Comments | tirra_lyrra: i'm totally overthinking this

tirra_lyrra

i'm totally overthinking this

Nov 02, 2009 07:40

I have no quote for the title of this one, which I suppose fits in a it's-Monday-and-I-might-as-well-be-a-lump-of-stone kind of way. I cannot brain today. Anyway, beneath the cut is a short meta tracing the visual trope of the statue in Supernatural.

( I wonder if a pigeon has ever landed on Cas while he lurks in the park? )

meta, supernatural, too much time on my hands

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ace_and_sep November 2 2009, 22:08:27 UTC

The statue in The End appears to be Hebe, Greek goddess of youth. Which might play into a loss of innocence theme.

fannishliss November 3 2009, 00:24:59 UTC

thanks for this, and I think I even found the statue ( ... )

tirra_lyrra November 3 2009, 00:50:29 UTC

Wow--thanks! Interesting background. I guess I should skip the salad if dining with Apollo.

I like your thoughts on this a lot. Loss of innocence, awareness of a bygone era (and wanting to recapture it). It was sad, wasn't it? It beautifully underscored the sense of loss and sorrow that pervaded that scene.

OMG, that Trek episode... Didn't the spurious gods try and tempt the whole crew into staying for some crazy 60s space orgy? It's making me wish we'd had Shatner in the fallen idols/wax museum one, a few eps back.

tirra_lyrra November 3 2009, 00:42:57 UTC

Oooh, interesting! Thanks. What was the thing that told you it was Hebe? The pitcher?

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blackjedii November 3 2009, 00:27:59 UTC

DON'T BLINK!!!

There is also a Mary statue in 3.03 in the hospital when Dean is about ot enter the room and help summon Raphael.

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tirra_lyrra November 3 2009, 00:55:11 UTC

Hee! How epic would *that* crossover be? Sam and Dean against those angel-statue-monsters is a story I'd like to see. Heck, Sam and Dean working with the Doctor (and Donna--nothing against Martha, but Donna's my favorite) would be the Best Thing Ever.

Oooh, thanks! I'd completely missed that one. I must have blinked. ;)

shorofsky November 3 2009, 08:22:11 UTC

I want to see Sam and Dean working with Dresden, the Doctor and Malcolm Reynolds hehe;-) (Perhaps Buffy should make an appearance, too? I could so ship Buffy and Sam.)

Those angel-statue-monsters were epically scary and I think it's been too long since we've had a really scary MOTW. Show needs to not be subtle about the scary and get back to basics: scary as hell angel statues that move when you blink!

tirra_lyrra November 3 2009, 11:27:05 UTC

A Dresden files crossover would be awesome. Harry could geek out over magic with Sam while trading snark with Dean. What's not to love?

I agree! Even though I'm easily freaked out and I like the myth arc, I'd still like to see an occasional return to the scary monster of the week episodes. Paris Hilton is the wrong kind of frightening for that.

annspal November 4 2009, 01:06:28 UTC

I'm here from the newsletter with one more angel statue from Houses of the Holy. I don't think it adds anything of substance, but it would nag at me to not offer it to the collection you have going here. :-)

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tirra_lyrra November 5 2009, 12:14:22 UTC

Awesome--thank you. And welcome! :)

I think it's also sort of in Something Wicked(1x18)? The fake doctor who kills children. Eternal youth never seems like a great bargain in SPN, does it?