Supernatural 3x06: Red Sky At Morning

[meg_tdj]

I know many people hate this episode, and even Chuck holds it up as some of his worst writing, but you know... it wasn't a half bad episode in a lot of ways.


Their opening argument in this ep was one of my faves of the season. Sure, I was getting tired of every episode starting with the boys arguing in the car, but Sam's "Happy Purim?" comment totally made up for it. ;)

But yeah, that whole argument was awesome. Sam admitted that he killed the CRD simply because she was a "smartass." Yikes, Sam! You could see that Dean was starting to get downright scared at the way Sam was acting. And I love the disgusted look on Sam's face when he said, "No matter what you do I'm gonna try and save you." His face looked like he was saying something hateful, yet his words were so loving, it's hilarious. ;)

Gert. Ohhhhh, Gert. I mean, you know. How can you blame her for enjoying Sam so much? But the poor boy was in agony through the entire episode, LOL. That was weeeeeeird.

Dean's panic attack over his stolen car was hilarious. I love that whole scene, where Bela shows up and the boys have to refrain from murdering her on the spot because they're in public, hahahaha!

I actually started to feel for Bela when we saw her reaction to the ghost's M.O. And Dean commented on her "daddy" a couple times, which stings now that we know what her father did to her. "You wouldn't understand. No one did." Aww. She shouldn't have made a deal to kill them, obviously, but I do still feel bad for her. A little bit. Sometimes.

I definitely felt bad for Sam when he said he feels like he can't save anyone anymore. I think he was really starting to feel the weight of having a demon on his shoulder encouraging him to use the Colt on people, you know? That seemed to be all he was doing for the first few episodes, just killing. And not saving DEAN, which was the most important thing in the world to him. Poor guy. :(

Whyyyyy don't Sam and Dean know CPR? They didn't even TRY to save that dude! And in Playthings they just crouched over the little girl waiting for her to breathe on her own. Seriously?? *shakes head*

I swear Sam said "Castiel" while he was Latinating. That makes me giggle.

As for the final scene... Dean, Dean, Dean, when will you realize that your little brother isn't 5 years old anymore? Heh. I mean, I get where he was coming from with his "apology", but the way it was worded... yeah, I would have been ticked off with him, too. He said he was "going away," and that Sam would be okay, etc etc, the usual things children are told when daddy is about to die, but what Sam wanted to hear was that Dean DID NOT WANT TO DIE. Sam's "I'm a big boy now" comment was totally justified, IMO. But what Sam wasn't taking into account was that Dean was terrified and trying to stay safely in denial about the whole thing. Thinking about Sam is his default self-defense mechanism. He doesn't have to think about himself when he's thinking about someone else.

So yeah, like peach_megumi and I were discussing earlier, the characterization of both brothers is so spot-on that you can see where each is coming from, but you tend to take one's side over another depending on your own birth order. Kind of awesome how they managed that.

Randomness -
*Jared and Jensen both look super-amazingly-gorgeous in tuxes. I'm just saying.
*The pop culture references in this episode were Oscar Wilde and Dickens. Now that's MY kind of pop culture! :P

Quotes -

Dean: So, I've been waiting since Maple Springs. You got something to tell me?
Sam: It's not your birthday.
Dean: No.
Sam: *pause* Happy Purim?

Dean: There's a bullet missing from the Colt. You wanna tell me how that happened? I know it wasn't me, so unless you were shooting at some incredibly evil cans...

Dean: What a crazy old broad.
Sam: Why, because she believes in ghosts?
Dean: Haha, look at you sticking up for your girlfriend, you cougar hound.
Sam: Bite me.
Dean: Hey, not if she bites you first.

Dean: Wow.
Sam: Yeah.
Dean: Crap.
Sam: Mmhmm.

Bela: I'm sorry. I had that car towed.
Dean: You what?!
Bela: Well, it was in a tow-away zone.
Dean: No, it wasn't!
Bela: It was when I finished with it.

Sam: How do you sleep at night?
Bela: On silk sheets, rolling naked in money.
Dean: *totally pictures that*

Dean: Can I shoot her?
Sam: Not in public.

Bela: Look, I think the three of us should have a heart-to-heart.
Dean: That's assuming you have a heart.

Dean: This is an uncrashable party without Gert's invitations, so...
Sam: We can crash anything, Dean.
Dean: Yeah, but this is easier, and it's a lot more entertaining.
Sam: You know there are limits to what I'll do, right?
Dean: Aw, he's playing hard to get. That's cute.

Dean: I'm thinking.
Bela: Don't strain yourself. Interesting how the legend is so much more than the man.

Dean: Maybe next time gimme a little heads-up with your plan.
Bela: I didn't want you thinking. You're not very good at that. Oh, look at you. Searching for a witty rejoinder?
Dean: Screw you.
Bela: Very Oscar Wilde.

Sam: You got it, right? Tell me I didn't get groped all night by Mrs. Havisham for nothing.
Dean: I got it... Mrs. who?
Sam: Never mind.

Dean: You know what? You're right. I'm not gonna kill her. I think slow torture's the way to go.

Dean: I can't BELIEVE she got another one over on us!
Sam: You.
Dean: What?
Sam: I-I mean, she got one over on you, not us.
Dean: Thank you, Sam. Very helpful.

Bela: You boys should learn to lock your doors. Anyone could just barge in.
Sam: Anyone just did.

Dean: You're so damaged.
Bela: Takes one to know one.

Comments

[peach-megumi.livejournal.com]

You know, the first time I saw this episode, when I heard the "Mrs. Havisham" joke, all I could think was: Oh, Faye must be loving this, haha. Plus, it was just funny. Poor Sam looked so uncomfortable.

I have to say, Bela is not one of my favourite characters of all time - I generally don't like her - but I thought this episode was fun. Not the best, but fun. It has a lot of good moments. Dean's panic attack over the Impala, and the "not in public" are great. Plus, boys in tuxes? Wow. I love that they have fun episodes.

And, it did have good brother/plot moments. You hit it on the head about the final scene. Winchesters are just such dysfunctional folk! You kind of want to smack their heads together on occasion - and I'm sure Bobby does. It really is heartbreaking and frustrating all at once.

Also - yay! :-) Our discussion made it into your review! ::feels special::

[meg-tdj.livejournal.com]

I hate to admit, I recognized the name Havisham but it didn't clue in for me until a while later that it was a Dickens reference. *facepalm* Clearly I need to reread Great Expectations. ;)

But yes! My boy makes Dickens references! My life is complete. :D

I think I actually want to SEE Bobby knocking their heads together at some point in season 6. How awesome would that be??

And yay! Our discussion fit right in with what I wanted to talk about in this ep, so thanks for bringing it up! :)

[brianshanelvr.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy you're ep. reviews! I haven't had the guts to get into my hiatus marathon, so they keep me some-what in canon-land! =D

[meg-tdj.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm having loads of fun with them, and if I can help others keep the love alive through hellatus, that's even better. :)