His eyes are green and brown. I believe they're green around the outer edge and brown around the pupil, but I could be wrong. So sometimes they look green, and sometimes they look brown onscreen. But if someone was writing it down, they might put brown. My eyes are a similar color, and it's not an uncommon coloring, and I usually get listed with brown eyes. Not by the police, mind you, since I've never encountered them in that sort of setting, but by other people. His eyes look green more often than some with that color, which could be the clothing on set, or the cameras, I'm not sure, because they also look that way in person, but that could be because he tends to wear Sam's clothing to cons, and there we go back to the clothing thing.

I think Jensen is a little closer to 6'1. As I said, I'm 5'7 and he seems to be about 6" taller than I am in the one picture I have with him. He's definitely a tall guy in his own right, but it's hard to tell that when you constantly see him next to Jared.

I love seeing him up next to shorter people. He's massive.

Sorry about not numbering my list this time.

Yes, we did hear the 'Love' word in Sam Interrupted but I mentioned it this time because it came from the heart and I feel Sam meant it down to his very soul. He was coherent and lucid and not 'stoned out of his mind'. So, to me it was the first time I actually heard it. And he said 'I love him'. I am so happy you included his entire speech because as I read it I replayed the scene in my head. Oh, the way he said 'I love him' just slayed me. You could see relief and acceptance and forgiveness and pride in his face as he uttered those words. I am glad we did hear the 'love' word in Sam Interrupted but you know how much adding the ya on the end bothered me. I don't know…it just did not set well with me. But, I do like Whiskey's comments below that it could have the accent.

Yes, the impala scene is one I will remember forever. You know, I am sure the had to redo that scene many times. I bet we see it in the funny out-takes for season 5. Knowing that Jared and Jensen have a great sense of humor I can only imagine what transpired in the Impala!

You know how I feel about Dean's use of the word "Sammy". I have commented on it many times in the past. So, when he uttered 'Sammy" after Anna stabbed him….I just melted. I know that sounds strange because Sam died again but I can't help it. It is Dean's way of saying 'I love you, little brother'. And, do you notice Sam doesn't correct him any more when Dean calls him 'Sammy"? And, I just adore Dean when he goes into protective mode….."FIX HIM". Yes he was very demanding.

I do agree with you about 'too many angels and such'. And, you are right…there was so much Winchester Family goodness to be had that I looked past all that.

See ya next week.
Joan

Now this is all purely conjecture, and for all I know the line as written in the script was "And I still love ya". But, despite the fact that both Ackles and Padalecki have pretty much eliminated whatever accent they might have acquired growing up in Texas, sometimes the accent escapes. I'm a Southern girl, born, bred and raised in the Deep South, but I don't have much of an accent. I tend to take on the accent and speech patterns of whoever I'm talking to, be they Canadian, Scottish, German, doesn't matter. But, when I am very tired, or drunk (not that that ever happens *looks innocent*) the accent appears with a vengeance.

So, my theory is, that in slurring Sam's words, and generally trying to sound drunk/stoned, the accent escaped and Jared said "ya" instead of you. Part of the reason I think that is because I didn't even notice that he said "ya", and certainly didn't think it cheapened anything of the moment, and I think the reason I didn't notice it is because I'm used to hearing you shortened that way on a regular basis. But like I said, it's all just a theory and I have no idea what the original script said.

5. We did hear the word "love" in Sam, Interrupted; but are you discounting that because Sam was doped up and said "ya" after it?

8. I think I loved the scene in the Impala with the four of them more than life itself. Even Sam and Dean must have realized what a unique opportunity that was. AND The John-Almost-The-Dad yelled at them too!

12. and 13. I didn't make nearly enough of Dean's remark to Mike to "Fix him!!!" But I loved his impetuous and demanding tone, cause he knows full well that Mike can do it and Mike knows that if Mike doesn't it'll be cold day in hell that Dean does ANYTHING for Mike. Plus the "Sammy" reference, I swear so many people are mentioning it to me, but I missed it! I'll have to go back and watch when he says it.

19. Ditto that. They always look marvelous and get better looking all the time!

I think overall most people liked the ep better than I did. I liked the concept and I liked bits of it, but there were too many angels and such. I prefer the family Winchester by themselves. : D

Until next time, Joan!

Thank you so much for this fabulous review! I am reveling in all of the goodness again, that was this epy!

Oh Show! Thank you for making me a happy fan girl again. The previous two episodes were just okay. But, this one was exquisite in every way possible.

The things I loved:

The scene where Sam forgave his dad. Sam really needed to say those words out loud and I was so glad we finally heard them. He was sincere and open and brutally honest. It was touching.

The scene with Mary and Dean when he told her the truth.

Darn the Winchesters!!!!!!!! They made me cry twice! But that is okay because I felt something while watching this episode.

The scene where Sam met his young parents. Priceless!

We finally heard the ‘LOVE’ word.

Young John displaying ‘shades of The Dad’.

The final scene in the nursery. Mary uttered those famous words. Hearing her say them was so poignant.

The scene in the impala! Snort!!!!!!!!!! That was so freaking hilarious I almost spit out my water.

We finally met Michael.

“I don’t understand that reference”

“Team Free Will”

“Fix him!!!!!!!!”

“Sammy”….Oh Dean! That one word speaks volumes. It means you have forgiven your little brother.

John finding out the truth about Mary and her family.

I absolutely love the actress who plays Mary.

Young John was much better this time around. He nailed every scene he was in this time;
especially when he was Michael.

It is a blood line. How cool.

“Free Will versus Destiny”

Jared and Jensen looked especially yummy in this episode. I so love the show in HD.

Oh how I adore this ‘SHOW’ when it is firing on all cylinders. Don’t get me wrong..even on it’s worst day this show is miles above any show currently airing on television. But, the last two episodes left me feeling empty. I enjoyed the asylum episode more than I did the body swap episode but neither one really left an impression on me. But this one did. It was superb; delicate; intense; exacting and most of all….it tied neatly into the Apocolyspe story-line.

Take care,
Joan

I was able to forgive the massive amounts of Anna (I never could stand her either) only because she died. And it would seem that she's not only merely dead, she's really most sincerely dead. So I can let it go. This time. If they bring her back again I'll scream.

Hmmm. You have a point. But Castiel seemed sincere, to me at least, when he said Sam is his friend, and mentioned how it might be too late, but that's how it was. I think he's realized that he personally screwed up, and that Sam is paying most of the price for it. Now if he turns around and tears into Sam again I reserve the right to hate Castiel again. But until then I can tolerate him, so long as he isn't over used.

You're so right, he let her boss him. I'd imagine that dynamic remained into the later years of their marriage. I wonder if that's part of what shaped Dean's outlook on women. He doesn't seem to mind strong-willed women either. And I'm with you. I would be more than open to seeing Amy and Matt again. They're awesome.

No problem on the pointing out. It just struck me how good, and subtle, Jared was. He really rocked this one on a very quiet, but VERY effective level. And looked good doing it, too. Ahem.

I am so with you on the writers not being that together on where they're going. I wish they would GET that together, but I'm not gonna hold my breath. I don't look good in that shade of blue.

I have. More than once. He's adorable and super sweet and full of energy and believe it or not, even taller than you think. And his hair is lighter than Sam's appears. And he's tall. Really tall. Did I mention that?

"His hair does seem to change color, depending on the light. And I never thought about filters"

I only mentioned filters because I know they used to use them, and probably still do, and it would account for some of the darkened and/or washed out colors.

I don't know if I love the ep as much as you did (too much Anna Banana, you see) but I did love the parts I loved very much, and yes, they put me in mind of the old fashioned Supernatural, that I used to love when I was a girl. I thought In the Beginning was better (with the exception of the Samlessness abounding in that one) simply because the idea was so fresh and new, you couldn't predict what was around the corner. And the element of being in the 70's was presented more, by way of visual jokes and cues that made it more interesting. This time, they just drove a pinto station wagon past the camera and called it good.

I agree with you about liking the Soap Angel for standing up for Sam, but since when have the two of them been friends? Naturally my mind assumed that the Soap Angel was standing up for Sam because he knew it would kill DEAN if anything happened to Sam. So the result is the same, but the motivation, to me, is suspect.

Matt and Amy were fabulous, like you say and they certainly sold me on a young John and Mary. I especially liked it how Mary wore the pants in the family so to speak, bossing John around and him liking it. John's character seems strong and manly enough not to mind or be bothered, and maybe even enjoy it once in a while, so nice turnaround there. I certainly wouldn't mind seeing more of either of them, but especially Matt as John since I would adore more John in any guise.

You make such a good point. Padalecki might not have had tons of dialog, but then, he didn't need them to get his point across did he. I wish I'd made more of this in my review, he certainly does deserve tons of credit for that. Thank you for pointing it out. (While I was watching his scene with John, I was strung with nerves on his behalf.) As for Jensen, he's always good.

As for free will and the angels, I hesitate to speculate. I doubt that the writers have it that much together to have determined the angels' motivations. They want to rule the world and have God to themselves and that's about it. By hook or by crook or by killing darling little Sammy, they mean to have their way!