spn - 503 - free to be you and me

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• I haven't been particularly secretive about my Dean/Cas batshit, so suffice to say, I loved Dean/Cas buddy cop hour. More please??
  
  
• Dean doing up Cas' tie and straightening his collar. Holy. Jesus. I could almost hear the slashers across the country going apeshit (I'm pretty sure I've seen that fanfic'd a few times since the 5.03 promo pics came out). Dean did it so casually too.
  
  
• The scene questioning the cop was invoking major Kirk/Spock vibes to me. Cas' apparent inability to lie and earnestness and Dean cranking the inner Lothario to 11 (how many times did he leer at women in the ep? The writers saying, "We don't care how much chemistry Jensen and Misha have that's busting at the seams in this ep!! We're going to great lengths to prove Dean's total and absolute straightness so time for *LEERING AT AS MANY WOMENS AS POSSIBLE* plan!!" Yeah guys, that didn't and hasn't stop the Kirk/Spock shippers either). Then the banter, it was so strongly mirroring the pick-up truck scene in "The Voyage Home"? I half-expected Dean to take the cop out for pizza afterward.
  
  
• Unfortunately, you could tell Dean was BSing himself at the end there, going on about how he was happier without his family and happier alone. Then even Cas disappears and you can tell he's not happy at all.
  
  
• HOWEVER! That laugh he had earlier was totally genuine (I've already noticed some folks writing it off, saying it was as fake as the speech at the end. Nope, sorry, don't agree there). The sad look afterward was him realizing how long it's really been since he's laughed with Sam around and the realization of how long Dean and Sam haven't been Dean'n'Sam. Probably also spared a few unpleasant thoughts on a certain 40 years of his non-living status which, just a guess, probably wasn't a laugh riot. That the first really good laugh he should have is with an awkward, bemused angel of the Lord who doesn't really understand humanity. Anyway... Cas made Dean laugh! Then Cas smiled because Dean was happy. Yeah, the shipper in me was near tears (shut up!!)
  
  
• Dean's pep talk to Cas? Do I have to say it? Alright then, LOVED IT TOO! It paralleled the scene in ITGPSW, when Sam - disillusioned by the angels' dickitude - was losing faith and Dean tried to encourage Sam to not lose his faith in God, though His angels might be dicks. Ditto the scene with Cas. Screw Uriel and screw Raphael.
  
  
• The actor playing Raphael was brilliant. The short amount of time we saw him he was going for a whole range of emotion. I almost felt sorry for the guy until I remembered, you know, Apocalypse. However, I suspect he may be an Inspector Javert-type, we'll see. Although his black... in this show.... but I very much want to keep him and perhaps if we say it enough he can buck the trend? *HOPES* DAMN YOU KRIPKE! STOP KILLING THE BLACK GUYS OFF!! GO KILL ANNA IF YOU HAVE TO KILL AN ANGEL, SHE'S USELESS!!
  
  
• *sighs* I've been saying it was probably Lucifer that brought Castiel back to life. Raphael might have been a scary bastard, but I don't necessarily think he was necessarily wrong with what he said either. Again, if only because that's the vastly more fucked up route and since Dean and Sam both have their current torments, Cas likely needs his as well. Being the new guy and all. Welcome to the Winchester club of family angst and misery, Cas!
  
  
• I just browsed through TWOP's reaction thread and there seems to be a general thumbs down consensus on Sam's story. Granted, I could have used more Jessica in there (though obviously fucked-up considering what she unsurprisingly was) for the emotional poignancy, at least the reminder of Sam's lost love. I really was glad to see Sam hasn't forgotten to fight mano-a-mano after getting bitchslapped by Meg and a rotary phone in 5.01. Yeah, he doesn't need the demon blood to fight (screw you Ruby!). I cheered when he spit out that blood too. However, Lindsey (was that her name?) was rather forgettable.
  
  
• And technically, Sam kissed Lucifer, didn't he? (that kinky bastard! Not that I could blame him, I have to say, JPad was looking mighty fine in this ep, they all were). Also unsurprisingly echoing Ruby's words, "It had to be you Sam" (WHY is that again? They ever going to tell us?) Although, does this mean the Sam/Lucifer comm is opening soon as a Through The Looking Glass version of Dean/Castiel? I'm... sort of sickly intrigued.
  
  
• And basically, the only thing standing in between the superpowered Heavenly assholes and the boys are their wills & one virgin angel (allbeit with bad ass upgrade)? I hope they haven't forgotten how to pray.
  
  NEXT WEEK: Double the Dean, Cas tripping fantastic and orgies (please, we all know who's at the top of that list but just refuses to go cuz he's got to keep up the John Connor surly facade) and so-obviously-Lucifered-out!Sam in a white suit. Although I really hope JPad doesn't attempt the cheap Brando knock-off voice a la Alastair (or Constantine's Lucifer). Please say that died with Alastair. *cringes*
  

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