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Random Supernatural Ramblings...ok just one ramble

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:45:36 GMT

So I was thinking about this but I keep forgetting to actually voice it....

Now I know people don't actually want to see him in any sort of relationship. But there has always been discussion about who he has chemistry with. People have already said nay to the gal from Route 666 in season 1. I can't remember her name so I guess you all know what I thought about her. It has been established that there was no chemistry with Jo. There have been comments that he has some great chemistry with Ellen..although the degrees of it have varied depending on your personal preference. Comments have also been made that he and Meg would have had some hot scenes if they played it that way. Even the last crossroads demon that he made the deal with ended up as a point of discussion. I think the gal that one the hearts of most of the fans I have come into contact with was Carmen. Everyone loved seeing Dean with Carmen. Unfortunately she was a figment of his imagination based a magazine ad. I cant think of a way they would be able to bring her back into the storyline. However I think season 3 has brought an acceptable replacement. Hell no, I am not going to say Bela. That chick annoys me probably more than she annoys Dean. I am talking about Ben's mom....Lisa. She was only around for the one episode and really didn't have a lot of air time. While they talked history with Dean, we didn't really get to see anything in action, but I still think she made an impression. I think somewhere way far down the line...years from now when the show is winding down. If Dean and Sam don't exactly go down in a blaze. If there is a possibility of a future and family...Lisa and Ben would be a great place for him to settle. They already know how he has lived and Lisa definitely doesn't put up with his crap. Anyway out of all the gals who have passed through the show, who have been dissected by the fans, who have been hated and cheered for...I think Lisa could hold her own against Dean hands down.

Episode 3.3

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:42:28 GMT

Ok so here it goes....last night's episode of Supernatural....

I found it reminiscent of some of the other slightly goofy episodes they have done in the past..... like Hell House in Season 1 and Tall Tales in Season 2. Not that what they were dealing with and some of the scenes in the episode were not gruesome...I will never look at a BBQ fork the same way again. Yuck.

I think the season has gotten off to a kind of slow and rocky start, but with each episode it is coming back to what we know and love. I was discussing with a friend of mine something we both noticed in the second episode...while the boys are working together and interacting....they don't really seem "together". The bond/flow there seems altered enough for any fangirl to notice that something is off. I think that is taking away from the enjoyment of the eps a little and it sucks. My fingers are crossed to the point of breaking that that gets fixed soon. I think it has to do with what Sam is keeping from Dean...I am relieved that he finally spilled the beans about Ruby, although I don't remember them actually mentioning her name until Dean said it in the car at the beginning of last night's episode.

I know you could easily argue that Dean kept the whole "Dad told him something about Sam" secret for quite a few episodes in season 2, but it didn't come across the same way as this whole secretive business from Sam. I think maybe it is because it's always been really prominent that Dean has an extremely protective big brother vibe with Sam. It would seem less weird that Dean was keeping things from Sam to "protect" him. But Sam while he has said he feels the same way about Dean I don't think that has been established enough yet. I am not placing blame or saying its right for one and not the other. It's simply an observation but it does not change how much I adore both boys.

It just worries me that even without the whole "love interest" aspect changing the dynamic of the show that it is changing anyway, at least a little bit.

Ok so maybe I should get back to last night's episode now....starting with the things I enjoyed...
Sam coming clean, somewhat about Ruby. I absolutely loved them at least starting to talk again. I did like the slightly goofiness of the episode. It was a nice way to follow up last week's darker episode. Dean was really "Deany" (I know, not a word) last night. I think my fav line from him last night was the Batman line after he threw the remote. That line could have been extremely cheesy but I think Jensen really nailed it and made it sound like Dean without being completely ridiculous. Sam losing his shoe in the sewer grate was adorable. Jared really made himself look like an overgrown kid when he said he lost his shoe. It was so pathetic and if I ever wanted to squish his puppy face, it was then.  Bobby, even though it was only on the phone and for like 30 seconds...I like Bobby and really think he should be around more.

Now for the things I didn't like.....
Gordon. What a psycho. I really thought no other villan could be worse. And then you have his new sidekick who is even crazy than he is.  Now that guy was just nuts and annoying on top of that.  I did think he crazy little Jesus statue with the eyes that follow you was kind of funny. But come on....there was no divine being working with him...it was pure dumb luck for him and bad luck for Sam. Bella....yikes. I mean with Ruby I haven't been sure about her character...thats more because I don't know that the actress can pull it off without sounding whiny and all knowing like she has been. The character of Ruby is at least intriguing. Bella, not so much. Maybe it was because she is working against our boys or maybe it was because was a bitch and not in a fun way like Meg. Anyway while I have been going back and forth on the Ruby character, at this point I absolutely dislike the Bella character. Also and I hope the writers noted it....there was no chemistry between Dean and Bella...they work well as adversaries...let's keep it that way shall we.

So to sum it up....the boys are coming around but I think for this season the 2nd episode is still my favorite.

Did anyone else have a rabbit's foot when you were younger or was it just me?

And my first official entry goes to....

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:54:36 GMT

the reason I signed up to this site...Jensen Ackles and all sorts of other tie-ins. It's probably going to be mega long...its been a long time coming, but that's ok. Not many will probably read it.

It's been a while since a show or an actor has gripped me like Supernatural and the amazing team of Jensen and Jared. In fact the last show that did that was Roswell, go Shiri Appleby and crew. That was short-lived and the last time I connected with other internet fans, although I did walk away with some lasting relationships after the show was kicked to the curb. I will admit I am a bit rusty coming back to it and a bit apprehensive too cause...this place is a black hole. I used to practically live on here.

So anyway the whole going to see such a beautiful creature in person was very new for me. Honestly I don't think I would have even considered if my aunt didn't live in Arlington. The whole play announcement shortly after I first peeked into TWoP as MinaA. I was squee girl giddy from all the posts I read about Asylum and all the banter of other fangirls that I was totally relating too, even though I am still not fast enough to whole heartedly agree with most of the stuff I enjoy reading.

Anyway I asked my mom if she wanted to visit her sister as her Mother's Day present and go and see a play...I did not hide the fact that I would be there strictly to drool and that my aunt may be doing the same (she watches the show, but she isn't really a squeeing fangirl. I think the whole old enough to be his mother thing always knocks her back into her nonsense) So plans were set. Tickets were purchased, vacation requests were put in and my excitement was building. I kept my eyes open at TWoP and finally took the plunge and signed up here to keep some tabs on the play community (with some guidance and encouragment from Mitchsgirl). I came into it a little too late I think.

The week of the play I was in heaven....reading all the reviews as they were pouring in and getting more and more hyped about my upcoming weekend. We had tickets to Saturday afternoon, not front row, second tier, but I didn't care. I was feeling goofy and happy and maybe high, even though I have never done drugs and am not entire sure what "high" feels like.

And then of course there was the possiblity of meeting "my people"...other fans who I could totally relate to in person. And too top it all off....Jason Manns would be in Dallas on Saturday night! I bought his CD after Shannen's wonderful video of him and Jensen singing at Asylum and absolutely fell in love with his songs. I'm not talking Crazy Love because I know it's not his but I am talking about Journey, Your Song, Without You, Perfect Spot and everything else on that cd. I was alternating between him and Steve Carlson who I also purchased at the same time. So for a month straight thats all I was listening to. There is something about their music that just hits something in me....I don't know what it is.

So the week of the play in preparation I am trying to figure out how I am going to make Saturday completely awesome...play, meet-up and concert. The would be perfect. I knew it would be a long shot and it was. There was no way I was going to make this weekend and visit about me. My mom would have gone along with it and did it for me, but I didn't want to put my aunt out and drag her along...plus she would be the one doing the driving seeing as this was her area. I had a few options, but they didn't work out, which is ok and understandable. I guess its a bit crazy getting a ride with someone you haven't really talked with much. Plus my mom still being my mom even though I am an adult wasn't comfortable with the idea. But we were definitely set for the play. I was to be happy with that and I was, I am. It was perfect, not too much, not too little.

We flew in Friday morning and while we were waiting at the terminal I kept looking around to see if I could recognize the 2 other fan girls ...agt spooky let me know Thursday night that she would be on my flight. How cool that was to find out. So I was looking...like could I recognize a fellow fan girl? There were a few possiblities, but I didn't have the nerve to approach and ask. I felt weirdo enough people watching cause I usually wander around in my own little world. But it was fun just the same.

My high by this time had kind of mellowed but there was still an undercurrent of excitement. Saturday rolls around and we take our time getting ready.  My outfit wasn't my first choice, but when it all came together I was happy with it. Black skirt with little flowers, beige tank with a V-collar and a peek through white top edged with lacy, black sandals. Boy am I happy I went with that because the Texas heat was...well hot.

We got there about an hour early and the place was already packed with people. Lots of fan girls, but also a suprising mix of others, including quite a few older couples. I wondered if Jensen's fam and girlfriend would be there since they had been to so many shows and I wondered about Jason too cause hey, he was in the area. But I didn't see anyone, not that I could anyway being all of 5' you don't see much past the people around you. But my aunt and my mom are short so I was in good company.

Finally they start letting us in the theater and we sit down....like I mentioned earlier...second tier, right side...3rd row past the box seats. I think I recognized the other fans that were in my row, but again with the lack of a shout out I couldn't be sure.   I could definitely tell where some of the other fangirls were in section 1 and 4 throughout the play because of the reactions and the contained squee...yes it was noticeable during certain parts of the play...hehhee.

So the play gets started and I know Jensen is supposed to enter from one of the entrances we all walked through...I let my mom and my aunt know this and of course we see him enter on our side even in the dark. If the wall wasn't there...we would have been whooshed too...damn it. Then the lights come up and its hello pretty ass...he's bent over picking up his files and what a view...even from where I was sitting.  That first scene I don't even know what he was talking about because I completely got lost. Then he exited the same way and I was back. Even from my spot....there were nice backside and frontside shots of him. I was mesmerized.  So he really do exist...only better.

It was a really surreal experience. I was suprised at how calm I was throughout. He is just beautiful, even more so in person, even from where I was sitting. So finely sculpted and definitely leaner and younger looking in person. The hair was different but it didn't bother me. Every outfit he worn was for well fitted. I loved them all but I think my fav scenes were those where he was in the dress blues, but without the jacket...the scenes were they were strategizing.

I have only seen bits and pieces of the movie and not once during the play did I associate his performance with that of Tom Cruise.  I really think he made the character his own. He had cockiness like Dean, but again not once did I really think oh that's Dean. I could see the similarities, but I think he did a great job making this character different even if the character had the same traits. While I couldn't see the eyelashes from that distance, I did catch some of the smirks and the way he moved....wow. So gracefully,   All the other actors did great work. I loved the character of Sam and even liked Jo. LDP did a great job of making me really hate Jessup. The courtroom scenes were great and I definitely paid attention to those moments when the whole audience was holding their breath.  Man it was dead quiet and you could tell everyone had been sucked into the scene. But I couldn't take my eyes off Jensen no matter where he was on stage. Even when the lights went down to change or move the scene...I was straining to see him move across the stage to his next place. I think that might have been part of the reason I loved the white shirt and the dress blue pants....he couldn't hide in that even in the dark.

And then the play was over way too soon and I wanted to see it again and I wasn't ready to leave. But everyone was getting up. We went out to the car and wait because there were a lot of people leaving.  My aunt and my mom were willing to go get some food at the pancake house. I thought about it, I really did. I would have loved to meet other fans and I know they don't bite.  But I decided not too. The play was overwhelming to me and seeing all the other fans there was as well. I am shy and I chickened out, plus it's one thing to squee in the privacy of my room on the computer.  Inviting my mom and aunt to see that just seems wrong. They love me, but they wouldn't get it. I don't regret it and I hope another event does come around so that if and when I do know some of the other fans better I will feel more comfortable with a meet-up.

We exited past the stage door and I saw the crowd of gals there. I did wonder if he would come out but there was no way I was going to ask my mom and my aunt to hang out in the heat any longer than we already had in the car waiting to leave the parking lot. I am pretty sure Jensen and Lou came out about 5-10 minutes after we left. It am trying to console myself...saying I wouldn't have been able to handle being that close to him. It's working for now.

I, of course didn't find out about all that until after we came home on Sunday. *Sigh* It took all of a month to build up that major high. And its taken all of 2 days to come down from that contact high. I really felt it yesterday when we were on our way home. It was like just knowing that Jensen was in the area somewhere was enough to keep me content (you never know, I could have run into him at Marshalls...hehhee.), but flying home...that sucked. And this morning sucked even more.  Waking up from a wonderful dream after a satisfying weekend only to realize its back to normal life and Jensen and his amazingness is now thousands of miles away charming others.

The reports and thread at TWoP are helping, but it's not the same. It's. Not. The. Same. Anyway thank you very much to anyone how actually took the time to reading my long ass rambling. See this is why I stay quiet. Get me started and I can't shut up.