I’m wondering, which one is Fabio supposed to portray? I’m guessing Sam, because the other man has a haircut that more closely resembles Dean’s. As it turns out, I was wrong about which episode we were getting this week. Doesn’t matter though, because as excited as I was for “Jump the Shark,” I had no idea this was coming.
And the Winchester Brothers found themselves in Stranger than Fiction territory, and it was good.
The writers of Supernatural continue to impress me. Having this series of books written about the Winchesters by a man who turns out to be a prophet of God? Genius. This shows that they are full on serious about where they’re taking this story. But not only that, it gave them a chance to address the fans of the show in a very clever, very hilarious manner.
When the publisher woman in the beginning said “The best parts are when they cry!” I was shaking with laughter, only to recover and then be hit by Sam and Dean reading what the fans were saying online about them. I don’t go to any of the fan forums, but I can only imagine what they’re like.
My favorite, though, was when Chuck told Sam that he left the part about him drinking demon blood out of the novels because he was afraid it would make him seem unsympathetic. “You gotta know that’s wrong.” It was funny, but at the same time the writers seem to be shouting it out for anyone who hasn’t gotten it yet: Sam is in trouble.
Because of that, I got a bad feeling when he said he thought Sam was right about everything resting on his shoulders. How can that be? Dean is the chosen one, who broke the first seal and now has to put an end to what he started. Sam is addicted to the new power he’s found, and like most addictions, it’s probably going to end badly.
Lilith in an adult body was rather interesting, to say the least. I wonder how she knows that she’s not going to survive the apocalypse. Or maybe it was just something she said to trick Sam into taking the deal. Like he said, she’d find some way to weasel out of it. I wished there had been more scenes with her.
So, the prophet Chuck. Is he going to stick around? What did he see in his prophecy at the end? For Zachariah to show up, you know it was big. And horrible. My guess is that somehow, Sam is finally going to feel the consequences of what he’s been doing. What do you think?
Clacked by Cate Cropp
on Apr 03, 2009 @ 12:00 EST5EDT
Great espisode as always, and with these show i have no idea what is in store for us ahead, wich is fantastic! :)
I don’t go to any of the fan forums, but I can only imagine what they’re like.
Televisionwithoutpity.com, which is quite clearly the board they’re referring to, is not exactly a “fan forum.” In fact, you’re much more likely to find criticism–the snark on the craptasticness of “Bugs” and “Red Sky at Morning” abounds there. I believe “Samgirls” and “Deangirls” originated there as well. Needless to say, the posters there are pretty pleased with the whole thing, I don’t think anyone made more negative comments than positive about the episode.
I was on the floor when they mentioned Wincest, though. That was *hysterical*. By far my favorite part of the episode. But “I am the prophet Chuck” was up there too.
*POST AUTHOR*
Right, I don’t visit that site, so I took a look-see around the forum after reading your comment. With or without snark, there are over 200 threads devoted to Supernatural, but it’s not a “fan forum”?
I’ve never been to televisionwithoutpity.com, but I used to read the CW boards quite a bit (I assume the same people just run back and forth between blogs anyway). Are there other shows out there who give as many nods to fans as Supernatural does? The writers have no illusions about their fans, they see them exactly as they are. It’s cool, but is it ultimately harmful to the storyline that a show is so aware of their viewers’ presence?
And what is the “demon storyline”? Isn’t that the whole show? I’ve pretty much bitched nonstop about the angel storyline – and I still don’t like it. It’s too big. The gospel of Sam and Dean? Really? I have a line from The Neverending Story in my head (I never said I was deep), “He simply can’t believe that one little boy could be so important.” I just don’t buy where the story’s going, that these two guys could be the only thing preventing Armageddon. It makes me cringe a little.
All that being said, I really did enjoy last night’s episode. It was really funny (Carver Edlund, racist truck, ghost ship-ha!).
Another brilliant episode. I especially loved the commentary on the more ridiculous segments of the fandom. I suspect Kripke and co. were getting their pound of flesh a little, but they kept it funny instead of mean, lol.
I’m intrigued by the nature of prophecy. Castiel seemed to indicate that if the prophet sees something, that’s it, it’s happening no matter what. But is that really true?
In the bible, prophets were sent by God to warn Israel of their impending doom, unless they turned back from sin. That suggests that choice and free will are involved. And indeed, free will twice interfered or conflicted with Chuck’s prophecies. The first time when Dean decided to follow Castiel’s hint and bring the prophet to the hotel where Lillith would be. If you recall, Chuck said to Dean, “What are you doing here? I didn’t write this”. The second instance was when Sam decided to fight Lillith instead of taking her deal. Which is weird, considering that all of their earlier attempts at doing the opposite of what was prophesied failed. Maybe what the writers are trying to tell us is that some things are predestined and others are not. Without at least some free will on the part of humans, everything (God, angels, Lucifer, demons, etc.) becomes pointless.
This episode is definitely one of my favourites from this season. Gotta love that “Slash” question. “Dude we’re brothers, that’s sick” “They don’t care.” Pfft! As a slash reader Holy crap! I do try to stick away from the wincest. Unless it’s a good AU.
I belive that the ending Chuck saw was that Sam is, in the end, becoming Lucifer.
It all matches: he is on a non-stopping demon/blood-addiction, that could only get worse if instead of blood pouring inside his mouth, was that a cloud of black smoke entered him.
Remember Azazel baptized Sam on his 6-month birthday with his blood… 6, anyone?
Lilith is not able to kill him… Why? Just because of his powers? Not likely, cause Alastair was able to subdue him in Heaven and Hell, yet Alastair was not as powerful as Lilith… It sounds to me that this power-blockage is a safeguard against Lilith trying to wipe out her still-dormant-boss (Lucifer in Sam) before he awakes.
And the appearance of the Lucifer sword, and how Sam finds out in the season finale that the murdering of a 7-lettered character is the final seal to be broken before Lucifer can rise…
The only one with 7 letters is Castiel. Killed with the Lucifer sword, maybe by Lilith (before she’s put to rest by Dean)…
What do you think?
Sam has the weight of the world on his shoulders right now. Chuck was right.Dean is not the “chosen one” per se, he simply was the one to shed blood in hell (John resisted) and thus the only one that can end it. He chose himself in that sense.
Saying Sam is only addicted to demon blood is bypassing and ignoring every single moment of development and why and how he got to drinking blood. In that sense, I disagree with your assessment.
“Fabio” is clearly Sam.
*POST AUTHOR*
Victoria, I said in this post that he was addicted to the power. By that I mean his ability, which he has been enhancing by drinking the blood. In my post on the most recent episode, I state that I believe it is a physical as well as psychological addiction. Physical based on the previews I saw for next week, where it appears he is going through a very physical withdrawal stage, and psychological in that he is enjoying the power he’s able to exert, and quite possibly, stepping out of his brother’s shadow as the superior hunter. Make sense?