"When the Levee Breaks"
Rating: 3/5
I wasn't completely blown away by this episode. I was confused as to whether what was happening in Sam's head was all Sam or if it was Ruby's blood manipulating him. Since in the next episode he hears a completely different voice-mail message, I'm starting to feel now like the blood has manipulated his thought process for a long while. Kind of like a Harry Potter... always being manipulated/affected by the aspect of Voldy's soul ... this is how I feel about Sam this season. Which makes it hard. Because I never liked him - and I really had issues with his treatment of Dean in this episode. If I'm supposed to swallow this now and think of him fondly in hindsight - it's not really going to work. It didn't work for Harry, it's not going to work for Sam. Sorry guys.
A little frustrated with Bobby for not really seeing the big picture. And yeah - it would be hard to accept the fact that Dean is willing to kill his brother to save him, but I think that's what recovering from addiction is like: part of the person is going to die, going to be repressed down to its smallest part. And detoxing is hard on the family as well. I think the writing was... well, as usual - a little too on the nose. I really need these writers to learn some subtlety, it's becoming part of the characters (yes), but it's annoying as all get-out.
"Lucifer Rising"
Rating: 3/5
Once again, minus points for the lack of subtlety.
Let's start with how much the "evolution" of Ruby from demon-lover to demon-manipulator was SO lame. All of the great characterization from the last season, where she seems to honestly remember being human and had a stronger connection with Dean than Sam. I loved that Ruby - I thought she was badass. I want that Ruby back, somehow. There must be more to her story that we didn't get. Which is bad writing. Straight up. It's not bad writing that Ruby switched sides, it's bad writing because there was no character-driven reason for the switch. I have a theory that it wasn't actually Ruby this whole season - that our Ruby from S3 is actually trapped below and will come back someday and say "Sorry guys, someone stole my name." < I can dream, can't I?
Let's go to the good characterization: my boy Castiel. Oh man. He's a stunner. I have nothing else to say but this: I "accidentally" read an episode description for the season that is airing now. I know where Cas is going. It will keep me going, guys - no joke I can't wait to see his development. This episode, I know without a doubt, is the tip of the iceberg of what Castiel is capable of.
I actually really dig the roles that Dean and Sam were "created" to play - the summoner and the destroyer. I loved the image of Dean looking up at the medieval knight and knowing that he can't play that part. I love that this series is actually dealing with (1) how corrupt the mythology is on both sides and (2) how the apocalypse is not just about hell opening - it's about "ending" the war between heaven and hell. (Honestly I always thought in BtVS it was a ridiculous use of the term apocalypse.)
I'm really glad I made it to the end of this season. I took a huge break from SPN. But I'm trying to make my life normal again. And telling all of you how much I hate Sam - is getting back to normal.
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