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Sylvia Bond is a ten-year technical writing veteran with too many degrees under her belt to count. She lives in Colorado, but does not ski, preferring instead to spend her money and time at the annual Great American Beer Festival, taking road trips across the United States, and reading historical fiction from the comfort of her fluffy green arm chair. She has been involved in fandom since 1993 and been writing fanfic since approximately 1993. What she finds most amazing about fandom (besides the open heartedness of fans and the sheer amount of creativity) is how visible fandom has become. "In my day," she says, "we had to hide behind P.O. boxes to get fanfic. But nowadays, people wear t-shirts that shout their affiliation and share their shiny toys on the internet." It's a wonderful world. 61 Comments
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isn't that funny how we're at opposite ends here? I rather like Ed and Harry – in small doses. Same goes for the Soap Angel, because I don't see either doing anything to tell me anything about the boys' story. This is the boys' story – the story is about them. Secondary characters should further that story, not distract from it.
I love your burger idea! With fries, right? Maybe even some cheese fries!
PS Kath – My biggest problem is that I don't see any dynamic between the Soap Angel and Dean at all. When they talk, they don't understand each other, and there's just a whole lot of wide-eyed staring. I don't see any connection at all between them. If that sort of distant, uninteresting standing at opposite ends of the room sort of interaction is what Show is after, then they're doing it right.
I think it is kind of funny that there is a segment of fandom that is so taken with the "bond" between Dean and Castiel, because I don't see anything of the sort. Dean barely tolerates him. Quite frankly, I thought the scene where Sam was ordering Castiel to heal Dean was the strongest Castiel scene so far. I like Mischa Collins a lot, and I don't mind that he will be around next season, so long as he is fully engaging with both brothers. Cause like you said, this show is about Sam and Dean, not Dean and Sam and Dean and Castiel.
It's all about the eye-sex! I like how Castiel looks at Dean like he's a mildly interesting bug and how Dean looks at Cas like he would still stab him in the face if he put a foot wrong.
Sorry for my previous comment Sylvia, my rant should not have been aimed at you I was upset after reading some negative comments on another site and took your review the wrong way. I get crazy defensive over Dean and I'm annoyed at Jensen for making me behave like a teenage fangirl when I'm actually in my late 20's.
No worries, right? If you're a Deangirl, that's fine, and of course you would want to support your fave. No problems here. I always thought, when I was a Deangirl, that the story was about Dean, and Sam was the sidestory. Now that I'm a Samgirl, I STILL think the story is about Dean! Of course, for me, the sidestory is ever so much fun, now. : D
I've heard about the eye-sex, but if it's based in the Soap Angel thinking that Dean's a bug and in Dean thinking that the SA is a jerk and wants to stab him, is that like one of those "love to hate you" affairs you hear about? I don't see the eyesex personally, nor the attraction to that relationship or anything about it. It's one big yawn to me. But to each their own, eh. I know what it feels like to hook into a character and have everything fit.
Best Regards,
Sylvia
PS Yeah, no kidding. I'm annoyed with BOTH Ackles and Padalecki for awakening the 16 year old ditz in me. : D
Agreed. There's no tension or dynamic between those two; I have looked, but fail to see it. I want to see it, honestly! Show should remain true to itself and it's premise and NOT jump the shark!!!