SpN non-spoilery eta:possible spoilers in comments

[roxy]

Behind a cut anyway, god forbid.
I'm feeling half and half. Some of the things made me go "Oh wow, omg!" and some of the things made me go "OMG, CARVER I HATE YOUR FUCKING GUTS" but I'm willing to wait. and let me say, Jared--just brilliant. Jensen was his usual excellent self, Misha was interesting, very bright, very engaging and Jared just about *killed* me. He did, he made me water up. SAAAAAAAAAAAM!!

I still want to kick Carver in the nuts. I don't think I've ever really felt this way about a showrunner and I watched Smallville for all the years. You SV peeps know what I mean.

Comments

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

Damn it! I've still got about 40 minutes before I get to watch. Hmmph!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh girl! I'm so on the edge with it! I'll tell you this though--this is one of the most beautiful eps I think they've ever had. The lighting, the color--*stunning! *

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

Thought you'd appreciate this, hon!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT YOU ARE THE BEST BELOVED!!!

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

It was supposed to be all nine intros, but I'm kinda html illiterate, so. . .

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh well, the trick to that is to hang out with folks who are even more html illiterate...*roxy be all happily mesmerized by shiny, pretty piktures*

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

As long as my Snuggles is happy! Now, I'm off to finally watch SHOW!!!!! *braces self*

Here's another (delightfully freckly) goody for my sweetums:

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THE FRECKLY FACE!!!

All the other Roses are freckle faces too, though they deny it like I'm accusing them of being rabid. Why-come I know not. I like it. :)

[rednihilist.livejournal.com]

Welp, I watched it. Best parts: Cas' initiation into mortality (hellllloooo, Misha in only boxers!), Dean and Ezekiel haggling, and my favorite, Death, making a cameo (with bonus points for Crowley pouting in the trunk and faux-Bobby). Overall, I'm ambivalent and, dare I say it, underwhelmed. But, like you mentioned earlier, I stuck out Smallville for ten fuckin' seasons, so this isn't an altogether unfamiliar position with regard to Show. Still, this premiere was decent--better than three and five but can't hold a candle to two or four. I think SpN's season premieres almost adhere to the Star Trek movies rule of evens and odds, evens rocking and odds fucking blowing.

So, we'll see. I'll love it even and especially when I hate it because it's our boys, right?

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I'm happier today than I was yesterday which now that I think of it seems to be the way I roll. And yes, nothing but nothing beats our boys. Unless it's me in some of my kinkier fantasies.....

[tabaqui]

DUDE! For why? What are you hating?
*flails*
*is baffled*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I went into it with other expectations--in this instance, it would have been better if I'd caught spoilers. One the one hand, I like what they've done in terms of what the actors can do with it, on the other hand, I was hoping for an end to secrets. But aside from that, it was one of the most beautiful opening eps ever, and one of the strongest in my opinion, since the sixth season opener. It was odd because I'd gotten used to the time jumps and I kept waiting for Sam to look healed, lol!

I was horrified that Dean let Sam get possessed but realistically, it had to be done or no Sam, I get that. Then again, Cas looked very pleased to hear that the angel that repsonded to Dean was Esekiel. That's good, right?

[tabaqui]

Yes, secrets suck, and Dean looked *so gutted*, but he's right in that if Sam rejects Ezekiel/Esekiel out of hand, he'll die. And Sam's 'i want it over' notwithstanding.....

THAT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!! :)
It *was* gorgeous, wasn't it?
*happy sigh*

What were you expecting? I must know.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't even know what I was expecting--it was that kind of thing you know? I guess I wanted Sam healed, and the brothers finally on the path to straightening their shit out. But as I was lounging back and drinking my half-caf coffee, it occurred to me that their shit will never get ironed out and that's family and that's RL. Doesn't mean that they don't have each others back forever and beyond.

So, Ezekiel must be the Angel of Slippery Business, 'cause that was slick as hell the way he got permission from Sam. I WANT TO REWATCH it right now but I have an early day at work tomorrow and it would be wrong to go in late because I was up late watching my show again...or would it?

[tabaqui]

Yeah, i get it. You have these kind of nebulous *thoughts* and it's all rosy and hazy and pretty. But you're 100 percent right - family is messy, so...mess it is. :)

He's he Angel of Feeling Up Sammy which, you know....
Whoo!

Oh, yes. It would be...so terribly....wrong.
*snort*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

He's he Angel of Feeling Up Sammy which, you know....

*FALLS DOWN LAUGHING*

Oh yeah, he just suddenly became my fav angel, lol!!

Oh good, so when I come in late and stuff tomorrow, I can say "My doctor, Dr. Tabaqui, world-famous headologist, advised that I approach work slowly and with caution, so...."

[tabaqui]

MINE TOO.
:)

"Yes, Miss Rose needs at *least* an extra hour every morning to orient herself for social interaction that does not include attractive young men. Unless you intend to provide attractive young men for her. Perhaps we should discuss that."
*peers over glasses*
*puffs pipe*
*ahem, ahem, ahem*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh Dr. Tabaqui, you are so wise! (the pipe is a dead-give-away, all headologists smoke a pipe. true fax).

[tabaqui]

You can pay the receptionist.
*grooms mustache*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! *fluffs bangs, flutters lashes coquettishly*

What a handsome mustache!

Wait, I have no bangs...WHO AM I???



Dang these unexpected possessions.

[tabaqui]

*snickers madly*

Better than a surprise!mustache!

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

Haven't watched yet, it'll be morning, but I had to peek here after seeing tebtosca;s strong anti-Carver sentiment. AAAHHH! Better believe I'm gonna be watching as soon as Ethan is on the schoolbus!!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

It's thought provoking for sure. I hated Carer last year and I haven't changed my mind yet. mind you, I'm in the (apparently) small minority who loved Sera.

[fourtenpm.livejournal.com]

I loved Sera too. I didn't really hate Carver until tonight. This whole story is so wrong, yet it got me hooked. If this episode is anything to go by, I think I'm going to hate-love season 9.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking season 9 is going to be one of those seasons--when it's good, it's very, very good and when it's not, very not. Still, having had time to reflect, the ep was actually pretty much straight up fanfiction and darn good fanfiction at that, so I'll be on board. :)

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

I mostly enjoyed, but did have a few "OMG, CARVER I HATE YOUR FUCKING GUTS" moments. All in all I'm happy.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

All in all, I am pleased. I'll have to watch it again though. :)

[gingersnap1224.livejournal.com]

I've always felt the season premieres were a little weak, with the exception of 2 and 4. I thought this one was on the better side though. I wanted to be done with the secrets, but that's unrealistic. It wouldn't be Supernatural without the Dean angst. It was really hard to watch Dean not be able to let go of Sam.

It was a beautiful ep.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

It was a truly beautiful ep and you speak the truth.

Ah, SpN, I just can't quit you!

[sowell.livejournal.com]

I really loved it.

Because the Ezekiel thing is outright rapey and Sam was, like, AT PEACE and had Death's approval and promise of it being over, and Dean KNEW that and went ahead anyway because a) he is not and never will be ready to live without Sam, and b) he thinks saving Sam's life is always the right choice, whether or not Sam wants it.

And it all sucks, and I don't know how Sam will forgive it, especially since Dean's keeping it from him, but this is, like, what the show's about. This struggle and this codependence and this intense love between the two of them, and it makes for SUCH GOOD DRAMA.

Jared is so fantastic. And I'm pretty psyched for human Cas.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, to all of that. :D

[myownghost.livejournal.com]

Oh, Roxy, good thing you've never been in the Glee fandom. Ryan Murphy is looked upon as the anti-Christ, honest to goodness. I think he's evil.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

More evil than AlMiles? :D

[myownghost.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think so. But maybe my memory has softened on that front over the years. Every once in a while, there'll be a Michael- and/or Tom-related gifset at Tumblr, and I'll go gaga for them all over again, so at least I'm remembering the GOOD stuff. :)