#8x16 remember the titans

[trials-era-sam]

For Sam Winchester Appreciation Week, Day 5: Personality trait(s)

Kindness <333

[cockworkangels]

another one to watch on 2x speed like idc

[shirtlesssammy]

Dean Winchester every day -- 165/326

Supernatural 8x16//Remember the Titans

[thebeautyofspn]

8x16 Remember The Titans

[shallowseeker]

Very very VERY Random thoughts from watching Remember the Titans 8x16:

Prometheus is a great big fun mashup of the "GOOD, REBELLIOUS SON," "SACRIFICIAL SON," "FIRE/AMBER/ENDURANCE," and "RIVAL SON-GOD," "HELPER OF HUMANITY" motif.

See: Sam, Cas, Mary, Lucifer, Cas, Benny, etc (even Chuck, with his little divinity-human hair/looks/hoodie). But it's Cas who has arguably acted on behalf of humanity the most at this point.

Aside// Prometheus is also like Gabriel, who laments his "constant running" and boldly proclaims in AU Earth/Apocalypse Earth , "I'm not going to run anymore," then dies.

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But at the end of the episode when Prometheus's burning. Oh, when he's burning. There's so much that minds me of Castiel's funeral in 13x01 Lost and Found.

Dean comforts the mother at the fire:

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And we also get the parallel sons heart-to-heart mashup:

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BONUS stuff:

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Later in 8x16, when Prometheus's son speaks, he's robotic, almost otherworldly. Very Jack-like in addition to a mute/child Dean motif.

The boy is like Jack. He's also like Dean, rendered temporarily mute by the trauma of his destiny. He becomes "the one who stays."

// SAM: "Bobby, Rufus, now Prometheus. You think any of them chose death? No. The life chose for them."

Dean is like Hayley, wants the one he's caretaker of (Sam) to BE NORMAL, to be free. To die of something "normal," not "on the mountain," as Zeus gleefully crows, in the cycle inherited by the fathers.

He wants Sam to NOT inherit from the father figures Sam invoked above (Bobby, Rufus, Prometheus.)

Aside//I find it interesting that Bobby nor Dean could kill Sam directly. So, narratively, the Cause takes on the role of "son sacrifice," enticing Sam to sacrifice himself (notably in season 5's Swan Song) and also in this season 8 with the Hell Trials.

I think it's interesting that Jack's journey mirrors this in season 15. His surrogate father does not kill him, so the Cause tells him he must become a bomb for the good of the world.

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8x16: At the end of the episode, Dean prays to Cas, the idealized "Zeus" figure, the one he trusts. It's a source of support he's always looking for:

I also wanna capture some linguistic similarities to Zeus and The Shadow, but I ran out of images!

[railroad-spike]

SUPERNATURAL - 8x16|Remember The Titans

[scripted-downfall]

(Okay, I apologize in advance, but it’s Destiel Day so there’s only so painless Tumblr can be right now anyway.  @typicalopposite, my queue seems to suggest that I’m living up to that title you’ve given me: Angst Queen is in the house)

Anyway, I was writing a post — available here — about the fight amongst Dean, Cas, and Alastair and, in the process, I thought of “On the Head of a Pin” (as you do).  In particular, I thought of the scene where Dean’s in the hospital bed and Cas is sitting behind him.  This one:

And that was fine and normal and all until I thought about it a bit more because this is not a one time thing.  This is a very, very regular thing.

You’ve got s04e03 “In the Beginning” when Dean wakes up to find Cas sitting next to him.

You’ve got s08e07 “Torn and Frayed”, where Cas is watching over Dean (and, judging by his “Damn it, Cas! How many times I got to tell you – it's just creepy!”, this is not a one-time thing):

You’ve got s08e08 “Hunteri Heroici” with the famous:

And, for some honorable mentions: Cas actually going into Dean’s dream in s04e20 “The Rapture”; Cas watching over Dean long-distance enough to pull him away from Zachariah in s05e04 “The End”; and Cas watching as Dean rakes leaves in s06e20 “The Man Who Would Be King”.

This would all be really sweet if it weren’t for the fact that my brain then reminded me of the episode s08e16 when Dean prays to Cas and very pointedly looks towards the chair by his bed to see if Cas showed up and is disappointed to see he hasn’t.

Cas spends so much time there --- in that chair specifically --- that Dean expected him to be there. If Cas was going to be anywhere in that room, it was in that chair, and he wasn’t there.

Please help.

[evilista]

I've seen so many of these angry takes "they got Artemis WRONG! She's out there sleeping with a man!!!!" But seriously, do you guys jump into Supernatural with this ep?

Because they established in season 1, ALL gods are people-eating monsters. That should be a bigger concern. Your god is eating people. Like, the Supernatural universe is not ours, and the gods are not like in myths in our universe. If I was that attached to gods I'd be more upset that being in Supernatural means she's eating people, than being upset she's getting laid

[seasononesam]

Stackednatural- 211/327

Remember the Titans (8x16) February 27th, 2013

[pollsnatural]

*We haven't seen them on screen, but we know they happened in canon.

Here is a link to a very helpful video by alex v which contains all the moments where Dean prayed to Cas (and for Cas). So, if you need to refresh your memory, you can do it there.

[toa-greatmind-nothingislittle]

@ponyoisms // Supernatural 4x18 - "The Monster at the End of This Book" // quote by Julian K. Jarboe // Pomegranate Jews, by Esther Rosen // "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls // poem by Yehuda Amichai (taken from the "Mishkan T'filah for Travelers: A Reform Siddur") // "Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet // "Cleopatra and Frankenstein" by Coco Mellors // "The Naval Treaty" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle // photo of La Piccola Gerusalemme, taken by my parents // "JEWISH LESBIANS" Gay Freedom Day Parade, San Francisco, California c. 1978 // "The Two Towers" directed by Peter Jackson // YEHUDIT, by Pinchas EL Segal // Mi Chamochah (taken from the "Mishkan T'filah for Travelers: A Reform Siddur") // Supernatural 8x16 - "Remember the Titans" // Supernatural 5x14 - "My Bloody Valentine" // Fantasy High 1x17 - "Prompocalypse Pt. 2" // "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" by Carlo Rovelli // "K.-4-1976," by Peter Krasnow // "The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought" by Marilynne Robinson // Pirkei Avot, quote by Rabbi Tarfon // Jacob Wrestling With The Angel, by Ephraim Moses Lilien // photo of Judaica from La Piccola Gerusalemme, taken by my parents // "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkein // Supernatural 6x15 - "Live Free or Twihard" // Kneading Dough, by Katherine Hartel // Neverafter 1x17 - "The Last Wish" // Mirjam, by Ephraim Moses Lilien // "Rosh Hashanah Postcards." Hidden Treasures: Celebrating Jewish Archives in Britain

[humandisorderincarnatedean]

this is not a statement on the quality of these episodes btw. this is just about which one of these is the least distinctive and memorable to you

[missjackil]

Supernatural Battle of the Episodes!!

And we're back folks! I hope you enjoyed the little break!

As predicted, Trial and Error gave the cringe fest a proper beat down! Can it stand up to the next challenger? Let's find out!

Who is it Chuck!?

Chuck: Today folks, we have Remember the Titans: Sam and Dean investigate missing man who was presumed dead, but mysteriously got up and left. The man turns out to be Shane, who dies every day but can't seem to stay dead! Could he be a Greek god? Hmmm

[unhinged-jackles]

SPN Best Episode per Season

Masterpost

[thebeautyofspn]

8x16 Remember The Titans

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Eerie coincidences leading up to season 8's Goodbye Stranger

I swore I'd never talk about this episode, but it features a jealous guy named Spencer (he who "dispenses"), a "Jimmy," and a girl named after the "forgiveness" character in The Merchant of Venice and is reminiscent of Porsche/"fancy car."

But I will say that this is so very, very, incredibly, jaw-droppingly Chuck-coded:

SPENCER: Of course you don't. Neither of you ever considered my feelings. JAMES: Portia? This is about her? SPENCER: Can you imagine the insult when she chose you? I wanted her as my soul mate the moment I saw her. When she picked you...I endured it. But when you two went all Bella and Edward, broke the code, put your passions before the community rules, well, the arrogance, the entitlement was too much. Your total ruination seemed appropriate.

This is the infamous, cruel, disrespectful 8x15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits. (Skip it, it's not worth the egregious racism). Nevertheless, there is a remarkably consistent throughline running through many of these throwaway episodes, coming just before 8x17 Goodbye Stranger.

James "Jimmy" is a man being forced to "act out" murders, just as Cas is acting out and committing murders for Heaven. Like Cas, he's pushing his (would-be) lover away. He shouts her to "GO," Just as Cas shouted Dean to "GO" in Purgatory.

When I think about the ruination of the Nephilim-coded things being destroyed in seasons 8 and 15, all I can see is Chuck sundering Earth from Heaven.

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And here, in 8x16 Remember the Titans, we have a Zeus behaving remarkably similar to how The Empty does in 14x08 Byzantium. Zeus cursed Prometheus to die over and over, and his seven-year-old son is now awakening to the same fate.

ZEUS: Tell me, has Prometheus experienced the child's death yet? [HAYLEY gives a nod.] How did he take it? Did he hurt? [HAYLEY nods again.] Good. [ZEUS points his fingers at SHANE/PROMETHEUS who falls to his knees attempting to breathe.] 8x16: Remember the Titans

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COSMIC ENTITY: Stop interrupting! Start paying attention. I'm taking him. And where I'm taking you is worse than Hell… because at least Hell is something. Ohh. Ohh, God, they look scared. Does that hurt you? Good… because I want it to. [Cas deploys his angel blade to attack, but the Entity flings him across the room] 14x08: Byzantium

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In season 7, Cas refers to his own resurrection as, "I don't die - I'm brought back again. I see now. It's a punishment resurrection. It's worse every time." 7x23: Survival of the Fittest

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The Prometheus himself is dressed a little bit as season 1 Sam, as a boy hated by God, but narratively, he's Cas.

SAM: Of course not. You were afraid big daddy would find out that you fell for the person he hates most in this world.

Makes you wonder if Cas's instincts are right? Perhaps, Chuck actually hates Cas. Perhaps, it really is a sadistic punishment resurrection, and he actually lives and breathes to see Cas and Dean separated.

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And again here, Zeus's rage has so much in common what what the Empty will be like:

ZEUS: You like being an immortal, don't you? [He's kneeling in front of OLIVER again.] Oh, sure, you die every day, but nothing can keep you dead. [ZEUS looks over at SHANE who is lying on the ground.] It's almost like taking a little nap. All of your cares and worries disappear for a little while. Well, it's sleepy time, my dear boy. [His tone is like a loving grandfather, he stands, both hands crackling with lightning.] I never get tired of watching you die. [ZEUS, holding SHANE up, says it right into his ear.] Your boy is going on the mountain. 

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[The entity kicks CASTIEL.] COSMIC ENTITY: Just let’s lay down. Let’s just try and sleep. Hmm? Think about it. Infinite peace, yes? No regrets. No pain. Kiddo, save yourself.

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I think Chuck is absolutely seething over Cas and Dean being in love in season 8.

Cas did not steal fire, but he did rip up the pages at the end of season 4. In season 10, his grace is reintroduced in a library, amongst fluttering pages, as a story-destroyer.

The theme of the angel-human hybrid family is ever-present in season 8, and the total ruination of the hybrid angel-human family is ongoing in season 15.

At the end, only Sam's family remains. The "pure," "good," "Noah-like" one. Heaven and Earth are split once more.