Everyone else is doing it , so why cant I?

[dephigravity]

I have to say I was more frustrated and disappointed with Swan Song than I was angered by it, though trust me the more i think about it the anger creeps in. So here is my take on the eppy...

I didn't mind the story a of the Impala and the flashbacks. In many ways it symbolized home to the boys. I guess I can wrap my head around that, they do spend an awful lot of time riding in her. In my opinion though 'home' isn't about a place or thing, it is a feeling of security, of love, and about being comfortable with yourself and others to let your guard down. While some see Sam's and Dean's home as the Impala, it could very well also be seen as any given motel room they stay at. I believe their true home is anywhere the two of them are together, they are more than family, they represent each other's homes, regardless of where that is for sure.

Moving on to the plan... It was a fool-hardy plan to begin with. I don't care how strong you are *cough*Sam*cough*, accepting Lucifer in and thinking you will be able to control him? Not gonna happen, even for a pious and extremely strong-willed man or woman (pious in Christianity only because we are talking Christian mythology here). You know what though, there was no way the season was going to end without at least one of our boys saying yes. So it had to be Sam, I am cool with that. I am a Sammyboy, he does need his redemption for Season 4 after all. I am not okay to regulating Dean to a punching bag or a prop though. If you are going to strip away his destiny as Michael's sword *cough* mother fucking Adam *cough* then at least let him be the one that brings Sam back form the brink, not the damned car! (See above statement on the Impala if you are lost yet).

I had a feeling Castiel, Bobby, and Sam were all going to die. I was so freaking happy when Lucifer turned angelboy into human confetti, you have no idea! Castiel could have been an amazing character, instead he was always just there for comedic relief and to 'enlighten' the boys on all things angelic. He was never around enough for me to become attached to him. Bobby I was sad to see go, at least he was in full hero mode and not whiny self-pitying Bobby! Then the resurrections happened. Castiel? NO, for the love of Sammy just let him go away! Bobby? Thank God, with all this talk about Jim saying it was his last episode I thought it was a forgone conclusion that he wasn't coming back. Now there is hope for next season we may see kick-ass Bobby again. Sam's death I understood, we needed a true sacrifice and honestly i am glad he pulled in Adam/ Michael into the pit with him! There was no way this episode, or at least the Season 6 premiere, was not going to have him being resurrected.

The one thing I was truly angry about was God. Now Chuck as God is debatable. Some think he was an angel, others think he just was whisked away, and then others saw him as God.I think by the writing, Kripke clearly wrote himself in as Chuck/ God. This just seemed too convenient. It seemed like they skimmed all of the fan communities to see God speculations, then chose who came up the least often. Chuck sounded very pompous about his fan and story endings commentary, solidified my God is an asshole stance.

And the ending...

I get Sam making Dean promise to leave a normal life with Lisa, I do. What I don't get is how fast they made it happen. A simple 2 months later (or more) would have worked perfectly. Dean was going to go to Lisa, obviously, but they could have had him grieve over Sam just a little bit longer. It was just to rushed for my liking. Sam showing up at the end was a nice touch. Now some have speculated as to whether it was Sam, a demon, or Lucifer... to me by Chuck/ God's
voice over it is obvious that he brought him back. The streetlight was just there to show something was happening. It would have been unsettling to just have Sam staring in through the window, without any hint as to how he got there.

There were way to many loose ends.
The Horsemen, The Antichrist, Raphael, Rufus, Crowley, Bobby's soul, the amulet... there are countless plot holes that they didn't even bother to wrap up!

So the last thing I feel I need to say is...

The whole Unpocalypse storyline was a dud, it left me wanting so much more. Fire and brimstone, armies of angels and hunters vs hordes of demons, bad-ass Michael and Lucifer battling and laying waste to the world; where was all of this? The Apocalypse should have been a battle royale not a limp-dicked stare down. Kripke, you drug this out over two years for that? Seriously, you need to stop reading the Twilight books for inspiration. A climax should be CLIMACTIC, not limping until someone puts it out of its misery.

I am still a fan of Supernatural, and will always be so. I enjoyed season 5 overall, though it is probably one of my least favorite seasons. I will be back for Season 6, I just hope Sera can bring it back to what it once was.

Comments

[dcillusioned.livejournal.com]

We see eye to eye on a lot of the same things. I was highly disappointed in this ep. It could have been so much more and it just fell so flat for me. There were parts of the ep I liked, but overall... just ugh!

[dephigravity.livejournal.com]

This is kind of the way i feel about their big bads, they could have all been spectacular and instead they just kind of glide on by. I agree with ya too, there were some good things but...... lol