Supernatural 3x16 - No Rest for The Wicked

[loony_moony]

First of all? HOLY FUCKING CRAP.

Secondly? BEWARE OF THE CAPSLOCK AND SOBBING!

I'm just. I'm SO GLAD it's Kripke who writes the premieres and finales every season because DAMN, IS HE GOOD. He just SETS THE MOOD for a FULL SEASON and lets the other writers fill in the blanks for so much of the time, but GAH. GAH, PEOPLE. HE'S JUST SO GOOD.

Holy fuck, people. This episode gave us funny, family, CRACK, Impala, AWESOMENESS and HOLY CRAP MAN PAIN IN LEVELS I PERSONALLY CAN'T WITHSTAND. MY HEART IS NOT A STRONG ONE, IT APPEARS. (ETA: ALSO SEX. HELLO, JENSEN ACKLES' CROTCH IN OBSCENELY TIGHT DENIM, FOR FIVE FULL MINUTES)

Okay, okay. DEEEEEP BREATH.

Firstly? OMFG WITH THE "CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON". THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT. TRADITION! (I admit there was a tiny little part of me who was hoping they might get premission and funding to use Led Zep's "Black Dog", but yeah, that'll never happen)
AWESOME RECAP OF AWESOMENESS. I noticed there was a distinct lack of usage of any footage from "Mystery Spot" which should've ticked SO MANY ALARMS for me. Because now DEAN'S DEAD and Sam's gonna have to bacome a MONSTER to save him, in a scenario very much like the Orpheus one, as heidi8 pointed out. And WHERE ALSO THIS HAS HAPPENED, DO YOU ASK? OH YEAH. "MYSTERY SPOT".

And then OH DEAN. You first think it's a nightmare he's having, but it's actually a FULL-BLOWN HALLUCINATION, and you have to wonder how sleep-deprived he is at this point, and how terrified. And if his gaze pierces through the veil of Hell, how come when he SEES Sam's "real face", apparently (which TERRIFIED THE SHIT OUTTA ME, LET ME TELL YOU), he doesn't say a WORD about it, not even to Bobby. And Sam was smiling SO CREEPILY TOO. And you know what his "real face" reminded me of? THE PAGAN GODS. HELLO, JEREMY CARVER, I'M BEGINNING TO SEE A TREND.

And then BOBBY! BOBBY BEING AMAZING! BOBBY BEING AWESOME AND BADASS AND HIS "FAMILY DON'T END WITH BLOOD, BOY" LINE FUCKING BROKE ME. And he SURVIVED, HOLY FUCK. HE SURVIVED. Bobby is officially THE NEW JOHN WINCHESTER, WITHOUT THE PREMATURE DYING PART, HOPEFULLY.

And then SUMMONING RUBY. Oh GOD, THAT SCENE. It's like, HELLO, FULL ON MYSOGYNY AND THEN SHE KICKS BOTH THEIR ASSES AND I'M LIKE "YEAH! THAT'S FOR EVERY FUCKING WOMAN YOU SPN ASSHOLES KILLED/TORTURED/MAIMED/HUMILIATED THIS SEASON". It's not even 15 minutes into the episode, and Dean already HITS A GIRL. AND THEN. Let me reiterate: SHE KICKS. THEIR ASSES. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!
And then they steal her knife and leave her there, and somehow she gets out and it's a vaguely disguised plothole WHICH I'LL FORGIVE KRIPKE FOR, BECAUSE HE IS AWESOME.

BUT THEN. OH THEN, WE GET THE DRIVING SCENE. I HAVE NO THROAT LEFT. IT'S A VERY BAD THING, IF YOU KNEW WHAT I DO MOST OF MY DAYS. They drive the car and Dean puts BON JOVI ON and everyone. Fucking EVERYONE'S FIRST THOUGHT IS "DEAN? BON JOVI? DEAN WINCHESTER, FANBOY OF ALL CLASSIC ROCK? BON JOVI?" And even SAM had a WTF face on and then THEY STARTED FUCKING HOWLING THE SONG. They knew ALL THE LYRICS. And you know what's BEST about that scene? YEP. JARED AND JENSEN IN THE IMPALA, BELTING TO BON JOVI LIKE THEY'RE FANBOYS, UNAPOLOGETICALLY LOUD AND BAD. YES!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, SHOW! YES!!! My throat was GONE by the end of that scene, when the EMO sets back in, but HOLY CRIPES THIS WAS MADE OF SUCH CRACKY GOODNESS I NEVER WANTED IT TO END. Damn you Kripke FOR MAKING ME FEEL SO GOOD, THEN HURTING ME SO BAD AT THE END. DAMN YOU.

And holy CRAP. LILITH. She takes a vacation by possessing another tiny little girl, and making a demon army fucking possess the rest of the girl's neighborhood while she slowly, methodically TORTURES THE GIRL'S FAMILY TO DEATH. My GOD, that was the creepiest, evillest fucking evil!kid scenario I have EVER SEEN. It was HORRIFYING. HOW IS KRIPKE SO GOOD, HOW.

And then the Winchesters and Bobby and Ruby charge onto the place! FIGHT TIME! That's what I'm talking about. The Winchesters going down swinging just like their daddy taught them. Like a fucking warrior's death. Well, except for the whole stabbing innocent vessels to death to kill the demons, but still. Collateral damage has to happen when you go on a full fucking WAR on Hell's big fish.

And then. OH GOD. DEAN. DEEEEEEN. HE GIVES UP. AND SAM. AND OH GOD. JENSEN WAS HURTING ME AND KILLING ME AND I WAS TREMBLING ALL OVER AND OH GOD. THE SORROW. THE DESPAIR. IT WAS BEYOND MAN PAIN. And Ruby saying "I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy" like Dean was her worst enemy and at the same time not. And then HA, CURVEBALL. RUBY BECOMES LILITH. And Lilith sets the HELLHOUND on Dean and OH GOD OH GOD I DON'T THINK I CAN WATCH THIS SCENE AGAIN BECAUSE DEAN. SAM. THEY SCREAM THEIR LUNGS OUT IN PAIN AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD ANYTHING QUITE THIS INHUMAN FROM THEM, OR ANYONE ELSE AS A MATTER OF FACT. And then Lilith tries her nuclear blow up of doom on Sam only WHAT. HOW COME IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AND OF COURSE THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH NEXT SEASON. And Sam ALMOST gets her and she runs away and HI NEW YED-TYPE NEMESIS. HIS NAME IS SAMUEL WINCHESTER. YOU KILLED HIS BROTHER. PREPARE TO DIE.
Because we had SO MANY MOMENTS this episode to set the fact that Sam and Dean are like THIS CLOSE and god is it unhealthy and possessive and desperate and Dean sees it. DEAN. He sees the big picture for the first time in AGES and SAM DOESN'T. Dean learns the Trickster's lesson without Sam telling him about it even. "Sometimes you just gotta let people go". YES. Kripke is SO taking a leaf outta carver's book on this one, or is it mutual genius because I DUNNO, PEOPLE. I'm kinda surprised my brain hasn't MELTED DOWN, FRANKLY. And JARED. AND JENSEN. YOU GUYS. MY GOD. YOUR BEST ONE YET? DEFINITELY. I started CRYING AND CRYING when Sam clutched Dean and this has NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I BROKE DOWN.

In conclusion? ILU JARED AND JENSEN. ILU KRIPKE AND KIM. NOW GIVE ME SEASON 4 NEXT WEEK, MOTHERFUCKERS, OR THERE'LL BE HELL TO PAY.

Okay, bad joke. :D

IN SEASON FOUR, GAY INCESTUOUS LOVE WILL LITERALLY PIERCE THROUGH THE VEIL OF DEATH AND SAVE THE DAY. OR DEAN FROM HELL AND RESTORE HIM IN HIS HOT, HOT BODY. DOWN TO THE WONKY EYE, KRIPKE. DON'T FORGET THAT ONE.

GOD, I LOVE YOU, SHOW. THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT.

Also I'm really amused by the thought that somewhere in Pennsylvania, Jensen was sitting in front of the TV and laughing at Chad Michael Murray's hair in the ads for One Tree Hill's season finale, just like me.

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[kashmir1.livejournal.com]

somewhere in Pennsylvania, Jensen was sitting in front of the TV and laughing at Chad Michael Murray's hair in the ads for One Tree Hill's season finale, just like me.

HAHA ME TOO. (Down to the somewhere in PA part)

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

You KNOW he did that. He was sitting in his hotel room with a cold beer, watching the finale JUST LIKE THE REST OF US. And then after it ended, HE CALLED JARED. :D :D :D

[imagines.livejournal.com]

Here from spn_woohoo. HI HI HI! Welcome to comm! :D *waves* I am Kat and I hope you stay.

...I didn't actually know that Kripke writes the premieres and finales. (I'm new to SPN just this year, and also I avoid watching the credits for that way lies spoilerage. XD; ) DAMN THAT'S SO COOL.

HOLY CRAP MAN PAIN. HOLY CRAP JENSEN'S CROTCH.

Aaaah, I was not the only one madly in love with that recap! I was sososo hoping for a good one, and oh, did Show deliver indeed.

WAIIIIT. OKAY I MAY HAVE MISSED SOMETHING. WAS that Sam's "real face"? Because I thought that was the hallucination, and the helldogs thing in the beginning was a dream, and...I'm gonna have to rewatch this one, jeez. OH MY GOD, PAGAN GODS. D8

I AM SHOCKED THAT BOBBY LIVED. HOW.

DRIVING SCENE = BEST SCENE EVERRRRRR. BEST. EVER. Such a good feeling, yeah, and I almost believed it was gonna be okay. DAMN YOU KRIPKE.

She takes a vacation

...holy hell. I didn't even...wow. THAT'S what Ruby meant? Ugh.

WHEN did Ruby become Lilith? I missed that moment! I missed a lot! I was rather focused on Dean! ;_____;

I will nevereverever be able to watch That Scene ever again. NEVER. I don't want to hear them screaming. Or crying. I can't. JESUS, KRIPKE, YOU PULLED NO PUNCHES. Also, dear Jensen and Jared, YOU HAVE KILLED ME WITH YOUR AMAZING ACTING. *SOBS*

HIS NAME IS SAMUEL WINCHESTER. YOU KILLED HIS BROTHER. PREPARE TO DIE.

AHAHAHAHA

oh, sweet darling delicious show. ♥

Jensen was sitting in front of the TV and laughing at Chad Michael Murray's hair in the ads for One Tree Hill's season finale, just like me.

Oh, you too? XD

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Hiiiii! :D yay I didn't screw my first post! :D

WAS that Sam's "real face"? Because I thought that was the hallucination, and the helldogs thing in the beginning was a dream, and...I'm gonna have to rewatch this one, jeez.

I THINK SO. Because when he comes out of the hallucination, Sam tells him Bobby found a way to find Lilith, and THEN the face thing happens, which leads me to believe Dean really did see Sam's real face that moment, and was ROYALLY FREAKED THE FUCK OUT, LIKE ME.

Also I missed the moment Ruby changed into Lilith too! I think it was either really subtly done, or we just ddin't see it at all. SNEAKY SHOW.

Oh, you too? XD

ME TOO. JARED THREE. Probably everyone who saw it FOUR. xD

[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

And Sam ALMOST gets her and she runs away and HI NEW YED-TYPE NEMESIS. HIS NAME IS SAMUEL WINCHESTER. YOU KILLED HIS BROTHER. PREPARE TO DIE. Hells yeah! Sam is going to go postal on anything in his way to fix Dean.

IN SEASON FOUR, GAY INCESTUOUS LOVE WILL LITERALLY PIERCE THROUGH THE VEIL OF DEATH AND SAVE THE DAY. OR DEAN FROM HELL AND RESTORE HIM IN HIS HOT, HOT BODY. HELLS FUCKING YEAH! Loves this.......

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Dude. SAM. They're gonna pull all the stops with him next season. THEY HAVE TO. DEEEEEEEN!!!

Hi by the way! :D

*Dean will be okay Dean will be okay Dean will be okay*

[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

Hi right back to yourself. Yet I'm just a visitor in this community tonight. No one was really saying much over at my Flist, so I poked around some and hit some other communities.

They have to pull out all the stops for next season. Kripke had a 5 year plan, this was a shortened 3rd season, therefore next season's gotta be completely insane and off the charts.

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[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know. I've seen a couple of reaction posts on my flist, but the vast majority is still silent. Probably because they missed the airing/it hasn't aired yet in their area/they're waiting for the download which HASN'T ARRIVED YET, WTF.

Oh god. I'm SO hoping for an extended fourth or fifth season! Kripke saying SPN has a five season plan pretty much BROKE MY HEART, I must say. I know it's for the best, but still. D:

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[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

"Do these tacos taste funny to you. HEAT OF THE MOMENT!"

Yeah, I know. I've seen a couple of reaction posts on my flist, but the vast majority is still silent. Probably because they missed the airing/it hasn't aired yet in their area/they're waiting for the download which HASN'T ARRIVED YET, WTF. I think part of it too is that some people were disappointed with the episode. Which I agree it could have been alot better than it was, but all things considered (gorram writer's strike) it could have been way worse.

Rumors I'm hearing tell me that we won't get any extended seasons 4th or 5th (if we get the 5th). The 5 year plan broke my heart too, but it makes sense if you think about it in the long run.

*uses my taco Dean icon too* I love tacos for that to be in an episode, made me crazy happy despite all the issues with "Mystery Spot".

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[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Hafta say, I'd be surprised if so many people were disappointed by the episode. I mean, even the harsher critics on my flist were impressed tonight. I'm finding it hard to believe this is the reason for fandom being rather softspoken.

I'm hoping very much we get the fifth, especially if the rumors of Dawn Ostroff getting the sack are true. There are also rumors of the WB wanting SPN back on their channel and relaunch it or something. I don't know.

TACOS. HEAD BOPPING. GARGLING. Dean was made of LOVE in "Mystery Spot". :D

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[prncssflutterby.livejournal.com]

Hafta say, I'd be surprised if so many people were disappointed by the episode. I mean, even the harsher critics on my flist were impressed tonight. I'm finding it hard to believe this is the reason for fandom being rather softspoken. I'm getting about a lot of different reactions from what I'm finding a lot of poeple liked it, and some were all "Meh, it should've been like this..."

I'm hoping very much we get the fifth, especially if the rumors of Dawn Ostroff getting the sack are true. There are also rumors of the WB wanting SPN back on their channel and relaunch it or something. I don't know. I hope we get a 5th season too! *Wait who's Dawn Ostroff? I must not pay enough attention to the credits. Too distrated by SamandDean.* Wait WB merged wtih UPN to make CW how can WB want SPN back when they still have it? *is confused*

TACOS. HEAD BOPPING. GARGLING. Dean was made of LOVE in "Mystery Spot". :D I loved Mystery Spot upon the second viewing! The original airing here in Chicago had a news interruption at the beginning so I missed the bra scene, then I had to deal with Dean dying a billion times. Upon second viewing I found the funny and the dog/ tacos/ sausage/ shower/ electrocution and all the funny....

Duuuude it's almost 1am here... I should go get some sleep before I work tomorrow. I pop back over either later or tomorrow to spaz more because I think I'm going to go watch it again (well minus the end of course)...

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[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Dawn Ostroff is the head exec of CW. The CW network is actually a merge of WB and UPN, I think. Dawn Ostroff was unashamedly probably one of the worst tv execs around in the past few years, and my opinion of her does not improve when I see how she treats Supernatural, like it's a leper in her network, and then promotes the shit outta shows like ANTM and the new Beverly Hills 90210. There are rumors she's getting fired this summer (about time, imho), and that the WB is really unhappy with the CW, and wants to break off, and buy some the shows in it, SPN included.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

When Bobby snarled "Family don't end with blood!" I whooped on the couch. (Although, in a scary real way, the Winchester family always seems to end with blood...)

Belting out Bon Jovi in the car...I cheered and I nearly wept too. It was like both of them were giving the finger to Lilith by just flat-out enjoying themselves, the music, and each other's bad singing like it was mid-Season One and not hours before the butcher's bill comes due.

Little Lilith and Billy Mumy's Anthony totally need to date each other so they can wish people into the cornfield together. It's like a poisoned Hallmark Card or something.

And the man pain, oh Christ man pain. Notice how many times they both veered away from The Words, like they were magnetic poles. If they say the words out loud to each other, it's as good as confessing that they'll never see each other again. (I half expected their last exchange to be a whispered, "Jerk," "Bitch" -- but that would have broken me.)

Jared, sweetie, you have just freakin' blossomed this season. Jensen's always been brilliant. But that last scene, of Sam melting with grief, just carved my heart right out.

But. Sam has the knife. Sam has the (dormant, not gone) demon-gifts. Sam has the Teacher (Bobby). And Sam has the duty, as the Hero of Kripke's mythology, to descend into the Underworld.

I end with a passage I've meditated upon a LOT this past season, and so much this last episode. River Tam, speaking to her wounded older brother when things were at their very worst in Serenity:

"You're my big brother. You've always taken such good care of me. ...My turn."

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Just. YES. :D <3

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Sing it, sister! You write the best recaps. *g*

I confess I've been one of those people disappointed by the last few eps, post-strike, and I thought it was pretty clear what plot-points this finale was going to contain, but GOD DAMN! They did a fucking amazing job of it anyway! It was creepier and awesomer and angstier and funnier than I had dared to hope.

And OMFG - singing Bon Jovi *was* "socially awkward," Dean, man - no two ways about it.

I can't wait to see how Sammy saves his soul. (And it's nice that Jared's acting is improving along with the focus on Sam. Although to be fair, he might have been this good all along and Sam just wasn't showcasing it as well. Either way, I'm impressed with Jared/Sam's development.)

How fucking long are they making us wait? I might explode.

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Thanks dear. :D

I have to agree about the post-strike eps. They definitely weren't the best. I was particularly disappointed with the one Jeremy Carver allegedly wrote, because he was definitely bringing home the bacon in terms of season 3 eps. But the finale was AMAZING. Very much old school SPN, probably because it's Kripke.

singing Bon Jovi *was* "socially awkward," Dean, man - no two ways about it.

It TOTALLY was socially awkward, but it still worked on Sammy. Poor thing. Speaking of Sam, season 3 pretty much set the tone for him going dark side, but I'm surprised no one was very shocked when he actually looked demonic in the episode! I know Kripke spoiled the fans in the cons this year for this particular theme, but still, everyone seemed to take this complete new reveal in stride. I mean, I like this idea a lot, but in a way it looks like taking the highway, you know? Saying he can be evil simply because it's in his core being, not because he actually has to tarnish his soul a little, do things against his nature, as Ruby said. Hmph.

They're making us wait till SEPTEMBER, THE ASSHOLES. >:(

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

SEPTEMBER????????????????????????????

*is speechless for an embarassingly long time*

all i've got as a reaction to that is: nooooooooo! :(

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Yep. SUMMER HIATUS FOR THE EPIC FAIL. D:

[selene-rain.livejournal.com]

I am totally in love with you.

the end.

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Aw! :DDDD <3

[shannon-doll.livejournal.com]

Hi! *waves*
I typed something in google about Supernatural 3X16 and I somehow got redirected to your journal! O.o
But then I read your post and had to comment. LOL (so sorry this comment totally comes out of nowhere)

First off, best review ever!! But seriously how the hell is Dean going to come back with the same beautiful body!? Ah this finale killed me.
JENSEN AND JARED SINGING BON JOVI = GREATEST MOMENT EVER ♥ God those two make my heart melt.

and this:
Also I'm really amused by the thought that somewhere in Pennsylvania, Jensen was sitting in front of the TV and laughing at Chad Michael Murray's hair in the ads for One Tree Hill's season finale.
was EXACTLY what I was thinking. hah. He so totally phoned Jared about it afterwards :D

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Omg random google insanity FTW! Ahahahaha.

I had SO MUCH LOVE for J2 in the Bon Jovi scene. SO MUCH LOVE. It's kinda weird since I had a huge cringe attack in the "Silent Night" singing scene in AVSC. :D

[shannon-doll.livejournal.com]

HAHA Yeah the caroling in the Christmas episode was a little painful on the ears

Google is crazy. I swear I'm constantly being re-directed to the most random places! LOL but hurray for landing here!! That was sheer luck that I ended up someplace good : )

Do you mind if I friend you?

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Feel free to friend/defriend at will! I love fandom people squeeing around my journal. :D

[aislinn-tredor.livejournal.com]

how come when he SEES Sam's "real face", apparently (which TERRIFIED THE SHIT OUTTA ME, LET ME TELL YOU), he doesn't say a WORD about it,

It wasn't Sam's "real face" it was a hallucination.

If you re-watch "Crossroad Blues", the guy they saved from his deal had the exact same facial hallucination when he looked at his wife.

I can't wait for S4, I wasn't a fan of this season.

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

DUDE. Real face or hallucination (I have my benefit of the doubt here, because Dean was obviously awake, and Sam really was talking to him), it was scary.

This season was unstable, and had very bad moments. It's hard not to compare it with S2, which was mostly fantastic. However, this season also had some of the strongest moments in the entire series. I just. Hmph. I hope it was all Strike effect, that's all.