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I was happy to see the amulet again for one reason: I love the jewelry. In fact, I forgot to mention it earlier, but one of my favorite parts was at the beginning when Marie is fussing at "Dean" for not having the amulet on, and the girl playing Dean complains that she took it off because "it kept hitting me in the face." I remember when Dean's jewelry first started disappearing, and when Jensen was asked about it, his response was basically that the jewelry (amulet, ring, etc.) was getting so beat up from use on set that it was just difficult to keep up with, so he stopped wearing them. Of course, since the amulet was such a focus, it couldn't just disappear. Thus, it was written out in the grand tradition of deaths on SPN: by giving it a plot twist that makes it unnecessarily complicated to bring back. (I kid, sort of.) I could be wrong, but I don't think the amulet was supposed to be tied to Chuck for the purposes of this episode. Just a coincidental hazard of trying to pay tribute to several different things in one neatly-wrapped package.

Looking at some of the recent lists I've realized that I somehow managed to leave "Faith" off my list. How I made that egregious error, I don't even know. I may be redoing my list in the near future. ;-) I love this idea -- I think it would be fantastic.

Frontierland ++ The Man Who Knew Too Much -- Clap Your Hands If You Believe ++ 35 - Frontierland 27 - Weekend at Bobby's 25 - French Mistake 23 - Appointment in Samarra 21 - Live Free or Twihard 21 - The Man Who Would Be King 21 - Mommy Dearest 17 - The Third Man 15 - The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - Two and a Half Men 15 - You Can't Handle the Truth 15 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe 13 - My Heart Will Go On 13 - Caged Heat 11 - Family Matters 11 - ...And Then There Were None 09 - Exile on Main St. 09 - Let It Bleed 07 -- Like a Virgin 03 - Mannequin 3: The Reckoning In flagrante with the King of Hell: All Dogs Go to Heaven Unforgiven

Well, I'll bite. Mine tend to be based more on interactions, reactions, and they way the guys play off each other -- I guess that's what sticks with me. In chronological order (for the sake of my internal fandom): 1. Phantom Traveler 2. In My Time of Dying 3. Everybody Loves a Clown 4. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things 5. Mystery Spot 6. Jus in Bello 7. No Rest For the Wicked 8. Lazarus Rising 9. Are You There, God? It's Me, Dean Winchester 10. Wishful Thinking 11. The End 12. Sam, Interrupted 13. Point of No Return 14. Frontierland 15. Hello Cruel World There are a few more that should probably have some place on my list (Playthings, My Bloody Valentine, Two and a Half Men) because as weird and/or disturbing as I thought they were, I used to watch them repeatedly. But i guess this is official unofficial list for me -- at least until I figure where Fan Fiction is gonna squeeze in.

Frontierland ++ The Third Man ++ My Heart Will Go On -- 31 - Frontierland 23 - Weekend at Bobby's 23 - French Mistake 21 - Appointment in Samarra 21 - Live Free or Twihard 21 - The Man Who Would Be King 17 - Mommy Dearest 17 - Two and a Half Men 17 - The Third Man 15 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe 15 - The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - You Can't Handle the Truth 13 - My Heart Will Go On 13 - Family Matters 13 - Caged Heat 11 - Mannequin 3: The Reckoning 11 - ...And Then There Were None 11 - Exile on Main St. 11 - Like a Virgin 09 - Unforgiven 05 - Let It Bleed In flagrante with the King of Hell: All Dogs Go to Heaven

It feels so weird to have an episode of Supernatural saved on my DVR again after two and a half years. (I admit to dropping the show before the end of season 7, but "Hello Cruel World" and "Plucky Pennywhistle" are still definite highlights in my memory.) I thought for sure I'd just catch the (what I thought would be) few good parts of the 200th ep on Hulu later, but at the last minute I decided to go ahead and hit the "record" button. So glad I did. I loved pretty much everything everybody else has already mentioned. It was all the little touches that got to me -- and I keep having to stop myself from trying to list all of them right now. Jensen looking directly at the camera might be my favorite. But one moment that made me snicker was when Sam and Maeve where in the tech booth and he was trying to ask if she'd heard any strange noises during the rehearsals, and she starts demonstrating potential noises with the sound board. Her expression throughout was just hilariously bored and unconcerned -- it's the set of "Supernatural", they hear those noises all the time. (And of course as soon as she leaves Sam with "Please don't touch anything," he immediately starts playing with the control panel.) The girls in this episode were awesome. I just had to download that sweet, gentle version of "Carry On Wayward Son."

I'll not eulogize "All Dogs Go to Heaven" -- considering the episode's namesake scarred me for life as a child (I hate that movie with the fire of a thousand suns), there was nothing enjoyable for me to latch on to with that story. Except Dean's sniper-shooting. Bringing out the big guns. Mmm. (Okay, so maybe one thing.) Frontierland ++ The Man Who Knew Too Much -- Let It Bleed -- 27 - Frontierland 23 - Weekend at Bobby's 21 - French Mistake 19 - The Man Who Would Be King 19 - Appointment in Samarra 19 - Live Free or Twihard 17 - Mommy Dearest 17 - Two and a Half Men 15 - The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe 15 - The Third Man 15 - You Can't Handle the Truth 15 - My Heart Will Go On 13 - Family Matters 13 - Mannequin 3: The Reckoning 13 - ...And Then There Were None 13 - Caged Heat 11 - Unforgiven 11 - Exile on Main St. 11 - Like a Virgin 09 - Let It Bleed In flagrante with the King of Hell: All Dogs Go to Heaven

The Man Who Would Be King ++ Two and a Half Men ++ Caged Heat -- 23 - Frontierland 19 - Weekend at Bobby's 19 - The French Mistake 19 - The Man Who Would Be King 17 - Appointment in Samarra 17 - Mommy Dearest 17 - Two and a Half Men 15 - The Third Man 15 - You Can't Handle the Truth 15 - My Heart Will Go On 15 - The Man Who Knew Too Much 15 - Live Free or Twihard 13 - Unforgiven 13 - Like a Virgin 13 - Family Matters 13 - Mannequin 3: The Reckoning 13 - ...And Then There Were None 13 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe... 11 - Caged Heat 11 - Exile on Main St. 11 - Let It Bleed 05 - All Dogs Go to Heaven

Hmm... the last sesason in which I watched every single episode. There are very few episodes I really loved in this season, though several more had moments I quite enjoyed, even if the episode as a whole was a disappointment. My votes are probably going to be all over the map. + Frontierland + The Man Who Would Be King -- Caged Heat 19 - Weekend at Bobby's 19 - Frontierland 17 - The French Mistake 17 - Appointment in Samarra 17 - Mommy Dearest 17 -The Man Who Would Be King 15 - The Third Man 15 - Live Free or Twihard 15 - You Can't Handle the Truth 15 - Unforgiven 15 - Mannequin 3: The Reckoning 15 - ...And Then There Were None 15 - My Heart Will Go On 15 - The Man Who Knew Too Much 13 - Caged Heat 13 - Like a Virgin 13 - Family Matters 13 - Two and a Half Men 13 - Exile on Main St. 13 - Let It Bleed 13 - Clap Your Hands If You Believe... 09 - All Dogs Go to Heaven

That is exactly how I feel. (It's only like 2.5 seasons of SPN for me, but that means there are years of my life I'll never get back.) I don't want to be stuck in the same boat with Arrow, hanging on after all my friends have logically checked out, begging at the tv in vain for the show to return to some semblance of its former glory so that I can justify the fact that I still care. Sigh. My fear is that I don't have enough room on my DVR to let this entire season sit until I'm assured that the show turns out well enough to watch again. That may be the true reason I keep hoping and (foolish) hope that we get the pleasantest of surprises and Oliver/Felicity/Diggle's contrived isolations come to an abrupt and permanent end sometime in January.

I'd be all for declaring a tie as well, but until somebody makes that official I guess I'll keep voting. + The End -- Dark Side of the Moon 05 - Dark Side of the Moon 04 - The End Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted Point of No Return Changing Channels

AAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! [/Charlie Brown] The End -- Dark Side of the Moon -- 11 - The End 08 - Dark Side of the Moon Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted Point of No Return Changing Channels

For me, the problem is that the fourth guy is supposed to be a viable alternative to the first guy, and I don't see him as one, at all. So I don't really want to see her kissing him because I don't think he should even count as an option.

Well, I was along for the ride, however short it was. Hopefully we'll get to see the episodes burn off with some decency for the storyline. And at least I have the few episodes on my DVR to rewatch when I need cheering up. I held on to episodes of Common Law for a year after it got canceled; no way am I letting go of "Nugget of Wisdom" anytime soon.

From what I can tell, they did it so there would be clear differentiation between this show and The Flash. Which, if that was indeed the case, then I can at least congratulate them on their definite success, because the people I know who have seen both show can absolutely tell the difference -- and they're no longer watching Arrow.

R.I.P. Jack Reinhold. Ugh with this stupid, reactionary town. "Emotions are running high" is not an excuse to drive someone to suicide. The scariest moment of this entire series for me was when it looked for a second like Carver and Gemma were gonna hookup. Just... no.

Even though the opening sequence of DSotM will always be my favorite (gunshot sound into bloodspatter titlecard FTW!), I just can't bring myself to vote for Dean symbolically giving up the amulet as the top episode over Dean getting a taste of the future and deciding it's worth fighting for against. + The End -- Dark Side of the Moon 17 - The End 10 - Dark Side of the Moon Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted Point of No Return Changing Channels

I did not know the episodes were aired out of order, but now I'm definitely going to have to go back and watch them in the right sequence. I spent most of the time cringing through the increased romantic tone because I haven't really gotten that type of chemistry vibe from them yet (and because I have second-hand embarrassment issues, which is why I typically don't bother with rom-coms in the first place -- but oh, this show), but when Henry pulled Eliza to him... Yowza. I can definitely see it now. ;-) So now I can rewatch with my eyes all the way open.

The End + Dark Side of the Moon -- Changing Channels -- 19 - The End 15 - Dark Side of the Moon 3 - Changing Channels Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted Point of No Return

Now that you've said it, it makes perfect sense and that analogy is definitely going to stick with me. Speaking of imagery I can't unsee... yeah, thanks for that. (Did bust out laughing though. And, ITA.)

So, this morning this happened (from The Guardian, and other sources). Adorable since no one's thought of that idea in a while.

+ The End --Dark Side of the Moon --Changing Channels 23 - The End 16 - Dark Side of the Moon 7 - Changing Channels Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted Point of No Return

Changing Channels -- Dark Side of the Moon -- The End + 26 - The End 23 - Dark Side of the Moon 18 - Changing Channels 5 - Point of No Return Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted

This had better be THE reason that Missy is The Master -- rather than the Rani or anyone else -- so they can finally address this dropped "Gallifrey returns" storyline from last Christmas.

-- Dark Side of the Moon + The End -- Changing Channels 32 - Dark Side of the Moon 30 - The End 27 - Changing Channels 10 - Point of No Return Trapped in the box with Michael and Lucifer Fallen Idols Swap Meat The Devil You Know Sympathy for the Devil Free to Be You and Me 99 Problems I Believe the Children Are Our Future Swan Song Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid The Curious Case of Dean Winchester Two Minutes to Midnight My Bloody Valentine Good God, Y'All Abandon All Hope The Song Remains the Same The Real Ghostbusters Hammer of the Gods Sam, Interrupted