oh my holy chuck....
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keep_countingSupernatural episode 5x22 Swan Song
Chuck:
I adore Chuck: right from his very first episode, I was laughing hysterically at this drunken mess of a prophet and it just kept getting better. Chuck is a perfect example of an extremely normal character thrown into this whole mess and actually being a good guy, without being a big and tough hero, but brave in his own right, with an added sense of the real world that made him hilarious to behold. The guy was blunt, honest and in no delusions about the incredible mess the entire world is in, plus also aware how bad his writing really is. CHUCK I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
I'm not sure what to think about you being God. Because that's what it was, right? And it makes sense, I suppose. We've been told God was on Earth. We've been told God didn't want to interfere. But, bearing some of Cas' last words to Dean in mind, what if God had been helping them, in small ways, ways they couldn't even imagine? What if he'd been there, nudging them in the right direction? We've spent this entire season wondering if what the boys were doing was the right thing - even Sam and Dean and all their friends have been wondering this. Maybe they should just say yes. Maybe it really is the better option. But if Chuck really is God, then that, to me at least, is undeniable proof that he didn't want it to end like that. He didn't want his sons to tear each other and this world he had created apart. Why would he? Why create something if you are only going to destroy it afterwards?
The concept of Free Will is a huge deal on this show, and that is an extremely beautiful and messed-up message to me. Because it means that all of the horrible, terrible things people do, they do on their own: there is no higher power, guiding their movements. It's all them. And it means that we all have a capacity for good: it means that we weren't born good or evil, that its circumstances and our own self that chooses. And that's how it should be. And that is why it had to end this way; screw the writing, God is the boss, but he didn't built this world to have a puppet-theater where he could pull the strings; he did it, he gave it to his creations and he stepped back. Out of the show. So yeah, he's still a giant dickhead for most of the entire show for making the boys go through all that crap, but this is just proof imo: Dean and Sam were right. They did the right thing. They're heroes.
On the other hand, omg chuck how can you be god what the hell is happening? i don't know whether to laugh or cry or bang my head against something hard and solid let me die of weirdness
Also, no more Chuck for the next seasons I expect :( :(
The Impala:
So, I'm not really interested in cars. I can hardly even tell what kind of car a car is; if you asked me to descripe a certain car I'd seen, I would go: 'um, it was green?' and the car in question would probably be white. It's just that I don't really care that much. Cars don't really float my boat, especially new cars which I think are just unappealing. Also, traffic plus me equals chaos.
I love the Impala though. It is the perfect car. It's amazing. It's so pretty I actually want to sit down and cry, just for a little bit. It's simply a great car. And to have the narration center around it was both ridicolously silly and absolutely beautiful to me. This is our boys home. It's one constant, one thing that's always been there, right from the start. It's stability and comfort in the lives of two people who have almost never known these two things. Sure they have Bob and the junkyard, sure they have their dad and all the motels. But the Impala is home. See, I would have started crying at this realization if it wasn't because I was laughing so hard at Dean interrupting Michael and Lucifer's little siblings spat with that amazing song and then just driving slowly towards him and UGH DEAN MARRY ME, NOWNOW PLEASE.
Lisa:
I don't have much to say about Lisa; despite being a Cas/Dean shipper, I like her well enough. I like what she represents for Dean; I like how caring she is, without seeming overbearing and I like that she's strong in her own right. Furthermore, I like that the writers having seemingly pushed her on us, like I sometimes felt they did with some female characters; there's no, 'oh, Lisa is just the perfect woman, she's so amazing, she's just completes Dean, blahblahblah'. There's none of that crap. There's a woman who had a fun time with Dean, and who he meets up with again in a time of conflict; and there is Ben, Lisa's kid and Dean somehow fits there, or at least the bits of him that is a normal person does. And its nothing more than that, no great fanfare or love at first sight. It just is and for that, I can appreciate Lisa a lot.
I also didn't start crying until he walked up to her, and asked for that beer. I just... she was just worried about him, and she wasn't pushing him for anything or demanding answers. She was just there when Dean needed it
Castiel:
My beautiful baby! YOU ARE SO AWKWARD IT HURTS MY SOUL PLEASE DON'T EVER CHANGE. Furthermore, can I just say how glad I am that Cas has his angel-groove back? It was interesting to watch his slow descend into humanity, but to me, he just isn't Cas without the mojo. Being so socially awkward and inept, it just fits that he's a supernatural being, and he has to stay that way. I'm glad he has his powers back, and is apparantly now going to be sheriff of Heaven? Damn, I wanted that job.
Also; 'I suggest we imbibe copious quantities of alcohol' is the most perfect line to ever be spoken on a show, especially in relation to the world ending. Cas you were not nearly in this season enough, please be there in S6. I miss you!
Bobby:
I may have yelled a bit in joy when Bobby started walking again. I may have screamed in terror when Lucifer apparantly snapped his neck and I am soso glad he isn't dead, so relieved. It was like watching Dumbledore die all over again. YES BOBBY IS THE ALCOHOLIC HETERO TOUGH-LOVING GUN-WIELDING DUMBLEDORE TO SAM AND DEAN'S HARRY. Deal with it.
Lucifer&Michael:
Let me point this out; I hate Lucifer. I hate Michael. And I possibly hate Michael more than I hate Lucifer. Because Luficer wants genocide and war, but Michael is simply just an asshole. He's like the up-tight version of Dean. He's a Dean with no feelings. the parallels between the two sets of brothers are heavily painted and hard to miss, and I like it that way. I like that, like in the first seasons with Sam and Dean's issues with their dads, neither Lucifer nor Michael is shown to be the right one. What they did, they both did because they thought it was right. Yeah, Lucifer ended up torturing several human beings, becoming the king of Hell and nearly destroying everything, and Sam betrayed his brother for a demon and started the Apocalypse, but by the lord, Dean and Michael have made mistakes as well. They've been over-bearing and self-rightous and arrogant and all too obedient. The difference, the main difference, is that Dean loves Sam enough to let go of all that, to support Sam even against their father, to forgive Sam everything and in the very end believe in him. Michael is too big of a douche to do any such thing. Again, I blame God. Sorry Chuck!
Sam:
Our little baby has grown up, and finally not just in the literal sense. He's... just. Do you remember the whiny little kid from S1? The 'oh dear god, my life is so tough, I just want normalcy but I have demon-blood in my veins, oh I can never be normal?' Yeah, sorry, my point is that I understand where Sam is coming from; actually, I think Sam annoys me so much because I am so much like him. But man, all the times I have wanted to hit/slap/kick/run over that kid...
And now he's finally living up to the challenge. He's not acting rashly. He's not knocking Dean out and going ahead with it anyway. He's considering his options, coming up with a plan, laying it out there. And before he goes, he makes Dean promise to end their vicious and stupid cycle of bringing each other back from the dead, of creating more problems over and over and over again. He's giving Dean a life, a chance to go on and be happy, even if its happy without him. And suddenly, I'm not just frightened and Sam on Dean's behalf: I'm frightened and sad because dammit I don't want you to go Sam. It wasn't until this episode that I realized how much I've really grown to care for that stupid sasquatch and now he's gone. The bloody idiot.
Only, of course, he isn't. And I am shouting in joy.
Dean:
Dean Winchester is still my favorite. I still love him to bits, I still want to be his best friend and ride around in his car with him, listening to Led Zeppelin and eating cheeseburgers. I want to make bad jokes with him and make fun of Sam with him and MAKE SURE HE IS ALRIGHT. Especially after this episode. But of course he isn't, because he's just lost his brother, the one person in the entire universe that matters more than anything else to Dean. And that's horrifying and devastating, and nothing is ever going to be alright again, except it sort of is. Because Dean isn't alone, and while he may never be completely okay again without Sam, well, he's not going to sit in a pit of despair for the remainder of his life either. And that is good: that is so good I want to sob and hug Lisa and... dammit, I get way too emotional about this. Can I just say how perfect a whole show-ending this would have been and HOW GLAD I AM THAT THERE IS TWO POSSIBLY THREE MORE SEASONS FOR ME TO WATCH? I am SO relieved it doesn't end like this, even if, seeing it from a storytelling point of view, it would have been sort of perfect.
I wonder if Kripke is ever going to stop torturing these boys, or if I will still be watching this show in 20 years ;)
Chuck:
I adore Chuck: right from his very first episode, I was laughing hysterically at this drunken mess of a prophet and it just kept getting better. Chuck is a perfect example of an extremely normal character thrown into this whole mess and actually being a good guy, without being a big and tough hero, but brave in his own right, with an added sense of the real world that made him hilarious to behold. The guy was blunt, honest and in no delusions about the incredible mess the entire world is in, plus also aware how bad his writing really is. CHUCK I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
I'm not sure what to think about you being God. Because that's what it was, right? And it makes sense, I suppose. We've been told God was on Earth. We've been told God didn't want to interfere. But, bearing some of Cas' last words to Dean in mind, what if God had been helping them, in small ways, ways they couldn't even imagine? What if he'd been there, nudging them in the right direction? We've spent this entire season wondering if what the boys were doing was the right thing - even Sam and Dean and all their friends have been wondering this. Maybe they should just say yes. Maybe it really is the better option. But if Chuck really is God, then that, to me at least, is undeniable proof that he didn't want it to end like that. He didn't want his sons to tear each other and this world he had created apart. Why would he? Why create something if you are only going to destroy it afterwards?
The concept of Free Will is a huge deal on this show, and that is an extremely beautiful and messed-up message to me. Because it means that all of the horrible, terrible things people do, they do on their own: there is no higher power, guiding their movements. It's all them. And it means that we all have a capacity for good: it means that we weren't born good or evil, that its circumstances and our own self that chooses. And that's how it should be. And that is why it had to end this way; screw the writing, God is the boss, but he didn't built this world to have a puppet-theater where he could pull the strings; he did it, he gave it to his creations and he stepped back. Out of the show. So yeah, he's still a giant dickhead for most of the entire show for making the boys go through all that crap, but this is just proof imo: Dean and Sam were right. They did the right thing. They're heroes.
On the other hand, omg chuck how can you be god what the hell is happening? i don't know whether to laugh or cry or bang my head against something hard and solid let me die of weirdness
Also, no more Chuck for the next seasons I expect :( :(
The Impala:
So, I'm not really interested in cars. I can hardly even tell what kind of car a car is; if you asked me to descripe a certain car I'd seen, I would go: 'um, it was green?' and the car in question would probably be white. It's just that I don't really care that much. Cars don't really float my boat, especially new cars which I think are just unappealing. Also, traffic plus me equals chaos.
I love the Impala though. It is the perfect car. It's amazing. It's so pretty I actually want to sit down and cry, just for a little bit. It's simply a great car. And to have the narration center around it was both ridicolously silly and absolutely beautiful to me. This is our boys home. It's one constant, one thing that's always been there, right from the start. It's stability and comfort in the lives of two people who have almost never known these two things. Sure they have Bob and the junkyard, sure they have their dad and all the motels. But the Impala is home. See, I would have started crying at this realization if it wasn't because I was laughing so hard at Dean interrupting Michael and Lucifer's little siblings spat with that amazing song and then just driving slowly towards him and UGH DEAN MARRY ME, NOWNOW PLEASE.
Lisa:
I don't have much to say about Lisa; despite being a Cas/Dean shipper, I like her well enough. I like what she represents for Dean; I like how caring she is, without seeming overbearing and I like that she's strong in her own right. Furthermore, I like that the writers having seemingly pushed her on us, like I sometimes felt they did with some female characters; there's no, 'oh, Lisa is just the perfect woman, she's so amazing, she's just completes Dean, blahblahblah'. There's none of that crap. There's a woman who had a fun time with Dean, and who he meets up with again in a time of conflict; and there is Ben, Lisa's kid and Dean somehow fits there, or at least the bits of him that is a normal person does. And its nothing more than that, no great fanfare or love at first sight. It just is and for that, I can appreciate Lisa a lot.
I also didn't start crying until he walked up to her, and asked for that beer. I just... she was just worried about him, and she wasn't pushing him for anything or demanding answers. She was just there when Dean needed it
Castiel:
My beautiful baby! YOU ARE SO AWKWARD IT HURTS MY SOUL PLEASE DON'T EVER CHANGE. Furthermore, can I just say how glad I am that Cas has his angel-groove back? It was interesting to watch his slow descend into humanity, but to me, he just isn't Cas without the mojo. Being so socially awkward and inept, it just fits that he's a supernatural being, and he has to stay that way. I'm glad he has his powers back, and is apparantly now going to be sheriff of Heaven? Damn, I wanted that job.
Also; 'I suggest we imbibe copious quantities of alcohol' is the most perfect line to ever be spoken on a show, especially in relation to the world ending. Cas you were not nearly in this season enough, please be there in S6. I miss you!
Bobby:
I may have yelled a bit in joy when Bobby started walking again. I may have screamed in terror when Lucifer apparantly snapped his neck and I am soso glad he isn't dead, so relieved. It was like watching Dumbledore die all over again. YES BOBBY IS THE ALCOHOLIC HETERO TOUGH-LOVING GUN-WIELDING DUMBLEDORE TO SAM AND DEAN'S HARRY. Deal with it.
Lucifer&Michael:
Let me point this out; I hate Lucifer. I hate Michael. And I possibly hate Michael more than I hate Lucifer. Because Luficer wants genocide and war, but Michael is simply just an asshole. He's like the up-tight version of Dean. He's a Dean with no feelings. the parallels between the two sets of brothers are heavily painted and hard to miss, and I like it that way. I like that, like in the first seasons with Sam and Dean's issues with their dads, neither Lucifer nor Michael is shown to be the right one. What they did, they both did because they thought it was right. Yeah, Lucifer ended up torturing several human beings, becoming the king of Hell and nearly destroying everything, and Sam betrayed his brother for a demon and started the Apocalypse, but by the lord, Dean and Michael have made mistakes as well. They've been over-bearing and self-rightous and arrogant and all too obedient. The difference, the main difference, is that Dean loves Sam enough to let go of all that, to support Sam even against their father, to forgive Sam everything and in the very end believe in him. Michael is too big of a douche to do any such thing. Again, I blame God. Sorry Chuck!
Sam:
Our little baby has grown up, and finally not just in the literal sense. He's... just. Do you remember the whiny little kid from S1? The 'oh dear god, my life is so tough, I just want normalcy but I have demon-blood in my veins, oh I can never be normal?' Yeah, sorry, my point is that I understand where Sam is coming from; actually, I think Sam annoys me so much because I am so much like him. But man, all the times I have wanted to hit/slap/kick/run over that kid...
And now he's finally living up to the challenge. He's not acting rashly. He's not knocking Dean out and going ahead with it anyway. He's considering his options, coming up with a plan, laying it out there. And before he goes, he makes Dean promise to end their vicious and stupid cycle of bringing each other back from the dead, of creating more problems over and over and over again. He's giving Dean a life, a chance to go on and be happy, even if its happy without him. And suddenly, I'm not just frightened and Sam on Dean's behalf: I'm frightened and sad because dammit I don't want you to go Sam. It wasn't until this episode that I realized how much I've really grown to care for that stupid sasquatch and now he's gone. The bloody idiot.
Only, of course, he isn't. And I am shouting in joy.
Dean:
Dean Winchester is still my favorite. I still love him to bits, I still want to be his best friend and ride around in his car with him, listening to Led Zeppelin and eating cheeseburgers. I want to make bad jokes with him and make fun of Sam with him and MAKE SURE HE IS ALRIGHT. Especially after this episode. But of course he isn't, because he's just lost his brother, the one person in the entire universe that matters more than anything else to Dean. And that's horrifying and devastating, and nothing is ever going to be alright again, except it sort of is. Because Dean isn't alone, and while he may never be completely okay again without Sam, well, he's not going to sit in a pit of despair for the remainder of his life either. And that is good: that is so good I want to sob and hug Lisa and... dammit, I get way too emotional about this. Can I just say how perfect a whole show-ending this would have been and HOW GLAD I AM THAT THERE IS TWO POSSIBLY THREE MORE SEASONS FOR ME TO WATCH? I am SO relieved it doesn't end like this, even if, seeing it from a storytelling point of view, it would have been sort of perfect.
I wonder if Kripke is ever going to stop torturing these boys, or if I will still be watching this show in 20 years ;)
