Found this in my drafts. I reckon I started it late May, but never managed to finish it, or to recount the remaining season 3, 4 and 5 episodes I have since watched. 3 seasons in under 2 months isn't bad going. If you keep track of that sort of thing.
I wasn't in a great state for most of June so I was watching SPN but without any ability to write about it. Watching it gave me something to focus on and distract me from the awful shitstorm that is end of May and the whole of June.
By the time I had got into season 4 I realised that seasons 3-5 blend together really well, it's more like one loooong season than 3 separate ones. Of course, seasons 1 and 2 are also part of the story, but they feel more distinct to me. Season 1 is a show that is finding it's feet, that is developing the characters and working out what it wants to be. Season 2 is pure gold. It's very good horror and it's visibly and physically dark. Seasons 3 - 5 have a different feel. While the events of 1 and 2 are obviously key to the next 3, they just feel different to me. So perhaps recapping them all in one go (but several blog posts, don't worry), before I go into season 6 will be helpful. For me, at least.
I'm still bloody bowled over by how much I love such an aggressively masculine show. Usually shows which are so male don't resonate with me, I am very aware that they are not for me, but Supernatural, it grabs me and pulls me in and sinks it's teeth into me. I have discovered that there is a large queer and female fanbase, so it would seem that I am not the only atypical audience. A lot of the fanbase seem to be older women too, which delights me. I'm not sure I'd feel so comfortable chatting to other fans if they were mostly teenagers.
Anyway. What follows is a post I wrote back in late May. Enjoy. Or not.
This may be a flawed recap as it seems I didn't take many notes whilst watching it.
A) Who the fuck takes notes while watching a show. I realise I am odd.
B) I remember when I didn't have to take notes because I would not only remember the episode details, but I would also have the energy and brain function to be able to write things up straight after I watched the thing.
I do know that after the brilliance of season 2, this season was less interesting. The lighting and colours in the show changed too, it became a lot brighter, which saddened me a little. There's plenty of good stuff in the season though. Dean coming to terms with his deal, Sam struggling with finding out about it and his determination to save Dean, Dean's refusal to let Sam do anything. All of that, it's good to watch and absorb.
There are only 16 episodes in this season, I believe the writers strike cut it short. I think this worked out well as it meant the planned storylines were lengthened into the next season, which I think probably benefited them.
Ep 1 - The Magnificent 7. The boys fight the 7 deadly sins (demons). Dean is reckless due to his deal, but also depressed. I read him as having passive suicidal feelings. The brothers meet 2 other hunters who call them out for opening the gates of hell. That's quite a satisfying moment, because they really did fuck that one up. I think this is the first episode where there is a mention of the Boy King.
Ep 2 - the Kids are Alright
At this point I got the impression that Dean will spend this season fucking. I wasn't wrong. This episode he tries to hook up with an old shag - Lisa, who now has a son, Ben. My headcanon says that Ben is Dean's son, the show doesn't confirm this. We get to see what a normal family life would be Dean, and it's kind of heartbreaking.
The monster in this ep is a Changeling, stealing children and replacing them with scary fascimiles. It's quite a chilling episode.
I wasn't in a great state for most of June so I was watching SPN but without any ability to write about it. Watching it gave me something to focus on and distract me from the awful shitstorm that is end of May and the whole of June.
By the time I had got into season 4 I realised that seasons 3-5 blend together really well, it's more like one loooong season than 3 separate ones. Of course, seasons 1 and 2 are also part of the story, but they feel more distinct to me. Season 1 is a show that is finding it's feet, that is developing the characters and working out what it wants to be. Season 2 is pure gold. It's very good horror and it's visibly and physically dark. Seasons 3 - 5 have a different feel. While the events of 1 and 2 are obviously key to the next 3, they just feel different to me. So perhaps recapping them all in one go (but several blog posts, don't worry), before I go into season 6 will be helpful. For me, at least.
I'm still bloody bowled over by how much I love such an aggressively masculine show. Usually shows which are so male don't resonate with me, I am very aware that they are not for me, but Supernatural, it grabs me and pulls me in and sinks it's teeth into me. I have discovered that there is a large queer and female fanbase, so it would seem that I am not the only atypical audience. A lot of the fanbase seem to be older women too, which delights me. I'm not sure I'd feel so comfortable chatting to other fans if they were mostly teenagers.
Anyway. What follows is a post I wrote back in late May. Enjoy. Or not.
This may be a flawed recap as it seems I didn't take many notes whilst watching it.
A) Who the fuck takes notes while watching a show. I realise I am odd.
B) I remember when I didn't have to take notes because I would not only remember the episode details, but I would also have the energy and brain function to be able to write things up straight after I watched the thing.
I do know that after the brilliance of season 2, this season was less interesting. The lighting and colours in the show changed too, it became a lot brighter, which saddened me a little. There's plenty of good stuff in the season though. Dean coming to terms with his deal, Sam struggling with finding out about it and his determination to save Dean, Dean's refusal to let Sam do anything. All of that, it's good to watch and absorb.
There are only 16 episodes in this season, I believe the writers strike cut it short. I think this worked out well as it meant the planned storylines were lengthened into the next season, which I think probably benefited them.
Ep 1 - The Magnificent 7. The boys fight the 7 deadly sins (demons). Dean is reckless due to his deal, but also depressed. I read him as having passive suicidal feelings. The brothers meet 2 other hunters who call them out for opening the gates of hell. That's quite a satisfying moment, because they really did fuck that one up. I think this is the first episode where there is a mention of the Boy King.
Ep 2 - the Kids are Alright
At this point I got the impression that Dean will spend this season fucking. I wasn't wrong. This episode he tries to hook up with an old shag - Lisa, who now has a son, Ben. My headcanon says that Ben is Dean's son, the show doesn't confirm this. We get to see what a normal family life would be Dean, and it's kind of heartbreaking.
The monster in this ep is a Changeling, stealing children and replacing them with scary fascimiles. It's quite a chilling episode.
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