Weapons of Class Destruction

The biggest surprise, though, may be the return of 'Supernatural,' as series creator Eric Kripke has been hinting in interviews for months that its current fifth season would likely be the last for the franchise. What led to this about face is unknown, but if there's one thing we've learned by watching The CW's lineup of vampires, demons and supervillians, it's to always expect the unexpected.

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Honestly? I'm... mixed. I'm hoping that another season might mean going back to what I liked about the show to begin with as the past couple of season slowly (but, alas, surely) have sort of... lost me, as loathe as I might have been to admit it until recently.

This was discussed as a possibility even while Kripke was basically telling the press this was going to be the last season. I mean, hey, look how many more seasons the CW milked Smallville for waaaay after they'd proclaimed a finale and, let's face it, way, way, way after its prime. We'll see. I guess I'm just an optimistic person.

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Very much like that, actually. In my experience, at least!

And catching up on some fannish5 questions:

Name the five best uses of flashback/non-linear storytelling. Hum, I kind of stuck to single episodes here, because I could just say LOST and that would own all, truly, because it is the granddaddy of all nonlinear storytelling, in my opinion.

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Name 5 minor characters you wish had more screen time.

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And once more with this: Answer the questions using only episode titles.

Pick your Show: LOST

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Peace, Ghani

Okay, so I finally gave in and read some spoilers for season five of Supernatural and while I won't post here as not to tempt some of my spoilah-free sistahs, I just have to say that ( spoiler alert, spoiler alert ) Whooo hooo! *Does silly happy dance!*

Peace, Ghani

From rum_inspector: Hey, I think this might actually be the plot for one of RTD farewell Doctor Who specials, maybe the Christmas one! xD



And some FAIL:


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My brother's reaction is what makes that last one priceless: "Ew, he has a vagina?! I KNEW it!"

And the association meme from moetushie:

Association Meme: Comment to this post with 'comment!' and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given.

( Superheroes )

( Supernatural )

( Santiago Cabrera )

( Merlin )

( T4 )

Peace, Ghani

It certainly does! Still, those words of Castiel’s ring in my head, “Stop him, or we will,” along with Sam’s heartbreak over the angels’ disapproval of his powers. Can we hope that someday Sam will find at least personal redemption for his actions?

What Sam is doing isn't cut and dried. Basically, the way I look at it is to put myself in Sam's shoes. He can't do anything about the fact that he was dosed with demon blood when he was six months old, and it changed him forever. He's trying to make lemonade out of some seriously fucked up lemons. Which is what a hero would try to do. At this point, Sam's a pragmatist. He knows he can't change what he is. He's all about the results of his actions. So, yes: saving people.

Full interview here. She also talks a little bit about Ruby/Sam and her own concerns on the matter (and, no, she doesn't mention necrophilia! xP) Needless to say mild to moderates spoilers for the rest of the season.

It's interesting, and it makes me happy that the writers realize this and have it sorted personally, that fandom instantly embraced the angels word for word and almost collectively went, 'Well, if Castiel says Sam is doing bad things it must be true! Boo, Sam! Bad boy!' But he is doing good; he told Dean point blank that he's saving more possession victims than they ever did with conventional methods.

The idea of taking something bad inside of you and turning it to your own benefit is one, obviously, very near to my heart. I'm mentally ill and, while that doesn't quite compare to having demon blood in you that gives you super human powers, it's an awfully nifty source to draw from when I'm writing. I actually found it frustrating, beginning somewhere at the end of the last season, that Sam just plain refused to learn to use his powers when Lilith was running amok and it was possible for him to stop her. I didn't instantly think, "No, that'd be bad because it's bad!" I thought, "If you can use it to do good, it ain't bad anymore."

The angels have their own agenda and their using Dean in the same way that YED wanted to use Sam. Now, they're warriors of God, sow e assume that everything about their intentions, even if not their methods, are pure, but I don't. Certainly not after reading Kripke say that he was hugely inspired by Constantine.

Sera's one of the best influences on the show, she's certainly the best writer. I always have faith in Kripke and crew, but her focus and understanding just made my heart glow.

Peace, Ghani

When you see this, post another Supernatural quote in your LJ. Let's see how long this can go on.

Dean: I know what you're thinking Sam. Why did it have to be clowns?
Sam: Oh, give me a break.
Dean: You didn't think I remember, do you? Come on, you still bust out crying when you see Ronald McDonald on the television.
Sam: At least I'm not afraid of flying.
Dean: Planes crash!
Sam: And apparently clowns kill.

Ruby-centric clip from 3.09. Dean and Ruby interaction! Squee-erific and spoilerific, natch! "Witches are whores!" She knows me?! Hehehe!



Peace, Ghani

Thanks to shawnawitter for this:

Yay, finally, a still from Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Clicky on the thumbnail to view full:



( And a spoilery-ish observation )

I'm getting tired of reading fans running Shia down: "He's going to ruin the movies!"; "He's an awful actor, he's going to suck the life out of it!"; "Why did they need a popular teeny-bop star in it." Whine, whine, whine. Though the phrase "teeny-bop" is my own and proof that I'm getting really old! ;-P I was excited when Shia was cast; even though I was opposed to the idea of a son at first, I think he's a great actor with loads of charm and if anyone could pull it off and make a fantastic edition to Indy canon, it was him! Now, I understand if people are indifferent or just don't care for him all that much; you always have to allow for personal tastes. But this fuss that he's going to single-handedly kill the movie is absurd.

And some more goodies--Jeffrey Dean Morgan from People's Sexiest Man issue:



That's, um, that's some story he's got! =-O Especially compared to Bradley Cooper's:



Whose story is rather mundane despite the fact he has the most and the most prominent; he just can't compete with JDM's. I don't know if many people could! Ha!

Peace, Ghani

A supernatural fanvid to one of the most awesome songs ever, Haunted by Poe. Didn't make it myself, InsipidRamblings over on YouTube did, but wanted to share the goodness!



I think I'd have put more emphasis on the "And I will always miss you!" because the music gets really intense there. But, of course, it's easy for me to sit here on my ass and comment, innit? ;-P

Peace, Ghani