So I finally got around to watching the Supernatural Christmas episode....

[lirazel]

And it was pretty great.  For some reason, though, it felt shorter than typical episodes.  I know it wasn't, but it felt that way.  Maybe because I really wanted to keep watching the boys be almost sentimental without really getting mushy.  Oh, boys.  I love you.

First off, the Dean not knowing "who" Mary Poppins was is classic.  I always love being reminded of just how out of it Dean is (like with the myspace thing last season) and then finding out the things he is up on.  I always picture Dean watching a lot of late night TV, so he's seen like every horrible B-movie ever and he reads a ton of comic books, but other than that, he has no idea about the basics of pop culture.  And I find it endearing that Sam obviously made it a point, probably before and after Stanford, to learn about all those things.  It's very Sam.

The whole part at the run-down Christmas village was hilarious.  I was dying laughing at the look that elf girl gave them when Sam said they were "just there to look."  And then with the fake caroling--my stomach hurt I laughed so hard.  And it's always fun when the boys pretend to be/are mistaken for being gay--Sam's "Yummy" was so unconvincing, but it was just priceless, too.  Dean, you take far too much joy in watching your brother suffer.

I kind of love that it was that creepily-cheerful-and-jolly couple that was doing the killing.  I was expecting it to be the mentioned Anti-Claus, but it just worked better this way.  The fact that they still stayed so perfectly genial even while torturing the boys made it even creepier.  And speaking of torture, I think this may have been one of the goriest episodes--or at least I winced and looked away the most in this one.  Like the fingernail thing?!?!?!  Are you kidding me?  That was way too intense for me to handle.  But I looooved Dean and his wishing Sammy a merry Christmas while all that was going on.  And the using the Christmas tree to kill the gods.

But, like all the best Supernatural episodes, the real joy of the show was watching the boys interact.  The idea of wee!Dean trying so desperately to protect Sammy but then being unable to lie to him about what their dad was really doing.  And then lying again to make Sam think that John really came home for Christmas.  It tore my heart out.

And I just about started bawling my eyes out when I realized that Sam was giving Dean the amulet.  I kind of always had this vague idea in the back of my mind that Dean had had one close call that was just too close and so he wore the amulet to prevent that sort of thing from happening again.  But the idea that he never takes it off because Sam gave it to him is so much better.  I love that.

At the beginning of the episode, I kept getting mad at Sam because Dean so clearly wanted a Christmas and Sam was refusing.  I was practically yelling at the screen (my computer screen, not the TV) that it was Dean's last Christmas and Sam better make it a special one!  And then when they had the talk and Sam admitted that he just couldn't go through with it for the very reason that Dean wanted to....Just when I think I can't love these boys any more....

And the ending was perfect.  The gifts were hilarious (and I always love it when Dean calls the Metallicar his baby) and so the boys and just them sitting together, watching the game, with their pathetic little tree that was so incredibly A Charlie Brown Christmas...It was so sweet.  But they didn't give in to the sentimentality, didn't say all the things they wanted to say.  They didn't really need to.  And I love that about them.

So yeah.  I really enjoyed the Supernatural twist with the gore and yet the embracing of Christmas anyways.  It just really worked for the show.

Comments

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

i love everything about this show! *weeeeee*

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Seriously. What's not to love?

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

hmmm......

ummmm.....

*scratches head*

..... i'll get back to you on that, k?

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you can ever actually come up with something, I would be more than glad to hear it, because I can't think of a single thing.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

well, i'm not a fan of John, but that's just me.

so - i got nuthin'

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I think John's a rather interesting character. Yes, it kind of hurts me, the relationship between him and Sam. But I think he did hte best he could. But I can definitely understand why you wouldn't like him.

[trystan830.livejournal.com]

oh don't get me wrong - he is interesting. but yeah, not a fan.

[ineffort.livejournal.com]

First: I LOVE YOUR MOODTHEME. Jo March!

The episode did seem shorter. I'm not sure either. I think all Christmas themed episodes seem that way.

And speaking of torture, I think this may have been one of the goriest episodes--or at least I winced and looked away the most in this one. Like the fingernail thing?!?!?! Are you kidding me? ERGH, I know. I was cringing in my seat. And for the rest of the episode, kept trying to get a good look at his hand. Can fingernails be regrown, I have no idea.

Fuel for me and fuel for my baby has now been inducted into the Dean Great Lines Hall Of Fame.

then when they had the talk and Sam admitted that he just couldn't go through with it for the very reason that Dean wanted to Oh, these boys. The end was perfect, I agree. I'm still creeped out over the nail though.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I know! Isn't it beautiful! I love Little Women way too much, and Jo has always been my hero.

And for the rest of the episode, kept trying to get a good look at his hand. Haha! Me, too! Even though I didn't really want to see it.

Can fingernails be regrown, I have no idea. Yeah, it'll grow back. But it will take a really long time. I know this from personal experience because this one time I was at camp and walking around at night and slammed my toe into a wooden stair and my toenail turned all purple and the fell off and it took FOR-EV-ER for it to grow back.

Wow. That was kind of disgusting. Sorry.

The Dean Great Lines Hall of Fame is huge. Seriously. That boy has so many great lines. I wonder of Padalecki gets jealous that Jensen gets all the good lines.

I can't let myself think about the nail too much. I've always thought that's got to be one of the worst forms of torture. In the first season of Lost, Jack and Sayid torture Sawyer in much the same way. Only they didn't actually SHOW IT ON TELEVISION! I just picture Kripke sitting at home and cackling at what they got away with on a Christmas episode. Silly guy.

[rosie1234.livejournal.com]

The singing made me really laugh, but the Fudging thing was my number one favorite!

You should write some fics about Supernatural, I love to. Right now I'm working on a Crossover, Dean/Veronica Mars. :)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Oh! I forgot about the fudging! That was hilarious, too! I hope that Dean still says that on occasion throughout the show. That would be awesome.

I have written some Supernatural fics, and I really enjoyed it. And Dean/Veronica is one of my favorite crossover pairings--it was actually the first crossover fic I ever wrote. Aren't they too fun together?

[rosie1234.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! I love them together!

Right now I'm craving a Lois/Dean one! Lol I don't know why.
But the one I really love right now, is Lex/Lois! Ever since the latest eppie.

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I've only seen like three total episodes of Smallville, even though I've been told that I would love it. Maybe I'll get around to watching it one of those days. From what I do know of it, though, Lois/Dean would really work.

[rosie1234.livejournal.com]

You would love it, and love everyone in it but of course Lana. :/

I just love the idea of Lois and Dean, and really want to see it someday on Choco_cherries.

[that-september.livejournal.com]

It was a great episode, wasn't it?? I loved it with all my heart.

First off, the Dean not knowing "who" Mary Poppins was is classic. I always love being reminded of just how out of it Dean is (like with the myspace thing last season) and then finding out the things he is up on.

I ADORE how out of touch with reality Dean is. He's so oblivious to nromal things we take for granted--and what you said about Sam is very true, too. What I want to know is if he knew all that stuff before Stanford or he studied up on things normal kids would know so he wouldn't stick out at college? ^^

The whole part at the run-down Christmas village was hilarious. I was dying laughing at the look that elf girl gave them when Sam said they were "just there to look." And then with the fake caroling--my stomach hurt I laughed so hard. And it's always fun when the boys pretend to be/are mistaken for being gay--Sam's "Yummy" was so unconvincing, but it was just priceless, too. Dean, you take far too much joy in watching your brother suffer.

Had to throw in that whole paragraph because, hey, RIGHT ON. OMG that part was so funny when the elf got this look on her face and was like, "EWWWW!" Poor Sam, lol. The fake caroling bit practically killed me--it's like, they couldn't think of a better excuse? Like, wrong house? NO, they had to start CAROLING and they didn't know the words and Sam totally can't carry a tune! xD And the GAY THING OMG WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO DO TO THE FANS?!?!?! I think the writers are totally have funning messing with the Wincesters. Lmfao, "it was yummy." Sam is so bad at being gay.

I kind of love that it was that creepily-cheerful-and-jolly couple that was doing the killing.

OMG, best monsters-of-the-week EVER! Everything that came out of their mouths was so ridiculously funny and then when the woman came to the door with the fruitcake and they shut it and were all, *rolls eyes*. Pagan gods are awesome. Y'know, when they're not torturing the brothers Winchester/yanking off FINGERNAILS AGHHHHHH *hides*. What a gruesome episode. I was really surprised that it wasn't the Anti-Claus/Krampus--but I liked the evil scarily nice people better. Though really, pagan is not synonymous with evil and the show seems to keep forgetting that.

And I just about started bawling my eyes out when I realized that Sam was giving Dean the amulet.

ME TOO. Omg, the flashbacks were adorable. I wish they would do them more often--I love seeing the Wee!Chesters! The kid they have for little Dean is perfect, and I loved the one they got for Sam this time. He was really intense, and smart, but all innocent at the same time. Did you buy the fact that Sam didn't know about the hunting up until then, though? I mean...I thought that was a little weird, though I suppose it does make sense that John and Dean would want to protect him. I guess in some ways it just shows how fast Dean had to grow up and how unfair John was to him, because Dean obviously wasn't protected from stuff like that. How much you want to bet John told Dean about EVERYTHING from the very beginning, when Dean was just four years old? Wouldn't surprise me.

But they didn't give in to the sentimentality, didn't say all the things they wanted to say. They didn't really need to. And I love that about them.

The ending was beautiful. "Hey, SKIN MAGS!" *facepalm* Wow, Dean. WOW. They're so cute like that--and they convey so much through looks. I just loved seeing them have their Christmas...they didn't need the chick flick moment--they just need each other. *sniffs*

Your reaction, as always, was a pleasure to read. :D Yay for "A Very Supernatural Christmas!"

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

he studied up on things normal kids would know so he wouldn't stick out at college? ^^ I can so see Sam doing that. Seriously.

The fake caroling bit practically killed me--it's like, they couldn't think of a better excuse? Like, wrong house? NO, they had to start CAROLING and they didn't know the words and Sam totally can't carry a tune! I know! I was kind of yelling at them to just say, "Sorry! Wrong house," and slip out because no one's going to believe you just burst into their house to sing carols--it's a good thing that guy was drunk. And the fact that they didn't know the words just made it funnier.

Sam is so bad at being gay. I feel like if he really wanted to, Dean could be hilarious pretending to be gay, really pull it off and have fun with it. But Sam? Never.

They really should do the flashbacks more. The little Dean is such an awkward looking kid but totally believable as Dean. And I really liked the little Sam this time, too--he worked so well. Though they looked a little too close in age to me. But that's just me being nitpicky.

Yeah, like you, I did wonder about the Sam-didn't-know. I can see John and especially Dean wanting to protect him, but he is not a stupid kid. Surely he would suspect something.

How much you want to bet John told Dean about EVERYTHING from the very beginning, when Dean was just four years old? Wouldn't surprise me. I both love and hate that idea. I mean, it's horrible because no little kid should have to deal with that, but it's perfect that Dean would know, right from the beginning: he's always fit into that life so well.

The boys really are good actors. Even if kind of hated Padalecki over on Gilmore Girls--which probably had more to do with me being a huge Jess fan than anything--they both blow my mind on SPN. I never would have guessed that they would be so much more than pretty faces, but they really can convey so much. It makes me happy.

Thanks! I'm glad someone enjoys it!