FIC: Slipped a River of Pity

[deadbeat_nymph]

Title Slipped a River of Pity
Characters Dean, OC - well, sort of...
Warnings Unbetaed; spoilers through 5.14
Length Approximately 300 words
Author's Notes A coda to 5.14, this stems from my dissatisfaction with certain aspects of the way the show's mythology is unfolding. ETA: Additional notes follow the ficlet. Meta.
Summary Dean's prayer is

Comments

[heliokleia]

Umm... let me admit, my dear Mme Nymph, that I'm a little confused - yet.
- But I hope that I'm able to watch "My Bloody Valentine" tonight; and this should blow the dust away...^^
*blinks*
♥

[deadbeat_nymph]

That's okay - I was purposefully vague, so you can interpret it as you wish, my sweet. ♥

Have fun tonight! *hugs*

[deadbeat_nymph]

Okay, sweetheart, I've added some notes, in case you're interested. *more hugs*

[heliokleia]

Meanwhile I had watched "My Bloody Valentine," and am no longer confused - and I read your verrry interesting notes, my dear Mme Nymph!
*nods**nods*
Thank you for helping me with this... I second you thoroughly:

"Where are the women?... And what do we have now? Only one female angel - who was so freaking drippy from the start - who turned out to be a foe to be slain."
- Exactly. About time for The Great Mother to make a visit; there's alot to clean up, here...
*nods firmly*

"Women can have power without it being evil, Show."
- Yep, let's tell them, my darling!!^^
*Big Valentine-hug*

P.S. Have you ever seen "CHARMED"? with the Haliwell-sisters?
P.P.S. Umm... if YOU are interested... actually I'm working on our 2010's FASHINGS-/CARNEVALS-Parade and if you want to see your costume, my sweet one, then let me invite you to my LJ the upcomming Monday, what is called ROSE- MONDAY along the Rhine and in the whole Southern Germany.

[mangacat201]

I love it... especially the end notes *g* Anyway, I think you're completely right. And the boys do deserve a break, don't they? but I'm afraid that's not going to work out as long as we want them coming, now, eH? (Kuddos about women and power though, yeah)
Cat

[deadbeat_nymph]

Aw, thank you! It pretty much is a wee meta fic. But, it's important to say these things, you know?

As for the boys getting a break... That's what I want a sixth season for: one whole season devoted to them finding peace and health.

[mangacat201]

Yeah, season six... season, six. Season.Six. ... s6...
sorry you were saying something?
Cat

[deadbeat_nymph]

Hee! Actually, do you happen to know if it's official whether there will be a sixth season or not? I'm out of the loop...

[evil_kat]

I think it'll be awesome if God is a woman.

I don't think that predestination/God as a bastard is the point at all. That's what the angels espouse, but we already know they've been flying solo for a while now. Also, Castiel doesn't seem to buy into the whole predestination crap.

I think God's been out of the pictures for a while. Castiel will find Him. And maybe Dean, too.

[deadbeat_nymph]

I think it would be great if God were a woman in this, but they've referred to him as 'Father' so many times, and the angels who have met him do as well, so I just don't think it's in the cards.

I don't think that 'God as a bastard' is the point they're going for either; I just think it's what's come out. And for a while it seemed like the whole predestination thing was sort of up in the air - it could have been true, but it could have just been the angels and demons dicking around with our boys - but with the past few episodes, it seems like they're really sticking with it. I think that they're really trying to push the idea of the boys as quasi-divine mythical heroes, and personally, I find that that actually makes them seem less heroic

[evil_kat]

Well, in Dogma, it's because he got trapped in his human vessel while playing Skee ball...

It seems like they're going to be introducing gods from other religions. Maybe God's caught up somewhere? Anyway, I don't think He'd abandon us.

But shit, I dunno.

[deadbeat_nymph]

Introducing gods from other religions would be great. They've sort of done it already (the siren, the trickster (before we found out he was an angel), the scarecrow, others?), but they've always been monsters-of-the-week. I'd love it if a non-Christian god came into the mix in a positive light.

And yeah, shit, I dunno where this is all going, either. Let's cross our fingers!

[ostaras_journey]

I'm so glad you're writing again, baby. This is a lovely piece, and thank you for the additional explanatory notes. As always, I very much enjoy your meta.

TBH, I would never have thought 'Mother of God' because to me the SPN universe seems so anti-women (mostly), a powerful mythological figure that could be part of that just wouldn't spring to mind. But I love how you've used it, and this addition would give the story some of the re-balancing it needs. This season started out so well, but I'm getting the feeling now that the mythology is in danger of collapsing in on itself. I really hope they have a powerful and coherent ending thought out.

[deadbeat_nymph]

Aww, thank you! *snuggles*

You're absolutely right about how the SPN universe generally depicts women. This is why fics like this wee one and meta galore are needed.

I agree about the mythology collapsing in on itself. That's all part of my frustration. I'm crossing my fingers for that 'powerful and coherent' ending.

[littlestarling]

When I read your story, I thought SHE was Mother Nature, or the Goddess as opposed to God. The show could seriously benefit from some feminine power.

I lost my love for the show when they killed Ellen and Jo. Now Anna's turned into a dick? I still watch, but just to see the pretty boys. I'm no longer invested.

[deadbeat_nymph]

Mother Nature or the Goddess both work as well, and that's sort of what I was aiming for: the feminine divine that is still connected to earthly matters. I chose Mother of God because the show is using Christian mythology, but it's all sort of the same, in a sense. The dogmatic Fathers of the Church didn't envision the kind of reverence the Mother of God would inspire. I actually saw a documentary recently that discussed how laity embraced her through early Christianity right up to the early modern period as a sort of Christianized continuation of the former pagan devotion to the Great Mother (or other feminine deities). So, yeah, it's all sort of what I meant - you got it right. Yay you!

The killing of Ellen and Jo was a massive failure on Show's part. Big fucking sigh. I'm still invested, though, although less in the show and more in the boys themselves.

Also? *huggles* Also also? Petal for the win! (Petal = Peter/Neal - it needed to be done! Hee!)