Supernatural5x7 "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester" Spoilerish

[mswood]

I just with that Heroes would go ahead already and dump Adrian Pasdar so SPN could make use of him. He'd fit in.

Well its official he is gone from the show. At least according to Nikki

 

[Dorian Thompson]

It's astounding to me that those pathetic writers could think of nothing to do with Nathan's character--the politician. He should have been in the thick of everything. With those exotic looks Pasdar got from his Persian daddy, he'd be great as a seductive sort of demon. Or vampire.

 

[mswood]

Well I like the actor, but Nathan the character has been a character that has been all over the place. I mean I liked him for most of the 1st season (even with his questionable choices), but I don't think I liked any of his arc's after that.

I mean I know that character work isn't the shows strong suit, but Peter, Angela, Noah, are all better drawn out characters. It's been a shame that with the actor they couldn't manage a better realized character with him.

I doubt the actor will have much trouble.

 

[Dorian Thompson]

I think Pasdar does great work myself, but you never know. Hollywood isn't always fair. I'd love to see Pasdar get another series. Hopefully he will. Meanwhile, more accolades for the upcoming eppy. Mo Ryan from the Tribune got to see it. She loves it.

 

[Othello]

The more I watch this season the more disappointed i am. Not saying these are bad episodes but they aren't all the great either. I'm getting the same feeling I got from the final 10 episodes of BSG, which i completely despised, but not as strong.

This is the first episode of the season that I have been really disappointed in. I have felt several have suffered from being only one episode (and not two), but this is the one that really just felt lie filler. And I really didn't like how the guys in how they talked and acted seem to forget the events of the last year and a half (except for mentioning that Dean's been to hell and the fact that Bobby feels useless due to being injured). And of course the witch taunting out how Sam fits with Dean now.

I do understand that they can't do all mytharc episodes (but they certainly tied individual episodes) to the mytharc and underlying character arcs far better last year (they excelled in that last year). And this episode easily could have, but its like the writers just brush it off.

That's the problem with having a 22 episode season. It's why network shows end up with filler episodes. Your stronger cable shows always have 12-14 episodes and the shows end up the stronger for it. This coming up ep is a mytharc episode, and a strong one according to that review by Alice Jester that I linked upthread. Othello, I'm sorry you've been disappointed, but I doubt Supernatural will end up like the monstrosity that was the BSG series finale. I hated that, too. Very little in the finale satisfied me, and the coda at the end just ticked me off no end.

I've often wished that SPN were a cable series so that it could push the envelope much farther and be only 13 eps a season. SPN is by far my favorite network show, but the writing would be much tighter were it airing on HBO, Showtime, or even FX like Damages or The Shield. My favorite overall show is a tie between Dexter and Mad Men, both only 13 eps a season. SPN's greatest strength, IMO, is its character work. I like the Lucifer story, but it's being delayed because networks have to stretch it out to accomodate the 22 episode schedule. This last week, while sweet, was filler. The upcoming eppy isn't.

Here's the thing. Until this season even "stand alone" episodes that weren't tied into the overall mytharc of the show were still bery good at remembering what was going on at the time and making ti have an affect on what was going on in that episode. They didn't ignore things and made sure that people realized what had been going on. This year it's like the writers don't care about that at all. I don't think it's the 22 episode problem at all. There was a time when a 24 episode season was standard and they did just fine back then. I think it is sloppiness and laziness on behalf of the show writers and creators. It's still an enjoyable show but not anywhere near as good as it used to be. I think mswood nailed it.

 

[Dorian Thompson]

Well tonight's eppy is going to be tied in with what's going on. I disagree completely that the show isn't as good as it used to be. Episode 7, while sweet, was a little average but that happens in any show.