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Supernatural Episode 3x16 - No Rest For the Wicked
So basically, I suck. Because I sort of slacked off and was busy during the new episodes of the show and hence, I've never caught up and didn't do reviews. Which I miss doing actually.
However, I feel as though I must point out:
I must be a more mature television watcher than I used to be.
Case in point: I'm not the least bit worried about Dean, Sam or what Kripke's doing. Which sort of surprises me. So either I'm really, really mature, very confident in Kripke's plan, or I'm just so disillusioned with all television and media in general that it doesn't shock or phase me.
This is what I think: I think Dean had to go to hell. He had to go because if he didn't Sam would die. And if there's one thing I can say about Kripke - he doesn’t cop out. And he doesn't fold. And neither does Dean. Dean had the integrity to go to hell, to pay up. And I admire both Kripke and Dean as a character even more for that. Despite being terrified, Dean allowed himself to be taken and dragged off to hell. And he stopped the cycle once and for all - he refused to let Sam become something he wouldn't want to (although for next year, it could still happen to get Dean OUT of hell, but that's not concerning me either at the moment). And I admire Kripke for following through - Dean made a deal. You make a deal with the devil and there usually aren't loopholes. The piper must be paid. There are consequences for actions, no matter how admirable the action or in what good intention it was made.......the road to hell is paved with good intentions - which is cliché, yes, but totally poignant in terms of this episode.
There were so many call backs to John and other episodes in this one - subtle as they may have been at times. I'm elated that the boys had so many awesome scenes together and the emotions flying around were just spot on. I frequently say that I think Jared has some things to learn and I have to say that his ending scene performance shows just how far he's come. I think he did an awesome job. I applaud the entire cast - it was a great ride episode. (And wtf? Sam is like...uber-powerful just standing there? He totally STOLE Lilith's power...or...made it go away...or...something!)
Eric Kripke knows what he's doing. He knows his characters, his show, and he's not afraid to admit that characters or plotlines were mistakes. I don't think this is one. And I don't know how he'll do it for next year. I'll be interested to see how Sam gets Dean out of hell and what that means in all terms of their relationship - what that means for Dean, since A) he has no body, B) he's really freakin' dead, and C) he may become something other than Dean during his time in hell because time there I'm sure does not move like it does here. In fact, I'm totally jazzed about what this might mean - what Dean will be like when he actually gets OUT, gets off of those HOOKS (eep! I had Amityville Horror flashbacks). I think this is an awesome new direction and a new path to explore a completely different side of the characters, yet again - because this is all on Sam now - it's his responsibility to get Dean out. Dean is completely helpless and alone - which is of course, the perfect hell for Dean. I think Hell as a theoretical idea, would be different for everyone - otherwise, what's the point?
I've already been one of those viewers who completely freaks out. I've done the crying and the stomach aches and the nervousness and the railing and the ranting and the yelling. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing either, I just find it amusing for myself, that I've obviously overcome that particular pitfall of fandom. I'm still just as invested in my shows. And I still care passionately about its characters. I'm just more at ease with Kripke in particular because I TRUST him. I trust that he has a plan. And I'll be watching to see what that plan is, which is more than I can say for a lot of past shows I've watched. They lost my trust and my faith, but Kripke is not that same kind of creator. So I'll just sit back and let the man work his evil master plan.
I must be a more mature television watcher than I used to be.
Case in point: I'm not the least bit worried about Dean, Sam or what Kripke's doing. Which sort of surprises me. So either I'm really, really mature, very confident in Kripke's plan, or I'm just so disillusioned with all television and media in general that it doesn't shock or phase me.
This is what I think: I think Dean had to go to hell. He had to go because if he didn't Sam would die. And if there's one thing I can say about Kripke - he doesn’t cop out. And he doesn't fold. And neither does Dean. Dean had the integrity to go to hell, to pay up. And I admire both Kripke and Dean as a character even more for that. Despite being terrified, Dean allowed himself to be taken and dragged off to hell. And he stopped the cycle once and for all - he refused to let Sam become something he wouldn't want to (although for next year, it could still happen to get Dean OUT of hell, but that's not concerning me either at the moment). And I admire Kripke for following through - Dean made a deal. You make a deal with the devil and there usually aren't loopholes. The piper must be paid. There are consequences for actions, no matter how admirable the action or in what good intention it was made.......the road to hell is paved with good intentions - which is cliché, yes, but totally poignant in terms of this episode.
There were so many call backs to John and other episodes in this one - subtle as they may have been at times. I'm elated that the boys had so many awesome scenes together and the emotions flying around were just spot on. I frequently say that I think Jared has some things to learn and I have to say that his ending scene performance shows just how far he's come. I think he did an awesome job. I applaud the entire cast - it was a great ride episode. (And wtf? Sam is like...uber-powerful just standing there? He totally STOLE Lilith's power...or...made it go away...or...something!)
Eric Kripke knows what he's doing. He knows his characters, his show, and he's not afraid to admit that characters or plotlines were mistakes. I don't think this is one. And I don't know how he'll do it for next year. I'll be interested to see how Sam gets Dean out of hell and what that means in all terms of their relationship - what that means for Dean, since A) he has no body, B) he's really freakin' dead, and C) he may become something other than Dean during his time in hell because time there I'm sure does not move like it does here. In fact, I'm totally jazzed about what this might mean - what Dean will be like when he actually gets OUT, gets off of those HOOKS (eep! I had Amityville Horror flashbacks). I think this is an awesome new direction and a new path to explore a completely different side of the characters, yet again - because this is all on Sam now - it's his responsibility to get Dean out. Dean is completely helpless and alone - which is of course, the perfect hell for Dean. I think Hell as a theoretical idea, would be different for everyone - otherwise, what's the point?
I've already been one of those viewers who completely freaks out. I've done the crying and the stomach aches and the nervousness and the railing and the ranting and the yelling. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing either, I just find it amusing for myself, that I've obviously overcome that particular pitfall of fandom. I'm still just as invested in my shows. And I still care passionately about its characters. I'm just more at ease with Kripke in particular because I TRUST him. I trust that he has a plan. And I'll be watching to see what that plan is, which is more than I can say for a lot of past shows I've watched. They lost my trust and my faith, but Kripke is not that same kind of creator. So I'll just sit back and let the man work his evil master plan.
