#season 6 episode 11

[stedes-tarty-pink-robe]

Now that I've seen all three versions of the finale, I can give my thoughts. It's not the worst final episode I've seen, but I am disappointed. I enjoyed the meta-ness but wish it was executed better.

Wwdits likes to play loose with continuity, especially dropping plotlines at the start of a new season, but they usually give us conclusions to arcs within a season like Season 5's throughline of Guillermo struggling with vampirism. Not this time. Season 6 just felt superfluous. Nandor/Guide, Jerry's return, the Monster's search for love - none of it went anywhere and could have been cut without much of a difference. Even one off episode things like Laszlo's growing awareness of Sean's mortality or Guillermo's cousin finding out about vampires came up and then were never followed up on. It makes me wonder why any of these plotlines were introduced in the first place? I'll give them credit for giving Guillermo's work plotline and Nadja's attempts to understand humans proper conclusions. Guillermo's experience teaches him that he doesn't belong in the human world and that humans can be just as predatory as vampires, and Nadja's job helps her become the most emotionally savvy member of the house, but that's it.

I get that "nothing ever changes with the vampires" and "nothing the vampire's do matters" are big themes in the finale, and they've popped up in previous seasons, but being thematically consistent doesn't make an ending satisfying if it doesn't have emotional catharsis for the audience. Why should we care if the characters don't? What's the point of the plotlines if everything keeps looping back around to where we started? Without a payoff, it can come across as time wasted.

That's a pity because wwdits had so much going for it - interesting characters and relationship dynamics and fun bits. It just seems like the writers didn't know how to go beyond the individual scenes to find a satisfying conclusion, so they didn't bother to try. They contructed the finale in an interesting way by having 3 versions of the same episode air, but the content still felt empty. The episode itself even seemed aware of this, reminding us that last year's conclusion would have made a better series finale and having Colin comment on how many series mess up their ends. I appreciate the writer's self-awareness, but it didn't make the episode any more enjoyable.

That said, I'm glad they did not stick with the "Guillermo leaves again" fake out ending because that would be the cherry on top of my "nothing ever changes or matters" problem with the show. I also liked some of the "perfect ending" hypnosis scenes. I'd rank them as 1 Rosemary's Baby, 2 Newhart and 3 Usual Suspects.

Overall, this is a flawed show that was still fun even if didn't quite stick it's landing.

[larry-is-my-anchor1]

Season 6, episode 11 titled In Another Life, when one of the emergency room nurses says “We will do our best”, as Buck is being rushed to surgery.

And Eddie yells, “Do more!” Oh my heart.

Eddie and Chim comfort one another. The look of grief on Eddie’s face. Also Chim’s.

Nash tries to comfort all of them. And Eddie breaks down.

Eddie also seems Chris made Carla bring him to visit Buck. And he cries a bit more.

Wow what a coma, fever dream alternate reality place Buck is in.

I wonder if dreams are just us visiting the different versions of ourselves?🤷🏻‍♀️

[noctusfury]

RTTE, Season 6, Episode 11 "Guardians of Vanaheim"

Say what you guys want, but I'm of the opinion that Snotlout beats even the main protagonists when it comes to plot armor. He's got the strongest plot armor in the franchise, I think. After all, the guy gets hit with lightning many, many times, and gets burned many more times. And yet he's still fine, still has all his limbs, hasn't lost his mental capabilities (though that's up for debate on whether he had any to begin with), and hasn't DIED.

The plot armor is truly impenetrable. 💪🏻 Let us appreciate that if it were us, we'd be dead 100 times over. 💀

Hope you guys liked this. May you all have a wonderful day — hopefully without suffering any lightning strikes to the head or getting your butts on fire. 🔥😂

Long Live the Night!

— Noctus Fury

[lvminousbeings]

[bluehairedboyfriend]

they couldn't have eddie in buck coma dream cause it would have been too gay tbh

[eclecticbasementenemy]

ASHJWINANANWIQNA THE FUCKING MARRIAGE PROPOSAL WHAT THE FUCK

[yay-depression]

it just says something that eddie is a little bit more upset than everyone else

[southpark-art]

If you know, you know.

[whatsagirltoblogabout]

Okay, the FBI era so far has been an absolute blast! I never thought I'd get to see Patrick doing some tactical seduction, like hello??? This is SO MUCH FUN!!!!

[stedes-tarty-pink-robe]

Holy shit. Nadja is so on point in her emotional savvy this episode, especially for Guillermo. Go Nadja.

[vivaciousoceans]

Elliot Stabler used Casey Novak like his personal pit bull, as soon as he ran into a little legal trouble, he called her up in 2.5 seconds

[liopleurodean]

Season 6, Episode 11: Appointment In Samarra

Interesting choice

Well, lots of death there

Okay

Interesting

Huh

I love this entire conversation

Aren't you?

What is he doing?

Yikes

That money is so obviously fake

Aw

Not anymore

For what?

I see

That's weird

Tessa!

Yeah

Please

Well, it worked

He needs to be fast as well

Touche

Yikes

A good gamble

Adam! You remembered!

I mean, I expected that

Didn't even hesitate

Not how it works

Hurry it up, Dean

But it'll help

Okay

What wager?

Yikes

Oh no

Oh, this'll be interesting

Rip

No. They could not

Not exactly

Not for good, but well enough

Not a hunter's lifetime

Touche

Good question

He's scheming

You liar

Do you?

Good enough

Yeah

Nah

Right...

Your 24 hours starts... now!

That's weird

Thanks, Tessa

Sure

That works

Dang it, Sam

Balthazar?

KFC

Yeah

Cas is Dean's boyfriend, actually

Dang it Sam

I think you know

I hope not

Right

Like what?

Bobby. Don't you dare

Sam don't you freaking dare-

Nope

Uh oh

Interesting

Come on, Dean

Dean.

Really?

That's weird

Pfft

Nice

Cholesterol

Yup

Sorry, dude

Yeah, okay

Asdfghjkl

Kansas. Dean why-

AND HE KNEW

Interesting

Aw... This one's gonna be hard

I'm sorry, Dean

You have to, Dean

Team Free Will

And there is no Queen of England

Cards with two people is kind of sad

Aw, Dean

Interesting...

Of course

Dang it Sam!

BUT IT WASNT LAST NIGHT

I want to slap him

Here's Johnny!

Too late

Nice

Ouch

What did you expect, Sam?

No, you don't!

Angels, actually

No! No, thats- AAGH!

Facts

Uh oh

If he has to

Don't fall for it

Uh oh

That's not good

Oh, that's really not good

No, but she could guess

Take her, Dean

I'm sorry, Dean

Tessa.

I mean, yeah, but not on purpose

Oh, boy

That guy's gonna do something stupid

Spooky

Sam, you're being sloppy

Dean, no

Oh, Dean...

Interesting

That poor dude

Dean...

I can't believe that worked

Poor girl

No, he won't

Yeah

Dang it, Sam

Exactly

Finally

Yeah

Hi, Death

That's kind of you

It tastes good

Fair

Eh, maybe

Yeah

I'm not

So bringing Sam back. That's what this is about

Good to know

Oh, sure

A man has dignity

Yeah, well

Has it?

It's not for you

Pfft, yeah

It's not entirely their fault

Right

For a little while

It's happening

Hi, Sam, it's nice to see you again!

Interesting

Also interesting

Ouch

[junebugdunes]

woah check it out I do backgrounds??? this is really messy but this shot was too fun not to redraw

grungy reference photo under the read more

[peaksaturation]

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[his-heartguard]

How come every time I turn around the finale episode is reportedly longer than previously thought? Like the consensus on (I think) Tuesday was 25 minutes, then yesterday someone showed a site saying 32-ish minutes, and just now I saw one from @thebennsofdallas saying 46 minutes which is crazy and would actually be so amazing. I'm losing my mind I don't know what's real anymoreeee

Edit: update, it's going to be a 32 minute episode (with 15 minutes of ads for live viewers). 😞😞😞 It's 5-7 minutes longer than usual!! but unfortunately not the 46 minutes we were starting to hope for.