Supernatural - Jump the Shark

[momokaachan]

Most of my friends and relatives know I am a huge fan of this series. I save the episode so that I can watch it uninterrupted, without commercials, and usually (lately) alone. So:

I had to look up this phrase, Jump the Shark, because sometimes I don't get tuned into the latest slang and jargon. In tv usage, it apparently means that a particular

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[dragonhealer00]

I'm not sure that I'd use the term 'latest' jargon or slang...being that it was an episode of Happy Days that gave birth to the term.

But it certainly is a timeless and appropriate descriptor.

And now that I'm forewarned, I shall be prepared for at least one disappointing episode when I finally get around to watching them.

[momokaachan]

I use the disclaimers about jargon (she explained cheerfully and pedantically) because I am never sure whether it is "current" jargon, "politically correct" phrasing (which I think is crazy sometimes), ethnic phraseology (unknown black comedian's quote "only another nigger can call you a nigger and not get killed for it") or something that was popular while I was out of the mainstream (in Europe and/or Africa). "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley", "Seinfeld", "Friends" are series that I have seen few episodes of, even on Nick at Nite or TV Land. Glad you mentioned it! XD

[dragonhealer00]

Heh.
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In the episode that inspired the saying...Fonzie literally jumped over a shark while water skiing.

And so it goes.

[onefishjyuufish]

I love the series to death, but it's definitely got its fair share of off/poorly written episodes.

[onefishjyuufish]

Finally watched this ep! And while not finding it the strongest I still rather enjoyed it - I'd probably give "worst ep" prizes out for ones like "Heart" (the werewolf girl ep) or "Family Remains" from earlier this season. To each their own though, of course. Interesting though how it totally turned you off.

I wonder what it was you felt Dean needed to grow up about though? I thought he was pretty justified, if a little overreactionary in the beginning.

[momokaachan]

Could be I overreacted - to me it was the "OMG how could our father have had ANOTHER child," almost like "you mean he had SEX with someone?" Although, come to think of it, I get similar reactions from you kids when the "s" word comes up in conversation. Dean, I think, is very much his father's son, with the "women in every port" rep. It annoyed me that the writers didn't take into account that in all the years that John raised the boys Dean, especially after puberty, would have known (or at least suspected) that his father was NOT a monk, a eunuch or sterile. Sam, though shocked at first, was much more mature (or at least realistic) in his reactions. Maybe if this episode had occurred earlier in the series, before all the established character development, I wouldn't been so put off. And (final dither) a lot of my annoyance was due to the fact that IMHO the writers WERE doing a "let's see how loyal our fans are if we give them a really crappy/"just filler" episode AND TITLE IT THAT WAY :D

[onefishjyuufish]

But... Dean was the one that pointed out to Sam that their father "wasn't a monk" and that it wasn't really that surprising (and no one wants to hear about their parents having sex. It's nothing personal :P). I don't think that the possibility of a brother was the sticking point (once he got over the inherent trap nature, which he was right about) so much as being upset over Adam getting what he missed out on, in terms of having a loving father and the childhood he didn't really get - which seemed pretty understandable to me. John may have loved his sons, I don't doubt that, but he was way more drill sergeant than "dad

[momokaachan]

I bow to your erudite commentary (flails hands, dissolving into helpless laughter). :D