Network television is trying to kill me.
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apocalypsosCases in point ...
Oh, Betty. You're awesome. You quit, and I cheered.
You know, on one hand what Sofia did was low and underhanded and she was a total bitch to do it on national television. On the other hand -- and I love Daniel to bits, because for all his womanizing he's a sweetheart underneath it all -- he was kind of asking for it. I'm on his side, though, especially because he didn't immediately turn around and get his father to fire her. It would have done wonders for her book sales, but Daniel's right. A good CEO wouldn't get rid of someone who could generate publicity like that.
And you know, I'm not rooting for Amanda with Daniel (okay, well, sometimes I am), but when Sofia stepped into that elevator and Amanda started whacking at her with her purse I haven't been that thrilled in days.
Christina in the strip club? GLEE. I'm touch-and-go with her, but when she's funny she's AWESOMELY funny.
The best had to be Betty interviewing Marc and Amanda, though. She's right -- they're superficial and they know it, but Marc puts her Wall of Shame up on his screensaver and Amanda kind of liked that Betty could get away with coming into work dressed like that even if she doesn't really like her. Honestly, that's the closest to true friendship either one of them gets and I could have easily drawn little red marker hearts all over my TV screen when Betty and Amanda smiled at one another before they left.
And Wilhelmina in love-mode wearing painted-on jeans and knee-high snakeskin boots is now in my Get Out of Heterosexuality Free card deck. ROWR.
*****
Oh, thank GOD. Now my hands can stop trembling. Heh.
And for the record, fic ideas I need to work on:
1. That thing about Sam feeling guilty when he surfs for porn on the internet? You just know Dean uses that to his advantage. Heh.
2. Warriors for evil in a future war against humanity? I can work with that. :) Of course, my brain immediately goes to its usual setting of, "What if the demons need these kids to fight for evil because they need to exist and the so-called good guys just don't get it?" I mean, let's face it. You can get rid of all the evil creatures on the planet, but you end up killing people like Lenore and letting people like the Benders live simply due to their humanity or lack thereof. I suppose I should say "humanness" more than "humanity" in that statement, since the "evil" creature in that comparison had way more humanity than the true humans.
3. Ava fic. Oh, my GOD, I loved her! How totally cute was she?! And now she's either possessed by a demon or kidnapped by something evil? GYAH.
4. Jo fic. Oh, shut up. I'll explain later.
Other stuff --
... The song playing in the roadhouse was By Divine Right's "Supernatural". I nearly died laughing when I heard that, because I always make sure that's one of the songs loaded onto a new MP3 player when I buy it and I was wondering if they'd ever play it.
... Ash calls the police "the fuzz" and drank Sam's beer as soon as he got up and walked away. Seriously, I want to KEEP him.
... Oh, Dean. Hey, that needs to be said at least once an episode.
... Okay, so here's what I was thinking about as I watched the episode. (From what we know.)
Sam -- Nursery fire, no dream visits from the Demon, still good
Max -- Nursery fire, no dreams visits from the Demon, turned bad (killed uncle and father)
Andy -- Nursery fire, no dream visits from the Demon, still good (killed Webber)
Webber -- No nursery fire, dream visits from the Demon, turned bad (killed doctor and biological mother)
Scott -- Nursery fire, dream visits from the Demon, still good (murdered before he could kill anyone)
Ava -- No nursery fire, no dream visits from the Demon, status questionable (possibly killed her fiance)
See, that's the thing. We've seen Sam kill things -- creatures, evil beings, whatever -- but he's never actually gone that far with a human. I think ... I keep trying to remember his actions directly leading to the death of someone other than Jess and Mary -- both of whom may have been killed because of his existence and nothing more which might be just enough to fudge it with Bloody Mary -- and I'm coming up with nothing. Oh, sure, threaten Sammy in front of Dean and it is ON, but seriously? I have this suspicion that by the end of the season we're going to find out that what seals the Demon's hold on someone is their commission of a mortal sin (like, oh, say, murder) juuuuuust in time for Sam to have to kill someone.
Aaaaaand then everything will go REALLY downhill.
... Okay, the secret John whispered to Dean was ... well, pretty much what we've already figured out on a very basic level. "Kill him if you just can't protect him anymore." Warriors in a future war, etc.
The warriors thing just woke up my Terminator muse, damn it. *headsmack*
... How is it that in an episode where Jo was just mentioned, I now love her way more than I did before? She did exactly what I wanted her to do as a character. You want to be a hunter? Fine. You've shown us you can handle the research and the asskicking. Don't fight with your mom about it, don't tag along after Dean and Sam. You are a grown woman. Pack your car and GO.
And that's why I want to write Jo fic now -- because now that she's gone she's suddenly become interesting. Go figure.
... Sam's excuses were the best ever. "I watched a lot of TJ Hooker"?! What, in reruns on TV Land? Seriously, could you imagine the shit Dean must have subjected Sam to over the years? My dad and I once got into long involved discussions about what we thought happened to Ginger in the radioactive seeds episode of Gilligan's Island. (My dad's theory was that she ate radioactive green beans and they put hair on your chest. Which ... BWAHAHAHAHA.) And my relatives used to put on Golden Girls reruns on the holidays. If anybody knows how Sammy must feel when Dean steals the remote and puts on reruns of the Match Game, I do.
... Is it wrong that I want the wallpaper Sam had in his Indiana motel room? It's a disco ball! It's blue M&Ms! It's the back of the mirror from Romper Room repeated over and over in square footage! YOU DON'T KNOW.
Dean: "Bitch."
Sam: "Jerk."
Me: "AWWWWW."
Pervy Me: "Look, pet names!"
Next week: Haunted hotel. Dean has an excuse to use the Jack Nicholson impression again. :)
*****
Later on when Grey's Anatomy goes up on the ABC website I'm totally watching, if only because I caught the last couple of minutes after SPN was over and you know that Alex-knocks-up-Addison plotbunny I had? Look at the near-making-out and Addison talking about wanting a baby in the previews and tell me I can avoid writing that now.
Oh, Betty. You're awesome. You quit, and I cheered.
You know, on one hand what Sofia did was low and underhanded and she was a total bitch to do it on national television. On the other hand -- and I love Daniel to bits, because for all his womanizing he's a sweetheart underneath it all -- he was kind of asking for it. I'm on his side, though, especially because he didn't immediately turn around and get his father to fire her. It would have done wonders for her book sales, but Daniel's right. A good CEO wouldn't get rid of someone who could generate publicity like that.
And you know, I'm not rooting for Amanda with Daniel (okay, well, sometimes I am), but when Sofia stepped into that elevator and Amanda started whacking at her with her purse I haven't been that thrilled in days.
Christina in the strip club? GLEE. I'm touch-and-go with her, but when she's funny she's AWESOMELY funny.
The best had to be Betty interviewing Marc and Amanda, though. She's right -- they're superficial and they know it, but Marc puts her Wall of Shame up on his screensaver and Amanda kind of liked that Betty could get away with coming into work dressed like that even if she doesn't really like her. Honestly, that's the closest to true friendship either one of them gets and I could have easily drawn little red marker hearts all over my TV screen when Betty and Amanda smiled at one another before they left.
And Wilhelmina in love-mode wearing painted-on jeans and knee-high snakeskin boots is now in my Get Out of Heterosexuality Free card deck. ROWR.
*****
Oh, thank GOD. Now my hands can stop trembling. Heh.
And for the record, fic ideas I need to work on:
1. That thing about Sam feeling guilty when he surfs for porn on the internet? You just know Dean uses that to his advantage. Heh.
2. Warriors for evil in a future war against humanity? I can work with that. :) Of course, my brain immediately goes to its usual setting of, "What if the demons need these kids to fight for evil because they need to exist and the so-called good guys just don't get it?" I mean, let's face it. You can get rid of all the evil creatures on the planet, but you end up killing people like Lenore and letting people like the Benders live simply due to their humanity or lack thereof. I suppose I should say "humanness" more than "humanity" in that statement, since the "evil" creature in that comparison had way more humanity than the true humans.
3. Ava fic. Oh, my GOD, I loved her! How totally cute was she?! And now she's either possessed by a demon or kidnapped by something evil? GYAH.
4. Jo fic. Oh, shut up. I'll explain later.
Other stuff --
... The song playing in the roadhouse was By Divine Right's "Supernatural". I nearly died laughing when I heard that, because I always make sure that's one of the songs loaded onto a new MP3 player when I buy it and I was wondering if they'd ever play it.
... Ash calls the police "the fuzz" and drank Sam's beer as soon as he got up and walked away. Seriously, I want to KEEP him.
... Oh, Dean. Hey, that needs to be said at least once an episode.
... Okay, so here's what I was thinking about as I watched the episode. (From what we know.)
Sam -- Nursery fire, no dream visits from the Demon, still good
Max -- Nursery fire, no dreams visits from the Demon, turned bad (killed uncle and father)
Andy -- Nursery fire, no dream visits from the Demon, still good (killed Webber)
Webber -- No nursery fire, dream visits from the Demon, turned bad (killed doctor and biological mother)
Scott -- Nursery fire, dream visits from the Demon, still good (murdered before he could kill anyone)
Ava -- No nursery fire, no dream visits from the Demon, status questionable (possibly killed her fiance)
See, that's the thing. We've seen Sam kill things -- creatures, evil beings, whatever -- but he's never actually gone that far with a human. I think ... I keep trying to remember his actions directly leading to the death of someone other than Jess and Mary -- both of whom may have been killed because of his existence and nothing more which might be just enough to fudge it with Bloody Mary -- and I'm coming up with nothing. Oh, sure, threaten Sammy in front of Dean and it is ON, but seriously? I have this suspicion that by the end of the season we're going to find out that what seals the Demon's hold on someone is their commission of a mortal sin (like, oh, say, murder) juuuuuust in time for Sam to have to kill someone.
Aaaaaand then everything will go REALLY downhill.
... Okay, the secret John whispered to Dean was ... well, pretty much what we've already figured out on a very basic level. "Kill him if you just can't protect him anymore." Warriors in a future war, etc.
The warriors thing just woke up my Terminator muse, damn it. *headsmack*
... How is it that in an episode where Jo was just mentioned, I now love her way more than I did before? She did exactly what I wanted her to do as a character. You want to be a hunter? Fine. You've shown us you can handle the research and the asskicking. Don't fight with your mom about it, don't tag along after Dean and Sam. You are a grown woman. Pack your car and GO.
And that's why I want to write Jo fic now -- because now that she's gone she's suddenly become interesting. Go figure.
... Sam's excuses were the best ever. "I watched a lot of TJ Hooker"?! What, in reruns on TV Land? Seriously, could you imagine the shit Dean must have subjected Sam to over the years? My dad and I once got into long involved discussions about what we thought happened to Ginger in the radioactive seeds episode of Gilligan's Island. (My dad's theory was that she ate radioactive green beans and they put hair on your chest. Which ... BWAHAHAHAHA.) And my relatives used to put on Golden Girls reruns on the holidays. If anybody knows how Sammy must feel when Dean steals the remote and puts on reruns of the Match Game, I do.
... Is it wrong that I want the wallpaper Sam had in his Indiana motel room? It's a disco ball! It's blue M&Ms! It's the back of the mirror from Romper Room repeated over and over in square footage! YOU DON'T KNOW.
Dean: "Bitch."
Sam: "Jerk."
Me: "AWWWWW."
Pervy Me: "Look, pet names!"
Next week: Haunted hotel. Dean has an excuse to use the Jack Nicholson impression again. :)
*****
Later on when Grey's Anatomy goes up on the ABC website I'm totally watching, if only because I caught the last couple of minutes after SPN was over and you know that Alex-knocks-up-Addison plotbunny I had? Look at the near-making-out and Addison talking about wanting a baby in the previews and tell me I can avoid writing that now.
