Thursday September 10, 2009
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Sam, Dean, and Bobby must deal with the aftermath of the Devil's escape from Hell, and receive startling news from the Prophet Chuck.
Read Full Recap » (warning: possible spoilers!)After a long much anticipated wait, I can't help but feel overwhelmed. hide show
Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this episode, but it just feels like a lot has happened and I don't even know where to begin. The end of the world, and I can't see things getting better. Lucifer and the Angels are in a battle? Is it wrong to think humanity stands no chance? Probably a bit pessimistic, we must have something to help us, but it just doesn't seem like we stand a chance, at least not on our own. But it does pose a new question, who really is the bad guy, the Angles are not exactly the lovey dovey ones we all once believed. This show definitely put a new spin on them. How far is too far, and have they crossed the line? That's something I ask myself again after this episode. The interesting and scary thing is, this episode sheds a bit of light on Lucifer as well, but is it all a lie, or is he really just misunderstood. Would make sense seeing what other angles have done, maybe he just went 1 step above what they were willing to do. Hard to really know what is real and what is not after we found out how badly Sam was used.
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Well, now, I'll be mucho impressed if the season can follow through on the promise made in this hour: Armageddon (Four Horsemen n'all). A New season brings with it new titles, new Road So Far music (which I'm not entirely loving...) and BIG AMBITION. Lucifer has left the building, gone and found himself a unique vessel and gatecrashed earth, it simply cannot get bigger than this.
Normally, I wouldn't be the fondest of Supernatural Premiere episodes, but this one has plenty to chew on and mull over, it almost warrants a second viewing. Even from last year's finale, so much has changed within this hour; it takes everything to a much darker place. I mean, you can't trump The Devil as a Big Bad!
Becky said it best, Sam has a firm…I mean, er, I love what the show has done to its mythology, having the angels act as bad, if not worse, than the demons themselves. Zachariah is a sadistic feather flinger, isn't he? Alistair would have done well to take a few notes from his book of torture: broken legs, removing lungs and stage four stomach cancer, this angel holds no punches.
I really enjoyed the scenes with Lucifer explaining his side of the story. Firstly, I really got a kick out of his apparition being a woman. Secondly, this show is so warped, it has warriors of God behaving demonically, while Lucifer comes across as an almost sympathetic figure here. This show has balls.
The brothers are at an interesting crossroads, and it's only right that they cannot go back to the way things used to be. Throughout the episode Sam attempted to apologize, hoping to evoke some sort of emotion from Dean, but the big fight that usually ends in man-tears and a group hug never comes. Instead, the episode ends with the brothers fizzling out. It's an off-beat ending that's surprisingly effective.
--Additional Thoughts--
+ I was a little worried when Dean thought Ruby was back, I'm so relieved to see Meg again (even more so now that she'll have a few actresses to possess as opposed to season 4s Ruby fiasco, although I'll miss her original meat-sack).
+ Is it me or did Jenson sound rather horse, almost husky, but definitely deeper than usual? His line delivery felt a little off in places…
+ Glad to see Misha in the cast. Why not Bobby, though? + If this is the last season, I wonder if we'll see a few familiar faces? I hope so!
+ Is Cass working for Anna? If he died, did he go directly to the head-honcho?
Overall, a terrific start to the season!
Lucifer has risen, all hell is gonna break loose. hide show
Season 5 starts off with Sam and Dean looking for Castiel, they go to Chuck's place where they find out that the ark angels have killed him. Zachariah shows up and tells Dean it's time to kill Lucifer before he finds his vessel. Chuck has a vision that the sword of Michael is on earth, Bobby tells them that he was powerful and that if they could find the sword then they should be able to defeat the devil. Dean finds out where the sword could be but not until Bobby punches Dean's light's out, a demon has got inside of him so he stabs himself to get it out. Sam and Dean get Bobby to the hospital, Zachariah shows up and tells Dean he is Michael sword and is the one to defeat Lucifer. Zachariah threatens him by breaking Sam's legs, Castiel shows up and kills the angels and puts something in the boys to prevent the ark angles from finding them. Lucifer has already started picking his vessels.
Lucifer has risen...the apocalypse is here. The boys better get their act together if they want to get out of this one. hide show
The season premiere started with a bang...then a OMG...and then a huh?
I have to admit I got a bit confused when they went from the plane to the car. I was afraid I missed something. The rest of the episode was great. I really don't like those angels and was so glad when Cas came back and kicked their butt. I knew Bobby was a demon as soon as he turned up though I don't know how he managed to get possessed after all he's been through. And Meg's back. That girl really doesn't know how to stay dead. It was funny that Sam picked her out straight away. I thought it might have been Bella.
It wasn't the best episode but they had to fit so much information in that I think they did a great job for the time they had. Can't wait for the next episode.
First installment of what looks to be a rocker season! Can't wait for more and we haven't even started yet! hide show
First installment of what looks to be a rocker season! Can't wait for more and we haven't even started yet!
The writers are continuing with the plotline of the previous season, where you don't really have any good guys or bad guys. Angels, demons, apostate angels, hunters and innocents, everyone plays a part but it is not defined by moral strongpoints, only by their goals and ambitions. Perhaps the apostate angels and the hunters have the most clearly defined "moral agendas" in the show, while angels and demons behave pretty much in the same way, issuing a destructive war against eachother, not caring for the consequences.
So after all that I was extremely curious to see how Lucifer would be depicted. I wasn't in the least bit disappointed. No cheesy cliches were used, no monsters, growling, digitally manipulated voices or overdone horror music. In fact, Lucifer didn't even use fear or threats. He came in the form of a loved one, and simply stated the reason for every human to doubt the existence of God: if God is there and he really cares, why do all the bad things keep happening? Why is the world like this? Lucifer's rage and frustration at God identifies with that of humans.
The scenes with Nick and Lucifer were effortlessly spooky, and the whole sequence was amazing.
That said, I love Dean's give-them-hell attitude even though it's pointless to resist the facts. Two human hunters can't possibly stop the Apocalypse, nomatter how committed they are. Which is something that Dean admits himself at the end of the episode. Castiel will play a significant part in helping the situation, which is cool because I love both the actor and the character, and want to see more of him. Bobby gets injured and I have to wonder, will he spend the whole season in a wheelchair? Doesn't sound like Bobby to sit in a chair while the Apocalypse is taking place... Would like to see his legs fixed at some point early in the plot.
Sam and Dean are having intense issues, something which will culminate in the next episode. Fingers crossed for that one!
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