What I didn't get was why they needed the big conflict between Bobby and the boys' in the first place. It seemed like a ridiculously contrived excuse just to give Bobby yet another reason to yell and act put-upon. Which is pretty rich coming from the guy who spent all of season 5 whining and taking his frustrations out on everyone else (except Sam of course) for the choices that he, himself, made. I guess we should just be grateful that he included Sam in his tirade this time. But at least he apologized for being such an ass this time, which is more than he's done in the past.
RE the phone conversation with Dean that led to Bobby's self-righteous and self-indulgent meltdown, I think that's exactly the kind of writing that Jensen was talking about when he said the writers didn't seem to know how to write Dean anymore. I think we're supposed to see it as Dean being more open with his feelings after living in a relatively healthy relationship for the first time in his life, but it still felt kind OOC "soft" in the sense that I don't think Dean would call someone selfish just because they didn't have time to listen to him. I think he would just say that person was being a big dick and to call him back when said person got their head out of their ass and hang up. Or something.
Having said that, there was a lot I liked about this episode including Rufus, Crowley and the Sheriff and I thought the episode was had good pacing and felt more action-packed than the last three and it was a pretty fun romp. Naturally I'm giving Jensen credit for how it.
I have finally decided that the only way I can enjoy this show anymore is to just accept that the writers have one set of standards for Dean's behavior and everyone else gets let off the hook no matter how immoral, hypocritical, whiny or douchey they are. I choose to fanwank that it's because Dean is the true hero and moral center of the show and therefore needs to be held to those higher standards.
I was TWoP last night and I'm actually surprised at how overwhelmingly positive the response was for such Dean and Sam lite episode. I think a lot of that is goodwill towards Jensen and relief that he didn't fuck up the show and actually gave it back some of the more fun elements that have been missing for a while. But I also noted that a lot of people also felt the phone convo climax was the weakest part of the episode. *shrug*
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RE the phone conversation with Dean that led to Bobby's self-righteous and self-indulgent meltdown, I think that's exactly the kind of writing that Jensen was talking about when he said the writers didn't seem to know how to write Dean anymore. I think we're supposed to see it as Dean being more open with his feelings after living in a relatively healthy relationship for the first time in his life, but it still felt kind OOC "soft" in the sense that I don't think Dean would call someone selfish just because they didn't have time to listen to him. I think he would just say that person was being a big dick and to call him back when said person got their head out of their ass and hang up. Or something.
Having said that, there was a lot I liked about this episode including Rufus, Crowley and the Sheriff and I thought the episode was had good pacing and felt more action-packed than the last three and it was a pretty fun romp. Naturally I'm giving Jensen credit for how it.
I have finally decided that the only way I can enjoy this show anymore is to just accept that the writers have one set of standards for Dean's behavior and everyone else gets let off the hook no matter how immoral, hypocritical, whiny or douchey they are. I choose to fanwank that it's because Dean is the true hero and moral center of the show and therefore needs to be held to those higher standards.
I was TWoP last night and I'm actually surprised at how overwhelmingly positive the response was for such Dean and Sam lite episode. I think a lot of that is goodwill towards Jensen and relief that he didn't fuck up the show and actually gave it back some of the more fun elements that have been missing for a while. But I also noted that a lot of people also felt the phone convo climax was the weakest part of the episode. *shrug*