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Supernatural 2x13: Houses of the Holy
Jun. 29th, 2010 05:36 pmDean: I get it. You've got faith, that's... hey, good for you. I'm sure it makes things easier. I'll tell you who else had faith like that - Mom. She used to tell me when she'd tuck me in that angels were watching over us. In fact, that was the last thing she ever said to me.
Sam: You never told me that.
Dean: What's to tell? She was wrong.
*flaily hands*!!! Remember when we thought this was just a random one-off episode? Scratch that... remember when Kripke TOLD us this was a random one-off episode?
They may not be dismissable in the real world, but it sounds like angels have been dismissed from the world of Supernatural. "Never say never," creator Eric Kripke says, "but in my mind, angels as supernatural beings do not exist. In my opinion there are forces of evil, but the forces of good are human. There might very well be a God, but if there is he's working in mysterious ways through a band of very imperfect humans." - from Supernatural season 2's Official Companion
LYING LIAR McLIARPANTS. :P
You know what I love? That Jared, Jensen, and Kim were really concerned about how they approached the subject matter in this episode, since they didn't want to offend any religious viewers. They had a long talk with Kripke and Bob Singer about it, and eventually decided to just make it the best episode they could, being as sensitive about it as possible. Personally, speaking as a Christian myself, I think they did an awesome job. You really feel for the priest guy, he's redeemed at the end, and they left the ending wonderfully open to interpretation. I've always felt that's something this show is excellent at - keeping religious subject matter open to individual interpretation, making it clear that the characters' opinions are just the characters' opinions, leaving the viewer to form opinions of their own, and not proclaiming one belief to be more valid than another. It's a fine line, but I think they walk it well.
( More spoilerish thoughts under here )
Randomness -
*Earnest puppy-eyed Sam in white scrubs... yeah, sometimes I rewind and watch that scene again just for the pretty.
*Jared sounded very sick through some of this episode. You can especially hear it while they're at Carl Gully's house. He could hardly breathe!
*Speaking of Carl Gully's house, I swear that street corner was used again in Death Takes a Holiday, when the boys find the kid's house. Looks identical.
*Remember the string of bloopers where Jared couldn't open the window and Kim was yelling at him from inside the house? Hahahahaha! I always think of that when I see the break-in scene. "I'm gonna kick your little 5'4" ass!"
*We finally got to see hacker!Sam in action!
*Notice the picture of Michael and the angel statue in the church were the same ones used in 4x22?
*CAR CHASE!! Nice to see the Impala in action sometimes. :D
Quotes -
Dean: *enjoying motel's Magic Fingers vibrating bed* Man, you gotta try this. I mean, there really is magic in the Magic Fingers.
Sam: Dean... you're enjoying that way too much, it's kinda making me uncomfortable.
Sam: There's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've ever hunted.
Dean: Yeah, you know what, there's a ton of lore on unicorns, too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and they shoot rainbows out of their ass.
Sam: *sinks onto bed, sad and disbelieving* Wait, there's no such thing as unicorns?
Dean: That's cute.
Dean: Well, I think I learned a valuable lesson - always take down your Christmas decorations after New Year's, or you might get filleted by a hooker from God. Ha!
Sam: I'm laughing on the inside.
Dean: D'you bring quarters?
Sam: Dude, I'm not enabling your sick habit. You're like one of those lab rats that pushes the pleasure button instead of the food button until it dies.
Dean: What are you talking about? I eat.
Dean: Okay, Ecstasy Boy. Maybe we'll get you some glow sticks and a nice Dr. Seuss hat, huh?
Sam: Oh, seance, great... hope Whoopi's available.
Dean: That's funny, actually. Seriously.
Sam: *laughing* Dude, alright, I'll admit, we've gone pretty ghetto with the spellwork before, but this takes the cake. I mean, a Spongebob placemat instead of an altar cloth?
Dean: We'll just put it Spongebob-side down.
Sam: You never told me that.
Dean: What's to tell? She was wrong.
*flaily hands*!!! Remember when we thought this was just a random one-off episode? Scratch that... remember when Kripke TOLD us this was a random one-off episode?
They may not be dismissable in the real world, but it sounds like angels have been dismissed from the world of Supernatural. "Never say never," creator Eric Kripke says, "but in my mind, angels as supernatural beings do not exist. In my opinion there are forces of evil, but the forces of good are human. There might very well be a God, but if there is he's working in mysterious ways through a band of very imperfect humans." - from Supernatural season 2's Official Companion
LYING LIAR McLIARPANTS. :P
You know what I love? That Jared, Jensen, and Kim were really concerned about how they approached the subject matter in this episode, since they didn't want to offend any religious viewers. They had a long talk with Kripke and Bob Singer about it, and eventually decided to just make it the best episode they could, being as sensitive about it as possible. Personally, speaking as a Christian myself, I think they did an awesome job. You really feel for the priest guy, he's redeemed at the end, and they left the ending wonderfully open to interpretation. I've always felt that's something this show is excellent at - keeping religious subject matter open to individual interpretation, making it clear that the characters' opinions are just the characters' opinions, leaving the viewer to form opinions of their own, and not proclaiming one belief to be more valid than another. It's a fine line, but I think they walk it well.
( More spoilerish thoughts under here )
Randomness -
*Earnest puppy-eyed Sam in white scrubs... yeah, sometimes I rewind and watch that scene again just for the pretty.
*Jared sounded very sick through some of this episode. You can especially hear it while they're at Carl Gully's house. He could hardly breathe!
*Speaking of Carl Gully's house, I swear that street corner was used again in Death Takes a Holiday, when the boys find the kid's house. Looks identical.
*Remember the string of bloopers where Jared couldn't open the window and Kim was yelling at him from inside the house? Hahahahaha! I always think of that when I see the break-in scene. "I'm gonna kick your little 5'4" ass!"
*We finally got to see hacker!Sam in action!
*Notice the picture of Michael and the angel statue in the church were the same ones used in 4x22?
*CAR CHASE!! Nice to see the Impala in action sometimes. :D
Quotes -
Dean: *enjoying motel's Magic Fingers vibrating bed* Man, you gotta try this. I mean, there really is magic in the Magic Fingers.
Sam: Dean... you're enjoying that way too much, it's kinda making me uncomfortable.
Sam: There's ten times as much lore about angels as there is about anything else we've ever hunted.
Dean: Yeah, you know what, there's a ton of lore on unicorns, too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and they shoot rainbows out of their ass.
Sam: *sinks onto bed, sad and disbelieving* Wait, there's no such thing as unicorns?
Dean: That's cute.
Dean: Well, I think I learned a valuable lesson - always take down your Christmas decorations after New Year's, or you might get filleted by a hooker from God. Ha!
Sam: I'm laughing on the inside.
Dean: D'you bring quarters?
Sam: Dude, I'm not enabling your sick habit. You're like one of those lab rats that pushes the pleasure button instead of the food button until it dies.
Dean: What are you talking about? I eat.
Dean: Okay, Ecstasy Boy. Maybe we'll get you some glow sticks and a nice Dr. Seuss hat, huh?
Sam: Oh, seance, great... hope Whoopi's available.
Dean: That's funny, actually. Seriously.
Sam: *laughing* Dude, alright, I'll admit, we've gone pretty ghetto with the spellwork before, but this takes the cake. I mean, a Spongebob placemat instead of an altar cloth?
Dean: We'll just put it Spongebob-side down.
