Ultimately, Dean’s decision comes off as a purely plot driven development that sets the stage for a tragic conclusion to Benny’s story later in the season.
Yeah. I came away annoyed, because in the context of the episode Benny was the only person I didn't want to slap at some point and thus (temporarily) my favourite character. But what's the point in getting attached when I can see where this is going? I'm actually bored by the fact that I kind of like him.
But more than that - it comes back to them not caring. Sam doesn't seem to care what Benny does as long as Dean stays away from him. Dean likes Benny but is more concerned with ... something. I find it hard to understand why they're so invested in closing off hell, mostly because neither the demons nor the angels seem to have a plan beyond 'Must! Protect! Tablets!' But even if I assume he should care ... that's not a reason for Benny to suffer. Nor is it a reason for the people he might kill to suffer.
The compassionate thing would be to sort something out for Benny. Why not get Garth on the phone? They did it for Kevin, Garth seems to be the kind of hunter who might be able to restrain himself from just killing on sight and he's good at unusual solutions to weird problems. Basically what I'm saying is - why can't Sam and Dean be smart people who give a damn?
Do we really need half a dozen scenes of Viggor and Crowley torturing Samandriel in a forty minute episode?
No, no we did not. What was the point? We couldn't even understand what Alfie was saying.
And ... okay. Obviously Crowley tortures people. He's done that since season five. There's no sugar coating that. But. He was interesting to me because he was a demon who, at least some of the time, tried to find other ways of getting ahead. He knew how to make allies. He knew to be loyal to them when it counted. He knew how to talk and to make a good deal, when it was okay to break your word and when you really shouldn't. That was what gave him substance. The more he resorts to hot pokers and frankly bizarre betrayals, the less interesting I find him.
It has also been clear that the angels would react just as displeased about the prospect of being cut off from earth as the demons are, thus once again putting humanity smack in the middle of the self-interests of heaven and hell.
The whole thing is weird. What are the demons trying to achieve? Why are the angels even still a threat? The demons seem to have got everything they ever wanted. They've been selling the idea that angels are few in number and dying in droves since early season four. Shouldn't they be gone? One thing I always loved about the show was that 'evil' always had understandable motives, and was rarely evil in its own eyes. But as far as I can tell, Crowley is just making trouble because he's BAD and the angels are being dubious because their leaders are BAD - and we're apparently determined to whitewash the complicity of angelic footsoldiers.
I feel like just telling everybody involved to grow the hell up.
Hmph. What's really annoying me, is that it's sapping my motivation to do other stuff. I'm partway through writing about Dead Man's Blood, and I really do want to do that. But every time I start, I find myself sulking about the difference in quality - and then I just give up.
Okay. Wow. That was a lot of ranting. Sorry, done now. :)
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Date: 2013-01-23 03:10 pm (UTC)Yeah. I came away annoyed, because in the context of the episode Benny was the only person I didn't want to slap at some point and thus (temporarily) my favourite character. But what's the point in getting attached when I can see where this is going? I'm actually bored by the fact that I kind of like him.
But more than that - it comes back to them not caring. Sam doesn't seem to care what Benny does as long as Dean stays away from him. Dean likes Benny but is more concerned with ... something. I find it hard to understand why they're so invested in closing off hell, mostly because neither the demons nor the angels seem to have a plan beyond 'Must! Protect! Tablets!' But even if I assume he should care ... that's not a reason for Benny to suffer. Nor is it a reason for the people he might kill to suffer.
The compassionate thing would be to sort something out for Benny. Why not get Garth on the phone? They did it for Kevin, Garth seems to be the kind of hunter who might be able to restrain himself from just killing on sight and he's good at unusual solutions to weird problems. Basically what I'm saying is - why can't Sam and Dean be smart people who give a damn?
Do we really need half a dozen scenes of Viggor and Crowley torturing Samandriel in a forty minute episode?
No, no we did not. What was the point? We couldn't even understand what Alfie was saying.
And ... okay. Obviously Crowley tortures people. He's done that since season five. There's no sugar coating that. But. He was interesting to me because he was a demon who, at least some of the time, tried to find other ways of getting ahead. He knew how to make allies. He knew to be loyal to them when it counted. He knew how to talk and to make a good deal, when it was okay to break your word and when you really shouldn't. That was what gave him substance. The more he resorts to hot pokers and frankly bizarre betrayals, the less interesting I find him.
It has also been clear that the angels would react just as displeased about the prospect of being cut off from earth as the demons are, thus once again putting humanity smack in the middle of the self-interests of heaven and hell.
The whole thing is weird. What are the demons trying to achieve? Why are the angels even still a threat? The demons seem to have got everything they ever wanted. They've been selling the idea that angels are few in number and dying in droves since early season four. Shouldn't they be gone? One thing I always loved about the show was that 'evil' always had understandable motives, and was rarely evil in its own eyes. But as far as I can tell, Crowley is just making trouble because he's BAD and the angels are being dubious because their leaders are BAD - and we're apparently determined to whitewash the complicity of angelic footsoldiers.
I feel like just telling everybody involved to grow the hell up.
Hmph. What's really annoying me, is that it's sapping my motivation to do other stuff. I'm partway through writing about Dead Man's Blood, and I really do want to do that. But every time I start, I find myself sulking about the difference in quality - and then I just give up.
Okay. Wow. That was a lot of ranting. Sorry, done now. :)