succeed in killing her, what's next? Sam's revenge against her seems a bit futile, because once they get rid of her, someone new will just take her place. Like Sam said, it's never over. There will always be something to hunt. So how will stopping Lilith solve everything? Sure, it might prevent the apocalypse, but then what? (Yeah, I don't really know where I'm going with this...)
When Ruby told Sam about Lilith being the first human to turn into a demon, it sounded a lot like she was talking about Sam. And speaking of Ruby, what's her deal? She must have something big planned if we still don't know her motives. I'm thinking she and Lilith have been working together all along to tempt Sam. I can't think of any other explanation. But she's the one responsible for coming between Sam and Dean, so I'd love it if Sam could finally see this and kill her. That'd be pretty awesome. (Please, Jared - don't pull a Dark Angel and have Gen come back next year just because you're dating her. I can't take much more of the fish faces.)
You know, I'd love to see Sam and Dean take on Lilith together, but it doesn't seem to be going that way. Sam's convinced he needs to this on his own, and the angels chose Dean. Maybe, if Sam is fighting for evil and Dean for good, they can stop the apocalypse together. They both want the same thing. They just have very different ways of getting it. And they need to believe that neither one is weak because they both have certain strengths. They're just both so wounded right now that getting them to see that they can do this together is going to take a miracle. Next season is going to require a lot of healing, I think.
It's also quite possible that I will need to get drunk just to make it through the finale, because holy crap, that hurt.
Gossip Girl
Well, that was blah. Krysten Ritter and Ryan Hansen were the best part of the flashback stuff. (Why is it that Ryan Hansen is always playing a variation of douchebag? I guess he's really good at it. Not that I mind.) Love the Patrick Swayze hair he's rocking. And Ryan drives an Impala! An IMPALA, you guys! And then they went all "Welcome to The OC LA, Bitch!" on that guy. It all seemed like one big John Hughes movie. I don't know if that's a good thing or not. It seemed like they were trying a little too hard to convince us it was the 80s. The cuts between now and then were a little jarring as well. Plus, I still don't like Lily, in the past or the present, and there's no point in watching a show where I don't like the main character - especially when you know how demented she turns out. So if this spin-off happens, I don't think I'll be watching. But we'll see.
The hyped No Doubt cameo was kind of disappointing. I expected a full song at least, but they got hardly any screen time. Oh, but I did love the idea of Chuck as a fairy god mother to Blair. Imagining him in a little pink dress with a magic wand is making me laugh. It was so sweet of him to sabotage her plans so she'd end up having the perfect night. I don't think he meant for things to fall through with Nate, but it does conveniently leave the door open for him now. As for Blair and Nate, that came to a natural end. And that's all I have to say about that. :)
Supernatural
I'm still not really able to process this, but here is a jumble of stuff I've been thinking about:
Heartbreaking moment #1: Little Sam asking his older self what happened to him. Oh, Sam.
Heartbreaking moment #2: Dean selling his soul, again, only this time to the angels instead of the demons. I'm not convinced they're much better though.
The visions were interesting...I wondered why Sam chose his mom to be the one on his side, advocating the use of demon blood. That's not what she would have wanted for him. But I guess since he never really knew her, that makes her a sort of neutral party.
I like how the hallucinations were similar to the conversation Dean had with himself in "Dream a little dream of me." You could even say that the hallucinations were an allusion to the ghosts in a Christmas Carol, with little Sam being Christmas Past, Mary being Christmas Present and Dean being Christmas Future. Or maybe that's Alistair, I don't know. I don't know why they had to bring him back. I can't stand Alistair.
Dean, why did you have to go and say the very thing Sam feared you'd say? I'm sorry, but you kind of deserved the beating, there. The smart thing to do would've been to go along with whatever Sam proposed, and then turn on him. But no, you had to drive him further into Ruby's arms - by using the same words that John did the first time Sam left. Ouch.
Don't you guys know that you're not supposed to touch someone who's having a seizure? Jeez, first you don't know how to stop, drop and roll, and now this? I know John must have taught you first aid, because you can sew up bullet wounds, but you don't know something as basic as this?
What happened to Anna?
I wonder if the reason Castiel was dragged back to heaven was to reprogram him to go the dark side. They knew he wouldn't comply any other way so they brainwashed him, and that's why he's been acting different. I know that probably sounds crazy, but think about it: Uriel killed angels who wouldn't do his bidding, and he can't be the only one. Maybe there is someone else (or several others) giving orders to suit his own agenda. Maybe God is locked in a broom closet and has nothing to do with this. The perpetrator just lets other angels think they're doing good work, but they're really not. And the angels don't question it, because they know they'll be punished if they do. Except for Castiel, who's realized something isn't right. So they re-indoctrinate him and hope it doesn't happen again. But Castiel seemed to show genuine confliction when he let Sam out, so I don't think they were successful at that. Plus, I've seen a few people say that the way he phrased the question to Dean, it sounded like he was giving him an out. I don't know if I see it that way, because overall, Dean was very obedient of his father's orders. The fact that he's not now after he's dead seems irrelevant.
I do love, though, how after John tells Dean that he needs to save Sam or kill him, they kill the Yellow Eyed Demon and they think their problems are over, but no. Two years down the line, saving Sam is more important than ever. It does bring up an interesting question though, which is, well, first it was YED they were after, and then they discovered Lilith. So if they succeed in killing her, what's next? Sam's revenge against her seems a bit futile, because once they get rid of her, someone new will just take her place. Like Sam said, it's never over. There will always be something to hunt. So how will stopping Lilith solve everything? Sure, it might prevent the apocalypse, but then what? (Yeah, I don't really know where I'm going with this...)
When Ruby told Sam about Lilith being the first human to turn into a demon, it sounded a lot like she was talking about Sam. And speaking of Ruby, what's her deal? She must have something big planned if we still don't know her motives. I'm thinking she and Lilith have been working together all along to tempt Sam. I can't think of any other explanation. But she's the one responsible for coming between Sam and Dean, so I'd love it if Sam could finally see this and kill her. That'd be pretty awesome. (Please, Jared - don't pull a Dark Angel and have Gen come back next year just because you're dating her. I can't take much more of the fish faces.)
You know, I'd love to see Sam and Dean take on Lilith together, but it doesn't seem to be going that way. Sam's convinced he needs to this on his own, and the angels chose Dean. Maybe, if Sam is fighting for evil and Dean for good, they can stop the apocalypse together. They both want the same thing. They just have very different ways of getting it. And they need to believe that neither one is weak because they both have certain strengths. They're just both so wounded right now that getting them to see that they can do this together is going to take a miracle. Next season is going to require a lot of healing, I think.
It's also quite possible that I will need to get drunk just to make it through the finale, because holy crap, that hurt.
Gossip Girl
Well, that was blah. Krysten Ritter and Ryan Hansen were the best part of the flashback stuff. (Why is it that Ryan Hansen is always playing a variation of douchebag? I guess he's really good at it. Not that I mind.) Love the Patrick Swayze hair he's rocking. And Ryan drives an Impala! An IMPALA, you guys! And then they went all "Welcome to The OC LA, Bitch!" on that guy. It all seemed like one big John Hughes movie. I don't know if that's a good thing or not. It seemed like they were trying a little too hard to convince us it was the 80s. The cuts between now and then were a little jarring as well. Plus, I still don't like Lily, in the past or the present, and there's no point in watching a show where I don't like the main character - especially when you know how demented she turns out. So if this spin-off happens, I don't think I'll be watching. But we'll see.
The hyped No Doubt cameo was kind of disappointing. I expected a full song at least, but they got hardly any screen time. Oh, but I did love the idea of Chuck as a fairy god mother to Blair. Imagining him in a little pink dress with a magic wand is making me laugh. It was so sweet of him to sabotage her plans so she'd end up having the perfect night. I don't think he meant for things to fall through with Nate, but it does conveniently leave the door open for him now. As for Blair and Nate, that came to a natural end. And that's all I have to say about that. :)