Review - Spn ep.14 Captives

[ferrous_wheeler]

So it's Oscar night and did I get invited? NooOoooo! Just like last year *hmph* And I'm wearing my fancy socks and everything ;p Oh well, all the more time to write my review, to whit:

[Spoiler (click to open)]Overall, for me, this was a 'meh' episode. Not a whole lot of plot development other than closure for Kevin's storyline (though, who knows, with this show anything

Comments

[fanspired]

For me, the way it ended in Sharp Teeth made sense, with Sam saying I wish we could just move on, but we can't because this is too fucked up, and Dean being devastated but accepting Sam's terms because he recognizes things are bad - that was appropriate and in character behaviour from both of them. But these obligatory exchanges every episode where Dean bitches and Sam rolls his eyes - just to remind the audience that things are stuffed bwtween them - they're just unbelievable. Their behaviour's more on a level with Dean having eaten the last sausage in the fridge than a devastating fracture in their relationship. I actually like that they showed Sam still caring about Dean in spite of everything, but this eye rolling behaviour doesn't track. Sam knows Dean's hurting and he'd be sad about that, not annoyed, so if they're not actually gonna have him say something to Dean then he should just be stoney faced, not irritated

[ferrous_wheeler]

Totally agree! The bit with Sam being annoyed just didn't track at all. I mean this is something major that they're going through, so he should at least have had some deep feelings about it!!

And I thought so too about the dweeby demon. He didn't act very demon-y, but more like a pissed off run-of-the-mill killer. Where were the black eyes, and why did he need to hit Dean when he could have grabbed him with his powers and thrown him against a wall like all the others do. And really, Dean turning his back on a stranger and basically letting them know that he's onto them is a beginner hunter's mistake, not somebody who's been to hell and back (literally).
*sighs and shakes head in commiseration at the state of writing of the show*

[fanspired]

I've got some respect for Adam Glass, Andrew Dabb and maybe Rob Thompson. I think they all genuinely care about the characters. They've all done things I wish they hadn't though.