Wednesday’s Watching Supernatural 11.05 “Thin Lizzie”
“Thin Lizzie”
11.05 Writer: Nancy Won
Director: Rashaad Ernesto Green
Airdate: 04.11.15
BY WEDNESDAY
What did I watch? And what did the Tumblrs see?
THEMES
There was some abusive parenting in this episode starting with Lizzie Borden’s axe
murder of her father and step mother. Len believed the Uncle, their original
mother’s brother, did it to rescue the girls. Others, like Amara, believe
Lizzie did it. Many speculate and believe that the murders were due to
extensive abuse by the father. One of the reasons Lizzie and her sister never
married was not because the father refused to part with his wealth but because
he did not want the truth to be discovered by prospective son in laws. Who has
a bedroom that leads directly into their daughter’s room? Intrigued like Sam is?
You can research all about it online.
For a complete look at history’s Lizzie Borden, there is a website with detailed galleries and visual tours.
The site offers a crime library with every detail needed to understand this mystery.
This site also links to other websites such as The Lizzie Borden Society.
http://lizzieandrewborden.com/
For real, the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast/Museum exists.
Double dare you to spend the night!!
Book a room at the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast:
Parental/Child abuse was a theme in this episode starting with Lizzie and with continued glimpses throughout.
The desk clerk at the inn has an abusive controlling mother.
Jordie had parents who are described by Sydney as a, “Meth-dealing dad, slut mom.”
The mother seemed cold or soulless. Sydney, too, showed the scars of abusive parents who used her as a human ashtray.
People have different reactions to Violent Trauma as noted by the police detective.
We all have our ways of coping with damaged souls.
MOTIFS/SYMBOLS
Traditional FEMININE IMAGERY exploded with, mirrors, Flowers, Perfume, Persian rugs and doilies, and Dolls.
MIRRORS
And there is this complicated shot with Sam reflected in the mirror.
FLOWERS
PERFUME
Sam couldn’t resist the squeezy thing.
Dean confuses EAU DE TOILETTE with toilet water.
PERSIAN RUGS AND DOILIES
DOLLS
What could be more traditionally feminine than dolls?
The dolls also tied into theme of the soulless.
People who no longer have souls are like dolls, mannequins, robots, droids, and puppets.
EYES
Another motif was all the references to “eyes.” (Crazy, serial killer eyes )
The Portraits with soulless eyes stared and created that creepy “being watched” feeling.
PERSPECTIVES
But, someone really liked to watch. Amara, the voyeur.
Sydney axes the girlfriend in the back.
But, who chain locked the door to prevent the XBF from escaping?
AMARA?
Who is watching here?
And is this beautiful location seen from Amara’s perspective?
If not, why does Dean look in that direction?
Is Dean like Sydney? Can he feel a connection? “I know that she can hear me. I can feel it. She’s close. She hasn’t
left me.” How about this shot where Dean looks exactly where Amara will appear?
As in the “Inside Man” Rashaad Ernesto Green likes to focus on the listener rather
than the speaker, capturing some beautiful thought provoking sidelong glances.
And the brothers’ silent communication is highlighted in this hilarious response to Len’s ramblings.
“Kitten videos, chicken and waffles, eucalyptus scent — don’t care for it anymore. Used to swoon for
dark, curly hair. Now? Not so much. Do you think I had a stroke? Or maybe it’s
a brain tumor. What’s really freaky is all the stuff that used to make my skin
crawl now seems…Eh.”
“I couldn’t shake a guy’s hand before. God, that wetness. Now I could lick the sweat off a stranger’s — Yeah,
any body part. I’m serious. I-I feel weird, man. …Like, something’s hatching
inside of me, something dark, with…wings.”
DOORS ADDING SUSPENSE
Brothers In Sync “Ring and a Knock”
COLOURS
The colour light blue signifies MISSING/DAMAGED SOULS and VIOLENT TRAUMA.
(Len wears Amara’s burgundy rose colour on his hoodie)
GREAT SHOTS
Baby
Sydney’s Point of View?
Special Moments
Finding “The Mark”
(Someone in Props is slaying me.)
FORESHADOWING axe from Molly’s Hatchet:
The pan of the blood spatter leading to Dean.
Excuse me while I do a little celly and happy dance.
THE SCRIPT
THANKS TO:
Screencapped.net: screen caps
Supernatural Wiki
IMDB: cast list
Foreverdreaming: transcript
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Thanks Wednesday! I get so much more out of the episodes from your reviews!
I meant to mention in my review but I got too carried away with theories….WHY do the bros keep leaving the towns where they know Amara has most recently been?? It seems to me you don’t need to go looking for clues to her location when someone tells you you’re in the same town as her! Hang around, ask around, look around. I was internally screaming at the shot of the Impala pulling out of town – but your gifs of Dean constantly looking in Amara’s direction, plus Sydney’s testimonial that she could feel Amara, make me think Dean senses she’s there and he is purposely avoiding her until he knows what to make of the whole situation. Hunting normal monsters is so much simpler than facing Amara.
(Threads readers: If he can sense Amara as Sydney could, it also gives more proof to my theory that Amara touched Dean!)
Thank you, Nightsky. Dean’s glances are so subtle that I did not catch them until viewing the beautiful Tumblr gifs.
Either he can “sense” Amara’s presence, or it is just his hunter “Spidey” senses tingling. We will have to wait and see.
either that or he was checking for traffic…..! :p:D:D
I rewatched that scene and all I got from it was he was checking both ways before he pulled out.:)
Thank you Wednesday I am starting to watch and analize little bits myself Yahoooo I knew that the colour blue meant something and have been eargerly waiting for your review to find out.
I also wondered why so many references to eyes and mother I think all the hints are there but putting them together is the hard part.
If we think that Amara maybe a reference to Mothers or parents and she is clensing the earth of Bad mothers and giving the children of said mothers peace by taking away their pain (maybe not the soul always)
Could she maybe think that John was a not so good parent and Mary as well We know Mary made a deal to save John which sadly cursed Sam. Dean then was a 90% in charge of caring for Sam ??
Could Amara see this as another part of her bond with Dean plus the MOC ?? Just trying to put two and two together Thanks Wednesday great Read
Thinking this references God the absent Father who left a passel of messed up murderous kids and locked his sister away possibly after using her to breed. Something very ugly happened that has been covered up with a cover story about how awful the Darkness really is.
PS I was wondering about that side glance Dean made at the end as if he knew Amara was there. But I’m from Australia we drive on the other side of the road and I got confused as to which way he was going LOL I actually thought he may have been checking for cars LOL
That’s what I thought when I first watched it. Subconsciously he knew – possibly consciously but he was trying to hand wave it away – that she was there as he looked right at the spot where she emerged from the bushes. 😉
I haven’t read your entire article yet so I may have missed it but did anybody notice that when Jordie was tied up in the closet that he was wearing the same type/color jacket/clothes as Dean had on? Importance? Yes? No?
I notced that in the preview before the ep aired but I thought he was a mini Sam not Dean will have another look Yep your right similar to Sam’s jacket but a navy blue t shirt.
Probably nothing just wardrobe being lazy LOL ???????????
I wonder though….. Jordie’s blue plaid shirt is nearly identical to the one sam was wearing earlier in the episode. He really appears to be dressed as a mini hunter similar to both Sam and Dean in this ep. The jacket is more Sam like, the blue plaid shirt is similar to both brothers and the dark t-shirt is more Dean like. I wonder if it was some kind of deliberate subtext about how hunters are created in this world. Jordie suffered a terrible trauma because of the Supernatural as a child, just like Sam and Dean, and now he’s destined to follow the same path that they did. Just a thought.
Yes! A Mini Winchester outfit makes the audience feel empathy for the little guy.
We did not get to see him much but the clothing makes us relate to him
and oddly we even wonder how he will make out.
It’s actually a clever quick way to get the viewers to care more about him.
Thank you Wednesday I actually picked up on something and thank you for explaining its meaning You are a excellent teacher and I am looking at many shows differently to see if I can pick up any tell tale signs. I’m loving this its great Jen xo
Thank you for the review. I enjoy the more in depth look with the aid of photo stills. Question : You made the statement [quote]The colour light blue signifies MISSING/DAMAGED SOULS and VIOLENT TRAUMA.[/quote]. On what basis, or authority do you make that statement? From where or how did you draw this conclusion?