And they do have 24 episodes this season, so I'm not sure why they felt the need to rush it all in one episode instead?
I think it's 23 episodes, no? But anyway, yes, why cram it all together? I really have no idea what possessed them. There is still plenty of time in the season left to give each storyline room to unfold. /sigh
I got into this in my review, but my biggest disappointment was that I wanted the episode to be all about the brothers
Yeah, me, too. I mean, when has there ever been an episode where one of the brothers is dying that was NOT a heartwrenching display of brotherly love? To have this amazing story about Sam going insane and Dean needing to save him, and then NOT milk it for all the emotion it is worth makes no sense to me.
If there was ever an ideal time for a brotherly hug!
Exactly! I mean, I loved Dean's panicked 'SAM!' and that Sam's first word was his brother's name, but then - nothing. The cut to Sam and Dean running out of the hospital was very jarring. So what? They just stuffed Castiel into a hospital gown and then left? Besides, Sam would likely have fallen into a deep sleep immediately after Lucifer's removal. It feels like there is a chunk of the episode is missing. I still hold out that we will get some emotional fallout to The Born-Again Identity in the next episode, but I would not bet on it. /sigh
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Date: 2012-03-30 12:15 pm (UTC)I think it's 23 episodes, no? But anyway, yes, why cram it all together? I really have no idea what possessed them. There is still plenty of time in the season left to give each storyline room to unfold. /sigh
I got into this in my review, but my biggest disappointment was that I wanted the episode to be all about the brothers
Yeah, me, too. I mean, when has there ever been an episode where one of the brothers is dying that was NOT a heartwrenching display of brotherly love? To have this amazing story about Sam going insane and Dean needing to save him, and then NOT milk it for all the emotion it is worth makes no sense to me.
If there was ever an ideal time for a brotherly hug!
Exactly! I mean, I loved Dean's panicked 'SAM!' and that Sam's first word was his brother's name, but then - nothing. The cut to Sam and Dean running out of the hospital was very jarring. So what? They just stuffed Castiel into a hospital gown and then left? Besides, Sam would likely have fallen into a deep sleep immediately after Lucifer's removal. It feels like there is a chunk of the episode is missing. I still hold out that we will get some emotional fallout to The Born-Again Identity in the next episode, but I would not bet on it. /sigh