5th Season Supernatural - Changing Channels - 5 star poll - SPOILERS AHOY !

[George Avalos]

"Changing Channels"
11-5-09 Supernatural

5 stars (televisions)

0-1 stars (telescreens)

-George

[Mac Breck]

Wickeddoll wrote:
> DJensen wrote:
>> Wickeddoll wrote:
>>>>> The parodies were funny and all, but I've had more than enough of
>>>>> this meta humour on Supernatural. How about some mid-season
>>>>> episodes where the plot actually advances, instead of this
>>>>> holding pattern nonsense?
>>>>
>>>> I just saw the preview for next week.
>>>>
>>>> More meta. A Supernatural (the book series!) fan convention, with
>>>> the return of "Becky" (who is completely unrecognizable from her
>>>> Ginger Snaps days, holy rhinoplasty) the superfan, jokes about
>>>> homoeroticism, and awkward confrontations with fans dressed like
>>>> Sam and Dean.
>>>>
>>>> Ugh.
>>>
>>> As someone who has gone to a SN convention, I'd love to see that -
>>> bet they skewer the psychos well. Might even take a dig at
>>> smartasses, like me.
>>
>> So you're the one all this series-derailing fan service is for.
>>
>>
>
> I don't remember anyone asking for this turn they're taking. I'm just
> saying I enjoy (some) of these off-kilter eps.
>
> Having said that, though, I think *each* ep should forward the
> season's arc, as last week's did.
>
> I mean, at least half the reason most of us love Buffy was the humor
> blended with the darker themes. I see SN as doing that, but much more
> broadly.
>
> Kripke strikes me as a guy who does what *he* wants, and doesn't
> pander to the fandom. That would be a huge mistake, because oy, some
> of the stuff the freaks want for this show...
>
> Natalie

The question is whether or not Kripke knows where he's going with the
show or if he's gone the way of Chris Carter/X-Files and is just
meandering aimlessly around.

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Mac Breck (KoshN)
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"Babylon 5: Crusade" (1999) - "War Zone"
Galen (to Gideon): "I've been penalized before for helping other
people. I've been trying to decide whether or not I should risk it
again."

[Wickeddoll]

DJensen wrote:
> Mac Breck wrote:

>
>>>> Wickeddoll wrote:
>>>>> As someone who has gone to a SN convention, I'd love to see that -
>>>>> bet they skewer the psychos well. Might even take a dig at
>>>>> smartasses, like me.
>>>> So you're the one all this series-derailing fan service is for.
>>>>
>>> I don't remember anyone asking for this turn they're taking. I'm just
>>> saying I enjoy (some) of these off-kilter eps.
>>>
>>> Having said that, though, I think *each* ep should forward the
>>> season's arc, as last week's did.
>>>
>>> I mean, at least half the reason most of us love Buffy was the humor
>>> blended with the darker themes. I see SN as doing that, but much more
>>> broadly.
>>>
>>> Kripke strikes me as a guy who does what *he* wants, and doesn't
>>> pander to the fandom. That would be a huge mistake, because oy, some
>>> of the stuff the freaks want for this show...
>>>
>>> Natalie
>>
>> The question is whether or not Kripke knows where he's going with the
>> show or if he's gone the way of Chris Carter/X-Files and is just
>> meandering aimlessly around.
>

> He knows where he's going, but that only explains the first and last two
> or three episodes a season. The stuff in the middle tends to be filler
> that doesn't move the plot, just keeps rephrasing it.
>

I have to agree with ya there; we're treading water on the arc.

Natalie
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