#1.04 Going Rogue

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—The Flash, “Going Rogue”

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The Flash & Captain Cold in The Flash 1.04 “Going Rogue”

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The Flash: 1.04 - Going Rogue

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Felicity being starstruck at meeting “Harrison Wells”

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Picard 1.04: Absolute Candor

One of my favourite things about both Disco and Picard is that we're finally getting Star Trek that's been influenced by my favourite non-Trek SF of the 2000s, e.g. the way they physically fling digital files around like in Minority Report. It's even more satisfying when it's inspired by things that were themselves inspired by Trek, like Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot. (And I've never played Mass Effect, but I've been told there are serious Mass Effect vibes so far too.)

I remember seeing Firefly shortly before its cancellation and wishing for a Star Trek show with a similar premise: the people who fly under the radar of the big shiny capital ships we're used to seeing. Voyager did a good job showing civilian life in the Delta Quadrant, and both DS9 and Disco gave us a few tantalizing glimpses of life outside Starfleet, but the truth is, what I've really wanted is a Firefly-esque cast of rogues rogue-ing around in the world of TNG, and I've wanted it for my entire adult life.

Since the end of this episode, I have had the biggest fucking smile on my face.

Spoilers within:

Looks like they're sticking to a broadcast-friendly 40 minutes per episode. Slightly disappointing, since I like what Disco does with their extra ten or so minutes, but honestly I'm okay with this show's pacing so far; I shouldn't be greedy.

Seeing Jean-Luc in that white suit and hat surrounded by the dusty, vaguely Eastern setting of Vashti just screamed "douchebag colonialist" to me. Which was probably the point — mainly I'm wondering why, if he was there on Starfleet business, he wasn't in uniform.

The sound design on this show fucking slaps. La Sirena's engines are straight-up ASMR to me.

Michael Chabon writes sparkling dialogue. Jurati in particular is just adorable this episode.

The subtitles refer to the Emergency Hospitality Hologram as "Mr. Hospitality."

Another thing New TV Trek has picked up from the Abrams movies that I quite like: starships at warp feel like they're going fast. Like, scary fast. Like they're hurtling barely-controlled through space. Space travel in general feels more dangerous than it did in the 90s — more like TOS S1, honestly. I approve.

Extremely annoying that they cut from Rios's suggestion of a bribe to Picard beaming down, without establishing what that bribe was going to be or how they'd pay it.

We finally meet (the astonishingly pretty) Elnor. If Romulans can be Irish, I guess they can also be Australian.

That scene of Narek and Soji sliding around in their socks was extremely triggering for me, because I used to do that as a kid on my aunt's hardwood floors until I slammed into the wall one day and broke my toe.

"Kar Kantar" is such a Star Wars name.

Maybe it's just my own abandonment issues talking, but I appreciate that the show is taking Picard to task for turning his back on the Romulan rescue mission — and Raffi, and Elnor — when Starfleet did. He has as much to answer for as Admiral Clancy, or whoever had her job in 2385, and he knows it, and I think we're going to see him try to atone for that over the rest of this season.

What in the entire galaxy was Picard planning to accomplish by walking into that "Romulans only" bar and starting shit? Was he trying to see how much trouble he could get into in the seven minutes before they could beam him up?

I felt bad for that Senator, tbh, and Picard was right that he didn't deserve to die — but he was also running at Picard with a sword immediately after being warned off by an obvious ninja. Was Elnor just supposed to let J.L. get impaled?

Narek is so boring, and he makes everyone he shares scenes with boring.

"Your little robot girl has a plan." (laughs in Cylon)

There was so much to love about that battle sequence: the old-school Bird of Prey, the hungover Chilean tactical hologram, that little Delta Flyer-looking ship, and then SEVEN OF GODDAMN NINE, FINALLY.

And next week looks like they're bringing back some of the silliness. Can't wait!

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Iris West ♡ one gifset per episode ↳ 1.04 Going Rogue

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Calling Bluffs

TYPE: Transcript

DESCRIPTION: Conversation

PARTIES: Two [2]. One [1] Guardian-type, Class Hunter [u.1]; One [1] Guardian-type, Class Hunter [u.2]

ASSOCIATIONS: Avia; Dredgen; Drifter, The; Gambit; Last Word; Malphur, Shin

//AUDIO UNAVAILABLE//

//TRANSCRIPT FOLLOWS…//

[u.1.01] You don’t trust him.

[u.2.01] Does that surprise you?

[u.1.02] Suppose not.

[u.2.02] Does he know? Who you are?

[u.1.03] Hard to tell. What do you think?

[u.2.03] Does it matter?

[u.1.04] Call me curious.

[u.2.04] Well. I think he’s… Clever. More so than he lets on, not because he wants us to think he’s incapable, but because he’s got all his cards close to his chest. He shows us them when he wants to, not when we force his hand. So he could know, for sure. You giving me this would confirm it for him, at least. 

[u.1.05] And what about his game? And the Guardians who play it?

[u.2.05] What -- Why do you want my opinion?

[u.1.06] Humour me. I don’t talk to a lot of Guardians nowadays. 

[u.2.06] I -- Well -- Okay. I mean, Gambit is. It’s just a game. It’s just different, different enough to bring Guardians in. The game isn’t the problem for me, it’s the Guardians playing it. Well, some Guardians who play it. They’re all comfortable. Too comfortable, and I think he likes that, likes us all thinking he’s just some rogue lightbearer who hates Shaxx and lets us play in the Darkness free of consequence.

[u.1.07] Free of consequence?

[u.2.07] That’s the thing, I’m not sure any of them know what carrying a title like Dredgen around really means. I’m more certain barely any of them know you’re still around, let alone hunting down rogue Guardians like him. Drifter makes it sound so… I don’t know. Like it’s a club. Like you’re special, one of his favourites.

[u.1.08] That could be the point.

[u.2.08] Yeah. I thought it might be.

[u.1.09] You were hoping otherwise?

[silence]

[u.2.09] Are you going to kill him?

[u.1.10] If he gives me a reason.

[u.2.10] That’s not a yes. You’re using him, luring out Dredgens.

[u.1.11] Doesn’t mean I need him alive. Been doing this for a long time, before he ever came City-side.

[u.2.11] Makes it easier though, doesn’t it?

[u.1.12] Your point?

[u.2.12] He’s using us as shields against you, who won’t come after him unless he gives you a reason. And you’re using him as bait whilst feeding him a different name, that’s if he hasn’t figured you out yet. Seems like a stalemate, to me, and he’s got something else going on in the meantime, something none of us can see yet. 

[u.1.13] You don’t sound worried, though. More annoyed.

[u.2.13] I - I am annoyed. Anyone will tell you, I don’t like not knowing what’s going on. Especially him, especially now, especially when it’s affecting my family. But as it stands he’s one man. That doesn’t concern me.

[u.1.14] You sure?

[u.2.14] What is there to be worried about?

[u.1.15] Not much for a slayer of gods and cabal warlords, you figure?

[u.2.15] Oh, don’t give me that. Do you really think a man with nothing but charm and cobbled together tech is going to worry me?

[silence]

[u.2.16] Shin. 

[u.2.17] Should I be?

[silence]

[u.1.16] I aint gonna lie to you. Truth is, I don’t know. Hard to tell if he’s running or hiding, or both, from me or someone else in this system he’s pissed off. I may keep an eye on anyone who takes up that mantle that he so freely speaks of, the Guardians who take a liking to the idea of joining his crew, but I can’t tell you what he thinks of ‘em, what he might have planned once he gets enough of them together. 

[u.2.18] I’ve heard him talk about his crews, the way he spoke about Callum...

[u.1.17] And what’s your take?

[u.2.19] I... 

[audible sigh]

[u.2.20] I don’t know. I don’t trust anything that comes out of his mouth. 

[u.1.18] Stick with that. I don’t have all the answers, but that gut of yours aint wrong. My only word of advice? The more you try and stay one step ahead of him, the worse its gonna feel when that rug gets pulled out from underneath ya. For every card in his hand you can see, there’s two more up his sleeve. 

[u.2.21] I hate card games. 

[u.1.19] Hmm. For what its worth? You’ve got a good eye for cheaters. 

[u.2.22] Just no patience to out play them. 

[u.1.20] You’ll learn. You’re already starting to. 

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[Being a hero is] a lonely path. Don't make it any lonelier than it has to be.

—Felicity Smoak, The Flash, “Going Rogue”

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FELICITY SMOAK IN EVERY DCTV EPISODE  → The Flash 1.04 Going Rogue

[ In chronological order ]

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The Flash | 1.04 Going Rogue

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Shadowhunters Rewatch - Part 2

So I posted the first three episodes last night HERE I wanted to post this before I start cleaning - give me some notes to come back to. 

Episodes 1.04 - 1.07

1.04 is basically the Magnus episode - it introduces him, the warlocks, and the beginning of Malec… It’s clear that this is the episode that is meant to bait you - hook, line and sinker - And it fucking works. It just a good episode all around. From the party, to Magnus’ lair - also, Alec and Magnus cover some troupes right away so let's scratch off #WhoAreYou #meetcute and #lightflirting, #Prettyboy

Honestly the hair has me SHOOK. - between Alec and Jace serving the emo hair while talking about being all dark and emotionless (no one’s buying it guys you’re srsly both so emo even your hair knows it) and don’t even get me started on the girls or Magnus! UGH… I miss season 1’s over the top STYLE…moving on

Alec tries to sacrifice himself to avoid the truth of his feelings - Jace stops him, putting himself in danger but Clary proves herself a fighter and saves Jace…. Magnus is a master of sass and is bewildered by this odd cluster of shadowhunters who seem… different.

1.05 is the introduction of the werewolves, who are considering breaking ties with the Clave - Luke challenges the Alpha, etc etc.. A lot of backstory is covered between 1.05 and 1.06... basically everyone wants the mortal cup and Magnus’ ears must be ringing with how often these people mention him during any given day. (Also, scratch off another troupe for Malec #gooutforadrinksometime #dateaccepted)

We meet Maryse - She’s pissed, the Clave is pissed - nothing that Alec has allowed to happen since Clary arrived was authorized in any way. - Izzy has seelie friends - the natural order - Shadowhunters are meant to stay separate from the Downworld - etc.

1.06 is Magnus and Clary trying to save Luke - Alec refuses to help, he can’t be seen interfering in Downworlder business but when Magnus asks for Alec (and Alec finds out his parents/the Clave are planning to make him marry) he does as Jace asked and goes to Magnus’ - scratch off more Malec troupe’s #Ineedyourstrength #takewhatyouneed #holdmyhand #catchmewhenIfall #areyouokay? - Also, let’s note that Alec doesn’t leave. He stays there, helps Magnus clean up, shares drinks and they both fall asleep #onseperatecouches - sorry. Moving on

Magnus and Luke provide Clary with the information she needs to better understand Valentine and the Circle (ie. the uprising and Jocelyn’s escape) - She realizes the Cup is hidden in her mother’s hand painted Tarot Cards - which are in Luke’s desk at the police station

The Seelies are in mourning and are considering switching sides/breaking ties with the Clave (so both the werewolves and the Seelies are questioning the Shadowhunters authority) 

1.07 is all demon fighting and police station searching for the Mortal Cup but it has two EPIC moments - the first is Alec trying to flirt with the police officer - The second is Clary slapping the shit out of Jace and their fake couples argument. That shit was GOLD - #where’stheoscar? - Oh and Simon gets bitten by Camille. Dude seriously can’t catch a break. Clary finds the mortal cup.

Upon rewatch, the politics are a lot more prominent than I remember and I think people misinterpret Alec’s anger with Clary as being all about Jace and his feelings but really, Clary’s putting them all in danger. Robert informs Izzy that the Clave thinks they’ve gone rogue and Alec and Izzy have to take the punishment for Clary and Jace’s choices - They refer to Valentine as a rogue Shadowhunter! so if the Clave thinks that the Lightwoods are “going rogue” like that’s a fucking serious problem for all of them and Clary just doesn’t give a shit about their rules or laws or any of it. Of course Alec blames her for all the shit that’s going down - Jace is ignoring every rule and Law to help her and as his parabatai, Alec has to support him but in doing so, he’s breaking laws too. I mean, Izzy breaks up with Meliorn to prove her worth and loyalty to her parents/the shadowhunters and she still ends up on trail… but I’m getting ahead of myself now. Anyway… More to come... 

This post covers the following episodes: - 1.04 (Raising Hell) - 1.05 (Moo Shu To Go) - 1.06 (Of Men And Angels) - 1.07 (Major Arcana)

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Favorite episodes (season 1)

I'll try to stick to 4 favorite episodes per season (and cheat with honorable mentions lol).

1.01 "City of Heroes"

"City of Heroes" is one of my favorite pilots. It made me fall in love with the show, its premise, its characters and their relationships.I liked the locations chosen to represent Central City, the sets (CCPD, Barry's lab, Jitters, Star Labs) and the way the music was used to set the mood and highlight the personality of the main character (see the upbeat intro playing when we meet grown up Barry for the first time).  

Along with the congenial vibe, the superhero journey, the writing, the dynamics and the score (I love that the show has a kickass theme for all the important characters like Cold, Reverse, Trickster, Zoom, Savitar...), the thing that makes this show dear to my heart, is its cast. I have never loved an entire cast, especially a big one, as much as I much as love the cast of The Flash, and "City of Heroes" did a wonderful job introducing their characters.

I became an instant fan of Nora Allen and I was heartbroken by her death.

I thought Barry was an absolute sweetheart, just adorable, and a great CSI. It was also love at first sight with Joe West, who came across as a smart, no nonsense, lovable guy with a sense of humor, who was fiercely protective of Barry and incredibly proud of him.

Iris waltzed into Barry's lab, talked his ear off and ate his fries lol. She looked like she adored him, and I was struck by all the things that were hanging in the air, left unsaid between them. He was attracted to her. She was oblivious. I had my suspicions that she might like him too when she started going on about what an amazing guy he was. Any doubts I had vanished after she climbed him like a tree when he walked into Jitters 9 months after his accident.

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I fell hopelessly in love with the utterly fascinating and enigmatic Dr. Wells, who remains my #1 favorite character on this show after 3 seasons. He had a darkness about him, bubbling under the surface, beneath the veneer of elegance and class, and I could NOT take my eyes off him. He was a ticking time bomb and I was afraid I would miss something important if I blinked when he was on screen.

Also fell in love also with the adorable, funny, supportive and amazingly gifted Mr. Ramon (my number 2 fave after Eobard). I had a soft spot for the grief-stricken, kind and nurturing Dr. Snow (I kind of wanted her to me my doctor until she went icicle on us). 

Now Henry Allen gave me another dose of sadness when I was watching him talk to Barry (who was crying his eyes out) from behind that prison glass... Let”s just say Henry will always have a special place in my heart.

I even liked the metacriminal-of-the-week, Clyde Mardon and the tornado he summoned on that farm. I didn't know it yet when I first watched the pilot, but the other guy shown in the police photos (there were 2 mugshots, one for Clyde and one  for his brother Mark), was going to become one of my favorite metabaddies ever : the Weather Wizard :)

10s across the board!

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1.15 "Out of Time"

Westallen kiss #1, Weather Wizard, Barry rearranging timelines. What's not to love?

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First, there's the awkward love quadrangle with Barry, Iris and their respective dates at the bowling alley. Iris was acting a bit territorial and touchy feely with Barry. I don't think she was fully conscious of what she's doing but Miss West was bothered, the entire time Barry was dating Linda. Her jealousy really came to the surface when she asked Barry, how things were going with "Lindaaaaaaa" in the same tone she used to hate on Barry's old girlfriend, Becky "Coo-perrrrr" lmao. Linda, Eddie, Barry, Joe, it seems everyone can see that Iris has feelings for Barry, except for Iris herself.

Lots of suspense in the episode because Cait and Cisco are trying to trick a man who's a lot more dangerous than they realize. The first time I watched the episode, I was worried for Cait when she took Wells to Jitters to get him out of Star Labs. Wells kept talking about Star Labs, and he didn't want to stay at Jitters to enjoy his coffee. When Cait got up to take the coffees to go, she came back to an empty wheelchair.  😱

I should have been worried about Cisco. "Out of Time" gave us the unforgettable scene where Reverse shreds Cisco's heart, after saying that Cisco showed him what it was like to have a "son". 

One of my fave baddies ever, the Weather Wizzard, almost stole the show when he flexed his metamuscles to create a tsunami. A WHOLE tsunami! I'm in awe of Mark Mardon's skills, I’m not even gonna lie, but Barry’s still the boss meta around here, and his powers are nothing to sneeze at. He's been seeing another Flash running alonside him. He and Iris kiss, he tells her he's The Flash and then runs around the Central City coastline so fast that he goes back in time and erases the entire day.

Epicness! From start, to finish.

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1.09 "The Man In the Yellow Suit"

Ah yes, that Christmas episode. It's tree trimming time at the West household and Gramma Esther become a household name for her nog. There's foreshadowing to Barry proposing when he gives Iris a replica of her mother's wedding band. Barry breaks my heart whe he tears up after Iris tells him she's moving in with Eddie, and when later admits that he's in love with her.

There's also a first showdown between Barry and the Man In Yellow and Barry gets his ass handed to him (s'okay Bear, you'll get him next time).

It's an emotional episode for Caitlin. She sees Ronnie, or rather what's become of the man she loves (a confused, twitchy, vagrant on fire, wearing Future!Barry's wig... or is that his brother Oliver's island wig but I digress), and the poor thing is devastated. Cisco as always is there for her. It's easy to see that Cisco has a very deep kind of affection for Caitlin...

Another beautiful bond? Joe and Barry's and that emotional scene where Joe tells Barry the light Barry he brought to the West family. "The world may need The Flash but I need my Barry Allen."

One great alliance: Cisco and Joe. They make detective and crime-busting magic when they work together, and they have a breakthrough in their investigation into Nora's murder when Cisco realizes that there was not one, but two speedsters in the house the night Nora died.

At the end of the episode, Iris is staring at Barry and looking uncomfortable on Eddie's lap as if she's not supposed to be there.When Eddie has her arm around her, she looking back at Barry and all I want to say is Iris honey, you’re trying hard to convince us that you’re happy with Detective Pretty Boy yet here you are, staring at your bestfriend like he’s a white chocolate brownie (they told us in the pilot that Iris had a brownie obsession).

This action-packed, emotion-packed, revelation-packed episode ends with Wells' iconic "Merry Christmas" as he's facing his yellow suit in the time vault. Come on. Eobard!Wells was the GOAT and that's a fact lol.

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1.20 "The Trap"

Barry, Cisco and Cait find the time vault and the 2024 article written by Iris West-Allen. Well well...

Joe, Captain of the Westallen ship refuses to give Eddie his blessing to propose to Iris because he knows his daughter's in love with another man. Hmmh...

Barry has a hilariously awkward conversation with Eddie who believes Iris will one day be Mrs. Thawne. Oh, boy...

In a flashback to Barry coma days, we learn that Iris likened her saying yes to Eddie asking her out to a "dumb thing" she did because Barry was not around to stop her. 

Iris might be confused about her feelings, but she is right on the money when it comes to her investigation. She figured out the link between the explosion, Star Labs, and all the people who acquired powers. My girl!

The team sets a trap to get Wells to confess to Nora's murder. There's a little bit of angst when it seems like Joe killed Wells but nope! It's Hannibal Bates aka Everyman, the shapeshifting meta. My man Wells is playing chess while everybody's playing tic tac toe lol. He has all the footage of their secret investigations in the time vault and he's on his way to snatch Eddie up, right as Eddie's about to propose to Iris.

Flash comes to save his woman from Eobard's Vibrating Hand of Punishment and when Iris touches Flash's hand, she feels the same jolt of electricty she felt when she was sweetalking Barry and touching his hand when he was in the coma. 

Finally there's this great scene where Eobard!Wells talks to Barry, and marvels the irony that he's now stuck having to protect him after he came all this way to kill him. I got chills when Eobard said he watched Barry grow up, "science fairs and soccer games". Reverse Flash has one of the most compelling story arcs I had the pleasure of watching in a while. Karma bit him in the rear a major way. 

Travelled through space and time to kill Barry, killed Barry's mom and was punished through the loss of his speed, had to wait for Barry to grow up, make him The Flash, train him, 15 years of stalking and hard work, only to fail in the end. I don't know what happened to Thawne on "Legends" because I don't watch the spin-off, but his story arc on "The Flash" is amazing storytelling.

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Honorable mentions

1.04 "Going Rogue" Introducing Captain Cold (and his theme), my third favorite villain after Eobard!Wells and Zoom. Felicity walking into trivia night in that cutout dress 😵, E=Mc Hammer ("can't touch this" lol), Eddie sweating bullets in the car as "When a Man Loves a Woman" and "Let's Get It On" start playing on the radio right after he had a tense conversation with Joe about Iris ("quiet is good") lmao.

1.08 "Flash vs. Arrow" That A-MAzing fight scene between Barry and Oliver, and Barry like we never get to see him, giving free reign to his anger and jealousy as he attack Eddie under Rainbow Raider's control and demands to know WHY Eddie gets to come in here and TAKE whatever he wants *coughIriscough*. Oh yeah...

I think that’s it for season 1.  😄

My favorite episodes

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Timeless Episode Reviews - SEASON 2, PLEASE!!

Season 1 of NBC’s Timeless ended on Monday. And I think everyone who’s seen that killer finale will agree, that Season two needs to happen! Please, NBC, have mercy on my poor little fangirl heart!

I’ve written reviews of every single episode and all of them are positive, because what’s not to like about this show?

Here are my reviews of the individual episodes. To see all of them at one glance, click here.

Side note: My favourite episodes were 1, 7, 13 and 16. But I loved all of the others too, without exception.

1.01 Pilot - Time travel, underwire bras & dead Jessicas

1.02 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln - Why not get the big guns out from the start, right?

1.03 Atomic City - Of Heroes in Hoodies… Oh, and Nukes

1.04 Party at Castle Varlar - Nukes, Nazis and Bond, James Bond

1.05 The Alamo - Why I’ll remember The Alamo…

1.06 The Watergate Tape - Lies and truth, colours of the past and… Deep Throat?

1.07 Stranded - A New Level - and Chocodiles

1.08 Space Race - The Genius in the Basement and the Woman that Matters to Flynn

1.09 The Last Ride of Bonnie & Clyde - Bonnie and Clyde, Lucy and Wyatt - oh, and Rufus…

1.10 The Capture of Benedict Arnold - Treason, Trust and Tremendous Excitement

1.11 The World's Columbian Exposition - Houdini, H.H. Holmes - so many H's!

1.12 The Murder of Jesse James - Of killers and good guys and good guys who kill

1.13 Karma Chameleon - Rogue Ones

1.14 The Lost Generation - In Our Time - well, someone’s time (Jim Beaver makes his first appearance as Agent Neville in this episode.)

1.15 Public Enemy No. 1 - Mobsters, the Wizard of Oz and a Baby in a Brand-New Trenchcoat (This is the one Misha Collins was in, folks.)

1.16 The Red Scare - Fantastic finale that mustn’t be the end - NBC, go on and RENEW TIMELESS!

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*takes over the nearest flat surface* Now you've made me think about Purgatory in a not-binge mode mindset. Wouldn't it be fairly logical to assume that the tunnel to hell works under the same precepts as the portal out of Purgatory? That portal out in and of itself makes zero sense without the context of either the Trials or a more Dante-esque possibility that souls can escape Hell on their own. And I'm utterly questioning how Cas got into Hell to grab Dean without needing a hellgate. (1/)

There would have been zero need for a garrison to fight if Cas could simply have teleported in to where Dean was being held. And now I’m questioning why the garrison even needed to fight when the only way to kill an angel is with an Angel blade… and why the angels didn’t know that. What secret weapons of Hell have we not seen yet? Had angel deaths been blamed on demons in the past when it was someone else’s fault? I need… so much backstory and worldbuilding notes. (2/)

Stop making me question everything :P

No.

:D

*cracks knuckles*

Let’s take this point by point:

1. The portal through which Dean escaped Purgatory apparently only opened because HE, A HUMAN, WAS PRESENT IN PURGATORY. And as Benny said, “It’s a human portal, jackass. Only humans can pass through. I show you the door, you hump my soul to the other side.” We saw it seal itself up once Dean stepped through it.

2. It’s possible that in addition to the Return To Earth Portal there was also the Escape To Hell version. Maybe both portals only open up when a human soul is present in Purgatory, since human souls aren’t supposed to be in Purgatory at all, while Earth and Hell are both places designed for human souls to exist (albeit in very different conditions…)

2a. Hell and Purgatory are very different places that were created for different purposes, and function in metaphysically different ways. Purgatory was ALWAYS a locked dimension. Much like how Amara was locked away in her own little dimension, and later Lucifer’s Cage was designed to be an inescapable place, a trip to Purgatory was always meant to be a one-way, with no return possible.

2b. Hell has never been a completely locked dimension in this way. Demons have always been able to escape, given the right conditions. They could be summoned (crossroads demons have a long history of bopping around on the planet, yeah?), and it seems that the limits placed on demons leaving Hell were more a function of the Ruling Entity controlling the comings and goings of hell’s denizens rather than a physical inability to leave the place. Meg, Azazel, Alastair, Lilith, Ruby, Crowley– even Specky from 1.04 managed to run free on the planet before the hellgate was opened. I always thought of the hellgate opening more like a bunch of kids sneaking out through an open window rather than getting official permission to go through the front door like most demons do.

In s11, after Crowley began losing his grip on Hell, and Amara was gobbling up his minions like grapes, we learned that he didn’t even have anyone guarding the front door anymore. We also had a lot more “rogue demons” amassing their own power bases on Earth, like the demon in 11.15 was doing with Gunner Lawless.

2c. In fact, I always imagined that the whole point of the Hell Trials in s8 was to effectively seal off Hell in the same way that Purgatory was sealed off. In effect, it was quite similar to Metatron’s spell that dumped all the angels out of Heaven.

And OH GOSH WOULDN’T IT HAVE BEEN AWFUL IF THE HELL TRIALS SLAMMING THE GATES ON HELL HAD RESULTED IN EVERY DEMON IN HELL DUMPED OUT ONTO THE EARTH?! Seems like a damn fine reason to have stopped before their final act of hubris probably would’ve resulted in THE WORST DISASTER EVER.

3. Cas and the other angels didn’t need a hellgate to get into Hell, because ^^. Hell was never a sealed dimension.

4. We know Lucifer had crypts filled with all sorts of weapons, which he called for in 11.15. But his crypts had long been looted by other demons (including Crowley, who’d established his own storage unit crypts). Demons knew about these crypts back in s8. Some demons loyal to Lucifer (like Meg), had known of them long before then, too. What weapons might’ve been stored there? Blades that could kill angels?

I’ve tried to describe what Heaven might actually look like, compared to how it’s portrayed in three dimensions so that we can actually SEE it in a way that’s comprehensible to our small human brains. Compared to angels, and even compared to demons, we have rather limited powers of perception, you know? 

I figured Hell was similar. Humans need to mentally “overlay” something we can understand atop a realm where beings’ true forms are multidimensional wavelengths of celestial intent, or formless smokemonsters.

So while nothing might be able to kill an angel except for another angel (or an angelic weapon, or maybe some of the stuff Lucifer had stored in his crypts…), can you imagine the damage 10,000 demons harrying a single angel, even in its true form, have the potential to inflict?

Hence why things such as the Rit Zien angels had jobs, dealing the merciful death blow to an angel rendered beyond help by a demon attack. Angels might be pretty damn powerful, but we’ve seen them hurt plenty… like when Alastair was torturing Cas in 4.16, and was performing some spell to banish Cas out of his vessel (or so it seemed).

And I can only imagine that an incursion of angels plowing their way through hell to find Dean Winchester’s slightly tarnished soul would’ve brought demonkind out in MASSES to attack. But the battle happened in a dimension that humans just can’t perceive, you know? So this is what we get to actually see.

Like what we saw when the angels attempted to smite Amara with the Big Heaven Laser, or when the demons tried to attack her similarly. The demons managed to toss her around a lil bit, do her some surface-level damage. The angel laser did some more substantial damage that Rowena was called in to treat for a while… but she was eventually able to overcome the damage.

Last, I refer you to this quote from 8.17 when Cas was talking with Meg:

MEG: Would it kill you to watch a movie, read a book?CASTIEL: A movie, no. But a book with the proper spells -- yeah, it could, theoretically, kill me.

Does that make it better or worse? :P

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The Last Jedi' just crossed $1 billion at the box office

"The Last Jedi", which is the 8th movie of Star Wars series except for the breakout movies, made a box office of 1 Billion Dollars even though it was only 3 weeks since it entered the vision! The Star Wars series is one of the world's best-known film series, with a space that embellishes people's dreams of whatever happens. However, George Lucas, creator of the original series, has been caught in the widespread criticism of the Star Wars films that have been on the verge of selling Lucas Films to Disney. JJ. The movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," which was made possible by Abrams' takeover of his director's seat from George Lucas, was able to escape the critical bombardment of critics even though he received notes from the audience. However, with the "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", which entered the vision as an intermediate film, it was a bit of a relief to both critics and viewers.

Though not exposed to such criticism as "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (Star Wars: The Last Jedi) and the Power is Waking Up, it has never been a highly acclaimed movie. However, according to box office figures, "The Last Jedi" has only reached $ 1.04 billion worldwide, even though it only topped 3 weeks on the visa. The film, which closed its first week with a $ 220 million box office, apparently did not seem to be impressed by critics' film critics. In fact, it is very important to overcome the 1 billion barracks of Filmin who is going to break the box office record. Especially, this dam is seen as an indisputable achievement by film studios. Even though I personally have not had time to watch more movies, I can say that this success actually increases my expectations for the film. What are you thinking? Star Wars: Do you like the Last Jedi? https://youtu.be/PoiQMBGKCN4   Read the full article

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