*nods* Your problems are my problems. I will never forgive them for the handling (or lack of handling) of Sam's story. It baffles me completely that they didn't explore Sam's story more especially when they (seemed!) to have so much time to do so. I was pretty much ready to give the show up after Torn and Frayed.
But for me it was quite a revelation to accept that Sam thought Dean was dead (it took me a long time to look at it this way). I mean, I don't buy it (no way would Sam accept that without seeing a body) but I have been able to move on a bit with that knowledge in mind (not happily mind. I essentially block out the first half of S8. Except for Benny...;D)
My faith in Carver isn't massive I have to say, I am just feeling more confident because the second half of the season worked for me much better and signalled that he still knows what makes the show tick. I think I am also going to be going into the season with lower expectations. I won't be looking for the meta as I used to because I honestly think they are passed that. Looking for character development and growth is going to be pretty fruitless I think. It's a massive shame (and why I angsted so heavily over it half way through the S8. I was acutely aware that something had died in the show and a certain level in which I enjoyed had disappeared forever).
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Date: 2013-09-08 01:56 am (UTC)But for me it was quite a revelation to accept that Sam thought Dean was dead (it took me a long time to look at it this way). I mean, I don't buy it (no way would Sam accept that without seeing a body) but I have been able to move on a bit with that knowledge in mind (not happily mind. I essentially block out the first half of S8. Except for Benny...;D)
My faith in Carver isn't massive I have to say, I am just feeling more confident because the second half of the season worked for me much better and signalled that he still knows what makes the show tick. I think I am also going to be going into the season with lower expectations. I won't be looking for the meta as I used to because I honestly think they are passed that. Looking for character development and growth is going to be pretty fruitless I think. It's a massive shame (and why I angsted so heavily over it half way through the S8. I was acutely aware that something had died in the show and a certain level in which I enjoyed had disappeared forever).