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IA, it's disappointing. But if you look at the "legit" award shows, I think they aren't all that legit either. Emmys: First, it's a genre show so "no chance". Second, most of the voters are older white males. Which means that unless they ACTUALLY watch the show, they are going to be turned off by "hot studs" optic. Now the show is more than that, but the J's ARE handsome. So without some massive critical buzz that gets attention, they aren't even on their radar. Third, you have to enter to win. I think the boys stopped entering a few years ago. From what I can tell, the Emmys are all about "buzz". So on a rare occasion someone who hasn't gotten an award after years FINALLY gets one (see likelihood Jon Hamm FINALLY takes home an Emmy), but usually, if they haven't gotten nominate in the first year or two of airing -- then it's not happening. And once they ARE nominated, they stay closer to the top of likely candidates, regardless of performance. Golden Globe: Hollywood Foreign Press. A TINY number of people who vote primarily to look relevant IMO. Which means they pick who they think are going to win Emmys or going to win Oscars. They've had some blatant mis-steps of seriously undeserving winners but generally, they play it safe. Television Critics Award. Large group, the best chance the J's have. BUT... it's genre, they've been doing it a decade, AND the TCA's want to look important so they will play it safe or edgy. "Genre" just is not going to win UNLESS it's edgy. So... it's just not happening. It pisses me off. I've seen the performances of many of the winners and I'd definitely put Jensen up there. But... nope. OTOH, I think Jensen knows the score. He has to have made peace with this a loooooooong time ago.

Supposebly.... at least read Tippi's recaps on tumblr and come visit? We'll miss you.

I'm attending. I'll give you every rumor, innuendo, hint, actual statements, etc.... that I catch. I'm also wearing a hamster costume. Because.

Not at all.... this would be the dog days of summer, where we sit around and idly speculate on minutia from the miserly bits of spoilers dribbling out of Vancouver.

E-bay. If Dean knows the cost of 1950's porn on E-bay, he probably knows what cassettes go for.

Oh Cherry Pie...it's not that you're a bad song, but Dean was being a bit of an asshole in Reichenbach when you were playing... so it doesn't evoke the best memories.... better luck with "Song Remains the Sam" ++ "Beautiful Loser" from Exile on Main Street -- ya know, the lyrics were just freaking PERFECT for this scene ++ "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned - ditto on lyrics vs scene -- and it made me really sad -- "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach 23 - "Renegade" from the end of Nightshifter 21 - "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Faith 19 - "Oh Death" from Two Minutes to Midnight 19 - "Goodbye Stranger" from Goodbye Stranger 19 - "Beautiful Loser" from Exile on Main Street 19 - "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned 17 - "Wanted Dead or Alive" from No Rest for the Wicked 17 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 17 - "Bad Moon Rising" from Devil's Trap 17 - "Spirit in the Sky" from Good God, Y'all 17 - "Back in Black" with Baby's triumphant return in Bloodlust 17 - "Supernatural sitcom theme song" from Changing Channels 17 - "The Weight" from Hibbing 911 17 - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with the fireworks from Dark Side of the Moon 17- "The Gambler" from Weekend at Bobby's 17 - "Heat of the Moment" from Mystery Spot 17 - "Carry On Wayward Son" from Fan Fiction 17 - "The Famous Final Scene" from Road Trip 15 - "Rooster" from the end of Folsolm Prison Blues 15 - "A Well-Respected Man" from the beginning of It's A Terrible Life 15 - "White Rabbit" from Hunted 15 - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Supernatural Christmas 15 - "Laugh, I Nearly Died" from the end of Bloody Mary 15 - "Simple Man" from Free to Be You and Me 15 - "Do You Love Me?" from The End 15 - "Space Oddity" from Clap Your Hands If You Believe 15 - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" from Skin 15 - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" from Skin 15 - "Run Through the Jungle" from Sin City 15 - "The Ghostfacers"theme song" Ghostfacers 15 - "Miracles" from Mommy Dearest 15 - "These Boots Are Made for Walking" from Meet the New Boss 15 - "All Out of Love" from Slash Fiction 15 - "Cherry Pie" from The Song Remains the Same 15 - "Vincent" from Survival of the Fittest 15 - "I'll Just Wait Here Then" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Single Man Tear" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" from Halt and Catch Fire 15 - "Rock of Ages" from Swan Song 15 - "Man in the Wilderness" from We Need to Talk About Kevin 15 - "Can't Find My Way Home" from Do You Believe in Miracles 15 - "Smoke on the Water" from Two and a Half Men 13 - "Play with Fire" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 13 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" from The Slice Girls 13 - "Thunderkiss '65" from Sex and Violence 09 - "I'm Too Sexy" from Black 09 - "Silent Lucidity" from Heart 07 - "Bending Spoons in My Mind" from from Changing Channels 07 - "Stonehenge" from Simon Said Sent off after 3 encores and a lighter tribute and one drunk guy throwing a beer bottle.... "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach

++ "Can't Find My Way Home" ++ "Beautiful Loser" -- "Stonehenge" 23 - "Renegade" from the end of Nightshifter 19 - "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Faith 19 - "Oh Death" from Two Minutes to Midnight 17 - "Wanted Dead or Alive" from No Rest for the Wicked 17 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 17 - "Bad Moon Rising" from Devil's Trap 17 - "Rooster" from the end of Folsolm Prison Blues 17 - "Spirit in the Sky" from Good God, Y'all 17 - "Back in Black" with Baby's triumphant return in Bloodlust 17 - "Goodbye Stranger" from Goodbye Stranger 17 - "Supernatural sitcom theme song" from Changing Channels 17 - "The Weight" from Hibbing 911 17 - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with the fireworks from Dark Side of the Moon 17- "The Gambler" from Weekend at Bobby's 17 - "Heat of the Moment" from Mystery Spot 17 - "Beautiful Loser" from Exile on Main Street 15 - "A Well-Respected Man" from the beginning of It's A Terrible Life 15 - "White Rabbit" from Hunted 15 - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Supernatural Christmas 15 - "Laugh, I Nearly Died" from the end of Bloody Mary 15 - "Simple Man" from Free to Be You and Me 15 - "Do You Love Me?" from The End 15 - "Space Oddity" from Clap Your Hands If You believe 15 - "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned 15 - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" from Skin 15 - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" from Skin 15 - "Run Through the Jungle" from Sin City 15 - "The Ghostfacers"theme song" Ghostfacers 15 - "Miracles" from Mommy Dearest 15 - "These Boots Are Made for Walking" from Meet the New Boss 15 - "All Out of Love" from Slash Fiction 15 - "Cherry Pie" from The Song Remains the Same 15 - "Vincent" from Survival of the Fittest 15 - "The Famous Final Scene" from Road Trip 15 - "Carry On Wayward Son" from Fan Fiction 15 - "I'll Just Wait Here Then" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Single Man Tear" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" from Halt and Catch Fire 15 - "Rock of Ages" from Swan Song 15 - "Man in the Wilderness" from We Need to Talk About Kevin 15 - "Can't Find My Way Home" from Do You Believe in Miracles 13 - "Smoke on the Water" from Two and a Half Men 13 - "Thunderkiss '65" from Sex and Violence 13 - "Play with Fire" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 13 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" from The Slice Girls 11 - "I'm Too Sexy" from Black 09 - "Silent Lucidity" from Heart 09 - "Bending Spoons in My Mind" from from Changing Channels 07 - "Stonehenge" from Simon Said 07 - "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach

++ "Oh Death" ++ "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" -- Stonehenge 21 - "Renegade" from the end of Nightshifter 19 - "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Faith 17 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 17 - "Bad Moon Rising" from Devil's Trap 17 - "Rooster" from the end of Folsolm Prison Blues 17 - "Spirit in the Sky" from Good God, Y'all 17 - "Back in Black" with Baby's triumphant return in Bloodlust 17 - "Goodbye Stranger" from Goodbye Stranger 17 - "Supernatural sitcom theme song" from Changing Channels 17 - "The Weight" from Hibbing 911 17 - "Oh Death" from Two Minutes to Midnight 17 - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with the fireworks from Dark Side of the Moon 15 - "A Well-Respected Man" from the beginning of It's A Terrible Life 15 - "The Gambler" from Weekend at Bobby's 15 - "White Rabbit" from Hunted 15 - "Heat of the Moment" from Mystery Spot 15 - "Wanted Dead or Alive" from No Rest for the Wicked 15 - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Supernatural Christmas 15 - "Laugh, I Nearly Died" from the end of Bloody Mary 15 - "Simple Man" from Free to Be You and Me 15 - "Do You Love Me?" from The End 15 - "Space Oddity" from Clap Your Hands If You believe 15 - "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned 15 - "Can't Find My Way Home" from Do You Believe in Miracles 15 - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" from Skin 15 - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" from Skin 15 - "Run Through the Jungle" from Sin City 15 - "The Ghostfacers"theme song" Ghostfacers 15 - "Beautiful Loser" from Exile on Main Street 15 - "Miracles" from Mommy Dearest 15 - "These Boots Are Made for Walking" from Meet the New Boss 15 - "All Out of Love" from Slash Fiction 15 - "Cherry Pie" from The Song Remains the Same 15 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" from The Slice Girls 15 - "Vincent" from Survival of the Fittest 15 - "The Famous Final Scene" from Road Trip 15 - "I'm Too Sexy" from Black 15 - "Carry On Wayward Son" from Fan Fiction 15 - "I'll Just Wait Here Then" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Single Man Tear" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" from Halt and Catch Fire 15 - "Rock of Ages" from Swan Song 15 - "Man in the Wilderness" from We Need to Talk About Kevin 13 - "Smoke on the Water" from Two and a Half Men 13 - "Thunderkiss '65" from Sex and Violence 11 - "Stonehenge" from Simon Said 11 - "Play with Fire" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 11 - "Silent Lucidity" from Heart 11 - "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach 11 - "Bending Spoons in My Mind" from from Changing Channels

The German (I think) makes this 100x funnier for me.

I was apologizing for the potential distraction only of the wording I used...it may be just me... but it IS a OTP for many (not the human form thing...just his devotion to his mobile "home").

Well I'm going to put a few ideas out because... new data! at last! 1) So, I agree, at some point Baby gets stolen and Sam shoots out her window. 2) Dean fighting something in the backseat --- well, I'm finally going to talk about a theory I've been harboring. In one of the SDCC interviews, someone asked Carver if there would be anything "extra sexy" going on. And he struggled to answer and then started to talk about the Baby episode. So... it occurred to me, 'Dean having sex in the backseat of Baby'. That would be kinda par for a Baby episode. BUT, his pause made me wonder. Now I'll go ahead and speculate that Dean THINKS he's going to get sex in the backseat and instead he ends up beheading the "girl". I think would be funny because trying to have a fight scene in the back seat of the car would be kinda hilarious. Kinda like a Pulp Fiction moment, but with knives and teeth/claws/whatevernaturalweaponthemonsterhas. It's not like Dean is going to intentionally crawl into the back seat with someone to have a fight. So... sex (attempt) it is... which is why Carver change mid-sentence about the "extra-sexy-moment" topic. (see interview here, start at 1:50 moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5HmnRVnVNg) 3) I think most of the episode will be filmed from the car POV. So, if Sam comes running out to shoot the car... I could see first him being filmed from Baby's POV exiting the station and then from inside when the window shatters. 4) I think Baby is going to have a ROUGH episode. And I wouldn't be surprised if the scene ends with Sam and Dean cleaning her up. And really (sorry in advance catrox...) what could be nicer for a "sentient"* car than to have Sam and Dean rubbing their hand all over you while apologizing and fixing her up. I'm just saying... that's kinda sweet. *note: I'm not implying Baby is sentient, just that it has a POV in this episode and I'm sure Dean will continue to talk to the car like it's a person.

On it!

Yes! Fixed it to "Man in the Wilderness". Locomotive Breath was The Road So Far 19 - "Renegade" from the end of Nightshifter 19 - "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Faith 17 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 17 - "Bad Moon Rising" from Devil's Trap 17 - "Rooster" from the end of Folsolm Prison Blues 17 - "Spirit in the Sky" from Good God, Y'all 17 - "Back in Black" with Baby's triumphant return in Bloodlust 15 - "A Well-Respected Man" from the beginning of It's A Terrible Life 15 - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with the fireworks from Dark Side of the Moon 15 - "The Gambler" from Weekend at Bobby's 15 - "Play with Fire" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - "White Rabbit" from Hunted 15 - "Heat of the Moment" from Mystery Spot 15 - "Goodbye Stranger" from Goodbye Stranger 15 - "Wanted Dead or Alive" from No Rest for the Wicked 15 - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Supernatural Christmas 15 - "Laugh, I Nearly Died" from the end of Bloody Mary 15 - "Simple Man" from Free to Be You and Me 15 - "Do You Love Me?" from The End 15 - "Space Oddity" from Clap Your Hands If You believe 15 - "Supernatural sitcom theme song" from Changing Channels 15 - "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned 15 - "Can't Find My Way Home" from Do You Believe in Miracles 15 - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" from Skin 15 - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" from Skin 15 - "Run Through the Jungle" from Sin City 15 - "The Ghostfacers"theme song" Ghostfacers 15 - "Beautiful Loser" from Exile on Main Street 15 - "Miracles" from Mommy Dearest 15 - "These Boots Are Made for Walking" from Meet the New Boss 15 - "All Out of Love" from Slash Fiction 15 - "Cherry Pie" from The Song Remains the Same 15 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" from The Slice Girls 15 - "Vincent" from Survival of the Fittest 15 - "The Famous Final Scene" from Road Trip 15 - "I'm Too Sexy" from Black 15 - "Carry On Wayward Son" from Fan Fiction 15 - "I'll Just Wait Here Then" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Single Man Tear" from Fan Fiction 15 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 15 - "The Weight" from Hibbing 911 15 - "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" from Halt and Catch Fire 15 - "Oh Death" from Two Minutes to Midnight 15 - "Rock of Ages" from Swan Song 15 - "Man in the Wilderness" from We Need to Talk About Kevin 13 - "Smoke on the Water" from Two and a Half Men 13 - "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach 13 - "Thunderkiss '65" from Sex and Violence 13 - "Silent Lucidity" from Heart 13 - "Stonehenge" from Simon Said 13 - "Bending Spoons in My Mind" from from Changing Channels

Ok, plus "locomotive Breath" from 8.01. And then we should stop now. We've had 24 hrs to let it bake for "go backs"....what say you all??? ++ Beautiful Loser ++ All Out of Love -- "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach 19 - "Renegade" from the end of Nightshifter 19 - "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Faith 17 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 17 - "Bad Moon Rising" from Devil's Trap 17 - "Rooster" from the end of Folsolm Prison Blues 17 - "Spirit in the Sky" from Good God, Y'all 17 - "Back in Black" with Baby's triumphant return in Bloodlust 17 - "Beautiful Loser" from Exile on Main Street 17 - "All Out of Love" from Slash Fiction 15 - "A Well-Respected Man" from the beginning of It's A Terrible Life 15 - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with the fireworks from Dark Side of the Moon 15 - "The Gambler" from Weekend at Bobby's 15 - "Play with Fire" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - "White Rabbit" from Hunted 15 - "Heat of the Moment" from Mystery Spot 15 - "Thunderkiss '65" from Sex and Violence 15 - "Goodbye Stranger" from Goodbye Stranger 15 - "Wanted Dead or Alive" from No Rest for the Wicked 15 - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Supernatural Christmas 15 - "Laugh, I Nearly Died" from the end of Bloody Mary 15 - "Simple Man" from Free to Be You and Me 15 - "Do You Love Me?" from The End 15 - "Space Oddity" from Clap Your Hands If You believe 15 - "Supernatural sitcom theme song" from Changing Channels 15 - "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned 15 - "Can't Find My Way Home" from Do You Believe in Miracles 15 - "Smoke on the Water" from Two and a Half Men 15 - "Hey Man, Nice Shot" from Skin 15 - "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" from Skin 15 - "Run Through the Jungle" from Sin City 15 - "The Ghostfacers"theme song" Ghostfacers 15 - "Miracles" from Mommy Dearest 15 - "These Boots Are Made for Walking" from Meet the New Boss 15 - "Cherry Pie" from The Song Remains the Same 15 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" from The Slice Girls 15 - "Vincent" from Survival of the Fittest 15 - "The Famous Final Scene" from Road Trip 15 - "I'm Too Sexy" from Black 15 - "Carry On Wayward Son" from Fan Fiction 15 - "I'll Just Wait Here Then" from Fan Fiction 15 - "Single Man Tear" from Fan Fiction 15 - "The Road So Far" from Fan Fiction 15 - "The Weight" from Hibbing 911 15 - "Head Full of Doubt / Road Full of Promise" from Halt and Catch Fire 15 - "Oh Death" from Two Minutes to Midnight 15 - "Rock of Ages" from Swan Song 15 - "Locomotive Breath" from We Need to Talk About Kevin 13 - "Cherry Pie" from Reichenbach 13 - "Silent Lucidity" from Heart 13 - "Stonehenge" from Simon Said 13 - "Bending Spoons in My Mind" from from Changing Channels

Exactly!

I'm good with the list as it stands now!

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He terribly shy from what I understand. He did an EXCELLENT job of not showing it but I'm pretty sure I'm right on this. Plus, the only other writer to make it to SDCC (beside Singer/Carver/Kripke/Gamble who are showrunners) is Ben Edlund. Who is kinda in a class by himself. I don't think Glass ever made it.

Voting! Damn. This is HARD. ++ Renegade ++ Don't Fear the Reaper -- Stonehenge (I don't really dislike it... but I was trying not to just upvote EVERYTHING and Dean, that van should be driven by a guy with a pornstache...it's NOPE in my book) 17 - "Renegade" from the end of Nightshifter 17 - "Don't Fear the Reaper" from Faith 15 - "Back in Black" with Baby's triumphant return in Bloodlust 15 - "Rooster" from the end of Folsolm Prison Blues 15 - "A Well-Respected Man" from the beginning of It's A Terrible Life 15 - "Spirit in the Sky" from Good God, Y'all 15 - "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" with the fireworks from Dark Side of the Moon 15 - "The Gambler" from Weekend at Bobby's 15 - "Play with Fire" from The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - "Bad Moon Rising" from Devil's Trap 15 - "Silent Lucidity" from Heart 15 - "White Rabbit" from Hunted 15 - "Heat of the Moment" from Mystery Spot 15 - "Thunderkiss '65" from Sex and Violence 15 - "Goodbye Stranger" from Goodbye Stranger 15 -"Wanted Dead or Alive" from No Rest for the Wicked 15 - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" from A Very Supernatural Christmas 15 - "Laugh, I Nearly Died" from the end of Bloody Mary 15 - "Simple Kind of Man" from Free to Be You and Me 15 - "Do You Love Me?" from "The End" 15 - "Space Oddity" from Clap Your Hands If You believe 15 - "Bending spoons in my mind" from from Changing Channels 15 - "Supernatural sitcom theme song" from Changing Channels 15 - "Behind Blue Eyes" from Book of the Damned 15 - "Can't Find My Way Home" from Do You Believe in Miracles 13 - "Stonehenge" from Simon Said

I think someone on Tumblr did a picture series of sticky notes between Sam, Dean and Cas in the Bunker. It was pretty hilarious.

Glass, Berens and Thompson (while at SDCC) all indicated Dabb was on the panel because it was time he got a little recognition. They were all thrilled with him and clearly very fond of him as a person. Glass, in particular, emphasized how much Andrew Dabb really comes up with a lot of the ideas.

1) I'm up for the music thing 2) I'm fine with up to 45 but if it expands beyond that, I think we should split. 3) I agree with no "Carry On". I think we just declare that the Supernatural Song Emeritus and vote on the others 4) You guys have listed all I remember (and then some...) ETA: I'm just glad Mystery Spot made it to the Top 3. To me, that was the quintessential dark comedy Supernatural. "Do these tacos taste funny?"

Because the math works, I presume you really meant to give just a single "-" to Hollywood Babylon. Right? Just checking. + Mystery Spot -- Bad Day At Black Rock -- Hollywood Babylon 05 - Mystery Spot 03 - Bad Day at Black Rock 02 - Hollywood Babylon Sent off with a rimshot and a bowchickawowow... Swap Meat Season Seven, Time for a Wedding! Fallen Idols Slumber Party Clap Your Hands If You Believe Party On Garth The Curious Case of Dean Winchester How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters LARP and the Real Girl Ghostfacers Out with the Old Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie The Usual Suspects Wishful Thinking The Real Ghostbusters Nightshifter Hammer of the Gods Yellow Fever Everybody Hates Hitler Hunteri Heroici Monster at the End of This Book Hell House Ask Jeeves Monster Movie It's a Terrible Life Hibbing 911 Reading is Fundamental The French Mistake About a Boy Slash Fiction Dog Dean Afternoon Folsom Prison Blues Tall Tales Frontierland Fan Fiction Changing Channels Weekend at Bobbys

I have to say my love for Sam has grown over the years. First... I am a generally always sympathetic to both brothers so even when they do something I really dislike, I can usually chalk it up to something I can at least understand. My Sam feels over the years: - S1: He was clearly the "normal" one at the start and I liked him ...but I loved him in "little brother" mode the best. Those were excellent times. I was a little pissed at him when he didn't want to stay with Dean (but as I said, I understood). I was stunned when he turned rage-monster with John. And I found it really fascinating. It was the way Jared portrayed "rational" Sam losing his shit that really sold the three-way dynamic of Sam/John/Dean. Suddenly Dean as the peacekeeper and Sam and John as two towers of seething issues made perfect sense. - S2: I found him likeable, smart and funny. - S3: Oy, my heart hurt for him. Watching him fall apart over losing Dean? But like the previous years, I thought he did well but not "out of the park" except for a few occasions. But then came Mystery Spot -- and again the parallels with John were so evident. And I completely agreed with the Trickster about who was the real psychopath of the two (but not in a bad way). - S4: Sam pissed me off. I got the story, I understood his actions, I understood his weakness and knew he was being exploited. But I didn't feel the sympathy for him that I should have IMO. - S5: My feelings for Sam were all over the map. This was probably the first time I really saw his personal issues on display in heart-rending fashion (even though the story had gone there before). I felt bad for him every single time he was raked over the coals for killing Lilith. Because up until Dean found out it was a trick he was on the "kill Lillith" bandwagon. Now the way Sam got there in S4 (drinking demon blood) was inherently bad, but what they guilted him over was starting the Apocalypse. But then came "Dark Side of the Moon". And I appreciate that it's a perfectly reasonable interpretation that Zachariah was manipulating things. But I can't help but feel like those "happy" memories WERE Sam's memories. And while it is perfectly reasonable to want to leave his batshit Dad, it just broke my heart that not ONE of his memories was about Dean. I bought Dean's despair at that hook, line, and sinker. And then he turns around and does that wonderful thing where he puts all his faith in Dean in "Point of No Return" and I'm happy with Sam again. I really think Jared's acting took a step up in S5. He really was excellent as Lucifer in The End. And I bought the little brother vibe, again. - S6: I liked Soulless Sam. He was psychotic but funny. Up until he tried to kill Bobby and the finale. But I enjoyed his character and Jared's performance. Still, it always bothered me how he was a bit digital. Either Hell had him batshit crazy or he was feeling no guilt. There was no in-between. - S7: I enjoyed him a great deal. No particular episode comes to mind, but he just felt "good". - S8: I like the hair. Stop judging me. The story-line was BULLSHIT. But I could come up with a rational explanation - that CARVER FAILED TO USE. My personal headcanon is that hitting the dog and staying with Amelia was another version of running. By now I see Sam as someone who is a master at compartmentalizing. And I think Jared did a good job of showing that. I like delirious Sam and totally bought into his sense of worthlessness in the church. Yes, it was manipulative by Carver. No, I don't care. - S9: He was so good until he found out about Gadreel. And then his anger was justified. But the "no brothers" thing pissed me off. I understood that this was an angry Sam not knowing what else to do. And then when he CRUSHED Dean about "not doing the same." Again, I totally GOT that Sam was talking about self-determination and that Dean only heard "I don't love you." But it still crushed me. And I was mad that he took so long to notice that the Mark was an issue. Now that was intentional plot blindness written by Carver, so it's somewhat forgiven by me. I also really started to appreciate Jared's acting more. - S10: I thought this was an excellent Sam season. Yes, he stubbornly ignored the "don't do that!" warnings. But that's kinda him. I'm okay with it. And I thought Jared did so well portraying a panicked Sam (again). Finally, I can't watch that finale without tearing up as Sam is looking up at his brother with such a trusting face when Dean is about to behead him. Oh my heart. So.. Sam has been up and down for me but I've generally sympathize with the character and find myself more moved by Jared's performances as the years go on.

-- Bad Day at Black Rock -- Hollywood Babylon + Mystery Spot 06 - Bad Day at Black Rock 05 - Hollywood Babylon 05 - Mystery Spot 03 - Weekend at Bobby's 02 - Changing Channels 01 - Fan Fiction Sent off with a rimshot and a bowchickawowow... Swap Meat Season Seven, Time for a Wedding! Fallen Idols Slumber Party Clap Your Hands If You Believe Party On Garth The Curious Case of Dean Winchester How to Win Friends and Influence Monsters LARP and the Real Girl Ghostfacers Out with the Old Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie The Usual Suspects Wishful Thinking The Real Ghostbusters Nightshifter Hammer of the Gods Yellow Fever Everybody Hates Hitler Hunteri Heroici Monster at the End of This Book Hell House Ask Jeeves Monster Movie It's a Terrible Life Hibbing 911 Reading is Fundamental The French Mistake About a Boy Slash Fiction Dog Dean Afternoon Folsom Prison Blues Tall Tales Frontierland