#shes nice adn wonderful and sweet but its really scary

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[fallenandthefaithless]

Here we go! 11x12!

Oh no, Claire he’s human

And Claire calls Dean and Sam in for help because no one else will believe her - she trusts that she can lean on them and they will respond

Cut to Jody picking Alex up from school and look how happy she is that Alex is happy and fitting in at school. They’re so happy and Jody’s trying to dial it back cause she doesn’t want to embarrass Alex. And there’s the boys car and now Alex is worried (has something gone wrong)

And Jody demands hugs upon entry while Sam takes the shopping from her and teases Alex a little. They’re so comfortable in Jody’s home!

And Claire and Alex begin their bickering. Jody’s just glad that there’s backup now. It’s clear that she loves those girls but she went from living alone to having two teenage girls who on top of all the usual drama and hormones are also really traumatised by the supernatural. I think Claire confuses Jody too - Alex was able to settle down into a normal life (after a rocky start) ad i think Jody is trying to force Claire onto the same path because she thinks that’s what’s best for her.

And its the epic dinner scene!

While Sam and Dean are eating... enthusiastically (Alex is amused by this) and then bestow so many compliments on Jody while she watches on bemused. Claire interrupts and demands they turn to the case

Nice try Alex but Jody’s too sharp for that ( I love Kat Ramdeen for adding the wine stealing in because its so true to Alex’s character - she feels so comfortable with Jody that she’s willing to push boundaries a bit but in a loving way - not a ‘push your buttons’ kind of way)

Sam and Dean ask Claire about what she’s got which turns out to be not a lot but as we know, her instincts (on this case anyway) aren’t wrong.

I’ve just paused it as Alex mentions the dog with rabies and I can’t stop staring at their matching striped tops - that meta I read earlier this week made that stand out really nicely. It certainly highlights that these two are bonded)

And Alex is done with all this monster talk - @elizabethrobertajones pointed out in her rewatch writeup of this episode that Claire’s constant talk of monsters and hunting has probably broken the safety bubble Jody’s home provided for Alex and its all just bringing back her own trauma. No wonder she wasn’t overly fond of Claire at first. And now Claire is rather mocking of Alex’s want for ‘real life’ and brings up her plans to have sex with her boyfriend.

Cue Sam and Dean trying to run from the table until Jody uses her Mum Voice and makes them stay. As awkward as this was for everyone Jody still worked through that and spoke rationally about having sex and the importance of being safe. She never once tells Alex she shouldn’t do it because Jody knows that’s stupid and if Alex wants to and its consensual she can. Jody just wants her to be safe and smart about it. A+ sex talk even if it is totally awkward

I love how she drags Sam and Dean into this conversation and they manage to be even more awkward than Alex.

And then Jody makes her escape after draining her glass of wine (Sam and Dean’s faces are priceless) “potatoes”

And the washing up scene!

Jody is far more connected to Sam so its nice seeing her interact with Dean and for them both to be so comfortable with one another. I’m also glad that Jody gets to vent in a healthy manner which is never portrayed to be negative. As she said she loves but its tough. She gained two teenage girls a year apart and they’re both traumatised and she’s trying but somedays are really tough. 

She wants to help them but feels as id she’s overstepping because she’s not their mum - by the end of s12 I think its obvious they both consider her their mum though

And now to Claire’s room (I spot a grumpy cat). There’s a lot of lore books ad she’s already starting her own tracking map on the wall. Sam tries to reach out to her and I think he does make a good start in toughing upon why she’s hunting adn then he veers to her current situation. I think they just want her to feel like she has a secure home - a place where she’s welcome so she can focus on working past her trauma with support and move onto her future.

Claire feels as if she’s too late though - Alex and Jody have a deeper connection and have been a family for longer and she feels like an outsider in that home. And now she thinks she should leave. i think its good for her to try both - she doesn’t feel comfortable staying here and of course we know in s12 she’s on the road hunting. I think she needed to try it out before making her final decision. Wayward Sisters will bring her back into the fold in a way that may change that thought of hers.

Cut to the really nice teacher hanging from a flag pole and Alex looks terrified (someone give her a hug (eyeing you Jody))

Claire arrives and is a bit pissed because it turned out she was right and Dean pulls her aside to Parent. Claire’s not overly interested (I have a feeling she doesn’t feel as if she deserves what Jody did for her and so she struggles showing how much it means to her - she has a lot of trust issues and she doesn’t know how to let Jody and Alex in)

Alex and Henry come over and Dean can’t seem to turn off the Parent Mode. Claire just thinks he’s a dork and Alex is embarrassed. Dean isn’t impressed that people keep walking away from him.

Alex is super smart (as i said in my writeup of 9x19, I don’t think was schooled during her time in the nest so the fact that she’s made it so far proves how smart and stubborn she is)

And now Alex is having flashbacks to her past, overwhelmed with guilt for what she’s done in the past. And Henry is super sweet and says everything she needs to hear which makes this all the more painful.

Poor Jody - she needs a nice day with netflix and pizza

And then she gets attacked ad Claire panics and runs straight to her. And nooo can people stop breaking Jody’s limbs please?

And Alex is terrified because her past is coming back to haunt her in a far more physical form than her previous flashbacks

Jody says that Claire was right, validating her and apologising all at once and then Alex is dragged in after Jody asks what they’re there for. And Jody looks horrified and terrified for Alex

The vamps mock her for how sad and messed up she was when she first arrived at Jody’s and how they then chose to make her so happy before taking it all away. Everything in Alex’s life has been manipulated and twisted by vampires and she blames herself for so much of it. And now, the two people Alex cares for above all others, are going to pay the price for what she was forced to do as a child.

And upon learning that the guy she was probably falling in love with was just using her she still stands up and spits in his face. Of course it doesn’t end well for her and Jody sounds desperate when she screams for them to stop. Alex is very much Jody’s daughter.

And then the vamps grab Claire and Jody tries to threaten them with Sam and Dean and Alex jumps in board, telling them hunters are coming for them.

And when Claire claims that Alex hates her, Alex volunteers herself to the vamps, to return to being a lure and a blood bank, to go back to what haunts her and left her traumatised, the thing that killed her humanity. They still attack Alex and Jody screams once more. 

Sam comes into the room and the vamp attacks from behind. Jody watches in horror and cries out ‘no’ when Henry attacks Sam (the boys truly are Jody’s family)

“No ones going to save you” cue Claire coming to Alex’s rescue and distracting the vamp long enough for Dean to get there and behead it. Once he’s checked in with Claire and freed Alex, Dean goes straight to Jody and supports her so she can stand. Sam brings Henry forward so Alex can deal with him, to have some closure and she punches him and Claire decapitates him. Perfect team work.

And its breakfast time. The kitchen is a mess... they tried.

Alex feels guilty over Jody and Claire getting hurt and they both come to her defence.

JODY: Alex. You were ready to give up your life for us. That’s goodness.

And the turn to Claire as Jody says that family is scary because it gives you so much to lose. And Claire begins to realise her place in this family. As she says later, she knows Jody would have taken a bullet for her and she saw what Alex was willing to do to save her.

And she’s so excited that Jody is going to teach her how to hunt. She bouncing on her feet!

And Sam has raided Jody’s fridge and stolen her tupperware :D

Sam goes to check in on Alex and Claire follows. There so small compared to Sam.

Anyway, Alex mentions that she may have to move on because she can’t be around hunting so we’ll see how that directly affects her in Wayward because I doubt one of their leads is going to be allowed to vanish for weeks at a time.

DEAN: You gonna be alright now that you’re outnumbered again?

JODY: As long as everyone wears a condom, we’ll be fine.

DEAN: I want that bumper sticker

I love them :’)

And the boys head off once more as the girls watch on from their driveway.