Loved this one especially this season, the paradox worlds and how Dean (Jensen Ackles) wanted Dad (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) back in his heart more than getting Michael out of his head. I said that was a little one dimensional in his wish seeing as what would they do after getting him out of his head. It was a little like the three wishes a genie grants and they kinda cancel each other out, no matter how on the ball in your thinking you attempt to be, or how good your intentions are. Same here. What I loved most was how they added subtle flashes to their past and past eps. Going into new territory but also old and Supernatural at its most exceptional in the early seasons.
Sam (Jared Padalecki) putting it simply of how he just saw Dad there on the hospital floor and not being able to say goodbye which is all he wanted. Too close to home and brought it all back again, cos I wanted the same thing too with my dad! To be able to say goodbye in person. Lots of Winchester man (and woman) tears in this ep again. Played straight from the heart (and not just Dean's - ha!)
The fact they got all those artefacts/supernatural objects and just came across a windfall, Sam just wanting to pull the cord on that teddy. Hey remember the other teddy Wishful Thinking. Yeah somebody should've done it. Then going back to lore, baddie of the week, as well as Dean having to mention John Wayne Gacy's cigar box. Heck clowns, Sam that could only spell trouble. As well as Dean just parking Baby in the midst of all that trouble. How easy was she to steal! Then Dean's line of Sam hating clowns but having a penchant for serial killers. Wasn't it good to burn his ghost. But again with the faulty, slow lighter again. Another harkback to the good ol' days. I'll allude to those since some of the best eps were when Supernatural was just into 'monster of the week' territory.
Time changing, going backwards or whatever and everything being altered was as reminiscent of My Heart Will Go On with Balthazar (Sebastian Roche) and the Titanic not sinking. Loved the part where Sam was a nerdy, self-help guru type and heck what happened to Sammy being a lawyer for good. Dean being wanted again and those Blue Steel poses. Yet Dean beign the voic eof reason here, when he said he's happy with who he is and knows who he is, whereas Sam not osm much. Especially after Sam says that's what they could find themselves becoming. Bottom line: Dean wa salways confortable in hsi own skin and doing what he does. (Dean: wanted for so many beheadings, tell em baout it!) But that he a step ahead in Goolging himself!
So an ep wouldn't be complete without angels and Zachariah (Kurt Fuller) who was still attempting one up on humans with his sidekick (which got typed as sidelick ha) in tow, in the form of evil Cas (Misha Collins). Well maybe not so much evil, as smite-ful Castiel. Even menacing with a display of his wings in the diner. Cos yeah dude it was a flash to the first time he appeared to Dean after gripping him tight and rescuing him from purgatory. Was waiting for Dean to say that, whilst still appealing to his better nature when they were fighting. But that didn't happen. Sam had to resort to sigels?? As Cas had to be saved but not Zachariah as he was already out of the picture. Let's not forget Zachariah's reference to Constantine by calling Cas this. Yeah Cas! Who replies he's not familiar with that reference, Zachariah, 'you wouldn't be'.
As said before Eric Kripke made reference to Constantine when he wrote the character of Cas and I explained that in my Supernatural book, as well as my Matt Ryan/Constantine book. I didn't notice at the time but did Cas have his old trenchcoat, will have to look. Anyway, a year later and Legends of Tomorrow came up with a Supernatural crossover, only using Baby and other references not actually with Sam and Dean (Jensen/Jared) themselves. Their act of revenge, ha. Actually never did get that Supernatural/Constantine crossover I dreamed about and wanted so desperately.
In all the time they were out fixing stuff, Mom (Samantha Smith) and Dad must've had a good chinwag to catch up and it was immensely satisfying and heartbreaking the way Mary accepted John back and how he couldn't believe she was here and alive. Then having to lose it. Dad accepting he had to go back. Back to another world, dimension, whereas we thought he was going, ya know elsewhere. Okay I did. But seems he was dreaming about his encounter whilst still hunting with Dean, at least. Not sure about Sam. Everyone able to have their moment with him cos all Dean wanted was a day even with just the family. Sam agreeing he was right after all. Some emotional scenes for many I can tell ya! Cas walking in missing everything and wondering what happened...
References to Hand of Glory again mentioned in Red Sky At Morning.
Extract from the Matt Ryan Book P133-134
Inevitably when Constantine aired, there were the inenviable references and comparisons to Supernatural and Castiel. Cas all sexy angel with his trenchcoat and tie - loosely tied with the obligatory white shirt. But everyone should wear - scratch that - all handsome men need to wear a white shirt and that goes back to my friend and I saying that to someone in college. Well amongst ourselves cos it would've gone right to his head! However in my Twitter poll that never was, I already got down with that and would've asked (well they didn't do polls back then) Who wore it better - Constantine, Cas or Columbo? Hey, way before the comics were conceived, Columbo was making his own waves with his crumpled trenchcoat fashion statement. Crumpled or otherwise! The white shirt and tie too. So whoever wrote that in their article should've got their facts straight about that trenchcoat; tie and white shirt! Cos when Supernatural first aired with Cas - I made those Columbo references and even to Misha Collins who plays Cas. As well as in my Supernatural book and you know no one single person has a monopoly over their costumes or wardrobe! If it looks the part, suits the character - where's the harm in that anyway. Oh and let me also add all those film noir going back years had the hero in trenchcoat too, Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca say!
However, let me add that Columbo's wardrobe was no coincidence and it was actually Peter Falk who wore his own wardrobe and to his audition too. The shoes were his and so was that shabby raincoat. As were the mannerisms which were all ad libbed by Peter himself. So let's hear no more about the trench/rain coat and who did it first!!
Eric Kripke, creator of Supernatural admitted he was into those Hellblazer comics and Cas was a direct derivative of John Constantine. (See later and also in my Dudes and Demons Supernatural book!)
Referring to Supernatural as I wrote that was inexorable. Even if I did that when I was watching Constantine. There were many similarities between the methods used to fight demons (since they are commonplace anyway) investigate etc; so it could be said. Besides Supernatural also did the same and I had to jump on that bandwagon too. Heck people even criticized Constantine having an accent.
https://www.amazon.com/Dudes-Demons-Unauthorized-Unofficial-Supernatural/dp/1326608266/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=mila+hasan&qid=1595197869&s=digital-text&sr=1-2
https://www.amazon.com/Matt-Ryan-Behind-Becoming-Constantine/dp/0244677557/ref=sr_1_18?dchild=1&keywords=mila+hasan&qid=1595197973&s=books&sr=1-18
1 comment:
I never got into Supernatural but it's had a a heck of a run that would be over now if not for COVID but they'll finish it as soon as they can no doubt.
Your enjoyment of it shines through in your review of the episode.
October_Fish From Twitter
Post a Comment