Thoughts on S5 DVDs and recent S6 spoilers

[hells_half_acre]

S5 DVD - I really hope there's Kripke-commentary to the final episode (I'm sure there will be), and in it, I hope Kripke tells us how it would have ended if there'd been no S6. The production person said on twitter that there WERE rewrites once S6 was announced, but she can't tell us what they were. I'd love to know.

Because it occurred to me yesterday that Kripke's arc was indeed a tragedy. I remember reading a meta in the past year that pointed out that Supernatural was following the basic rules of a classic tragedy - and at the time, I thought "Nooooo" because although my favorite play is Hamlet, I don't actually like the fact that everybody dies in tragedies. I like it when people dog-sled off into the sunset to find the Hand of Franklin.

That being said, I don't mind that Kripke's arc was a tragedy, and that really illustrates how awesome Supernatural is, because here are some facts about me:

1)I don't like one hour dramas.
2)I don't like horror
3)I don't like it when my favorite characters die (and they mostly always do, because I tend to fall for the expendable crew member.)

Yet: My favorite show is Supernatural.

Anyway...I got off track there...let's talk about S6 spoilers:

1)There will be a time-jump
-You know, a lot of people are freaking out about this and I don't know why. I think it'd be way worse if Sam were to just show up after only a week or 2 months or 4 months - it would totally diminish the sacrifice he made, and it would also diminish the loyalty Dean is showing to him by trying with Lisa even though he wants to die or get Sam back. 

2)Jensen will direct an episode.
YAY! That's awesome. I can't wait. Also, if Jensen is directing, I'm assuming that it'll mostly be a Sam episode - because dude, Jensen is overworked as it is! So, that'll be neat.

Alright, well there isn't much point to this post, I'm just bored. So I'll go now.

Comments

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the problem with the amulet is that they DID have it pay off, just not in the way we were expecting. We wanted it to WORK, but they used it as a symbol. Ah well.

The thing with Chuck though, is that even if he wasn't God, there's absolutely no use for him anymore now that the apocalypse storyline is over. He's prophetting days are over, there's nothing to tie him into the story. At least this way we get some sort of closure with his character...otherwise it'd be years from now and we'd be saying "I wonder whatever happened to Chuck?"

Much like a lot of the characters, his days were numbered just because of the purpose he served.

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

He wasn't being particularly prophet-y in "The Real Ghostbusters". Or in "The End." (man, the End definitely puts him in the "jerk" category.) He could have still hung around! Don't burst my little bubble, here.

The amulet thing is confusing, because it was already a symbol, and then it was a plot coupon, and then it was a symbol of Castiel's faith (which seemed kind of shoehorned, but I could go with it), and I'm still puzzled by Dean throwing it away, because he never seemed to see it as a symbol for faith in God, and his relationship with Sam at that point did not seem worse than it had at the beginning of the season, when he was still reluctant to let go of it.

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

Who knows. But yeah, Chuck in the future was odd...unless you go with the theory that the "future" was all a Zachariah manipulation.

Technically, Dean HAD just got back from Heaven where he discovered that all Sam's happiest memories were his worst ones, and that Sam was happiest without him, and OUCH...so, to me it made sense that even as a symbol of brotherhood, Dean was in a foul enough mood to throw it away. But that's me. I think Dean was being pissy and he probably regretted it later, but since it appears Sam didn't have the thought to pull that thing out of the garbage, it's too late now for him to get it back. I bet he's really kicking himself now that his beloved brother is DEAD and IN HELL.

[claudiapriscus.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Yes. That's the mother of all guilt trips right there.

Ben: "hey, whatever happened to your weird necklace thing?"

Dean takes a swig of whisky: "I...lost it." A single perfect tear rolls down his manly cheek.

Ben: "You know, I think I liked it better when Mom was dating the lawyer."

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

LOL!! I love it!! Oh man...