Thoughts on SPN 7.20
Big Scary Things happening in my life right now. But of course, come Saturday morning, and Show sucks me in as always. Stupid Show.
SPOILERS under the cut.
7.20: The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
1. Hello, boys. Please to be speaking more clearly. I still haven't figured out what Sam's first line of dialogue is supposed to be. Something about not figuring out a pattern in all of the archaeological digs? Or something.
2. Exposition!Bobby! Yep, some things never change. "Soylent Green"... yeah, ok. The Leviathans are basically gen-engineering a perfect, compliant, never-ending food source. That's their endgame. Sure, fine.
3. Charlie Bradbury, let me love you. Best guest character we've had in a while, hands down. I thought a lot of the geek references would go over my head, but... I think I caught a lot of LoTR references? And Harry Potter and Star Wars, obviously. The War Games things flew right over me, though. (Yes, like all stupid people, I am rather proud of my ignorance. Why do you ask?)
3.24. Jabs at conservatives! Or something.
3.47. It's interesting that Dick finds Charlie uh, "uncloneable" (go away, red squiggly line). That, as he says, he can download all the information in her brain into a Leviathan's (because of some genetic manoeuvering, and seriously, "Because of genetics!" has replaced "Magic!" as a gigantic HandWaving Plot Device), but not that innate spark that makes her so good at her job. I would've thought that applied to every human being. But then again, not every human being is a super-genius hacker, so.
3.49. SamnDean are totes ordinary guize. We can clone Hallucifer! But not this hacker's braaaaainz LOL.
3.5. "What would Hermione do?" ROFL. I found Sam talking about Sirius and Voldemort and Hogwarts insanely attractive. Ahem. Also, Charlie seems to be a Harry/Hermione shipper. Boo. :p
3.9. Battle of the Hackers, booyah! Even from beyond the grave (and without resorting to being a desperate ghost), Frank continues to be awesome. <3
4. "This never happened." If Sam's smart, he will have recorded all that. PROOF, DEAN, HE HAS PROOF. Prepare to be blackmailed. *gigglesnort*
5. Dean and Sam in costume! Airport heist! Love it!
5.5. The editing here, though, is weird, unnecessary, and kind of ruins the pace of the episode. The suspense doesn't last for more than a minute--so why not tell the sequence of events in a linear manner? That way, some bits don't get repeated, and the episode will seem less rushed.
5.9. Borax bomb! I love it when the show actually shows the boys as even vaguely clever/efficient. Seems to be happening less and less lately.
6. DICK ROMAN YESSSSSSSS. How awesome is he. <3333333333333
6.5. It's a block of clay! From Iran/Saudi Arabia? Hm. Also, did I catch a mention of a sword toward the end?
7. It's interesting that, in Supernatural, the problems are so huge in scope--and the build-up is always along the lines of "end of the world ZOMG"--but the solutions are like videogames. Get the Horsemen rings together! Collect the ~Ancient Inscriptions of Mystery~ and find out the location of the Ultimate Sword, which will kill the Evil Lord of Darkness!
8. Anyway. There was plot! And Leviathans! And we are moving somewhere! Yes, yes, yes. The Leviathan endgame is all I care about at this stage. You've taken Hallucifer away from us all, Show. I still haven't forgiven you for that. I may never forgive you. (even more so if Hallucifer is haunting Cas.)
9. Oh, and, uh. Bobby. Vengeful spirit, blah blah. Again, "what do we do about him" at the end. He is a handy ally in the fight, I'll agree, but he makes me want to go to sleep. Can you tell I'm not a fan of this development? 'Cause I'm not.
10. 7.21 promo. Angels, blech. Screw 'em, seriously.
EDIT: Bonus screencap! Ladies and gentlemen, here is the Winchesters' inbox:
SPOILERS under the cut.
7.20: The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo
1. Hello, boys. Please to be speaking more clearly. I still haven't figured out what Sam's first line of dialogue is supposed to be. Something about not figuring out a pattern in all of the archaeological digs? Or something.
2. Exposition!Bobby! Yep, some things never change. "Soylent Green"... yeah, ok. The Leviathans are basically gen-engineering a perfect, compliant, never-ending food source. That's their endgame. Sure, fine.
3. Charlie Bradbury, let me love you. Best guest character we've had in a while, hands down. I thought a lot of the geek references would go over my head, but... I think I caught a lot of LoTR references? And Harry Potter and Star Wars, obviously. The War Games things flew right over me, though. (Yes, like all stupid people, I am rather proud of my ignorance. Why do you ask?)
3.24. Jabs at conservatives! Or something.
3.47. It's interesting that Dick finds Charlie uh, "uncloneable" (go away, red squiggly line). That, as he says, he can download all the information in her brain into a Leviathan's (because of some genetic manoeuvering, and seriously, "Because of genetics!" has replaced "Magic!" as a gigantic HandWaving Plot Device), but not that innate spark that makes her so good at her job. I would've thought that applied to every human being. But then again, not every human being is a super-genius hacker, so.
3.49. SamnDean are totes ordinary guize. We can clone Hallucifer! But not this hacker's braaaaainz LOL.
3.5. "What would Hermione do?" ROFL. I found Sam talking about Sirius and Voldemort and Hogwarts insanely attractive. Ahem. Also, Charlie seems to be a Harry/Hermione shipper. Boo. :p
3.9. Battle of the Hackers, booyah! Even from beyond the grave (and without resorting to being a desperate ghost), Frank continues to be awesome. <3
4. "This never happened." If Sam's smart, he will have recorded all that. PROOF, DEAN, HE HAS PROOF. Prepare to be blackmailed. *gigglesnort*
5. Dean and Sam in costume! Airport heist! Love it!
5.5. The editing here, though, is weird, unnecessary, and kind of ruins the pace of the episode. The suspense doesn't last for more than a minute--so why not tell the sequence of events in a linear manner? That way, some bits don't get repeated, and the episode will seem less rushed.
5.9. Borax bomb! I love it when the show actually shows the boys as even vaguely clever/efficient. Seems to be happening less and less lately.
6. DICK ROMAN YESSSSSSSS. How awesome is he. <3333333333333
6.5. It's a block of clay! From Iran/Saudi Arabia? Hm. Also, did I catch a mention of a sword toward the end?
7. It's interesting that, in Supernatural, the problems are so huge in scope--and the build-up is always along the lines of "end of the world ZOMG"--but the solutions are like videogames. Get the Horsemen rings together! Collect the ~Ancient Inscriptions of Mystery~ and find out the location of the Ultimate Sword, which will kill the Evil Lord of Darkness!
8. Anyway. There was plot! And Leviathans! And we are moving somewhere! Yes, yes, yes. The Leviathan endgame is all I care about at this stage. You've taken Hallucifer away from us all, Show. I still haven't forgiven you for that. I may never forgive you. (even more so if Hallucifer is haunting Cas.)
9. Oh, and, uh. Bobby. Vengeful spirit, blah blah. Again, "what do we do about him" at the end. He is a handy ally in the fight, I'll agree, but he makes me want to go to sleep. Can you tell I'm not a fan of this development? 'Cause I'm not.
10. 7.21 promo. Angels, blech. Screw 'em, seriously.
EDIT: Bonus screencap! Ladies and gentlemen, here is the Winchesters' inbox: