tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1257626066922454075..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Supernatural: The Things We Left BehindBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-21355820833899787102023-09-12T22:28:00.948-04:002023-09-12T22:28:00.948-04:00Ditto!Ditto!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-70219826661167636232018-10-06T17:41:59.652-04:002018-10-06T17:41:59.652-04:00Just re-watching binge-style and it occurs to me.....Just re-watching binge-style and it occurs to me... did anyone agree that perhaps the response to Dean's handling of Randy and company should have been a resounding "gee, thanks." I mean, for Pete's sake, he rid the planet of some serious scum. Personally, I'm okay with that even if he went a wee bit overboard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8421662966118577332015-01-20T11:41:25.348-05:002015-01-20T11:41:25.348-05:00It is certainly late to post on this episode but a...It is certainly late to post on this episode but anyway. I didn't enjoyed it like you.<br />I was bored through the all thing. Claire is overacted and annoying and a midseason final shouldn't be about a almost new character. <br />This show is called supernatural. Would it be too much to ask for something supernatural in it instead of this soap opera.<br />Crowley is pathetic, where is my king of hell who enjoyed torture. <br />Cass is as boring as ever.<br />Sam is still missing.<br />All Dean did was eat.<br />What was this crap ??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661222480261931964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74664800348175058302014-12-28T20:32:57.888-05:002014-12-28T20:32:57.888-05:00Oh, dear. This was a gut punch. The way that Cas...Oh, dear. This was a gut punch. The way that Cas was looking at Dean and the sheer horror in Sam's was tough to watch.<br /><br />I'm interested to see how far they push this Dean. Is it possible to go too far? I am fearful that he will reach the point of being unredeemable.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19031640951375132632014-12-22T19:39:47.268-05:002014-12-22T19:39:47.268-05:00As always, a lovely review! I enjoyed the ending o...As always, a lovely review! I enjoyed the ending on this, and I agree that it's been the strongest episode that they've had in awhile. I was annoyed by Claire at first (as someone who works with adolescents, I often find myself surrounded by over-angsty teens,) but they did manage to treat her defiance nicely and engage my sympathies with the character. Well done, again, O authors!<br /><br />I also enjoyed Crowley's mother tremendously! I think that she's a great character, smirking as she oils her way through people and situations with equal ease. I can't wait to see how they develop the relationship between those two! <br /><br />I will add, finally, IMHO, that it must be hard enough to play a homicidal semi-possessed Hell escapee befriending a tortured, disillusioned angel without someone popping up at a publicity function dithering about if the characters were making eyes at one-another over sandwiches for six seasons. Isn't the charm of any suggestiveness in its fleeting and elusive nature? Just a thought...<br /><br />Thanks again for the wonderful column, Billie, and to your contributors for adding such amazing insights. It enhances the show for me tremendously, and I often go back to double check things that I've missed.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-66831774940057676192014-12-12T22:12:57.348-05:002014-12-12T22:12:57.348-05:00Hey, nice review.
I totally missed that this took...Hey, nice review. <br />I totally missed that this took place in Pontiac, Illinois. That is where Dean was buried after the hellhounds took him to hell. <br />Is this a coincidence? <br /><br />I don't think Dean has eaten this much in an episode ever. I felt like Dean was forcing himself to eat to stay in denial about the Mark. <br /><br />As usual, mid-season finale's always deliver some kick to the gut before cutting to black; for me it was the way Dean said he didnt need to do it that really got me. <br />He had said at least twice that I can remember in the previous few episodes that the darkness can't be escaped. <br />The line was delivered as part confession, part regret, part horror. Dean has completely lost faith in himself.<br />And Sam seemed truly horrified in a way he'd never been; not even when Dean was a Demon. He had a plan then- there is no plan for this MOC.<br />There just seemed to be a sort of despair between the two of them and it cut me to the quick.<br /><br />Anywhoo, some longs weeks ahead of waiting.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-74102543968704278112014-12-11T19:23:27.143-05:002014-12-11T19:23:27.143-05:00@ Heather1 That's because the Dean and Cas bon...@ Heather1 That's because the Dean and Cas bond is overhyped. Dean is often dismissive of Castiel and treats him like he's just convenient. Supposed "subtext" aside. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-27181495973581180412014-12-11T16:34:59.269-05:002014-12-11T16:34:59.269-05:00Thanks, Melissa. That's exactly what I meant.Thanks, Melissa. That's exactly what I meant.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-34343309550268496962014-12-11T14:27:37.977-05:002014-12-11T14:27:37.977-05:00I don't think it's fair or right to tell s...I don't think it's fair or right to tell someone they are imagining things or to generalize everyone as a shipper. Shows are meant to be seen in many different ways. Supernatural said it themselves in the 200th episode. "You have your version. I have mine." For the record (not that it should matter if someone is or not) but I am not a shipper and I saw the same things in that Cas/Dean scene that Billie did. They do love each other. All Sam, Dean and Cas have is each other at the beginning and the end of the day. "Family doesn't end with blood." to quote the wise Bobby Singer (RIP).Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-21682386133275242932014-12-10T23:23:58.803-05:002014-12-10T23:23:58.803-05:00You're imagining things, Jensen made his feeli...You're imagining things, Jensen made his feelings quite clear on Destiel at JIBcon that he's not "playing" it that way and in fact he's happy about them having less scenes because he's sick of the shippers reading into their scenes. Also Dean obviously asked Cas to kill him, because like he said Sam would try to get in the way and couldn't do it. He knows Sam loves him too much. Cas otoh suggested to Sam multiple times in episode three this season that Dean has to be killed if he's not cured as a Dean. He sounded quite willing to put him down. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64285972397562356512014-12-10T19:41:34.272-05:002014-12-10T19:41:34.272-05:00I was a bit upset at Dean calling out Castiel on w...I was a bit upset at Dean calling out Castiel on what is an emergency. How many times has Dean called on Castiel for help for Sam? Kind of a double standard. But I enjoyed the episode... and yes, Jody is perfect for Claire. But, I'm glad any time Jody shows up and stays alive.Heather1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09736870202194851186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-84305065459209117292014-12-10T18:48:39.274-05:002014-12-10T18:48:39.274-05:00I took the eating, as well as the watching the Thr...I took the eating, as well as the watching the Three Stooges as ways for Dean to temporarily forget/dampen the Mark and to "try" to be as human as possible. <br /><br />As for Claire's mother, she was possessed by the demon in the Rapture until Sam exorcised her, it has been shown that when the host survives they still remember the violation. Maybe she just couldn't deal and left. She did leave Claire with the grandmother, so at first it wasn't complete abandonment, she just didn't check back and Claire ended up in the system. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71912794936520898532014-12-10T16:48:29.188-05:002014-12-10T16:48:29.188-05:00I really hope that Claire isn't going to be a ...I really hope that Claire isn't going to be a one-off character. Not only is it good to see someone finally call Cas out on what he did to the Novaks so many years ago, but she was a fun character too.<br /><br />We also need more of Crowley and Rowena. I haven't had this much fun watching villains bait each other since they killed Azazel! This is one family reunion that needs to stay around for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50480041005338722522014-12-10T15:28:07.852-05:002014-12-10T15:28:07.852-05:00This episode of Supernatural got the highest SPN r...This episode of <i>Supernatural</i> got the highest SPN ratings in four years, according to TV Line.<br /><br />http://tvline.com/2014/12/10/supernatural-season-10-ratings/<br /><br />Good point, Anon. Jody does seem to be the one taking in homeless strays these days.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39359041627565719092014-12-10T13:17:59.557-05:002014-12-10T13:17:59.557-05:00I know Jody already has her hands pretty full but ...I know Jody already has her hands pretty full but she is the only one I can think of that could take in Claire and try and straighten her out. At least keep her out of trouble. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77792359747186661222014-12-10T10:46:07.542-05:002014-12-10T10:46:07.542-05:00I liked it a lot, especially the Castiel/Claire st...I liked it a lot, especially the Castiel/Claire stuff. (I'm less interested in Crowley, but it's not terrible). Glad we got confirmation on what happened to Jimmy. I guess when Claire was praying to Castiel was the same time Soulless Sam was too, and he was ignoring both of them because he was too busy with Raphael? After that he was amnesiac for a while, in Purgatory for ages and hasn't really been himself since.<br /><br />I thought Dean's nightmare was a flashback to something he'd done as a demon that we haven't seen/got context on yet, but I could be wrong.<br /><br />Dean refused a cheeseburger shortly before dying and becoming a demon, so I wasn't sure if the food was an indication that he's either not too far gone yet, or desperately trying to stay human.<br /><br />I liked the cut from the women telling Castiel Claire needed a father to Dean, the only one of them who knows anything about parenting (from both Sam and Ben). It would be nice if she and Cas could stick around a bit, though knowing Supernatural I doubt it, plus Dean's not a great role model right now...Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.com