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ishouldreallybeelsewhere · 3 months ago

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Episode one of Supernatural is so flawed that, had I watched it for the first time last night (instead of for the third), I would not have have watched the second. Ever. The flaws are things I simply didn't pick up on when I was thirteen, and memory glazed over with emotional attachment. I understand why these flaws are there, what the writers tried and failed to do through clumsy dialogue and strange character decisions. There's no subtlety. Everything Sam says is direct exposition, specifically the things that he would not have to say to his brother.

I do not do reviews so that's all I'm going to say.

#But who would I be if I had not watched supernatural?#I wouldn't be on tumblr for one #not in the same way that I am #Perhaps I would like different shows because the part of Supernatural that still appeals to me now is the queerbaiting #The blatant queerbaiting #the fact that they never get together #the weird way that excessive misogyny creates homoerotic subtext #that's what captures my interest as a viewer #which is problematic or whatever idk i think the show would have been less interesting as a romance #the most interesting part of the show to me by far is dean's character #and part of his character when read as a suppression of homosexuality simply would not work if the show didn't queerbait #also fun headcanons i hold for characters (like trans/bi dean) are separate from how i would actually analyse the actions of dean #i don't think dean is trans i don't think his character reflects a trans narrative #but i make him trans in my fanfic because i can #and i enjoy exploring that potential interpretation of his character even if i don't agree with it necessarily #i'm better at explaining this in person but I watch hannibal and Supernatural over shows with actual representation in them #because it's frequently a more interesting dynamic as someone who doesn't actually enjoy watching romance #this is not to say i don't watch things with queer characters in them and that I don't love to see representation #i nearly cried when the doctor and rogue kissed #and i don't cry for tv shows #i get incredibly excited and happy to see queer representation in anything at all even if i'm never going to watch it #i'm so so happy that shows like heart stopper exist and are popular and mainstream #that's fucking awesome!#but i'm not gonna watch a queer romance for the same reason i'm not gonna watch a straight romance #it's boring once they get together #and i do want to mention that in my head there is a distinct difference between a romance and characters who are together #like hiccup and astrid isn't a romance they are two characters that get together in a story about friendship and standing up for yourself #and others and also it's about fucking dragons put whatever you want in there i will watch it if it's about dragons.#but stoic and valka is a romance BUT THEY DON"T END UP TOGETHER #spn

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