Rewatch S5: The Real Ghostbusters (5x09)

[hells_half_acre]

Oh man, you guys...I am so busy these days. It's taking me forever to do anything. Usually by this time I'd have all my rewatch done and the season timeline posted - but I'm not even half-way through yet!

So, let's get down to business...

Comments

[mymuseandi]

I like Becky! Not love her or anything, but yeah, i thought it was a nice shout-out to the fans about how erm, obsessive we can be most of the times sometimes.

I do like that the fake brothers show Dean what exactly he had in his life, instead of allowing him to dwell on the numerous disadvantages of it. We get to see Dean getting it at the end of the show, and that smile is like a prize. :)

[hells_half_acre]

I agree. It's a nice little heartwarming episode before they start pulling us into a pit of despair :P

[baruchan]

This is one of my favorite SPN episodes in S5! :D (Actually, I love all the meta/Chuck episodes, so.) I've never been to any SPN con, but from my experience of anime and sci-fi/fantasy cons, the "obsessive" behavior they portrayed in the ep is still pretty much tame.

IIRC, some fans felt like they were being mocked by the show writers when this ep was first aired. I saw it more as gentle teasing, but then again, YMMV. *shrug*

[hells_half_acre]

I had to look up those abbreviations :P I am not as internet-savvy as some :P

I think in order to be mocked, you first have to feel ashamed or self-conscious about whatever aspect of you is being mocked. So, I think those fans that DID get offended, well, the fact that they are offended says more about how they perceive their own behaviour, rather than how the writers of the show perceive them.

For me, like you said, it was a gentle teasing...as you do with your friends, where you poke a little fun at their more eccentric behaviours and everyone has a good laugh at it.

And yeah, Becky - being intelligent and having at least a little self-respect is far from the worst of fangirlism :P

[baruchan]

Whoops, sorry about the abbreviation thing; I normally don't write like that, I swear! It's just that I came in from lurking at the Television Without Pity forums before reading your entry, and people in that place use acronyms like there's no tomorrow, so. Heh. There you go. *sheepish smile*

I think those fans that DID get offended, well, the fact that they are offended says more about how they perceive their own behaviour, rather than how the writers of the show perceive them.
I totally agree with you here. :)

Oh Becky. She's easily one of the best secondary characters in SPN. I know, from how the direction of the show is going, that there's little chance that they'll bring her back in, but it still makes me sad. I hope they don't stop writing meta episodes just because Chuck is God is gone. The show needs more Becky! (And Damien and Barnes, but I can settle for just Becky.)

[hells_half_acre]

Haha, no worries. One of my sisters uses message-board acronyms a lot, so this will just help me understand her better ;)

I agree that it's probably not likely we'll see Becky again, but I also hope that we don't lost the meta episodes. They're so great, and I just love a show that's so willing to poke fun at itself.

[trystan830]

Supernatural is a geeky BOOK series sold at COMIC BOOK STORES in the show.
which is what i said in my original review, back in the day... but why would people read my review? i like everything. and i beat dead horses, so most people don't read my thinky thoughts.

i like Becky too. =)

I like when Dean asked Damien and Barnes why they want to help, Damien tells him "Because that's what Sam and Dean would do" - just because it shows the positive influence of the "books", the idea that emulating the Winchesters, just a little, might actually make people into BETTER people...or some such mushy sappy stuff.
this too!

awesome review, as usual.

[hells_half_acre]

I read your thinky thoughts!! I also beat dead horses too, so I repeat things that I may have discussed with other people when the episode first aired :P

[trystan830]

no wonder we're friends on LJ! thanks. *hugs you*

[hells_half_acre]

*hugs back*

I don't always comment on your thinky thoughts, but I do always read them. You are one of the few "review" posts that I can read without fear of being pulled down into a well of negativity :P

[franztastisch]

"Chuck, if you really want to publish more books, I guess that's okay with us"
"Wow, really?"
"No, not really. We have guns and we'll find you."
-I LOVE openly-threatening-casual Sam!

THISTHISTHIS. And what I really like about this is the fact that its Sam who says it. Cos I think that if it had been Dean, Chuck wouldn't have actually taken him as seriously.

[hells_half_acre]

It's true - Sam has learned the trick of not overusing threats in order for them to be more effective. If Sam threatens you, you take it much more seriously.

[phamalama]

LOL Becky was in She's The Man, my favorite movie of all time! >_< This episode brings out the urge to go to a convention and show off my obsession with it! One of the funny parts I liked in the episode was how the actress that was playing the ghost lady had a very loud and obnoxious ringtone... :)

[hells_half_acre]

Haha, I liked the ringtone too.

I may have even seen She's The Man...or maybe I didn't. In any case, yay for more Emily Perkins!