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deathisyourart

A Very Supernatural Christmas - 3x08

Dec 14, 2007 13:07

Okay, I have tried to write up a response to last night's Supernatural twice and LJ kept eating it, so I decided to wait until this morning and got side tracked, so ... here is my late response to this week's episode. I've probably forgotten a bunch of things that I wanted to mention, but I'll get to them eventually... or bug people on IM with them ( Read more... )

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skybound2 December 14 2007, 19:05:33 UTC

No, another pagan actually,

I KNOW! I was waiting for Sam to say something along those lines, and then have Dean cut him off. That would have been too prefect for words though ;-P

We are dangerously close to becoming a chick flick show though, has anyone else noticed this?

*Nods* There has been a LOT of emoting from these boys over the past couple of episodes. They're gonna need to reign that in a bit if they want to keep the macho-audience members...

John made a lot of mistakes, big ones, but he did love his children, he just didn't know how to raise them without Mary.
Agreed! The fact of the matter is, that despite all of the flaws that the boys have, they are still GOOD people. And I refuse to believe that they could be the product of a father who wasn't, at least in some way, loving. John's obviously done a lot of screwed up shit, but I think that that HAD to have been counter-balanced by some of good stuff as well.

Dean has had his Christmas present from Sammy for 16 years, and he LOVES IT!!! OH MY GOD! *dies and iz ded* ( ... )

deathisyourart December 14 2007, 22:09:23 UTC

They're gonna need to reign that in a bit if they want to keep the macho-audience members...
Do we HAVE macho audience members?

The fact of the matter is, that despite all of the flaws that the boys have, they are still GOOD people. And I refuse to believe that they could be the product of a father who wasn't, at least in some way, loving.
Exactly! The boys could have turned out very angry and wild, but John did teach them a certain amount of discipline and to watch out for one another. He taught them how to survive, and that is not nothing. John loved his boys, he just didn't know how to show it in the ways that that Sam needed him to.

tabaqui December 14 2007, 19:29:12 UTC

I think a lot of people didn't notice that at one point when wee!Sam asked if John was going to be there for xmas, Dean said 'yeah, just like he always is'.

Meaning that until that year, John *had not* missed an xmas.

And i just...the last scene, and you could tell Dean was just *gleeful* and happy to have Sam celebrate a little with him and he wanted to pick Sam up and squeeze him but he can't do *that*... And just being the big brother and not questioning Sam and totally being 'this is awesome' and i think Sam was a wee bit drunk and *so close* to just curling up in Dean's lap and crying...

Oh, boys.
*happy sigh*

deathisyourart December 14 2007, 22:03:15 UTC

I don't think I have ever had a show capture me this way, and make me cry like this. I love the entire Winchester family!

harper47 December 14 2007, 20:49:56 UTC

You know what? This show was so good that it's almost impossible for me to analyze it. Like I keep saying over and over, that part was just perfect and that worked just right.

May I just say though a big fat word to the young actors. There was a tiny bit of overacting (just a tiny bit)but overall they did a great job and I was completely invested in their performance.

And as for everything else you posted? Yes, yes, yes, yes and oh so yes. Such a great show. Kripke must have thought we were all very good boys and girls this year.

deathisyourart December 14 2007, 21:52:18 UTC

The tiny bit of over acting I contribute to kids being melodramatic, and most kids around that age are -- they exaggerate everything. I was really happy with those two actors, and I am very happy with the casting director for acquiring them. :)

I just hope that Kripke cleared it with their parents before he gave them the script that said that Santa didn't exist. :P

harper47 December 15 2007, 10:49:47 UTC

Oh I agree completely. I would far rather my students overact than underplay it as you can always pull them back a little.

Hee on the clearing it with the parents.

And love your icon.

deathisyourart December 15 2007, 20:16:28 UTC

lostt1 made the icon of Santa Sam, and this one of Angry Elf Dean as well.

Colin Ford (little Sam) is going to be so good when he gets older.

herowlness December 15 2007, 01:16:45 UTC

DUDE, THIS EPISODE WAS SO MUCH WIN! I just ... YES to most everything you said. I thought the new little Sam did great, even though the different actor did throw me off a bit - and I was forewarned about that. And ditto the need to stay away from Dean's mouth. Do NOT be messing with the pretty!

As for the football tradition - it's true to some extent. However, it wouldn't really be feasible to play a game on Tuesday or Wednesday - especially not with another week to go after that. So, most years, it probably works, but not always. And there isn't a game on Christmas Day (Tuesday) this year - only the typical Monday Night Football. Thanksgiving is the holiday that I most closely associate with football, personally. [/football geekiness]

Anyhow, YAY! It was a FABULOUS episode. And now I'll miss it again for the next however many weeks ... =sigh=

deathisyourart December 15 2007, 20:14:24 UTC

I believe that we only have 3 weeks until the next episode... but what worries me is that by the end of January we will be completely OUT of episodes. NOT GOOD!

halfrek2 December 15 2007, 17:40:10 UTC

this eppy!!! yay! it was so perfect. i think that this moved to the top of my favorite Christmas eppys list. this one combined scary, cheesy, sappy and spooky into one big ball of awesome.

ION, you should have an email. ;)

deathisyourart December 15 2007, 20:15:12 UTC

I think I am going to make this episode required Christmas Eve viewing. :D