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trinityvixen) wrote2008-11-22 06:03 pm
trinityvixen) wrote2008-11-22 06:03 pm
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I liked it, but I am not a fan of the post-ep confessional. I think the performances are great in them, this episode and the one two before it where Dean admitted he remembered what Hell was like. I just don't like how tacked-on it feels. Confronting the problem in the midst of the action is way more dramatic.
That said? I love that Dean broke in Hell. I mean "aww, poor Dean-wubbie" blah blah blah, yes. But I actually enjoyed learning that he broke. Because I don't want Dean to be Ruby. Ruby bugs me for the fact that she's special-er-than-thou, that she can remember being human etc. I don't like exceptions to the rule that elevate people above what people are. That was the whole point of this episode and Anna's character: people feel. They feel good and they feel crappy; they are good and they are crappy. They make choices that affect themselves and others, often to the detriment of both (Mary, John, Bella...it goes on and on). I believe it was![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dotfic (or newredshoes?) who pointed out that the show pretty effectively sets up a midway point episode that may not seem all the important at the time and then builds to season's end with that intel in the background. I know that this episode is that middle episode, but I think that the episodes that inform upon the season are 4.07/4.08 because they put the emphasis on choice. Right or wrong, you assume and accept responsibility for your choices.
And Dean has to accept responsibility for what he did in Hell. He doesn't get to be forgiven so easily, even if an angel forgave him, because he didn't fail anyone but himself. (And possibly The Dad, but let's not get into that masochistic Winchester cycle again, mm?) What I liked is that Dean, who is awesome and superlatively great at what he does, is still human. He failed. Period. This is why I like Dean. It doesn't get to get kissed and made all better. (Not that he wasn't willing to try with Anna; oh, those wacky Winchester boys--shouldn't they know better than to get physically involved with Heaven or Hell?) Sometimes, it just doesn't heal. It sucks, it stays sucking, and there is no catharsis, only distraction.
Don't get me wrong: I do hope Dean finds some measure of forgiveness for himself. But he'd have to do it far, far away from the events of this season to do it, and I just don't think he'll get there for a long, long time. I also want him to earn such forgiveness, not just have it handed to him, hands washed of the whole mess. The mess needs to stay in the picture; it's why the picture is interesting in the first place.
That, and, yes, he's cute when he's all emotional. And shirtless. Very cute shirtless.
That said? I love that Dean broke in Hell. I mean "aww, poor Dean-wubbie" blah blah blah, yes. But I actually enjoyed learning that he broke. Because I don't want Dean to be Ruby. Ruby bugs me for the fact that she's special-er-than-thou, that she can remember being human etc. I don't like exceptions to the rule that elevate people above what people are. That was the whole point of this episode and Anna's character: people feel. They feel good and they feel crappy; they are good and they are crappy. They make choices that affect themselves and others, often to the detriment of both (Mary, John, Bella...it goes on and on). I believe it was
dotfic (or newredshoes?) who pointed out that the show pretty effectively sets up a midway point episode that may not seem all the important at the time and then builds to season's end with that intel in the background. I know that this episode is that middle episode, but I think that the episodes that inform upon the season are 4.07/4.08 because they put the emphasis on choice. Right or wrong, you assume and accept responsibility for your choices.And Dean has to accept responsibility for what he did in Hell. He doesn't get to be forgiven so easily, even if an angel forgave him, because he didn't fail anyone but himself. (And possibly The Dad, but let's not get into that masochistic Winchester cycle again, mm?) What I liked is that Dean, who is awesome and superlatively great at what he does, is still human. He failed. Period. This is why I like Dean. It doesn't get to get kissed and made all better. (Not that he wasn't willing to try with Anna; oh, those wacky Winchester boys--shouldn't they know better than to get physically involved with Heaven or Hell?) Sometimes, it just doesn't heal. It sucks, it stays sucking, and there is no catharsis, only distraction.
Don't get me wrong: I do hope Dean finds some measure of forgiveness for himself. But he'd have to do it far, far away from the events of this season to do it, and I just don't think he'll get there for a long, long time. I also want him to earn such forgiveness, not just have it handed to him, hands washed of the whole mess. The mess needs to stay in the picture; it's why the picture is interesting in the first place.
That, and, yes, he's cute when he's all emotional. And shirtless. Very cute shirtless.