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Supernatural: Despair (2020)
Thank you
This will forever be the single most important scene in television for me. Thank you Berens, Misha, Jensen, and Rich and everyone who made this possible. Even though the finale fell flat with...everything..we will always have this and I will always be grateful.
Listening to Cas's speech truly spoke to something deep in my heart. I'm a queer adult who is still in the closet with only a couple friends knowing-I've always told myself I was never going to come out to my family. But. Cas did. Cas did and, well, he died as a result, but his words have firmly planted themselves in my brain. They're taking root and someday soon they'll sprout and grow. One day the blossoms will open and I will flourish.
Happiness is in just being. It's in just saying it.
There is no story past, present, or future that could compare to Dean and Cas's. 12 years. 12 years and one of them wasn't even supposed to make it to year 1. That's what makes their love so profound. They fell in love despite everything, despite heaven and hell, and despite the entities writing them. They made it up as they went. They're not the greatest love story ever told because they were written that way-they're the greatest love story ever told because it was all an accident.
So thank you. It was tragic but it was everything.
Supernatural: Carry On (2020)
They fridged Dean Winchester
I know some minor things had to change due to covid. I suspect Dean's heaven was supposed to be filled with old cast members. But that is no excuse for whatever this hot mess was.
Eileen was such an important and meaningful character. Sam loved her so much. Their relationship was so sweet and beautiful it brought tears to my eyes when she came back. But what was the point? Because Sam never mentioned her again after Chuck thanos snapped the world. Did she come back?? Did she go to heaven?? Was it supposed to be up for interpretation on if she was Sam's blurry wife?? And if she WAS supposed to be Sam's blurry wife and was blurred because of covid...why couldn't they add any photos of Eileen in the house? They were all of John, Mary, and Dean and Dean Jr. I'm so confused. They deserved an ending together. They deserved to build a legacy together.
And Dean Winchester was fridged. If it was supposed to be poetic in that he spent his life battling godly forces only to be taken out by some rusty rebar...it wasn't. It was horrific. Here is a character who is mentally ill, who has been suicidal, who figured out early on in his life that he would die in a hunt gone bad or defending his little brother. "Daddy's blunt little instrument."
But he finally accepted himself after Cas's speech. He was going to live for himself to honor Cas and Jack's sacrifice. This whole season has been pointing to Dean being able to have a life. He wanted a life. And as soon as he was able to have one it was taken from him.
Ever since I was a teenager this show has been teaching me to fight for what we deserve in this life. Even when it's hard and even when we're miserable and even when there's no hope. Then suddenly there were 6 seconds left on the clock and the message changed to...give up. Just give it up because you can try for years and years and you'll never get what you deserve. So there's no point. There's no point in changing and growing because none of it matters in the end. The only way to find peace is in death.
I don't accept that. If this were still season 5 I could accept it. But it's not and I don't.
"Always keep fighting." Who in their right mind decided these were the words that would come from Dean's mouth as he is impaled by rusty rebar giving a 15 minute death speech while refusing help? That's another confusing thing. It was shown that Dean finally wanted to live but then refused help while dying? It doesn't make sense. What's the truth?
Let's not pretend that Dean's death was where the story ~took them.~ Not when the whole season has been about fighting for their free will. Let's not pretend it was even simply for shock value. Dean had to die. Dean had to die because the moment Cas admitted his love (and died,) Dean's fate was sealed. He never got a chance to say whether or not he felt the same, but the simple act of being loved by another man was enough to snipe him. Since it was confirmed at the end that Cas was actually alive, they couldn't very well have had him return to Earth to be with Dean right? They literally could not risk these characters being on screen together again lest it result in Evil Gay Love. Dean didn't deserve the long life that Sam got with his blurry wife because his only love interest was Cas. In the end what really killed Dean Winchester was his queerness.
But it's not even a tragedy really. Technically all the characters get to live forever in a fixed heaven. But Dean-he never got to enjoy the world they worked so hard to save over and over again. Cas either. And Sam seemed pretty miserable about it. It was so hollow.
Supernatural: Carry On (2020)
They fridged Dean Winchester
I know some minor things had to change due to covid. I suspect Dean's heaven was supposed to be filled with old cast members. But that is no excuse for whatever this hot mess was.
Eileen was such an important and meaningful character. Sam loved her so much. Their relationship was so sweet and beautiful it brought tears to my eyes when she came back. But what was the point? Because Sam never mentioned her again after Chuck thanos snapped the world. Did she come back?? Did she go to heaven?? Was it supposed to be up for interpretation on if she was Sam's blurry wife?? And if she WAS supposed to be Sam's blurry wife and was blurred because of covid...why couldn't they add any photos of Eileen in the house? They were all of John, Mary, and Dean and Dean Jr. I'm so confused. They deserved an ending together. They deserved to build a legacy together.
And Dean Winchester was fridged. If it was supposed to be poetic in that he spent his life battling godly forces only to be taken out by some rusty rebar...it wasn't. It was horrific. Here is a character who is mentally ill, who has been suicidal, who figured out early on in his life that he would die in a hunt gone bad or defending his little brother. "Daddy's blunt little instrument."
But he finally accepted himself after Cas's speech. He was going to live for himself to honor Cas and Jack's sacrifice. This whole season has been pointing to Dean being able to have a life. He wanted a life. And as soon as he was able to have one it was taken from him.
Ever since I was a teenager this show has been teaching me to fight for what we deserve in this life. Even when it's hard and even when we're miserable and even when there's no hope. Then suddenly there were 6 seconds left on the clock and the message changed to...give up. Just give it up because you can try for years and years and you'll never get what you deserve. So there's no point. There's no point in changing and growing because none of it matters in the end. The only way to find peace is in death.
I don't accept that. If this were still season 5 I could accept it. But it's not and I don't.
"Always keep fighting." Who in their right mind decided these were the words that would come from Dean's mouth as he is impaled by rusty rebar giving a 15 minute death speech while refusing help? That's another confusing thing. It was shown that Dean finally wanted to live but then refused help while dying? It doesn't make sense. What's the truth?
Let's not pretend that Dean's death was where the story ~took them.~ Not when the whole season has been about fighting for their free will. Let's not pretend it was even simply for shock value. Dean had to die. Dean had to die because the moment Cas admitted his love (and died,) Dean's fate was sealed. He never got a chance to say whether or not he felt the same, but the simple act of being loved by another man was enough to snipe him. Since it was confirmed at the end that Cas was actually alive, they couldn't very well have had him return to Earth to be with Dean right? They literally could not risk these characters being on screen together again lest it result in Evil Gay Love. Dean didn't deserve the long life that Sam got with his blurry wife because his only love interest was Cas. In the end what really killed Dean Winchester was his queerness.
But it's not even a tragedy really. Technically all the characters get to live forever in a fixed heaven. But Dean-he never got to enjoy the world they worked so hard to save over and over again. Cas either. And Sam seemed pretty miserable about it. It was so hollow.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Chokes (2019)
Oddly heartwarmingly hilarious
This episode was perfectly hilarious and oddly heartfelt in that strange way only The Gang can accomplish. There is an overwhelming list of things that worked so well within it.
Them recognizing the waiter in the beginning was such a nice twist, and the fact that 2/5 of them would be dead if not for him is just gold. Glenn's line deliveries had me shaking with laughter. Dee's fascination with near death experiences is a perfect example of this tragedy masked as comedy. Dennis and Mac's toxic codependent nature callback to Breaks Up was great to see again, especially after it seemed they'd grown apart the last couple seasons. Mac's refusal to save Dee and Dennis's hearteyes as his sister died was probably the funniest part of any episode in a while. And of course, Frank and Charlie making up was sweet as ever.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Dee Day (2019)
All over the place
While there were certainly a couple funny/sweet/heartbreakingly sad moments-such as clams, going low, Charlie just wanting candy, Mac telling makeupless Dennis he's still a Golden god-the bad far outweighs the good in this episode.
Most controversially, we are hit with another round of brownface/Asian caricature and for what purpose? Well. It's unclear. Was the point to prove that Dee is just as racist as the men? Was it to make fun of their past decisions to do it in the first place? Who knows because the most explanation it gets is a "That's racist" card. I thought the gang had decided this was a bad thing in Clip Show. So what's with the regression?
Yes, this sort of stuff comes with Sunny but it is very unclear what is meant to be satirized here. And when the audience is unclear about who they're supposed to be laughing at, that means the majority are going to just go ahead and laugh along with the fact that there's brownface on tv. Especially people who don't understand that is show is supposed to be a satire in the first place. Completely unneeded and handled very poorly, managing to ostracize many of their POC audience.
Then, the kiss between Dennis and Charlie, which could have been hilarious, was also very confusing and uncomfortable to watch. What is meant to be the joke here? Dee having power over them? Or is it supposed to be "haha two men kissing?"
The plot was messy and disjointed. There were so many locations during the 20 minutes that it was hard to keep up with what exactly was going on. Dee Day had the opportunity to be a fun and Dee-centric episode but instead fell very flat.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Gets Romantic (2019)
Meta, meta, meta
I'm definitely partial to this sort of episode simply because I love film analysis and meta. And this episode is a GOLDMINE. I had so much fun picking it apart because it is absolutely riddled double meanings and symbolism. And to make it the season premiere? Amazing. Ballsy. A gay, gayass love story, huh.
Glenn's directing was perfect, the music selections were perfect, the chemistry and characterizations were perfect-It was all very sweet and hilarious. Can't imagine a better way to start the season.
My Haunted House (2013)
Fake
"Eyewitness accounts" are actors reading a completely fabricated script. This is being touted as true events when only a few minutes of research proves none of these things happened. Completely disrespectful to people who have had real experiences and also disrespectful to viewers who are being outright lied to.
Supernatural: Wayward Sisters (2018)
Making history
Wayward Sisters, if it gets picked up, will truly make history. A show led by an all women cast. Just the concept had me in tears- and then I was in actual tears 10 seconds into the recap. It was a beautiful episode. The characters are amazing; all with their own unique personalities and backgrounds. One of my favorite things was the love at first sight vibe between Kaia and Claire, which makes me VERY excited to see how the story will unfold from here.
As soon as the episode ended I wanted more. Like. A lot more. The CW would be crazy not to pick this up.