I essentially block out the first half of S8. ROFL me, too. Like you, I was ready to call it quits after Torn and Frayed, and then LARP happened and I got pulled in again, but those first 10 episodes of S8 did a huge damage to my investment in the show. The writing let the characters down so badly, I never thought it could happen like that with Supernatural. I had phases of discontent with the show before, but S8 really put those phases in perspective.
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. The second half of the season worked much better for me as well, but it still missed all the layers and nuances and continuity. I am also under the impression that it wasn't Carver who turned the season around, but Singer. There was such a clear break, tonally and narratively, between the first and the second half of the season, it seemed like the show switched showrunners mid-season. I think I read somewhere that Singer put his foot down, but I can't find the source at the moment.
I won't be looking for the meta as I used to because I honestly think they are passed that. Yeah, I won't write episode reviews anymore either. I just feel that kind of time and energy commitment on my part is no longer warranted. Looking past the surface of the show has become a frustration rather than an enjoyment. :( And I agree, I think the show as we knew it ended with Survival of the Fittest. All we can hope for at this point is that the writers refrain from mangling the characters any further.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2013-09-10 10:04 am (UTC)ROFL me, too. Like you, I was ready to call it quits after Torn and Frayed, and then LARP happened and I got pulled in again, but those first 10 episodes of S8 did a huge damage to my investment in the show. The writing let the characters down so badly, I never thought it could happen like that with Supernatural. I had phases of discontent with the show before, but S8 really put those phases in perspective.
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.
The second half of the season worked much better for me as well, but it still missed all the layers and nuances and continuity. I am also under the impression that it wasn't Carver who turned the season around, but Singer. There was such a clear break, tonally and narratively, between the first and the second half of the season, it seemed like the show switched showrunners mid-season. I think I read somewhere that Singer put his foot down, but I can't find the source at the moment.
I won't be looking for the meta as I used to because I honestly think they are passed that.
Yeah, I won't write episode reviews anymore either. I just feel that kind of time and energy commitment on my part is no longer warranted. Looking past the surface of the show has become a frustration rather than an enjoyment. :( And I agree, I think the show as we knew it ended with Survival of the Fittest. All we can hope for at this point is that the writers refrain from mangling the characters any further.