I wonder too if it wasn't a poke at fan culture. I wished I could see Dean's behaviour towards Suzie in a more favourable (meta) light, but unfortunately it just reads like poor characterisation to me. It also falls into a certain pattern of Dean characterisation that has become more and more pronounced ever since Carver took over the reigns, namely a characterisation that depicts Dean as increasingly mean, manipulative and/or controlling. The current team of writers just doesn't seem to grasp the nuances in Dean's characters that always made him such a compelling and sympathetic figure. :(
She's kind of almost the mom/big sister that he never had. Exactly. I like that Sam tends to connect with motherly types like Jody or Ellen or Missouri, while Dean usually gravitates towards older men of authority like Bobby or Frank or Eliot Ness. It is a natural expression of their different needs due to their childhood memories/experiences, and I am happy that, in this at least, the writers are fairly consistent with their characterisation.
I'm wondering what you thought of the mid-season finale and hope to see a review soon? I was ill and bedridden these past two weeks, so I was unable to write a review yet. But I am on the road to recovery now, and I hope I'll get it out before I take off for the holidays. :)
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I wished I could see Dean's behaviour towards Suzie in a more favourable (meta) light, but unfortunately it just reads like poor characterisation to me. It also falls into a certain pattern of Dean characterisation that has become more and more pronounced ever since Carver took over the reigns, namely a characterisation that depicts Dean as increasingly mean, manipulative and/or controlling. The current team of writers just doesn't seem to grasp the nuances in Dean's characters that always made him such a compelling and sympathetic figure. :(
She's kind of almost the mom/big sister that he never had.
Exactly. I like that Sam tends to connect with motherly types like Jody or Ellen or Missouri, while Dean usually gravitates towards older men of authority like Bobby or Frank or Eliot Ness. It is a natural expression of their different needs due to their childhood memories/experiences, and I am happy that, in this at least, the writers are fairly consistent with their characterisation.
I'm wondering what you thought of the mid-season finale and hope to see a review soon?
I was ill and bedridden these past two weeks, so I was unable to write a review yet. But I am on the road to recovery now, and I hope I'll get it out before I take off for the holidays. :)