#we had like ONE (1) flashback sequence w the main dude where he was giving tho
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enjoying the fantasy novel i picked up secondhand for ten dollar but at the same time i can’t decide if it’s banger or mid. v solid worldbuilding that draws from pre-islamic middle eastern folklore (as well as other stuff for sure but that’s the one i immediately picked up on) you can tell the author has done their research and is passionate as fuck abt it. but☝️the characters are comparatively a bit sauceless. i generally dislike it when non-human characters feel fundamentally indistinct from the humans and that’s lowkey the case here. your djinn do not feel djinn enough im sorry
#textphelia#we had like ONE (1) flashback sequence w the main dude where he was giving tho#i was like wait chat this is epic. why isn’t he the narrator.#we just do not get to see as much of his personality when we don’t get his narration accompanying it#and that’s an issue on the writer’s part bc you should be able to characterize your guy with things other than his own narration#oh also the lil breadcrumbs that get periodically dropped to set up the romantic/sexual chemistry and attraction are v clumsy#cringe even. sorry.#like a GLARING weak point in otherwise p solid writing#the book is city of brass btw if any of you guys have read it and want to add your 2 cents i suppose
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SPN 6X1 Exile on Main St.
BOO NO AC/DC THIS TIME!
aight let's get into the show's first resurrection
yay mundane normal life
lmao this man needs so much therapy
oo the salt thing was neat
no the flashback thing is kinda cool
also he looks older it suits him
just can't have it all huh
oh my god WAIT THE FUCKING COLOR IS NORMAL OH MY GOD
mans is not happy ? it's not what he wanted? it's not a positive spin
ah the holy water and gun under the bed, yeah that's in character
PEST CONTROL SDFIAPFSA VERY SMOOTH
"you have no idea what's in some people's walls, eat em alive" yeah yeah I see it Dean I see what you did there
ah yes the getting hit on, I see how it is
he's on edge right with the scream huh
DJ SAM just gotta put that in there
credit where it's due, this is a good portrayal of a TERRIBLE adjustment to normal life from a dude who's used to repressing
well...thus far at least
yeah sorry bud ur just paranoid
never mind those are some intense clawmarks
and he checks, of course
a cop huh, bitch YOU HATE COPS
liar liar pants on fire
same drawing of the shades too
the fucking stash
the tracking of the four slashes is Neat tho
they seem very deliberate tho, like there's no way that that's being made by a creature on accident
ah like they said this world is no longer lived in once kripke left
"is that a gun" "no no, yeah, I got a permit for it" you do not
Just shoot the possum Dean
heyooo it's sulfur
I like his brown jacket by the way
ah the impala
the lil flippy flip
Dean just TELL THE TRUTH OH MY GOD
spider sense huh
man she's being SUPER understanding about this, but like also yeah go look for stuff IG
I think what I'm trying to say is she's not a character she's also kinda a prop, but it's nice she knows and defers? idk
IT'S BRITNEY BITCH
Damn I wasn't expecting that
IS THE DEMON HITTING ON DEAN? I FORGOT ABOUT THAT
"did you think you were gonna get to keep all of this" :(
HEYO IT'S SAM
boy Dean's having a real fun time tonight huh
ohh Sam stabbed DEAN but it was like he was stabbing AZAZEL
that wasn't bad?
the lil smile at the silver not doing anything aw
mm yummy holy water
wow Sam is REMARKABLY unaffected by this
OH YEAH THE FUCKING NO SOUL AHAHA
you can tell something's off
w e e k s
HE'S BEEN BACK A YEAR?
that...that sounds like a lie
you wanted a family dammit sam
"I know you" ugh
wow Sam's a DICK
oh good Sam's hunting buddies
delicate features
boy he's taking this real well
COUSINS? OH?
SAMUEL?? THE GRANDPA?
what the fuck is happening
this poor man Dean oh my god
Grandpa wanted to come, Sam said no..hm
the bartender
yOu did StAke OnE Sam I swear to god
n y o o m
oh that's not a good sign
aww all the pics with lisa and ben
ah Sam just WALKS in
Bobby: DAMMIT
I fucking love Bobby
Sam just HAD to do a dramatic reveal
oh come on AND BOBBY DIDN'T TELL DEAN
OH MY G O D
HE DID N O T WALK AWAY BOBBY HE DID N O T
"I drank too much I had nightmares" noooo
jesus CHRIST YOU GUYS
"it's as close to happiness" WAS IT
man this guy is BARELY holding it together
nono he was a wreck, lisa don't defend him
ah yeah Dean's good with kids
I wouldn't say Best year, but yeah it was good?
I think the bad part is that it wasn't on his terms?
heh the cousins
dangle themselves as bait that sounds right
Dean's charismatic I'll give him that
heh yeah they're gonna make fun of you dean
HIAPFSP SAMUEL DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE INTERNET IS
ah they're talking about Mary
"you remind me of her" oH GOD OH NO NO
the patterns are off huh?
Samuel's the ONE guy telling him to come back
I don't think Dean knows what he wants
the ~Mayflower
There's that history and family you wanted huh Dean
I love the bullet holes
they're standing and watching hm
heh the lil peace sign thing
Dean: you want to talk about it
Dean you spent so long never fuckign talking about when you got back from hell buddy just
ooo that couple from before
ooo the djinn marks
aww no it's Sid
oh good the djinn they killed was their father that's Fun
oh look Sam's anger issues still aren't resolved
whee nightmare sequence
oh they're doing the fire on the nursery
the Smashing of the Pictures
in the van huh
stays with lisa and ben
is..is sam manipulating Dean? I figure he is
"because you care" uhoh
listen this is fun because I don't know the details of what happens, but I do know vaguely some plot points
the impala
ok so
1. a hunter tormented by his hunting past living in suburbia and then having his past come get him? actually interesting jumping off point, I'm not...opposed to that? like as far as premise, bringing in resurrected family is kinda interesting, and adds a side that we haven't seen, because we got mostly John
2. Also, it's clear SOMETHING is happening, because Sam is NOT acting normally, and neither is Samuel, like there's something Off
3. Dean is actually clearly fucked up. Like they say "you got out and were happy" no mans is just good at lying both to himself and others. Like the holy water, the paranoia, all of that, not Fine, and I think he didn't get any closure, didn't get any chance to figure anything out on his own, had really no control over it and went as a favor to sam...didn't do so good.
4. I can't believe they all knew man that's so fucked
5. Lisa is pretty solid but unfortunately she's got Written by Men disease, there is NO WAY she'd be that understanding
6. where is cas
7. holy hell it's so bright without that FUCKING FILTER ON OMG
#pawswatchesspn#6x1 exile on main st#him staying at the end was interesting#like as a jumping off point#treating the last five seasons as like a kind of prequel is a way to do it#it was surprisingly solid? like clear thought was put into it even if the visuals were a bit more obvious than what they were under kripke
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