To me it was worst than hate it: it bored me. Slow, confusing, untidy Everything looked forced to me. I'll give it two episodes to grab my interest, because I used to love this show so much. But I am not holding my breath *sigh*
"Forced" is a great word to describe the episode. There was just so much in it. Too many characters, too much action, and one too many time jumps (when Dean went from being drugged to miraculously fine again).
I'm hopeful that it will improve. *crosses my fingers*
It's actually as early as pilot episode, I believe. When local cops realize Sam and Dean were passing themselves off as US Marshals, and they book Dean. This is when he picks the lock on his handcuffs and sneaks out of the police station. :D
I got bored too. I didn't even finish watching the episode. I wasn't convinced by the sudden appearance of long lost cousins they didn't know they had - unless I missed something somewhere between 1.01 and 5.22
I'm giving it a couple more episodes before I drop out completely. It would be a shame to have come so far only to leave before the end.
Yeah, I had a lot of problems with it, but probably not enough to make me stop watching. A show that has brought me to tears as often as SPN has has my loyalty, even if I have to watch with much gnashing of teeth and yelling at the screen.
Buffy season 7 bored the crap out of me. But there were a handful of episodes worth watching, and once I made peace with the idea behind the season arc, I was glad I saw it through. Knowing how it ended allowed me that much more enjoyment of all the post-series fic that followed. I guess I'm prepared to feel the same about SPN.
Sad, though. I really do hope the season redeems itself.
You know what, I think what really put all of us off was how different it all was. The characters for starters, the dynamics between them, even the light.
The episode was far from perfect - the supernatural plot was weak at best - and a lot of things were left unsolved, but it is the first episode of a new narrative arc and this is fine in my book. What I really found... idk... overwelming was Dean's grief.
Anyway, I have a lot to say about this episode and I'm too tired right now to do that (I'll post my review, hopefully, tomorrow) but the thing is I watched it three times already and every time I love it a little more.
Exactly - it was really quite different. Everything from the pacing to the characters to Sam's lack of emotion. Once I adjusted to all that I liked the episode better, but it definitely won't be one of my all time favorites, lol.
Yep, neither one of mine favorite episode. But know what? Unlike anyother, apparently, I liked it better than the second one.
But I'm thinking that maybe this "new show" needs a little more time to actually go back on the road because until now to me it feels like the episodes were just a long set up for the whole season....
In the end my reaction post became a meta. If you're interested (and you have at least a free hour LOL) you can find it in my journal. If anything I am the one who looks forward to know what you think about what I wrote, lol. Anyway no pressure, understood? ^___-
I'll join in the chorus of "it committed the sin of being boring." I tried to watch a second time and was literally too bored to continue.
I've seen some moderately persuasive fanwank here and on Twitter about how Sam has PTSD or something, but frankly a script that relies on a Twitter postgame to make sense of it is a script that should have been reworked. A lot.
6.01 made me miss SHOW when it was just wonderfully slashy and cheesy.
Slashy and cheesy is right up my alley! I'm hoping that new episodes will be a lot more skillfully done now that the set up for the season has been accomplished. (If you can call it that, lol)
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*is intrigued*
TEACH ME THE WAYS, MASTER.
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Glad you have a wee bit of hope, but don't force it. Forced squee leads to warts or flatulence or something. I read that somewhere.
*hugs*
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Yeah, I won't force my squee. I was just happy that the rewatch didn't fill me with horror.
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Slow, confusing, untidy
Everything looked forced to me. I'll give it two episodes to grab my interest, because I used to love this show so much. But I am not holding my breath *sigh*
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I'm hopeful that it will improve. *crosses my fingers*
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I'm giving it a couple more episodes before I drop out completely. It would be a shame to have come so far only to leave before the end.
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Buffy season 7 bored the crap out of me. But there were a handful of episodes worth watching, and once I made peace with the idea behind the season arc, I was glad I saw it through. Knowing how it ended allowed me that much more enjoyment of all the post-series fic that followed. I guess I'm prepared to feel the same about SPN.
Sad, though. I really do hope the season redeems itself.
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I was a Buffy fan, too, although I wasn't in the fandom back then. Such a great show.
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The episode was far from perfect - the supernatural plot was weak at best - and a lot of things were left unsolved, but it is the first episode of a new narrative arc and this is fine in my book. What I really found... idk... overwelming was Dean's grief.
Anyway, I have a lot to say about this episode and I'm too tired right now to do that (I'll post my review, hopefully, tomorrow) but the thing is I watched it three times already and every time I love it a little more.
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Looking forward to your episode reaction post.
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But I'm thinking that maybe this "new show" needs a little more time to actually go back on the road because until now to me it feels like the episodes were just a long set up for the whole season....
In the end my reaction post became a meta. If you're interested (and you have at least a free hour LOL) you can find it in my journal. If anything I am the one who looks forward to know what you think about what I wrote, lol. Anyway no pressure, understood? ^___-
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I've seen some moderately persuasive fanwank here and on Twitter about how Sam has PTSD or something, but frankly a script that relies on a Twitter postgame to make sense of it is a script that should have been reworked. A lot.
6.01 made me miss SHOW when it was just wonderfully slashy and cheesy.
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