Writing From the Inside

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Home” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

The boys check out all the palm readers and psychics in town. Dean stands by the car, and Sam opens the phone book and starts reading. You ever hear someone say, oh that actor is so good, they could read from a phone book and make it sound interesting? I have, and here I get to see that in action. All Padalecki does is read two names from a phone book, but it’s mesmerizing and funny at the same time. I’m thinking it’s that rich voice of his, and the quirky tone he uses as he reads. Names like El Divino and The Mysterious Mr. Fordinski. It’s only a thirty-second scene, but it’s delightful, due, I think to Padalecki’s awareness of what he’s doing, and how it will add texture not only to his character (that’s Sam), but to the plot in general. Finally he gets to Missouri Mosley, and Dean stops him to focus on what The Dad said about going to Missouri to find the truth. (She’s a person not a state, see.)

Leaving a message for The Dad

Sam sexily reads the phone book

Gas station dither

Guenther’s Last Mistake

So the other day I got this terrific email from a woman who reads my reviews on pinkraygun.com, and who sometimes posts comments to them about what she liked or didn’t like, whether she agreed or not, what made her laugh. I always appreciate posts like that because not only is it nice to get feedback, it’s nice to get feedback from people who think about things.

In this email, she says: “I know you’ve seen the anti-Motivational poster generaters, and in noodling around tonight, I made one that was inspired by you, and wanted to share.”

Then, enclosed in the email was the following poster:

Dithering Poster

She really captured the whole flavor of those motivational posters you see everywhere, that some dopey boss dreamed up because he thought it would acutally HELP with being a paid slave. And THEN she turned the concept on its ear, so that it actually IS fun and inspiring. So I would like to say a terrific SHOUT out to Cindi, who made me laugh and smile for days. I don’t think I’ve inspired someone like this in a while, so I really appreciate her efforts, not just for the terrifically clever poster, but for the fact that I’ve got a cohort in crime who thinks that boys who dither are incredibly sexy. I plan on getting a nice glossy print made of this and hanging it RIGHT by my computer, to always remind me what’s important in this world: Da Boys!

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Jus In Bello” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

“As explained, the kink factor is already high, and Henriksen brings it up another notch, mentioning how glad he is to see the boys thusly restrained. (Me too, Victor!) Actually, it’s Dean who adds fuel to my fire with his, “Well, aren’t you a kinky son of a bitch, but we don’t swing that way.” (So, like, how many times has Dean denied swinging ANY particular direction and at the least provocation? When I know full well and good that he has to swing some way! Him and Sam both.) Henriksen just laughs and continues to take it out on Sam and Dean, to watch them squirm, because he can. And Dean and Sam, in hand and leg cuffs, can’t do a thing about it.”

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Dean doesn’t want to kill virgins

Standing as one

Sam, worse for wear

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Mystery Spot” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

“Favorite scene? Confession. In the midst of this everlasting Wednesday, there is a first aid scene. I have long complained, and loudly too, about the dearth of first aid in this series. It has to do with my desire to see affection and caring between the two main characters, not to mention it makes a whole lot of sense, seeing as they get so banged up so often. At any rate, Sam stumbles into his overly tidy motel room, his shirt caked with blood. He is grim. Then he then takes a pair of scissors and starts cutting upward from the bottom of the shirt towards the top, and it is at this moment that I realize what I am seeing, and that is, by Kripke, FIRST AID.”

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 Beautiful Dean

Sam without Dean

Beautiful Sam

Dithering Duo

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Dream a Little Dream of Me” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An exerpt:

“What makes this scene so cool is the fact that when Big Brother shows up, Sam is drunk. Sam drunk is like a petulant child with his “so what?” and his “you do it,” trying to excuse being drunk at 2 in the afternoon. Except this child is tall and built, has very large manhands, and a head full of Samhair. This scene is so blissful for me, because drunk Sam’s voice is only a register or two above being gravelly. I suppose, since he’s drinking whiskey, its his whiskey voice, his “I’m being tortured, here” voice. What’s even funnier is that when Dean finds out that Sam’s going all emo on him, he orders a double whiskey, neat. I mean, wouldn’t you?”

Dean orders a double

Contemplating Bella

Sprawled

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Malleus Maleficarum” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

“I don’t even know how to discuss this next part. Ruby snaps, “Put a leash on your brother, Sam, if you want to keep him.” This forces all sorts of weird thoughts into my head, unbidden, even for me. What she means, of course, is that she wants Sam to exert his influence over his brother so that Dean doesn’t kill her. What it also brings to mind is the idea that if Sam is going to be the boy king in hell, then Dean will surely be his main minion. Nobody’s ever asked Dean if he wants to be a minion, Sam’s or otherwise, but, I somehow doubt it. He’s a free spirit and a Winchester and they don’t make very good minions. Or lackeys. Or leashed boys.”

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Dean is about to shoot Ruby

Sam sadly contemplates Dean

Dean sadly thinks about the poor dead bunny

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Dead in the Water” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

 An excerpt:

“The boys go to check in with Bill, see how he’s doing. They hear the outboard motor of Bill’s boat, and in spite of it being too late, they try to save him. They run. Running on the beach like this should be an Olympic sport in which the boys would do quite well. Yeah, use the slow mo to see this scene, in all its grace and beauty. I did. Several times. Boys running is a wonderful thing. Dean starts out in the lead, those thighs of his pushing into the sand. Sam is behind, like a long-legged colt. And then, elbows pumping, Sammy takes the lead like Dean is standing still. It’s the legs, you see. It’s all in the legs. Oh, what were they doing in this scene? I think they were trying to stop Bill Carlton from killing himself, but they failed. Oh, well.”

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Caught digging

Leaving town

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Hook Man” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

“Next, Dean and Sam rolling up to a fraternity house is a satisfying combination of sight and sound. The Impala rumbles like an unsettled beast, Quiet Riot blasts from the speakers, and every frat boy head turns his head to look at the sleek and shiny sex on wheels thing that has poured into their midst. Frat boys, need I point out, who are working on a not-too-new BMW, a car that will never, not in a million years, come even close to approaching the Impala in mystery, magic, and machismo. The headlight that is out on the Impala only adds to the bad boy just-been-in-a-fight air to the car. Throughout this ep, the Impala makes many manly entrances and exits, and I WANT an Impala like this so bad, I can’t even tell you.”

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Brothers

Winchesters on the job

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Bloody Mary” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

An excerpt:

“So anyway, Sam and Dean march into the local mortuary to check out the dead body. They’re posing as medical students and you can see they’re not quite comfortable with their lie yet. They manage to muddle through, but when the guy at the desk still refuses them entry, Sam pulls out a wad of cash. Dean protests to Sam that hey, he earned that money! Sam says, “You WON it in a poker game.” Dean goes, “Yeah?” Like, that’s supposed to matter? To Dean, winning and earning are the same thing. Sam, of course, knows the difference between the two. What’s interesting to me here is the fact that if Dean won the money, what’s it doing in Sam’s wallet? Did Dean instantly hand over his winnings to Sam, or was there a tussle about it? Does that make Sam the banker? Does Dean get an allowance? Personally, I don’t think he’d stand for that, so I kind of imagine that their money is communal, and they both pull out of a common kitty, and Sam just happens to have the nicer wallet. What’s Dean’s is Sam’s and vice versa. Which is rather nice, you know?”

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Dean listening

Sam talking in the car

The Impala in the rain

You can read my review of the Supernatural episode “Scarecrow” at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!

Excerpt:

“It’s interesting to think that of the Winchester trio, Sam is considered the black sheep. Winchester men kill what they think needs killing, they destroy what needs to be destroyed, they scam credit card companies out of thousands of dollars, forge documents, live off the grid hand to mouth, and, worst of all, they don’t pay taxes! (At least I don’t think they do.) Yet Sam, who wants to go to college and live the American dream, is essentially the odd man out, or as Dean once put it, is like “The blonde chick on the Munsters.” Poor Sam. Yet at the same time, I get the feeling that Dean thinks that his status as good son is precarious at best and that one slip will make The Dad give him the old heave ho. Which son would you rather be?”

This ep seems to be about conversations, so here’s two lovely pics of the boys talking. With each other. (Click on the links to display beautiful, full-size pics. Click on thumbnails for smaller but still beautiful pics.)

Dean on the phone with Sam

Sam on the phone with Dean