cairspian · 2 years ago
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movietvtechgeeks · 7 years ago
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'Supernatural' Various & Sundry Villains: Kill Your Darlings
Okay, I’m going to be upfront, I was ready to be super underwhelmed by last week’s Supernatural episode “Various & Sundry Villains.” All of the promotion focused on the love spell, and frankly, we’ve been there, done that. In fact, I’m shocked that showrunner Andrew Dabb let this pitch go to script given that he wrote the controversial episode “Season 7 Time for a Wedding”, an episode that I can honestly say has only one truly redeeming quality: Leslie Odom, Jr. was in it. While this was arguably derivative of that episode, giving this the go ahead was risky on Dabb’s part. It paid off for writer, Steve Yockey, because this love spell outing was much better than the last. In the opening of this episode we meet the Plum sisters, and I hate to say this, but despite watching this episode three times I don’t actually remember their first names and I could barely tell them apart anyway, so we’ll just call the one Dean “falls in love with” Harley Quinn and the other one we’ll call… Harley Quinn’s little sister? Yeah, sure, why not? Between the cutesy valley girl verbiage and the bloody sledgehammer, I’m sure we were supposed to get an Arkham Asylum vibe off these two. At least, I really hope that was the intention. I’ll be honest, I was not impressed with these characters and I’m not sure if it was off writing, off casting, or off directing, but they felt really forced. From their overly stereotypical Millenial way of speaking to their overtly blatant mirroring of Sam and Dean (yes, we get it, one is younger and brainy, they other is older and protective, they’re obsessed with their dead mom and it could go badly, was that a hammer they were using or an anvil?) the Plum sisters, unlike their Winchester counterparts, came off as grating. Maybe they were supposed to? Again, I hope so. I will say that as a horror buff I enjoyed the return of Rowena’s mad dog spell and the demise of the Plum sisters at each other’s hands. I saw a lot of people say it was too much, too gratuitous, too gory. And perhaps it was, but given the movies I regularly watch and enjoy, well, I embraced it. While I will say I’m glad the love spell portion of the episode was short-lived, it’s always fun to see Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki show off their comedy elbow chops; Ackles with the perfectly timed glibness he brings to Dean Winchester and Padalecki’s Sam Winchester, ever the earnest Abbott to Ackles’ Costello, was subtle, stoic faced gold. Ackles and Padalecki got to play off each other magnificently in this episode; from Dean walking in practically floating on a love cloud, to Sam trying desperately to remind Dean they’ve been down this weird love spell road before, to Ackles’ delivery of “‘cause she’s got a sister”, to their tussle in front of the Impala (though, dang, these boys horseplay hard given the butt dent Sam left on the hood after Dean rushed him) the two actors smoothly show how well they work together no matter the material. But the star of this episode was Rowena. Her entrance was stellar, and she stole every scene. Ruth Connell is delightful in this role and for the most part (we’ll get to that later) I was glad to see her back because I was sorry to lose her last season, especially in such a cheap, off-screen way. I’m hard-pressed to fall for new characters, but Rowena is one that I really enjoy. Connell was able to give us comedy and tragedy in this episode, going from snark to desperation fluidly. I also have to give Steve Yockey heaps of credit for having Rowena not only ask about Crowley but allowing her to have an outburst about his death. Hearing her say that she’d rather have him alive than to have died a hero hit really close to home given that the lack of Mark Sheppard as Crowley has been quite the gaping hole this season. Take a note from Yockey, other writers, because I’m still waiting for Castiel to ask about Meg… Speaking of Castiel, he and Lucifer were locked up. Now they aren’t. And like, they had a whole big penis to penis measurement contest and Castiel for some reason tried to hurt Lucifer by telling him that Jack doesn’t even look like him, which… um, Lucifer is in the image of a seasons dead vessel so, of course, he doesn’t look like him. And also, when did you get to know so much about Jack, Castiel? I think maybe the writer accidentally gave Misha Collins some of Sam’s lines to say. If I sound like I was less than moved by any of these scenes, it’s because I wasn’t. The scenes weren’t objectively bad or anything, and not only has Mark Pellegrino has found his footing as Lucifer again, but he and Collins play extremely well off each other. Unfortunately, their scenes simply didn’t mesh well with the “A” plot and the dichotomy crashed the episode’s momentum. Although, I did enjoy both characters reminding each other what untrustworthy, hypocritical screw-ups both have been. Again, I appreciate it when Supernatural is self-aware like that because fallibility gives depth and interest. Now, you didn’t think I was going to review this episode and not talk about Sam and Rowena sharing their trauma, did you? Because that was a scene that many Supernatural fans have waited years for. In season 11, Sam was forced to not only work with Lucifer, but he had to allow Lucifer into his home, into his room, and wasn’t allowed to voice any grievances about it and while Padalecki did a phenomenal job adding little twitches and moments of tight body language and subtle distance, it was all too obvious that the writers were wary of taking Sam’s trauma seriously because at the time Lucifer was possessing Castiel’s body and the “Cassifer" version of Lucifer was played mostly as a joke throughout that entire arc, nothing but a bratty teenager throwing a tantrum, while Sam Winchester, the boy who had every reason to rip into both Lucifer and God, just stood on the sidelines silently like he was totally fine. But he wasn’t, he hasn’t been, and watching Sam and Rowena both delve into the trauma and abuse they experienced at Lucifer’s hand was fantastically written and acted. Yockey was able to give the characters just enough for them to convey, through their tone, inflections, and facial expressions how much they were, no are, broken by the Devil himself. Having them both admit to seeing Lucifer’s real face, while giving no descriptive details was brilliant. Both Padalecki and Connell were able to communicate to the audience how horrific it was for their characters without any unnecessary detail. Such a great “show, don’t tell” moment; it’s so much more frightening for the viewer to fill in the blanks. And Sam explaining that it isn’t that he’s okay, it’s that he never gets the chance to fully deal with his trauma because the world is always falling apart was both heartbreaking and much needed, not only for Sam to say it but for the audience to hear it. At the end of this episode we got to see the other side of the Ackles/Padalecki chemistry, their ability to rip your heart out, when Sam and Dean have a frank discussion back at the bunker about what to do going forward. Dean knowing that Sam gave Rowena the spell she wanted and instead of yelling and belittling him, he’s simply honest and direct with him and doesn’t question Sam when he says that if Rowena played him again, he’ll personally kill her. It was also good to hear Sam be open with Dean about how defeated he feels, about how he tried to mask that with conviction and hope, but that he can’t fake it til he makes it anymore. And while Dean’s words of encouragement and confidence may seemingly ring hollow to Sam, it’s not because Sam doesn’t have faith in Dean, it’s that right now he can’t see where Dean is coming from. Dean knows, because characters have told him for years, how important he and Sam are, how they keep this world spinning, but Sam has never heard it directly, not from God, not from Amara, not from Death, not from Billie. Those declarations have only been uttered to Dean and then conveyed by Dean to Sam, so Dean knows that they’ll figure out a way, that it’s basically destiny and Sam has no choice but to take Dean’s word for it. I could go on and on about the isolation of Sam Winchester, but that’s an article for a different day. [caption id="attachment_53290" align="aligncenter" width="696"] Photo: Home of the Nutty[/caption] Overall, this was a mytharc episode done well, slightly overstuffed as most mytharc episodes are, but coherent and well paced with a fantastic blend of horror, levity, and angst. That said, the last thing I want to touch on for this episode is something that was absolutely no fault of the writer, Steve Yockey, but I think is an increasing problem on Supernatural; the element of surprise is gone, as are the stakes. Supernatural was once known as a show where rocks fell, and everyone died. It was also a show where Jim Beaver once hid his reprisal of Bobby Singer by trying to convince fandom that he was in Vancouver shooting an abominable snowman movie so that his return to the show wasn’t spoiled Fast forward just a few years and the cast, crew, and network PR are spoiling character reveals weeks, even months in advance. Instead of being shocked by Rowena’s return we all went into this episode waiting for her appearance, and while we saw Castiel stab Lucifer with an angel blade; saw the red light go out of Lucifer’s eyes; it’s all for naught. Lucifer is the focus of the promo that aired right after the episode, and the synopsis for the next episode lays out exactly what he’ll be up to. Even last season finale, no one believed Castiel was actually permanently dead. Hell, it took Mark Sheppard declaring that he refuses to ever reprise his role for fans to believe Crowley was truly dead. No stakes means no emotional payoff. No secrecy means no shock and awe. Take a page from some of the greats, Supernatural, including yourself: what’s dead should stay dead, so kill your darlings and if you must bring them back, stop telegraphing their returns. Check out this week's Supernatural Devil's Bargain trailer above.
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jj-parr · 8 years ago
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Proust’s Questionnaire || 6th y
A set of questions developed to test a person’s personality and was used often by writers and English families to determine one’s aspirations and tastes.
Decided to redo this because so much development has happened for his character that some of these have changed.
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What is your idea of perfect happiness? (Erised Vision)
His family seemingly happy and meeting their goals in life. He would be a high member within the Ministry of Magic, either as an ambassador or a member of the council
What is your greatest fear?
His siblings dying. People will see his scars and judge him for what happened, be it falling prey to Shere, or for killing Shere later on. He’s afraid people will think he’s disgusting or a monster for either of these things.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
He’s very giving and often over-gives and over-trusts people to a fault. Because of this, he ends up causing a lot of heartbreak for himself. While he’s slowly becoming aware enough of this pattern, he can’t distinguish between who should and shouldn’t get his trust and would prefer to let himself be hurt than to hurt another person.  He would do anything for the betterment of others and the greater good, including great evils, only so long as the evil he commits doesn’t unbalance the good that comes from it.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Prejudice, or being cruel for the sake of cruelty. Evil done with the intention of causing good is far preferable to evil for the sake of evil.
Which living person do you most admire?
None so far, but he doesn’t truly like to follow after other people. Instead, he’s chosen to set his own course and do whatever he thinks is best.
What is your greatest extravagance?
The Christmas of his fifth year he tried to get everyone gifts that they would truly love to help spread the Christmas cheer and encourage them to get along with each other. This included presents for Dash, Thad, Violet, his parents, May, and Mabel Pines. His Christmas was decidedly cut short and backfired on him, and with the backlash of debts that were incurred on his parents due to other events surrounding Christmas he now sees his purchases (undoubtedly with just a saved allowance) as an extravagance that he could have done without and instead given the money to his parents.
What is your current state of mind?
Jack-Jack will forever appear happy and cheerful to most everyone, no matter the internal struggle going on. Everything and everyone is met with a smile. Very few are able to spot when he is upset about something.
Currently JJ is regaining his confidence in his abilities and his decisions, and is coming out a stronger person for it. He’s realized his ability with magic is beyond the norm and that he’s well loved among his friends. He sometimes reverts back to his old self, but only when the issues of his scars or the fact he killed Shere rears it’s ugly head.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Of the Seven Virtues, Jack-Jack views Chastity as one of the most overrated ones. All the others he wholly believes in, and although he fully believes he will only have sex for love or affection, he doesn’t see harm in being a little promiscuous. He has interests in both his male and female classmates, and after so many years of being considered ‘a little brother’ he’s finding it a shock that people actually are beginning to look at him back.
On what occasion do you lie?
Any concerning his ability in the Dark Arts. He has an intense fascination by them and actively studies them when nobody is paying much attention, and will forever lie about it. Similarly, he will always lie to anyone who doesn’t have hard proof that he knows how to cast an unforgivable curse and has done so numerous times in the past. JJ lies a lot about his hands and the scars, as well as his experience with such things. He doesn’t want to freak people out. 
What do you most dislike about your appearance?
The scars. JJ can’t bare to look at his own hands, and won’t view himself topless in a mirror unless he can help it, so why would he expect anyone else to? They aren’t pretty nor epic anime scars that make him look like a badass, but are horrific hints of a mauling that happened a while ago. He’s extremely concerned with what people think when they see, and terrified of the self-loathing that would happen if someone did call them disgusting.
Which living person do you most despise?
JJ hardly despises anyone, really. He’s been picked on a few times in the past, but while he may dislike his tormentors, after about a week to two he could care less about what they say. That being said, he loathed Shere Khan and while he wouldn’t admit it to random people, he can quietly admit to himself that he’s glad Shere is dead.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
Personality: Strength of resolve or belief, or the willingness to seek out this resolve or belief. Purpose is important, and their achieving of their goals is admirable to him. Kindness and Consideration are also highly important to him. Physical: A nice smile and nice hands. He prefers Dark hair on men. (don’t ask me why, but those are his attractiveness features)
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Personality: Strength of resolve or belief, or willingness to seek out this resolve or belief. Purpose is important, and their achieving of their goals is admirable to him. Kindness and Consideration are also highly important to him. Physical: Long hair and beautiful eyes. If freckles are on a girl he’d go weak in the knees. (don’t ask me why, but those are his attractiveness features)
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“I’m sorry” “Shit” “...”
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
His family always comes first, then come his best friends like PJ. He hasn’t determined a love of his life in terms of a romantic interest, and is afraid he never will. He did have a huge crush on Meg, recently, but is afraid he’s just being manipulated and used rather than cared about. Currently a little insecure about romantic relationships.
When and where were you happiest?
He was at home when he first learned he could do magic and his acceptance letter from Hogwarts came in. He had never been happier in his entire life because he could finally be like his brother and sister and join them in learning the wonderful subject of magic. He wasn’t outcast anymore. (see writing challenge for more info)
Which talent would you most like to have?
Jack-Jack would love to be able to create or invent spells. He, however, has literally no magical potential with an object or a spell unless he’s been hit with the magic used in its creation. This can sometimes make things difficult since objects such as remembralls or other wizarding toys still do not operate properly for him and instead react as if they were being held by a muggle.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
He would like to change his fifth year, and realize that he didn’t have to deal with it all alone, or give in to Shere’s demands.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
JJ wouldn’t consider it his greatest achievement in life, but in his fifth year he passed his OWLS with flying colors, casting every practical wandless and wordless, stunning the judges. Since then, he’s been granted a rare position in an internship with the Hit Wizards due to his ability, without a year of prior training that most wizards undergo. 
JJ would also consider his recovery an achievement. He’s been doing much better than expected, thanks to Clyde and his friends, and though he’ll have lifelong mental and physical scarring, he’s learned to function in society again and smile, genuinely.
If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Jack-Jack could easily see himself being happy as a house pet such as a dog or perhaps a bird. His brief experience with being a bird made him pretty happy. Coming back as a person, he’d hope he was born into another family with siblings and without his learning disability.
Where would you most like to live?
He doesn’t mind where he is, so long as he is near loved ones. He would, however, love to travel and would find it interesting to make friends and meet people from other parts of the world.
What is your most treasured possession?
His Hogwarts acceptance letter. He’ll never let that thing go. That and his bear from childhood that Dash also treasured during the time JJ was missing.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
After his incident with Khan.
What is your favorite occupation?
Helping people in any way he can and making them smile. Violet had suggested politics to him as a way to achieve this, and he has greatly considered it. However, he thinks combining his skill with magic and his ability to befriend people will be to the greatest benefit.
What is your most marked characteristic?
Physically: His smile, and his deep voice that seemed to come out of nowhere and make his seem much older. Personality: His kindhearted nature above all else. A true Hufflepuff. He’d go out of his way to help anyone in any situation.
What do you most value in your friends?
JJ values their like-minded nature to him, such as kindness and positive attitude. If he were to ever find out that they had some darker side or secretive side to them that wasn’t overtly cruel for the sake of being cruel, he would be even more drawn to them. He would find them more similar to himself and would immediately bond with them more. Might be why he’s drawn to some of the Slytherin crowd.
Who is your hero of fiction?
(hard to determine due to wizarding vs muggle world views)
Which historical figure do you enjoy most?
Leonardo da Vinci - eccentric and single-minded in his pursuits. Potentially had a form of autism. JJ enjoys his work, but mostly the aspects of his employment by the Medici family of Florence during the struggle between the Pope and the Medici family. Potentially would like Dumbledore, despite the rumors that came out after his death, and the information that Snape and Harry alone became privy to. Even without the information revealed through Snape, Dumbledore would serve as an interesting figure that JJ would enjoy.
Who are your heroes in real life?
Honestly? His siblings. He loves them more than most other things and only ever sees the good in them.
What are your favorite names?
JJ (pronounced jay-jay) and Jack-Jack, or Jackie-boy.
What is it that you most dislike?
Cruelty for the sake of Cruelty. Actions without reasoning. Even a faulty reasoning is some, and proves that the person had considered their actions before taking them, which bodes well for change in the future.
What is your greatest regret?
Cursing Dash that one time with the Imperius curse. 
How would you like to die?
Surrounded by loved ones and those who have affection for him. Or through saving or truly helping someone he cares greatly about.
What is your motto?
You are only confined by the walls you build yourself. Being bad at something is the first step to being really good at something.
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