Episode Review: 5.07, part 1/3
Episode reviews by tahirire and blacklid located here, at my master list.
Supernatural 5.07, The Curious Case of Dean Winchester
The Road So Far
NOW
You know they need every single second when there are no previouslies.
When was the last time they did that, Ghostfacers?
*ponders*
On a totally random note, my favorite previouslies of all time are still AHBL part 2. *snif*
So okay, here we have Suburban housewife reading the Men In Black newsletter Weekly World News.
They have it right as usual, although I think Sam's picture should have been on the cover somewhere, that would have made me laugh. I did catch several episode shout-outs, though - too funny!
Mr Suburban Housewife is clearly in some trouble here.
I have to pause here to say that I've never seen Benjamin Button. Go ahead, throw things. I'll wait.
*waits*
Either way, these effects are COOL.
Aside from the Apocalypse, there is also 'Man killed by a TOYBUZZER' in the upper right corner, and 'HOLY SMOKES!! Exploding nuns vaporize convent!' in the lower left. Well played, Show.
I wish I could read the back cover but it is all blurry.
Wonder if she believes all that stuff now that her Husband went all cryptkeeper on her.
Wonder if he'll turn up in the next edition.
~*~
I like that the boys have been using all their old alias names, but shouldn't they be switching them up?
"You expect me to believe you're CDC?"
" President Obama New administration. Change you can believe in."
Now, is it just me or is this a whole different guy? Mr Suburban Housewife didn't look 25 years old to me. Eh, it's irrelevant. *Deletes cap of Old/Young wrinkly corpse*
Gotta love how Show manages without fail to give the entire plot away by just the title. That's a rare talent, I think. Good job, Show. *eyeroll*
Here I think Sam is experiencing more of the phantom itch from 506. Or else his psychic abilities were trying to warn him that he was going to be very itchy again in the near future. *snerk*
*plays montage*
\o/ BOBBY! \o/
It's good to see you in your house and stuff. Is the kitchen still where it used to be?
I love Dean for asking how Bobby is doin', even if he knows ahead of time it'll be awkward. Maybe Dean has learned that if you don't ask, they won't tell you.
*cough*about time*cough*
I love it almost as much as I love that apparently Sam is incapable of being comfortable in a tie.
This has of course been going on since the Dawn of Time.
♥ Ah, continuity memories. ♥
Dean's 'Well, I tried' look tells me that he's seeing this in his head.
Now, I love Bobby but I wouldn't be thrown into deep dark depression if he was to, say, go the way of Gandalf or Dumbledoor. That being said, thinking of him living alone in his great big house feeling useless hurts me.
Besides, the boys need Bobby. He's not a ditchable prom date, you know!
Besides, if Lucifer wears Sam to the prom, and there is no Bobby - who is Dean gonna go with!?
~*~
Here's a face I feel like I haven't seen in a while. Maybe not since After School Special. I mean, he used it in 506, but this was the first time in a long time I went Oooooh, SAMFACE. He was even using the quiet-yet-intense tell-me voice.
And he has nice hair. What? I'm shallow some of the time.
This poor woman. Not only was her husband cheating on her FOREVER, he just up and went and got all young and left her to think he was DEAD.
*insert derrogatory name here*
I don't remember anything else in this scene except that Dean needed to shave. Perhaps he is without a razor, and is still banned from using Sam's after what happened the last time we saw them.
*snerk*
Dear Dean,
That COULD just be a Chinese food restaurant, you know. Well it could.
Wondering just how you knew it was Clap so fast,
~T
~*~
To me, this tiny conversation in the hallway set the tone for this entire episode. It's like a Criss Angel redux - and once more we see role reversal - with Dean casting wishful aspirations for the future and Sam arguing that they aren't going to live that long.
Sam has lived so long now constantly trying to throw himself away that his acceptance of death has become more like desire - after all, the alternative is life with Lucifer - whereas Dean has died so many times I doubt he even keeps count anymore.
I thought it was funny because Chriss Angel was the first episode I started wondring if Sam had become immortal, and now here they are having the same conversation they had then, and now they both technically ARE immortal and neither of them wants it.
And then of course there are all the FACES.
"So? What do you think's in there?"
"A wrinkly gooey corpse."
*hearts the number 44*
I get that in the context of the case they should be ready to just barge in in case of screaming ... but they are at a BROTHEL. Think, guys.
On second thought - don't. The faces are so worth it.
This comforter matches the wallpaper in the boy's room. Just sayin'.
Dean: "Ohgod."
Sam: "Uh - it's gooey."
Tahiri: *rewinds*
Dean: "Ohgod."
Sam: "Uh - it's gooey."
Tahiri: *rewinds*
Dean: "Ohgod."
Sam: "Uh - it's gooey."
Tahiri: *rewinds*
Dean: "Ohgod."
Sam: "Uh - it's gooey."
Tahiri: *rewinds*
Sam notices the tattoo AND finds the proper ID on the guy ...
And Dean still does this.
Dear Dean,
I know you traded hearts with that one gay dude that one time, and I'm pretty sure that contrary to popular fandom belief you aren't actually gay, but I feel the need to tell you ... Your gay is showing.
Not looking forward to the ficstorm,
~T
PS - The old/young dude thinks so, too.
"Heh. He's young all over. Sam owes me five bucks."
I've seen yet MORE race wank around the ol' meta wheel over this episode and I'm assuming the girls here are why ... once again, I don't get it, or care, or what have you - there were plenty of white chicks in the last brothel they had on Show, and just because these girls were not white doesn't mean this particular brothel only employs minorities; perhaps young/old guy was trying to relive some forgein war experience.
Every Tuesday.
As for the people who are upset about how many BROTHELS there have been ... well, fine. I'll give you that if you want, but I'd like to point out that if you go to practically any other show on television there are about 90% more brothels on them, and I love my show and refuse to apologize for that, kthx.
Plus we get to see what it would look like if two hot chicks thought Dean was GAY! \o/
Oh, and PS to the people who are mad at Dean for his 'Stay classy' remark ... y'all are worse than Sheldon!
Do NOT make me make you guys sarcasm signs. Please.
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