But IIRC back when "In My Time of Dying" aired and John summoned Azazel a fan looked up the symbol he was using and he was actually summoning Azazel
I hate to burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure the whole Azazel thing was copped from a terrific 1995 episode of The X-Files named "Die Hand Die Verletzt," which was directed by the same Kim Manners who went on to a big contributor to SPN. Been a while since I saw that ep, but I think they incorporated a symbol into that one as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if they got it right since The X-Files was exquisitely nitpicky about its research.
They could have gone the route of Sam being excluded from the circle of Dean and Mary's love, and show how sad his happiest memories really are
Maybe that's what they were going for, but it's not how it played. I often get the feeling that the show is trying for one thing and winding up with something else.
I usually can't even bring myself to start a debate.
Oh, I'd never even attempt to start a debate with her. Any critique of the show is dismissed as "hate" in her world so why bother? It's just fun to watch from the sidelines. You should be able to see my post now.
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Date: 2011-06-23 11:30 pm (UTC)I hate to burst your bubble but I'm pretty sure the whole Azazel thing was copped from a terrific 1995 episode of The X-Files named "Die Hand Die Verletzt," which was directed by the same Kim Manners who went on to a big contributor to SPN. Been a while since I saw that ep, but I think they incorporated a symbol into that one as well, and I wouldn't be surprised if they got it right since The X-Files was exquisitely nitpicky about its research.
They could have gone the route of Sam being excluded from the circle of Dean and Mary's love, and show how sad his happiest memories really are
Maybe that's what they were going for, but it's not how it played. I often get the feeling that the show is trying for one thing and winding up with something else.
I usually can't even bring myself to start a debate.
Oh, I'd never even attempt to start a debate with her. Any critique of the show is dismissed as "hate" in her world so why bother? It's just fun to watch from the sidelines. You should be able to see my post now.