What was that...

[starrylizard]

like the fifth crack episode in a row? Has Supernatural lost the plot completely?

Yes it's mildly amusing. Although, that is about the fourth (possibly fifth?) time over the series they've given Sam an uncomfortable itch for their own amusement... and it was wearing really thin last episode. Yep, that's two episodes in a row Sam has itched for a cheap laugh.

Don't get me wrong, I did actually giggle through much of this episode unlike some of their other crack episodes (I generally like the crack episodes, but usually they are interspersed as one or two eps in a season, right?), BUT where is the apocalypse?

My personal theory is that Kripke, after stating he only had five seasons of material, has now realised that the Js were signed on for six. And I suspect he's been paid a lot of money by the CW to streeeeetch his one last season of material out into two seasons. Therefore all this filler is just that, filler.

Then my experience with watching all billionty seasons of the XFiles where the poor actors were locked into contracts in a similar fashion may simply have made me jaded.

Kripke, please do something to make me believe again. Not that I won't watch anyway (the J's are good and the bits of plot you're giving us are interesting), but it's not the show I fell in love with any more.

Toodles
Me

P.S. I still love Supernatural. Please don't hate me. :P

Comments

[ficwriter1966.livejournal.com]

I agree with you totally! Although he's just following a habit he set up almost at the beginning. Looking for Dad? Looking for the Colt? Looking for Lilith? Looking for a way out of Dean's deal? And now, looking for a way to stop the Apocalypse?

"Well, hell, we're not finding anything, so let's just drive a thousand miles and spend a week or two investigating this random thing."

That played *almost* all right when the stakes were less high. But now it's the APOCALYPSE! After showing us what was going on so beautifully in 5.02 and 5.04, all they do is stand around, do a bit of hand-wringing, and then chase random, cracky things. I think the truth is that Kripke has no solid idea how to build this story toward the finale he planned, one good strong step at a time. As you said, he's just throwing things in as filler, and figuring if the characters keep *saying* it's the Apocalypse, that's good enough. I find that wildly annoying.

He's said any number of times that absolutely yes, the Apocalypse-Lucifer situation will wind up with 5.22. Which is good, because the half of the fandom that doesn't hate it is frustrated with the way he keeps ignoring his own story. We've got 14 episodes left, and I'd be willing to be that no more than 6 of them are strong storyline episodes like 5.02 and 5.04.

[starrylizard.livejournal.com]

Yep, I agree with you on the pattern, but there's more than that too. Like the fact that the side stories used to generally be much more thrilling, rather than over-the-top silly and when they were silly they were more understated. And the small moments that have always made the show for me were just that, small. They didn't feel the need to spell them out in neon in case you missed them. A word, a look. A lot of the most memorable brotherly moments were memorable for what they didn't say rather than what they did. This season, Dean can't seem to stop talking and it's weirding me out.

And then there's the missing apocalypse. And the non-stop crack. I'm still watching and hoping, but right now it's become a show I watch rather than the sweetener that once got me though the week.

And now I really do sound like I'm griping, which I was trying to avoid, so... *smish* Have a nice week.

Here's hoping there really is a Kripke plan and the pieces start coming together next week.