all caps from “inadream_caps” on LJ
This episode was one big brotherly bitch slap. I thought it was pretty boring, and Sam was pretty irritating the entire 40 minute hour. It definitely doesn’t feel like the episode right before the finale. I’m just gonna warn you, it gets a bit bitchy here. *Also, this was all written up before the finale. Some of the stuff I talk about was obviously confirmed with the end of the season.*
1. Why is Sam so obsessed with killing Lilith still? She took Dean to Hell, but he’s back now, harder, better, faster and stronger (or maybe I just like Daft Punk). Does Ruby have that big of an influence on him now? She’s the only one who’s been harping this “Kill Lilith” tune all season. Ruby is so fishy and shady.
2. Also, why would Alastair torture Sam? Or rather, why would Sam hallucinate about Alastair torturing him? He was Dean’s Spanish Inquisition, nothing to do with Sam. Did Sam feel bad about killing him or something? WHAT?! This was the only hallucination that didn’t make sense to me.
3. Bobby being all surly towards Rufus – awesome! Answered my question on when the frak the rest of the hunting “community” was going to realize the world was on an express elevator to Hell, going down.
4. Little Sam! On one hand, the younger version of yourself confronting an older version of yourself about how pissed they are with what you’ve done to them is rough. No doubt about it. I was all, “Finally, someone Same might listen to about how far over the yellow line he’s strayed.” On the other hand, it’s alluded that Sam blames Dean showing up in the pilot episode for everything that’s happened the past four seasons. Totally glosses over the fact that it was his own damn MOTHER who put him in the situation he finds himself in now. Or how he had dreams of Jess dying way, way, way before Dean even showed up at their apartment and did nothing about it.
4b. Side note, not liking the CGI yellow eyes. Nitpicky, sure, but I liked the contacts better.
5. Bobby asking where the angels are is a very good question. Could the Heavenly Armies be so Keystone Cop that they can’t defend the seals? I think not and suspect something shady going on with them, too. Cheese and rice, dude! Who can you trust at this point?
6. And why do they keep talking like the Apocalypse is “about” to happen? Face it, fellas, it’s already here when you’re that close to Lucifer roaming free! Let’s see, earthquakes, volcanoes? Check and check! The dead rising from the grave? Check! Human sacrifice? Check! Dogs and cats living together and mass hysteria? Yep, all that too!
7. Hm. The Mary Hallucination. That entire scene irritated me and I wanted to throw something at the TV instead of just turning the show off. Obviously, despite how smart Sam is supposed to be, right now he’s a strung-out junkie so I get the hallucination of his mom telling him she’s proud of him and all that yotz. But, boy am I tired of Sam’s Holier Than Thou trip when it comes to Dean. It’s always been up to Dean to kill Lucifer (and that’s what’s supposed to stop the Apocalypse) – when has anyone but Ruby (a fucking demon) said killing Lilith will stop the Apocalypse? When did Sam become such a prick?
8. Sam flinging himself around the bunker was an awesome effect! Yes, I totally think he did it to himself.
9. Castiel letting Sam go! Oh, shit, I bet this is what he wanted to tell Dean before he got “ass-rimmed” in Heaven (that and my theory that Sam killing Lilith is what sets Lucifer free)!!!
10. The ending for Anna was … the DUMBEST thing that’s ever happened in this show. Worse than the bugs episode, the possessed truck episode, even worse than that fucking Titanic homage that STILL makes me puke a little in my mouth every time I think about it. When you’ve stooped to the level of freaking Heroes (Petrelli Bros. vs Sylar Smackdown gets shown by flashes of light reflected in Claire’s soulless dead eye), you seriously need to reconsider filming that scene. I’ll be honest, it’s no question that I don’t like the character of Anna as an angel, but that was a cop out, simple as that. IF she’s dead, way to go with wasting another female character with a shit wrap-up (Bella, anyone?). Don’t get me wrong; normally, I’m all about spending film on Misha Collins’ face. However, my need of a decent wrap up on ONE female character at this point trumps my need of drool-worthy screencaps.
11. So pissed when Sam knocked out Bobby! I thought he was going to kill him and then I’d really have to hate Sam for the rest of teevee eternity.
12. When Ruby finally shows up, it is SO obvious that she is stringing Sam along (previous theory of getting him hooked like a junkie to get him to do anything for a fix is looking good) – she also flat out tells him that Lilith is the key to the final seal! !!@!#$@ Sam, how dumb are you?! My theory of Sam killing Lilith is the breaking of the final seal is clearly right.
13. Oh, that’s right. It’s because Sam is an arrogant cockbite now instead of the Smarty McSmartpants he used to be. You know, this is like the worst case scenario of breaking the “Bros before Hoes” man code.
14. The ending fight was blah. Blah, blah, blah. That’s essentially what I think of this entire episode at this point. Of course Dean pulls the John line by telling Sam never to come back. I mean, his brother just tried to strangle the life out of him. I’m just saying, if MY brother did that to me, I’d shoot him in the back as he walked out the door instead of yelling at him. Or at least throw something at his head.
I lied. I DO in fact need many drool-worthy screencaps of Misha Collins.
