SPN Meta question: finale spoilers
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lunabee34In which Lorraine is curious about the YED
I assume within this post that unlocking hell was always part of the YED’s ultimate goal. I figure he probably knew where the Colt was all along and was content to leave it with Daniel Elkins until his plan came to fruition. I mean, it's not like the gun was getting any play in Elkins's possession; he seemed to just be hanging on to it. So....
Meta Question:
Why can’t the YED intimidate a random Joe or Jane into unlocking the Hellmouth?
Answer: Because it's not just opening the gate that's important--it's the power to control what emerges that counts. Which leads me to two very interesting ideas:
1. The YED can't control what escaped hell (either he can't control those forces alone, or he can't control them at all). Otherwise, why would he have spent years on the plan to create one soldier to lead this army? He'd simply lead it himself if he were able. The psychic children are not the army; one of them is intended to lead the army because for what ever reason, the YED cannot.
2. So the YED can't control the demon horde, but Sam can. That's the implication, right? He's the last man standing. "All Hell Breaks Loose" part two implies that no other psychic kids are living (at least in Sam's generation; the demon is already seeding the next generation of potential soldiers in case this one fails as shown in that episode whose name escapes me where they save a mom and baby from being burnt up by the YED). So Sam is the man.
Thoughts?
ETA: Unconnected thought about Dean--I read in some reviews of the ep that some people didn't like the scene where Dean talks to Sam's corpse because it felt redundant, that Dean didn't have to say those things out loud because the show already implies them. While I agree that the show does imply the love Dean feels for Sam, I think it was important for Dean to say those things out loud. First off, that scene mirrors the hospital scenes in "In My Time of Dying" with either Sam or John sitting by Dean's bedside. So a nice bit of continuity. Secondly, I think Dean suspects that Sam could be around listening to him; they haven't burned his bones yet. It's not outside the realm of possibility for Dean that Sam's spirit could be hearing him. Also and most importantly, I loved that scene because it was awesome.
I assume within this post that unlocking hell was always part of the YED’s ultimate goal. I figure he probably knew where the Colt was all along and was content to leave it with Daniel Elkins until his plan came to fruition. I mean, it's not like the gun was getting any play in Elkins's possession; he seemed to just be hanging on to it. So....
Meta Question:
Why can’t the YED intimidate a random Joe or Jane into unlocking the Hellmouth?
Answer: Because it's not just opening the gate that's important--it's the power to control what emerges that counts. Which leads me to two very interesting ideas:
1. The YED can't control what escaped hell (either he can't control those forces alone, or he can't control them at all). Otherwise, why would he have spent years on the plan to create one soldier to lead this army? He'd simply lead it himself if he were able. The psychic children are not the army; one of them is intended to lead the army because for what ever reason, the YED cannot.
2. So the YED can't control the demon horde, but Sam can. That's the implication, right? He's the last man standing. "All Hell Breaks Loose" part two implies that no other psychic kids are living (at least in Sam's generation; the demon is already seeding the next generation of potential soldiers in case this one fails as shown in that episode whose name escapes me where they save a mom and baby from being burnt up by the YED). So Sam is the man.
Thoughts?
ETA: Unconnected thought about Dean--I read in some reviews of the ep that some people didn't like the scene where Dean talks to Sam's corpse because it felt redundant, that Dean didn't have to say those things out loud because the show already implies them. While I agree that the show does imply the love Dean feels for Sam, I think it was important for Dean to say those things out loud. First off, that scene mirrors the hospital scenes in "In My Time of Dying" with either Sam or John sitting by Dean's bedside. So a nice bit of continuity. Secondly, I think Dean suspects that Sam could be around listening to him; they haven't burned his bones yet. It's not outside the realm of possibility for Dean that Sam's spirit could be hearing him. Also and most importantly, I loved that scene because it was awesome.
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Date: 2007-05-21 12:17 pm (UTC)New seasons start approximately at the beginning of Sept. Late Augustish. FOREVER away, essentially. LOL