Open Supernatural Couch: “And Then There Were None”
Five little soldier boys going in for law,
One got in Chancery, and then there were Four.
The only one thinking clearly at this point is actually Bobby the idea to give up their guns is brilliant, in particular from the ‘con worm’s’ perspective. If ‘it’ gets all the guns out of its way, well, its job will be easier done… Perfect con worm, indeed.
Then, look for information. Shake a few trees. Follow Samuel to the bath room. Go in guns blazing. ‘Like Omaha?’ Uh-oh. I’m afraid we’ll probably never hear the whole story now that Rufus is dead.
There are open wounds connected to Omaha.
And there are still open wounds in the relationship of Sam, Dean and Samuel. Those are about to get uglier.
Sam: ‘So, you really can just go on?‘
Samuel: ‘Just because you’re Dr. Jekyll at the moment, doesn’t mean you get all high and mighty. Don’t forget we spent a year together.’
Sam: ‘Yeah, we did. We’re blood. And you still sold me out.‘
Samuel: ‘Trust me, what I did pales in comparison to what you did. On more than one occasion.’
(And I’m already sharpening the blade of my guillotine for his man’s beheading, ah, well, that sounds too slow, perhaps we should do it Mary-Stuart-style. They needed two blows to sever her head… oops, sorry. Bloodthirsty Balkan heritage coming through…)
Sam: ‘Alright. Tell me what I did.’
Dean: ‘Sam, come on.‘
Of course Dean is beginning to freak out again. He doesn’t show it on the outside, but I think it’s safe to assume, knowing the elder Winchester, that fear has been growing in his mind ever since Samuel started talking.
Dean: ‘The only reason you’re alive right now is because we’re working a job. The minute we kill this thing, you’re next.‘
Four little soldier boys going out to sea,
A red herring swallowed one and then there were Three.
Samuel is a cunning bastard, though. And they need their guns back, right away. So, they stick together, keep track ‘of this thing’. They are all skillful hunters, but Sam proves to be the most vigilant one he notices the booby trap wire before the more experienced hunters do. I like the idea that Sam kept a huge part of his soulless times in terms of perfected hunting skills. But then he stumbles into a trap, like in ‘Fresh Blood’ when Gordon separated the brothers with such a metal door. Dean almost lost his mind with worry back then. He does so, now.
A few years ago, Mr. Walker lost his head. Samuel is also about to meet his fate, since this time, Sam is an even more experienced, more cunning, and even more reckless man. Despite his obvious curiosity to learn more about the year they spent together, Sam doesn’t hesitate when his grandfather doesn’t heed his ‘stop.’
He is a man of tremendous self-control these days. He is dying to know. He is dying to know all the terrible deeds he committed to make amends, perhaps to wash his soul of those things (though probably not believing he ever will be able to), and now he is ready to kill the one man left who could draw back the curtains for him.
He’s shocked at what he did. But then I can’t completely shed the idea that Sam’s soul, having been in Hell such a long time, has made him more perceptible to evil, perhaps more sensible to feeling that Samuel wasn’t quite himself. And that perhaps vague notion made it easier for him to pull the trigger.
When it was necessary to kill someone, Sam never hesitated long. He killed Gordon Walker. He killed his grandfather because he was sure (spidey sense and all) that the worm was in Samuel. Whether this deed will continue haunting him remains to be seen.
My heart breaks for Sam, though, as he is forced to ponder the thought that he might have been wrong, cuffed by his suspicious fellows. No goo in Samuels ears (well, surely it can only be found when the worm has left the body. Here it is still enjoying its Campbell home). And Sam is, again, under suspicion. And, again, is exposed to the kind of pain guilt likes to build up in his heart because he might have killed a non-possessed man. The despair in his face grabs my soul with a firm grip. Oh, Sammy…
Rufus: ‘If anything crawls out of anybody, somebody step on it!’
Sam: ‘Yeah, don’t worry. I’ll watch Samuel, Dean’ll watch me.’
Three little soldier boys walking in the zoo,
A big bear hugged one and then there were Two.
The situation is not easy to digest, for neither of the Winchester brothers. Here they are, with their dead grandfather on the table. Kin, they killed. It’s not your usual day at the office. You don’t kill a relative every day. Sam can’t just accept it, while Dean’s loathing of the man allows him to give a clear distinction. It’s not blood that makes family. You’re family when you’ve earned it, just like Mary would have said.
It’s a definition that holds not necessarily connections through blood, but the quality of a social network that is characterized by integrity, honour, friendship and belonging. The kind of family that Bobby once threw into Dean’s face, a while ago in NoRestForTheWicked that ‘family don’t end with blood’.
It’s the kind of family that inspires love, trust, belonging and closeness and that is chosen, not simply established because of a genetic bond. And at this point, the extended Winchester family consists of Sam, Dean, Bobby and Rufus (and Lisa, Ben and Castiel, I’d say). Others, like Ellen and Jo, wait for them, hopefully, on the other side.
As Bobby and Rufus return to ‘play operation’ (do all hunters carry a cranial saw in their trunk?!), Bobby gets sentimental. Since Rufus brought up Omaha, the thought has been nagging at him. He feels the need to apologize. Because Bobby did something back in Omaha that cost the life of someone very dear to Rufus. Just the hint of it brings up so much pain in Rufus that it seems to sip from the screen onto my pine floor. He doesn’t want to talk about it, and he can’t forgive Bobby. He won’t. It was too bloody painful for him. But still even with such an issue standing between them, they can be as close as they are and entrust each other with their lives.
This kind of trust can’t be earned easily. Whatever it was that Bobby did, it didn’t destroy Rufus’ trust. It caused him a different kind of pain. The kind of pain that will stay with Bobby now, the guilt about what happened.
I think the damaged cord of the saw wakes the worm, still inside grandpa Campbell. He comes to life just as they are about to open his skull and brings on a wonderful action sequence. Sam and Dean acting in unison, Rufus and Bobby fighting the damned creature. And as Samuel gets fried, the worm crawls out, trying to save itself. And then it’s gone. Which leads to one of the most hilarious scenes of the episode four grown men checking their ears for goo. Good. I need a breather. Unfortunately they haven’t understood yet, that the worm leaves goo when it’s gone, not while it’s inside (else they would have seen some of it in Samuel’s ears before).
And then they go and check each other by giving each other electric shocks. Great idea. Allow me just a little medical nitpick here don’t try this at home. Electricity is not a light issue, and considering that it’s used in today’s torture techniques, it’s bloody painful. And men the age of Bobby or Rufus would probably land in a hospital and not walk around as healthily as Bobby does later on… ahem.
Unfortunately, Rufus’ good instinct costs him his life. The worm crawled into Bobby’s ear while he was out… and possessed Bobby kills one of his best friends. I feared there might be more deaths, but to see another soldier fall just hurts.
Two little soldier boys sitting in the sun,
One got frizzled up and then there was One.
What a terrible dilemma. The brothers don’t want to hurt their surrogate father, but they have to, to get the parasite out of him. ‘I’ve gotta message for you you’re all gonna die. She’s pissed. She’s here. And it’s gonna be nothing but pain for you from here on in.’ He’s creepy, alright. I have to commend Jim Beaver on what he does with his voice here. There is nothing left of the warm voice he usually owns.
Sam and Dean do what they think Bobby would want them to do, even if it means to endanger his life. Bobby wouldn’t want to live possessed, that’s for sure, and his boys take care of that. They electrocute him long enough till the worm is fried. It’s a wonder the man survives this ordeal, really.
In the end we are at a cemetery. Nice try, show, to make us fear it might be Bobby’s grave. But it’s Rufus’, and we are in a Jewish graveyard. Rufus might not have been the kosher kind of Jew, but religious enough to be buried among his own. Jews need to be buried right away, as soon as possible (except when the Sabbath presents an impediment). As a symbolic act often some Israel soil is interred with the deceased, so that they may rest in the soil of the Holy Land.
Since Bobby knew Rufus best and shared some history with him, it is his place to speak a few words of good-bye. Dear Bobby is stricken with a heavy heart because he did something in Omaha that Rufus could not let go of.
‘Well, he should have,’ offers Dean. ‘I mean at the end of the day, you two are family. Life is short. And ours is shorter than most. Somethings going to get us, eventually. And when my guts get ripped out, just so you two know, we’re good. Blanket apology for all the crap that anybody’s done, all the way around.’
‘Some of us pulled a lot of crap, Dean’, Sam says, meaning: are-you-sure-that-counts-for-me?
‘Well, clean slate.’
‘Okay.’ I don’t think, Sam is able to really believe the change in his brother’s attitude. There were times when Dean wasn’t able to forgive. The man has grown so much since then. He has experienced more pain since then. He has learned more about the issues in life that really matter and mercy is one of them.
Not being able to forgive a person works like slow, painful venom, and it poisons the mind of the one who feels wronged. In Dean’s soul it has worked its power too long, and it has burdened him even more, because I believe he wanted to forgive Sam, but couldn’t. He was at the mercy of the darkness that came with bitterness and anger directed at Sam, despite the love he felt for his brother, or perhaps because of it. The man he loved and needed the most had acted in ways Dean could not understand nor forgive.
He’s come a long way since then. This lovely human being has grown to an even stronger man, the kind of man who is willing to forgive. It takes considerable courage to do that. It is the kind of blessed mercy not easily found. ‘The quality of mercy is not strain’d. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven, upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; it blesseth him that gives and him that takes‘, to quote Shakespeare.
One little soldier boy left all alone,
He went and hung himself, and then there were None.
This will make them stronger, all of them. I only hope that each of them will be able to forgive themselves, too. Because if you can’t truly accept that someone forgives you, you will not lose the burden that your soul carries. Sam will have to find forgiveness within himself (the hardest part for this young man, who clings to his debts and looks so handsome in the jacket he wears here, sorry, kind readers, I couldn’t resist), and so will Bobby, and hopefully not at the bottom of another bottle of Johnny Walker Blue.
Since we are in a Jewish graveyard, a passage from the meditation recited just before the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, comes to mind: ‘I know that there is no one so righteous that they have not wronged another, financially or physically, through deed or speech. This pains my heart within me, because wrongs between humans and their fellow are not atoned by Yom Kippur, until the wronged one is appeased.
Because of this, my heart breaks within me, and my bones tremble; for even the day of death does not atone for such sins. Therefore I prostrate and beg before you, to have mercy on me, and grant me grace, compassion, and mercy in your eyes and in the eyes of all people.
For behold, I forgive with a final and resolved forgiveness anyone who has wronged me, whether in person or property, even if they slandered me, or spread falsehoods against me. So I release anyone who has injured me either in person or in property, or has committed any manner of sin that one may commit against another.’
This episode could mark another period in this family’s relationships. A deeper bond than they had, if that’s even possible. A stronger bond. One forged in the painful embers of disappointment and forgiveness, emerging like the proverbial phoenix. And isn’t that just a lovely thought?
Thank you for the atonement quote at the end. It certainly applies to what Dean said to Bobby and Sam. He is saying I forgive you. But at the same time, I can see Sm latching onto the other part of this prayer, the part that states you are not forgiven without the wronged one being appeased. Sam has a hard time forgiving himself and he will likely feel only restitution will help.
The message of this episode, one of forgiving, is strong. It was a powerful episode. Still wish we didn’t have to loose Rufus. 🙁
I fear you are right, alysha – Sam might just choose to cling to that. My heart aches at the thought, but, well, we know the younger Winchester. He’s very reliable in that department.
Thank you for your kind comment! And, yes, losing Rufus was very painful. I will miss him. A lot. He was, after all, family.
Best wishes, Jas
Hi Jas – I do love your couch articles.
This was such a tense episode (reminding me of the X-Files “Ice”) that things happened so fast I could hardly comprehend the goings on. I was so shocked when Dean killed Gwen and seemed not to be too upset about it. That was one thing I didn’t care too much for, even though it upped the anxiety factor. I was too dumb to realize immediately that he was possessed and to see my hero off his cousin so coldly really upset me. I was hoping Gwen could come over to their side and be a helpful ally in the future.
Also got really upset that Rufus was killed. Why do they have to kill off all the guest stars that they make us love first? It hurts too much. Still grieving for Ellen, Jo and Ash here. I loved Rufus and Bobby together.
What I really loved though was the way the brothers are back together and completely in sync again. It’s been so very long since I could see that. The understanding without words needed and Sam being so protective of Dean again has been missing for a couple of years and I missed that part of them very much.
I can’t believe that this Samuel was the same one we met when Dean went back in time. He wasn’t a cold hearted SOB then, so when he was resurrected (by who knows yet) something was left behind or missed completely. Hope the real Samuel is revealed some day.
Thanks Jas for not dwelling on the negatives but always being positive about this show that we do love so very much. 🙂
Thank you, Bevie, dear, for your kind comment on this article.
This episode held, indeed, many shocks, and losing characters we’ve become fond of seems to find a home in this show. I am with you in hoping that we will learn more about the real Samuel someday. After all, he must have been a decent guy once.
I’m trying to look to the positive side, Bevie. It’s not always easy to do, as negativity makes a habit of forcing itself into one’s face and you need to take a look beyond that to see that the moment is not entirely black. Most of it are shades of grey, and if you look closely, there is always light, even if it is only one faint candle. I just need to believe that.
Thanks a lot, take good care, Jas
Hi Jas,
The snow is piling up outside, and I’ve already shovelled twice, so I’m going to take a break and plop down on your couch.
Agreed with many of your observations about this episode. Especially the stuff about forgiveness and mercy (I was already writing an article, musing on some of those lines.. Great minds think alike!)
One area where I seem to differ from many is that I’m not really sure that Sam killed Samuel only because he thought he was possessed. In my mind, it was a contributing factor, but not the sole one.
I believe that as much as Sam wants to know all the details about what he did that soulless year – so he can atone for those sins – he’s also terrified of what he might find out. I think he’s piecing together the facts that if he could so easily kill innocent people, how much harder would it have been to use or hurt Dean? Not much, the way RoboSam operated.
I think some part of Sam is completely aware that he somehow betrayed his beloved big brother (again), and he is scared, to his very soul, by what it might have been. For both brothers, the Vamping-incident is the elephant in the room. There, but never mentioned. As much as Sam thinks he may want to know, Dean never wants him to find out, because he knows what it will do to his Sammy.
I think Sam actually killed Samuel out of a sense of self-preservation. Not so much because he was worried about the Khan worm, but because he was more worried about what Samuel might tell him. He was afraid Samuel’s stories could make the wall fall. The facts of what he really did while Soulless are a type of forbidden fruit to him. He wants to taste them, but he’s highly concerned about what happens if he does.
For what it’s worth, I also don’t think Dean would have shot Samuel. I think he would have pulled the gun, pointed it, and then fired over his head, or just nicked him somewhere — enough to make him hurt, but not enough to kill him. Yes, Samuel sold them out. And in Dean’s world, what’s important is that he sold out Sam. (Remember, it was because Walt & Roy killed Sam, that Dean swore to hunt them down. It wasn’t because they were threatening to kill him.)
I’m convinced that Dean really is not as much of a cold-hearted killer as he believes himself to be. He stopped Soulless Sam from killing Samuel once, because Samuel was family. I think he would have stopped himself. Some part of him would have decided it’s not worth all the guilt and repercussions of killing your own Grandfather.. Even if he’s been resurrected by a demon or a monster or an angel for some nefarious purpose, never to be explained because he’s dead.. again!
I also think Dean should have been a little more angst and guilt-ridden over Gwen’s death. For all he professes not to, he has a highly developed sense of right and wrong. And her death was just wrong. But the lack of a scene like that could have been a production issue. There likely isn’t enough time to have the cemetery scene, and an angst scene about Gwen’s death.
I guess it could also have been Dean showing some maturity, or trying his own medicine of forgiveness. “I was possessed when I killed her. That wasn’t me. Moving on…” And one other thing – why was Dean’s possession so brief, compared to the others?
Finally, I wonder sometimes if a bit of Soulless Sam rubbed off on RealSam. He’s been a bit more hard-edged the last few episodes, such as his no-nonsense grilling of the factory worker in M3TR. There’s been a few other examples, but I’m blanking on them. Of course, that could just be him becoming more mature and confident in his skills.
Anyways, a few of my thoughts on a snowy, snowy night. (And now back to forgiveness & mercy!)
Thanks for the time!
Hello PragmaticDreamer, well, I hope we are through with snow over here. It starts to smell like spring already.. (here she started sun-dancing to the gods…)
You observations are interesting, really. You know, I think Dean has come a long way by now. He might not have killed Samuel a while ago because of the family issue, but something in him has utterly changed.
He begins to define family in another way, since he feels betrayed by some of the ‘blood family’, and he has, indeed, been betrayed. By Samuel. And, well, by Sam while Sam was still without his soul (the elephant in the room, ha) and while Sam was working with Ruby Dean felt betrayed, too. To some extent that experience is still working its poison, I’d say.
I think to Dean’s mind, Sam earned it again, be a part of the family, to be deserving of his trust. We see that in the returned intensity of his protective brother mode (despite Sam’s ‘grown up’ status).
I agree with you in believing that Dean is not the cold-hearted killer, but, well, he can be, if the situation calls for it.
The guilt over killing Gwen will come up soon enough, I reckon, perhaps we will hear of it, perhaps it will happen in Dean’s mind off-screen. But since we know the guy, we also know that this will be an issue for him.
I wouldn’t say that SoullessSam rubbed off on EnsouledSam. Sam had always possessed this kind of cold side to him. The part of him that was willing to sacrifice virgins for the greater good, the one that conspired with Ruby and did what he deemed necessary to save his brother and the planet.
The anger that had always had a home in his soul fueled some of those actions, too.
I think he accepted that part of him more. Which is a sign of maturity. Take the light with the shadow.
The experience of living without his soul and being made aware of it changed Sam considerably. He’s growing under the pain that causes him, and I need to believe that he won’t break, whatever happens. Awwh, Sammy…
It might be that a part of Sam had a say in killing Samuel, because of the possibility that Samuel might bring the wall down. But – I don’t think that part was consciously accessible to Sam. How I read the scene, he did it because he thought Samuel was possessed (he was genuinely shocked to find, that he – supposedly – wasn’t), fueled again, at least to some extent, by his anger at Samuel for what he had done.
Well, one great thing about this show is – it leaves a lot of room for different interpretations.
Thank you for your elaborate comment and for visiting my comfy couch! It’s particularly handy on cold winter days. There’s always tea and cookies in the house….
Thanks, Jas
I love how you wove the poem & quotes through this article, Jas. Even though the concepts are not new for the show,
I did like how the themes of family & forgiveness have matured over the seasons & were so clearly presented here.
Perhaps because of how much I adore & admire my own father & ex-father-in-law, & both my deceased grandfathers, I wish that Samuel could have been the grandfather the guys deserved. There is so much more I would like to have learned about him & the Campbell family.
I will dearly miss Rufus. He & Bobby made a great team, & I would like to have seen more of their history too.
Thank you, Dawn, for your kind words. I loved those concepts of family and forgiveness, presented in this manner, too, and it moved me tremendously.
And, well, this show plays with our emotions like on a piano… It’s great that you have such admiration for your relatives, I think that is a gift and a treasure and that the emotions you connect to them were touched upon, tenderly, it seems.
Alas, our beloved protagonists here have been less fortunate. Perhaps, well, perhaps we will hear more about the family. We have the rest of season six (and hopefully season seven).
love, Jas
As always Jas, well done.
Great episode, wonderful relationship building, sad stuff, mad stuff, scary stuff, creepy stuff, bro stuff, ew stuff, and funny stuff. In other words, Supernatural doing its thing. I heart thee show!
Ah,Yvonne, thank you. It’s always a joy to have you on the couch.
I should start printing t-shirts: ‘I Heart Thee, Show!’ Would start a new trend, no doubt.
Love, Jas
I just had to say that this is one hell of an incredibly well-written article (well, except perhaps for the reference to “Sam’s perfectly manicured hands” :P) I throughly enjoyed reading it. 🙂
Thanks a lot, CitizenKane2! Glad you liked what you found here. And well, you know, in this scientific, analytical head of mine sleeps the odd shallow thought 😳 , and when I see beautiful hands… well… I can’t resist noticing them ‘out loud’…
Cheers! Jas
JAS,
[b]Beautiful article, as usual.[/b] I have no problem with Dean’s definition of ‘family’ (in fact, I agree that it’s more than blood)
… I wish Rufus and Meg haven’t died as Bobby and the boys need more trustworthy family members. It can’t be due to budget reasons; I suspect SPN writers are beginning to draw a tight circle around the three (4, if you add Cas) for plot reasons. E!Online did say that it’s going to be dark, dark for SPN from here on end.
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Pardon, but I need to go a little OT.[/b] Only because the subjects I am going to bring up has had me stewing for long. I just need to let it out. Feel free to point out that my questions are crazy.
Much as I love SPN to bits…
… I am extremely pissed off that women in SPN are either good yet easily gankable(?) OR bad. (I know, I know, LISA is good as well as CASSIE, and they’re still alive.)
… Why do the coloured folks with more than one epi in SPN always die?
… What, there are few blacks and no Asians even in the back counties of America?
… Why is Raphael always black? Uriel, too? The better to color-code their wrongness in the eyes of the audience?
… Yeah, ALL non-Judeo-Christian religions are bad? Come on!
Sorry again, Ms. Jas and Readers. Just needed the couch to vent. (ok, open fire..)
Thanks, FMJemena for your acknowledgement! I’m a bit scared about the ‘dark, dark for SPN from now on’, as if we needed darker… Bring on some light, people!
You pose many intesting questions, some of those have been discussed various times, and, if I recall correctly, you can also find some articles on our site (if someone could point them out, I’d be frightfully thankful, because, for the life of me, I don’t remember the titles)…
Forgive me for not delving into these questions right now, as that would mean another article, ahem, comment I don’t have time right now to do (am at work).
But on a humorous note – when Brandon Lee died, the prettiest of Asian actors was gone, so there might be an explanation why there are none…
By the way – venting on the couch is allowed. Chuck knows it happens often.
Thank you! 🙂 ,Jas
Hi Dany, sweetie, I am joining in in the ewwww… worm lament! Didn’t see that Star Trek episode, and after Alice pointed it out in her review, I felt I needed to watch that, but, on a second thought… 😡 . Perhaps not.
Haven’t you discovered, yet 😉 , that Dean always does things like that – say or do something that make you love him even more? He’s adorable that way, a beautiful human being, within and without, that’s for sure. And since these characters are so well depicted and acted that you could easily think they are real – why not be proud of a (fictional) character?! If it makes you feel good, being proud of your boy, then go ahead!
Dany, dear, asking why you have problems with the upcoming hiatus weeks… sweetie, you are by far too intelligent for such a question. Don’t worry, we’ll provide comfy cushions to rest in when the waiting gets tough! 🙂
So happy that you liked what I offer here, thank you! Love Jas
Jas,
Thanks once again for a beautiful article, I have already posted a comment about this episode after Alices review so to repeat it here would be redundant, and anyway you already know all too well how I felt about it, and why.
You are forgiven the shallow note as Sams hands did indeed look very lovely there ! Incidentally , the jacket wasnt leather. 🙂
I did want to just add how perfect the meditation passage was, I was not familiar with this so thank you so much for bringing it to our attention
Love Ju
Julie, dear, thank you. Of course – you can only comment so often on an episode, so, no problem here, really!
I noticed too late that the jacket wasn’t leather, but it would have looked even greater if it had been… I guess the shallow part of my brain was wishing for Sammy in black leather… Okay… 😳
I’m moved that you liked the meditation passage. It’s beautiful, isn’t it, and I’m not even Jewish. But I hope Rufus would approve 🙁
love always, Jas
Hi Jas,
sorry I´m late but we had Fasching here. It was a fascinating epi. The scene were they checked there ears was verry funny.
I would have liked to see more of Gwen. Will we ever learn how Sam and Samuel met. I´m a little irritated about something Pragmatic Dreamer wrote, I think Cass told Sam about the Vampire and the Bobby killing thing. Sam apologiced for that in Like a virgin in the last scene.
Uh-oh, Junkerin, don’t tell me you are a Fasching fan. In our region we call it Fasnet, and I’m not exactly fond of it, but I understand the urge to throw yourself into it. I have some friends who do and are very happy with it.
Thank you for your comment! I hope we will learn soon what Sam learned from Castiel. I reckon it’s not pretty.
one last time (since tomorrow it’s all over): Hellau, Alaaf, Narri Narro.. (or whatever the call is they give out in your area), Jas
Fasching? No geh’n’s her… sorry, my Wienerisch is a little rusty. Leiwand! 😆
Hi Yume, well of course, the couch is open 24/7. Don’t ask me how this therapist does it :-* . Professional secret….
Actually, I would love to see a meta episode where we find the guys tending to their appearances, you know Sam drying his hair with some fancy hair dryer 😆 (and manicuring his nails), Dean shaving himself with a special razor to keep the stubble he loves. I bet that would be so much fun!
The Ten Little Soldiers rhyme is actually in Agatha Christie’s novel ‘And There Were None’, to be highly recommended. A spooky crime novel.
It really is a dark shadow to it – to think what the guys do to survive and to help others survive. There’s a deep sadness to it, just as you describe: you are in mourning, but it’s just another day. No one should have to become accustomed to such a life, yet these men have been from childhood on. Moving and haunting.
Yes, that was really Jim Beaver’s voice. When I met him in L.A. last year, he said something in a voice like that to demonstrate a scene, and it sounded just like that. He’s just a good actor, I’d say, this lovely man.
Please, Yume, stay as long as you like on my couch. Don’t forget to help yourself to the cookies on your left.
Thank you so much for your kind comment! Love, Jas
Just remembered: worried about the title of the last epi. Is it an indication that there will be none of our beloved hunters left at the end of SPN? or that the war is just going to be worse from now on? Please, let there be some relief for our guys (Bobby and Cas included).
I don’t think so, FMJemena. To my mind the title only indicated that there are a few men ‘trapped’ in one place with danger, aka a killer, among them. Just like in the classic Christie novel. ‘Ten Little Soldiers’ fits this plot wonderfully.
I don’t think the show will kill off the main protagonists (she said, hoping and praying…)
Sharon, hi, thank you. I am honoured by your kind words.
You know, I think occasionally we need a moment of shallow – how else would we cope with the heavy issues thrown at us with almost every episode. We invest a lot of emotional material into loving this show. And when the emotional going gets tough, the shallow sometimes gets going…into our minds, eh? 😉 It that didn’t make sense – blame the late hour for it… It’s half past ten pm over here in central Europe…
Thank you! Best wishes always, Jas
Should you fall asleep, there’s also a blanket. I won’t wake you. 😆
Thank you, dear. Just about to head to bed myself. Sweet dreams. :zzz Until next time…
I always like when they show the boys doing “every day” tings. Like doing laundry (MATOTB) for example. To see how they do the hair, manicurin… 😆 😆
I smile from just thinking of it.
Could someone pass the cookies.
[b]THANK YOU, YUME & JAS. And CHUCK (of SPN? Dude, we need to talk.)[/b] (kissing Smiley)
*sigh* Well, it’s Kripke/Sera’s SPN world–that’s the argument they’ll use.
If we want a more varied SPN world, there’s fan fiction. I remember one fan writer, REI_C, who wrote “5 Districts, 5 Drugs” (where s/he presented 5 alternate life paths for Sam and Dean after the Stanford phase). HOORAY for fan fiction writers and the people who appreciate them. (ok, if I went OT again, sorry.)
Hi Jas + Yume
We call it Fastnach, Fastlowe, Karnevall and so on. My husband is in the “Garde” and my two Kids went on the Rosenmontagszug. It was fun to see the march. 😀
Well what else should Cass told Sam? I thought that Sam apologiced first to Bobby (for trying to kill him) and then he went to Dean. That would explain why it wasn´t a topic anymore between Sam and Bobby. Of course I would have loved to see when Sam talked to Bobby but that would be twice the same (one for Bobby one for Dean) and form the writers point of view once is enought and Dean is more importend, so lets Sam say he talked to Bobby.
Glad we agree here 🙂
I really need to catch up and read this because I know it will be wonderful, as always! Looking forward to it!
enjoy, sweetie! 🙂
I’m very late coming to this, but better late than never, right? I love your open couches and the insight you provide. This was a great one. I’m so sad Rufus died though. It was the only thing about the episode I really didn’t like. I was hoping right up until (possessed)Bobby stabbed him that Rufus was gonna make it too. I’m gonna miss him. 🙁
I liked the reflection on forgiveness, very apt and well put. Thank you.
Thank you, Chandra, for your kind comment. Don’t ever worry about being ‘late’ to an article. We all have lives, and Supernatural is not the most important part of them.
I’m happy you liked this! Thank you, Jas