SQUEE. 3x11
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gwendolyngraceI don't believe it...I got to watch it as it aired! So cool.
First off, a quick note: the promo said a Supernatural evening beginning at 8:00 PM. This is (according to TV Guide) because they're re-airing "Nightshifter" from last season at 8, followed b the new episode at 9.)
OKAY. I knew that this was a riff off "Groundhog Day" but OMG it worked out so well.... The challenge as an actor of course is that during the scenes when Sam is reacting, everyone else has to do things *exactly* the same - same line delivery, same gestures, same timing. And they can't just use the same footage because Sam is different each time.
Things I loved:
- Dean rattling a whole stream of "Sam Winchester" statements (and Sam being able to say every one of them along with him. It was a WEE!CHESTER moment, yo, even if they weren't actually 6 and 10 at the time. Mental ages! CAN'T WAIT for the clips of that.
- Dean being the one to figure out that the girl they passed was the missing man's daughter. "How many Tuesdays have you had, and you never asked her what she was passing out?" Sam's so distracted by Dean's multiple deaths that he forgot how to work the case. Hee!
- Bobby saying that Sam (and Dean) were the closest things he had to family. Coming off last week's ep, that was on Sam's mind, so it was easy for the trickster to pull it and use it, but still, AWWW.
- How long was that gargle? Heh. Dean's usually not a morning person, so seeing Dean being Chipper was truly a frightening prospect. I sympathize with Sam.
- Sam's compressed understanding of the events in the town, very much a la "Groundhog Day" - and especially when he tore apart the Mystery Spot (though there's a wibble there that the scuffle led to Dean getting...um...axed. Sorry). And talking about having burned it down, all the things he tried to do to stop Dean from dying.
- The tightness of the teleplay. No, seriously. This is good writing, how the same things are said, but on each successive day, for example, a different character may say it. Great script.
- Picking up the trickster again, and Sam's desperation at the end. Oh, and of course, "I'm supposed to wake up!" and the way his despair registers on his face, like he's just wasted precious time assuming he would relive Wednesday just like Tuesday.
- Sam's little OCD turn once he's "alone" - like how the compartment in the trunk becomes a mirror of his father's weapons tray in Truckzilla, and how he makes hospital corners. Boy has probably never had to make a bed in his LIFE, but he starts when he turns obsessive about the trickster? Oh, Sam. You are John's child. There is no doubt.
- OMG HUGGGGG!!!11Eleventy. Yay for Sam's bear hug!
Things I didn't care for as much
- The trickster's motivation. Revenge, yes. Lesson teaching? Meh. He referred to the demons as bad guys - does that mean that non-demonic supernatural creatures have a stake in this? It makes sense, as a sentient being (opposed to a ghost or feral creature running on instinct), the trickster would want humans to stick around. They're his piece of fun, too. If the world were all taken over by demons, not as much interest for him. But teaching Sam to let go of Dean? For a minute, because we'd seen her in the "Then" section, I thought he was going to turn out to be Ruby, crafting an hallucination within an hallucination.
- That the Hasselbeck story just petered out once the trickster told them he'd put the guy through a wormhole. Ruthless! and then Desperate!Sam never even thought to bargain for the innocent man's release (even if he was a prick).
- "Of course I peed myself." Ouch, Sam. Okay, you're upset, but that was hitting...below the belt (sorry, again). But once again, we're seeing Sam put Dean down where he doesn't let others do it.
- The compressed nature of the 40 minute time frame meant we couldn't go as deep into the stories of the townsfolk. I really want the missing scene where Sam sees Doris at the shooting range.
- As mentioned above, that at least one of Dean's accidental deaths was caused by Sam. Owie.
Hm. Nope, not thinking of any other negatives at this point. I'm sure they'll come up on repeated viewing. (And repeating and repeating and repeating)
Ah, SHOW. You are a thing of beauty. Can't wait to download you tomorrow so I can make you MINE.
First off, a quick note: the promo said a Supernatural evening beginning at 8:00 PM. This is (according to TV Guide) because they're re-airing "Nightshifter" from last season at 8, followed b the new episode at 9.)
OKAY. I knew that this was a riff off "Groundhog Day" but OMG it worked out so well.... The challenge as an actor of course is that during the scenes when Sam is reacting, everyone else has to do things *exactly* the same - same line delivery, same gestures, same timing. And they can't just use the same footage because Sam is different each time.
Things I loved:
- Dean rattling a whole stream of "Sam Winchester" statements (and Sam being able to say every one of them along with him. It was a WEE!CHESTER moment, yo, even if they weren't actually 6 and 10 at the time. Mental ages! CAN'T WAIT for the clips of that.
- Dean being the one to figure out that the girl they passed was the missing man's daughter. "How many Tuesdays have you had, and you never asked her what she was passing out?" Sam's so distracted by Dean's multiple deaths that he forgot how to work the case. Hee!
- Bobby saying that Sam (and Dean) were the closest things he had to family. Coming off last week's ep, that was on Sam's mind, so it was easy for the trickster to pull it and use it, but still, AWWW.
- How long was that gargle? Heh. Dean's usually not a morning person, so seeing Dean being Chipper was truly a frightening prospect. I sympathize with Sam.
- Sam's compressed understanding of the events in the town, very much a la "Groundhog Day" - and especially when he tore apart the Mystery Spot (though there's a wibble there that the scuffle led to Dean getting...um...axed. Sorry). And talking about having burned it down, all the things he tried to do to stop Dean from dying.
- The tightness of the teleplay. No, seriously. This is good writing, how the same things are said, but on each successive day, for example, a different character may say it. Great script.
- Picking up the trickster again, and Sam's desperation at the end. Oh, and of course, "I'm supposed to wake up!" and the way his despair registers on his face, like he's just wasted precious time assuming he would relive Wednesday just like Tuesday.
- Sam's little OCD turn once he's "alone" - like how the compartment in the trunk becomes a mirror of his father's weapons tray in Truckzilla, and how he makes hospital corners. Boy has probably never had to make a bed in his LIFE, but he starts when he turns obsessive about the trickster? Oh, Sam. You are John's child. There is no doubt.
- OMG HUGGGGG!!!11Eleventy. Yay for Sam's bear hug!
Things I didn't care for as much
- The trickster's motivation. Revenge, yes. Lesson teaching? Meh. He referred to the demons as bad guys - does that mean that non-demonic supernatural creatures have a stake in this? It makes sense, as a sentient being (opposed to a ghost or feral creature running on instinct), the trickster would want humans to stick around. They're his piece of fun, too. If the world were all taken over by demons, not as much interest for him. But teaching Sam to let go of Dean? For a minute, because we'd seen her in the "Then" section, I thought he was going to turn out to be Ruby, crafting an hallucination within an hallucination.
- That the Hasselbeck story just petered out once the trickster told them he'd put the guy through a wormhole. Ruthless! and then Desperate!Sam never even thought to bargain for the innocent man's release (even if he was a prick).
- "Of course I peed myself." Ouch, Sam. Okay, you're upset, but that was hitting...below the belt (sorry, again). But once again, we're seeing Sam put Dean down where he doesn't let others do it.
- The compressed nature of the 40 minute time frame meant we couldn't go as deep into the stories of the townsfolk. I really want the missing scene where Sam sees Doris at the shooting range.
- As mentioned above, that at least one of Dean's accidental deaths was caused by Sam. Owie.
Hm. Nope, not thinking of any other negatives at this point. I'm sure they'll come up on repeated viewing. (And repeating and repeating and repeating)
Ah, SHOW. You are a thing of beauty. Can't wait to download you tomorrow so I can make you MINE.
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