lunabee34

Sorry, I'm a lurker with no LJ account, but I felt compelled to comment on your post anyway.

Thank you for your thoughtful (and squeeful!) episode review! I've also read some negative reactions to this episode, but I have to disagree with them and it's nice to see someone able to eloquently describe the ways in which this was one of my favorite episodes of this season.

I'm also a Buffy fan and remember feeling quite disappointed and frequently baffled with how dark EVERYTHING was in season 6 and onwards. But you may have convinced me to give it a second viewing...

I like your comment on how you feared how the relationship between Sam and Dean would stagnate through so many seasons of the same old, same old. One of the things I love about this show and its writers is how they're able to use the different mytharcs of each season to push around the structure of that relationship, and sometimes bring tension and conflict to it, without losing focus on how much Sam and Dean do care about and want the best for one another, in the end. This season, especially, the boys are more distant from one another than they've ever been before on the show, and I can't wait to see how things evolve.

Anyway, brava on a terrific review! No tomatoes from me (although I had to raise an eyebrow a little at the Axe Body Spray comment). Look forward to your future episode posts!

-kurzkreis