sundries, afternoon version

[rm]

I am Mr. Productivity today. Did my work, finally picked up the dry cleaning, went to Costco (chicken tikka masala; chicken, garlic, spinach and fontina sausages; chicken, red pepper and spinach sausages; boursin; pre-cooked chicken breast strips; apple raspberry juice; gluten-free deli-sliced fried chicken; gluten-free turkey basil meatballs), went to the regular supermarket for mangoes Patty needs for a recipe; and have otherwise felt like a functional, contributing member of society. You don't care, but I care.

I don't watch SPN. No time. Also, to be frank, what I know about the fandom makes me seriously uncomfortable. But I've heard about a bazillion spoilers for tonight, and guys, I ache for you, seriously. I loved CoE, but I hate to watch another fandom go through this sort of thing, especially when it involves a lot of people who don't necessarily want another CoE-like experience. But hey, I have no horse in this race, so if you want to flail in comments, go right ahead. Obviously, there may be spoilers there.

Meanwhile, I think I'm going to nap until Patty gets home. Then we'll make dinner and watch Buffy and Angel while the world explodes for the SPN folk.

Comments

sundries, afternoon version

[ghost-light.livejournal.com]

I care. I feel the same way when I can cross off a chunk of my to-do list. Which is why I sometimes put ' eat lunch' on it.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

I plan on hiding from most of the SPN fandom for a few weeks after tonights ep. I am not even that heavily involved in the fandom because most of it scares the hell out of me. The Jared/Jensen tinhatters give the Dan/Emma tinhatters in the HP fandom a good run for their money.

[electricalgwen.livejournal.com]

I have managed to avoid pretty much all spoilers, and I haven't yet seen last week's episode of SPN (hoping to watch these last two back-to-back) but it's hard not to imagine something fairly major and soul-ripping (uh, figuratively, though I suppose possibly literally for the characters given this show...) It's not like we haven't lost a lot of major characters already. And while I loved CoE on a lot of levels, yeah, I don't know that I'm up to something like that again right now.

I didn't start watching SPN until last summer, and on my way through it thought, man, I'm really glad I didn't have to go through the summer after season 3 in real time. It's a different experience for me, being involved in a live fandom, and I'm a lot more painfully (and beautifully, but right now, ow) invested in these characters than I was in Buffy, or in Torchwood much though I liked it. It's one of the reasons I enjoy reading your commentary on grief and mourning of fictional characters.

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Hooray productivity, especially when it means tasty food. I should go fake like I'm a functional contributing member of society now too.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

Its worse than the spoilers made it out to be so far. They are fridging just about everyone.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Oh MAN. That was a ride. I think I suffered emotional whiplash.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

What the hell was with the ending? I am happy everyone is alive, but it seemed like a cop out.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

I could have done without the very last shot -- it would've been better if it had been left ambiguous.

As for the surprise (at least it was for me) revelation in the finale, I am going to have to give it much thought, and re-watch some episodes to see if it hangs together. My immediate reaction, though, is glee at the audacity of the writers, plus I'm chortling over two lines from the ep which in retrospect are clues/jokes.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

Which 2 lines because I am still trying to process things over here.

And does this mean Chuck was God all along?

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

They were in the phonecall between Chuck and Dead. Chuck picks up the phone and asks, "Mistress Madga?" SPOILER As in Magdalene. END SPOILER Then when Chuck tells Dean things didn't work out with Becky because he respected her too much, Dean accuses him of having a virgin/whore complex.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

OHHHH! So Chuch wasn't God, but he was Jesus?

Wow, thats going to be so weird next season.

[laughingacademy.livejournal.com]

Whoa! That hadn't occurred to me -- that Chuck might not be the Father but the SON. I like that! It kin of automatically puts Chuck on the same side as the Winchesters -- sons grappling with burdens bequeathed to them by demanding, unknowable fathers.

[dr-is-in.livejournal.com]

I still wish that the spoiler I had gotten that Papa Winchester would be back had come true. That would have added so much symmetry to the whole brothers fighting for an absent father thing.

[austengirl.livejournal.com]

I love productive days. And you remind me I need to go to the dry cleaners, so thanks for that.

[thatwordgrrl.livejournal.com]

I've seen a handful of SPN eps overall. However, this recent WHUT taking place within SPN fandom had me doing a bit of research.

OMG - RP slash FIC??? And talking as if the two lead actors really have gates that swing that way???

I also learned a new word: Wincest.

Just...oh, I can never ever unsee any of that. :O