Feb 16
My review of the Supernatural episode “My Bloody Valentine” is up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“The Soap Angel explains that it’s Cupid at work, and there’s something gone haywire with the results because a hungry love turns into a devouring love, literally. One of my first thoughts was, naughtily, that since Sam and Dean have this weird, brotherly, love-hate thing going on, and they tend to be a little obsessed with each other 24/7, would they then succumb to that and become each other’s valentines? Would the eating then start? I kept waiting for it, some indication, a movement of the mouth (Dean’s) or a look from beneath dark brows (Sam’s) that would take the story into a deliciously dangerous direction. Alas, no, though I feel fairly certain that I’m not the only one who thought this.”
Feb 09
My review of the Supernatural episode “The Song Remains the Same” is up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
So then Sam gets to say what’s in his heart and in his soul about how much he loves John, even in spite of him being a not so very good dad sometimes. I love Sam’s speech about John to John to pieces and then some, so I’m including it here in its entirety: “He was trying. He died trying. I used to be mad at him, I used to hate the guy. But now I get it, he was just doing the best he could. See, my mom she was amazing…she was the love of his life. When she got killed, and I think he would have gone crazy if he didn’t do something. Truth is my dad died before I got to tell him that I understand why he did what he did and I forgive him for what it did to us, I do. I just…I love him.”
Feb 02
My review of the Supernatural episode Swap Meat is up at pinkragun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“Then we are treated to a whole slew of scenes where Sam is in Gary’s body, and Gary is in Sam’s body, and then the fun starts. Every respectable TV show should have a body-swap ep, and this is Show’s. Although, to be frank, it would have been more fun had Dean and Sam swapped bodies with each other. With Ackles and Padalecki’s high level of comedic talent, and their familiarity with each other’s motions and gestures and speech patterns, it would have been a hoot and a half! So that’s one for the suggestion box, I think, and what with the rumors flying about a sixth season, maybe Show will take another stab at the body-swap idea and give us all a treat.”
Jan 31
My review of the Supernatural episode “Sam, Interrupted” is up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“Later, Dean comes to visit Sam in his room. (His private room, right? Yeah, uh-huh, sure.) Anyway, it’s a pretty cool scene because it gets all up close and personal. Dean’s tightly wound as a clock. Sam’s sprawled in the bed, all splayed thighs and messy Samhair. But more, because Sam pumped with stuff is like Sam drunk, and a drunk Sam is a more honest Sam. This is a particularly nice flavor, because when Sam is honest, he calls it like he sees it.”
Nov 24
You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Abandon All Hope…” at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“There was an interesting little scene tucked away among all this. Dean spots Jo’s tight, jean-clad bottom. And like any red-blooded American male, and exactly like our biology has been programmed in us in order to ensure continuation of the species, he gets the sudden urge to spread some of his DNA around. It’s the last night of the world, after all. He saunters over to her like a tom cat and does that eyebrow thing and that glitter in his eye thing and then he does that leaning thing, all the while his mouth is moving, talking about their last night on earth, drawing her in for that kiss.”
Pictures…
Chiaroscuro Sammy
Chiaroscuro Dean
Tomcat
Looking for comfort in all the wrong places
The Colt does not work
Sam in the dark
More Sam in the dark
Still more Sam in the dark
Yet still more Sam in the dark
Guh
Nov 17
My review of the Supernatural episode “The Real Ghostbusters” is up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“As well, the other conventionalists, even in the face of Sam and Dean’s skill and experience, and even when Dean tries to tell the Faux Dean and the Faux Sam that he really is Dean, the possibility of Sam and Dean being real is denied and even laughed off. Sam and Dean remain in the shadows, incognito, but certainly not unhonored nor unsung, even though the whole convention is about them. Well, it’s about Chuck Shurley and his fans’ admiration for his work, but mostly it’s about the fans coming together to celebrate their heroes, Sam and Dean. And this they do with amicable passion, and varying amounts of skill.”
Pictures…
Dean and Sam attached at the hip…
Brothers in Arms
Dean looks dubious and adorable
First exposure to fans and fandom
Sam tries to explain slash to Dean
On the hunt
Sweetfaced Sammy
Saving the day
The chiaroscuro effect looks lovely on Sam
Nov 10
My review for the Supernatural episode is up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“Dean plays the naughty roommate who instead of researching their next job, spent the previous evening “researching” a hot, nubile young lady in his room. He’s all “gosh” and “gee,” and “son of a bitch,” squirming in embarrassment, trying to figure out what he should say next and wondering when it will be over. (Apparently, Dean’s not watched enough sitcoms to know that no matter what you say, the laugh track will always be there.) And all the while, Sam looks on in disparagement, with his arms akimbo and his mouth screwed into a scowl; he’s the straight man here, holding Dean to all those rules that Dean will break, but only when it’s funny.”
Pictures…
Much fun to be had (and I love seeing them like this!)
Serious Sam (oh so very serious)
Serious Dean
Paging Dr. Sexy Sam
Dean is so cute when he fangirls…
Beaten by the nutcracker (Poor Sammy!)
Sam’s money shot
Dean’s money shot
Talking to Sam the Carr
A Trickster in the Rain
Nov 03
My review of the Supernatural episode “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester” is up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“Then there’s the poker game itself, where we got to observe and observe and (yawn) observe other people playing. We got to watch cards being shuffled, and poker chips being pushed across the table till I thought I was going to go mad. We even got close-ups of chips being pushed across the table, long, drawn out, loving and perfectly focused, needless and uninteresting close-ups of chips being pushed across the table. Lord, it was better than 5-Hydroxytryptophan for falling asleep.”
Pictures…
Sammy in a suit…
Dean in a suit…
Dean listens…
Beautiful lighting on a beautiful face…
Sam has a happy moment…(for once!)
Playing the player…
When love is at risk…
God, I love the shadows in this picture…
Don’t mess with Sam!
Don’t mess with Dean either!
Oct 23
Recently I went up to Vancouver for the Syfy Press Tour, and was able finally to write a bit about my adventures. The link to the first part, about Stargate: Universe, is now up at pinkraygun.com. Enjoy!
An excerpt:
“I’ve done interviews before, but my first foray into the group interview situation (aka “press junket”) was when I was invited up to
Vancouver for a day of meet and greet with the actors, producers, and writers of some of Syfy channel’s newest and most high-profile shows. Even though it was a bit last minute, who was I to refuse the opportunity to walk amongst the sets and trappings of Caprica, Stargate: Universe, Sanctuary, and
Alice? Not to mention the glitter and razzle dazzle of meeting people who I had only previously interacted with through the filter of a TV screen. So yeah, I jumped at the chance. Leapt, even.”A picture… or two
David Blue, Alaina Huffman, and Lou Diamond Phillips
David Blue
Robert Carlyle
Ming-Na, Jamil Walker Smith, and Elyse Levesque
(Not taken by me, as I could never take anything so sharp and detailed as this! There’s more photos available at pinkraygun.com)
