tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post6508748286418108238..comments2024-03-28T10:18:52.493-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Supernatural: All Along the WatchtowerBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-366794616851099622023-10-12T01:16:10.951-04:002023-10-12T01:16:10.951-04:00Not much to add except great review and as usual I...Not much to add except great review and as usual I am blubbering like a baby. I will miss Crowley but I'm glad he confronted that he hates Hell! I'm scared for Mary and Jack is so interesting. Overall my sadness runneth over, specially with Kelly dying and Castiel..so much pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61521718104149979872017-10-23T16:20:26.471-04:002017-10-23T16:20:26.471-04:00I'm a bit shellshocked from the body count fro...I'm a bit shellshocked from the body count from these last couple of episodes. Granted death is common, and not always permanent in Supernatural, but we haven't seen a massacre like this since season 5. Poor Rowena was even dispensed with offscreen; I was terrified they had done the same thing to Jody Mills.<br /><br />I wonder if there was a deliberate decision to pare the main cast down a bit. Some episodes this season seemed spread too thin, with Sam & Dean doing a desultory monster-of-the-week investigation while the main story arcs were carried by Mary/Catch, Lucifer/Crowley, and Dagon/Kathy/Castiel. Though there was some good Winchester character stuff, maybe they felt the show had lost focus on Sam & Dean.<br /><br />I assume Lucifer's son will revive Castiel, his adoptive father. It seems hopeful that he chose Castiel rather than Dagon, but maybe he just has a natural affinity for angels.magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39029562046913636582017-09-23T15:22:15.208-04:002017-09-23T15:22:15.208-04:00Also I'm pleasantly surprised Mary survived. I...Also I'm pleasantly surprised Mary survived. I assumed she'd be a one season addition and I'm glad I was wrong.Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278058860653997977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12275340961285208602017-09-23T15:21:09.158-04:002017-09-23T15:21:09.158-04:00Finally finished my binge of this season and I hav...Finally finished my binge of this season and I have to say, I'm a little annoyed. <br /><br />Because this is supernatural it's hard to say which of the deaths we saw are permanent but I do think we'll see some of these reversed. Out of all of these Im really hoping Rowena comes back. She was such a bright spark since she arrived and I felt really disappointed and cheated by her off screen death. But I guess the fact that's it was off screen means she's more than likely coming back? I really hope so. <br /><br />Crowleys death felt final and a good enough end to his arc over the last few seasons. I was pretty tired of the cat and mouse games with Lucifer so I'm kinda happy he had the last laugh in the end.<br /><br />As for Cas, I'm not concerned in the slightest for him. He'll be back, no doubt raised by Jack.<br /><br />Great reviews and always Billie. I enjoyed reading them as I watched the season.Pandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278058860653997977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-20368429531239833922017-07-10T16:58:01.209-04:002017-07-10T16:58:01.209-04:00Meh... not that big a fan of Claire. She has alway...Meh... not that big a fan of Claire. She has always been a little too tough to be so eternally whiney. Hopefully they will put a lid on some of the idiotic childish angst. Seems to me that she had enough valid reasons for angst that I didn't want to listen to whine about her adopted family. Thumbs up for Jody, though!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-39545685601079058852017-06-20T14:37:28.164-04:002017-06-20T14:37:28.164-04:00We can finally stop worrying about Jody dying in a...We can finally stop worrying about Jody dying in any episode of Supernatural she appears. The CW is planning a spin-off centered around her and her adoptive daughters that will begin with a backdoor pilot next season on Supernatural.<br /><br />http://www.tv.com/news/supernatural-spin-off-wayward-daughters-set-as-backdoor-pilot-14979806070020296/Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-45116097801009882952017-06-04T15:22:37.476-04:002017-06-04T15:22:37.476-04:00Wow that was a lot of deaths. What I don't lik...Wow that was a lot of deaths. What I don't like is killing off-screen like they did with Rowena. Such major recurring characters should be given a porper send-off so I suspect she cheated death again somehow.<br /><br />I laughed at how Castiel was not genre savvy enough to understand that children in fantasy TV shows always age very rapidly. Those diapers will stay unused. :PPatrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-1625959764573600982017-05-24T19:49:20.221-04:002017-05-24T19:49:20.221-04:00Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.....<br /><br />Thanks, Billie. (I did appreciate the warning. The above is in reference to Mark Sheppard.)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-55794690574817000312017-05-24T16:38:19.610-04:002017-05-24T16:38:19.610-04:00Well, I probably won't have to storm the gates...Well, I probably won't have to storm the gates, because it does look like...<br /><br />casting spoilers below, so bail out if you don't want to know...<br /><br />...<br /><br />...<br /><br />...<br /><br />...<br /><br />...<br /><br />Misha Collins is returning for season 13, but Mark Sheppard is not. <br /><br />http://tvline.com/2017/05/24/supernatural-season-13-mark-sheppard-leaving-crowley/<br /><br /><br />Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-277766560702571292017-05-22T20:05:06.686-04:002017-05-22T20:05:06.686-04:00All right. First of all, I loved this finale. I th...All right. First of all, I loved this finale. I think it was definitely one of the best shows of this season. (Although I agree with everyone, I would have loved more on Rowena's fate, but it felt like a rushed time-issue to me. The writers couldn't waste time on Rowena when they needed it to rush-resolve the larger issue they created. It showed a lack of respect for the prior storyline and the fans' feelings regarding the character. Being a fan who really liked Rowena, I felt that was a pity.) I wish that they had really worked Crowley's death better, because it left a LOT of unresolved feelings for me. I believe that they will bring him back, because he is now too integral to the saga. Maybe he will return as a mortal, or some kind of angel. (Y'all got to admit, that was one helluva sacrifice he made, in the attempt to permanently trap Lucifer.) And Cas. Well, they better not make that a permanent death, because I expect Billie to rally the fans and we will storm the gates of the writers. (Hopefully not Butch and Sundance style.) Mary's sacrifice is terrifying -- I'm looking forward to next season, although I was far more worried when it was Sam trapped with Lucifer. However, most important to me -- even more important than Jensen's beautiful job throughout the episode, was the magnificent job Jarad did, coming face to face with Lucifer. Jarad has improved so much throughout this series, and this episode was managed magnificently! The raw fear masked by Sam trying to keep a lid on his panic was palpable. Brilliant, Jarad! And kudos to the directors, also. The scene as Sam followed the footsteps was amazing -- the tension built with every step, and when a yellow-eye Lucifer (Jr.) looked up at Sam, *I* felt like turning and bolting the room. Thank you, thank you, thank you, writers, directors, crew and actors for such a wonderful finale. And thank you, Billie, for this site. I always love reading what everyone has to say, and engaging in their insights!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63722281934264540742017-05-21T19:53:36.316-04:002017-05-21T19:53:36.316-04:00yane, I thought that Crowley's sacrifice did c...yane, I thought that Crowley's sacrifice did close the crack between worlds, but not right away. Maybe it took a couple of minutes for the sacrifice to kick in?<br /><br />topher darling, you're very welcome. I still find it weird that I've been reviewing a show that has lasted this long. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9138902942399852232017-05-21T19:30:35.199-04:002017-05-21T19:30:35.199-04:00"as a rat race, perhaps?" Thanks for all..."as a rat race, perhaps?" Thanks for alleviating some of the pain, Billie and thanks for your 12 (!) seasons of reviews!<br /><br />Personally, I'm fine with Crowley's death. His storyline this season was weak and he was always there for an easy-out for the boys. His tiredness of being king mirrored by tiredness of the storyline very aptly.<br /><br />I was a lot more upset about Cas and Mary although Mary just warped to an environment where Bobby is and knows her so I'm thinking she might be okay.<br /><br />As upsetting as all of the deaths were, I'm really glad that Supernatural can still bring the shock after 12 seasons. Well done!topher darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975242320282969525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-67357181696637167262017-05-20T21:40:50.387-04:002017-05-20T21:40:50.387-04:00I'm not mourning Rowena, Crowley, or Cas. Eit...I'm not mourning Rowena, Crowley, or Cas. Either they are coming back or some version of them are. We have an alternate universe now. If we never see those characters again, or their alt-selves, I would be very surprised. I really hope that next season Sam and Dean go over there to find Mary. We could get new monsters and different versions of departed favorites...I'm excited at that possibility. Some people want Sam and Dean to just go back to fighting monsters every week, stay in cheap motels, and drink beer. After the first 5 wonderful seasons, the apocalypse,missing souls,angel & demon possessions,Mark of Cain,God & Sis battles, boring British Men of Letters...I'm ready for something new and exciting.Mallenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368492098724611717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-68811502662419876722017-05-20T06:30:08.902-04:002017-05-20T06:30:08.902-04:00I was okay with it until they killed Crowley and C...I was okay with it until they killed Crowley and Cas. Their deaths were pointless and served no purpose. That seems to be becoming a trend.<br /><br />Watching Crowley die seemed like watching Wash die in Serenity. No real reason, the writers just killed him for shock value, and because they COULD. I don't think it was a fitting end, or that it ultimately did the character justice. Its ultimate result seemed...disrespectful...on the part of the writers. If it had actually accomplished anything, it wouldn't have been so insulting.<br /><br />Cas's death shocked me, but I know Misha's signed for next season, so it didn't shock me as much as it had the potential to.<br /><br />I dunno. I'm going to give next season a chance because I'm loyal, but I can't say I'm excited, and that's a first after twelve years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875561967737931644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-70890911415542276542017-05-19T19:15:29.759-04:002017-05-19T19:15:29.759-04:00Personally, I really liked this one. The deaths we...Personally, I really liked this one. The deaths were surprising, (or at least as surprising as they can get on Supernatural) and the characters reactions were really well done.<br />I think my favorite part of the episode was the look Cas gave Sam and Dean after the "Where you were Polish?" comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42175737217019981112017-05-19T15:24:16.391-04:002017-05-19T15:24:16.391-04:00As much as I liked Crowley, I loved his sacrifice....As much as I liked Crowley, I loved his sacrifice... or would've loved it if it hadn't turned out to be completely pointless two seconds later. I'm not sure how it was supposed to work but it didn't seem to work at all, seeing that Lucifer could still move back and forth through that crack.<br />Killing Rowena off-screen also seemed lousy to me.<br />I won't (or wouldn't? we shall see) be sorry to see Cass gone though; the character had bored me for a while now.<br />I also thought Mary would be gone till the end of the season, yet instead she got stuck in the other world. Well, someone was bound to; it was obvious from the very first second we saw it. I'm just glad it's not Sam/Dean again.<br />The show has its ups and downs (which is inevitable for such a long one) but I still enjoy it nonetheless. I'm amazed by how they keep coming up with new storylines (even if sometimes they feel repetitive - there's only so much you can do with so few characters... I wish they would bring back Jo; I still haven't recovered from that loss).yanenoreply@blogger.com