Archive for the tag 'sparks'

accelerating, season seven

7.17 Born Again Identity: you did the best you could

Oh, wow! This episode gave me so much of what I’ve been waiting for. When Marin explained her situation to Sam — a dead brother (who eventually shows up wearing a hoodie!) demanding she join him! — I couldn’t help posting mid-episode. That has never happened to me before with this show. Little things that [...]

accelerating, season five, season two

Rewatching season one: 1.05-1.08

I finished up disc two and watched 1.07 Hookman and 1.08 Bugs  the past couple days. Now, I’ll admit I wasn’t looking forward to either of them as much as 1.05 Bloody Mary and 1.06 Skin, but I was surprised.  A person who is open to speculating that nothing in S4 and S5 isn’t an [...]

accelerating, season five

5.21 Two Minutes to Midnight: What exactly are you afraid of?

Lots to love about this episode, but it’s so obviously a lead in to the finale that I want to wait and see how it plays out before commenting too much. Certainly, a lot of the motifs and themes I watch for showed up. There were sleep and dreams. Dean is napping during the video [...]

accelerating, season five

5.20 The Devil You Know: sparks

I just spotted this after following a link to megTDJ’s livejournal in the spnnewsletter. Look! Another example of showering sparks. I missed it while flipping through still screencaps. I can’t say it clears up my understanding, but I’m glad the show is continuing the motif.

accelerating, season five

5.16 – 5.19: Can’t start a fire without a spark

Click images for full size. I’m unspoiled for anything coming after 5.19 but have been speculating like a shameless crazy person since mid fourth season. I don’t know about anyone else, but I suspect I won’t ever be able to look at this memory of Dean’s from 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon without sobbing [...]