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<\/a><\/p>\n\n“With the guns and tuberculosis.” <\/p>\n
I can’t stop laughing. <\/p>\n
“I’m Val Kilmer.”
\nLong deadly pause.
\n“Okay.”<\/p>\n
I’m in love with the episode and I’m so happy that I’m in love after a year of losing my love. <\/p>\n
A rockabilly undertaker?? I’m in love with that choice. She had goals and dreams. When she turned around to look at Sam, I felt my heart sink at the pancake makeup. She was adorable but it was like she stepped out of a slicker show. Desperate Housewives<\/i> or something. But then 2 scenes later, you learn she wants to be a makeup\/special effects artist! So the makeup came from a very specific place, HER place. It’s part of her identity. She had a life going on OUTSIDE her function in the plot. This is so important. I found myself thinking, “Please don’t let her die.” This is the result of good storytelling and acting. I was invested in her within 20 seconds of her arrival. <\/p>\n
A tough old geezer Sergeant with a ponytail? <\/p>\n
Where did they find these wonderful actors? It’s been a while. I’m so burnt out by the BMOL from last season and the broad characterizations of villains and Zzzzzz.<\/p>\n
Also, it was great to see people who weren’t white in these meaty one-off characters. Good intuitive casting. Especially since this episode was Western-inspired. Yeah, well, the West, the frontier, was filled with people of all races, not just white cowboys. See what happens when you don’t have preconceived notions, or when you don’t just assume white is the default? You get a much richer experience. I’ve said it before – once on a panel at Ebertfest about diversity – that a lot of this can start with casting directors. Low on the totem pole, but extremely important in helping to change paradigms in terms of who they recommend for which part. Granted, powers-that-be have to sign off on it, but still: casting directors are the vanguard. Keep the conception of the character loose enough that anyone could play it (if they’re a good actor, that is). I just watched “Rock and a Hard Place” last night and that episode is a PERFECT example of unimaginative casting. Two of the chastity girls looked almost exactly alike. Everyone was white. The girl who was abducted in the teaser was indistinguishable as a type from all the girls topside. I could barely tell anyone apart. An example of just not putting enough thought into what they were doing. If they were trying to make a POINT that all of the chastity girls started looking\/dressing the same, that would be one thing – but in my opinion it was just lazy generic casting. Anyway, I don’t mean to go on and on, but this was a very diverse cast and everyone was great and it’s the future of the business, so get ahead of it, dammit. <\/p>\n
It’s good to see some ECCENTRICS again in these secondary one-off characters. YES. No more generic central casting. This is such a WEIRD show and it should be populated with weirdos. <\/p>\n
Some nice interweaving of family issues: The Sergeant with the killed Deputy. The revenge. Dean understands that. The looping in of Jack … as someone they all – as parents – need to protect. Jack has Three Daddies. The callbacks to earlier seasons: what Dean will do to avenge his family, what Sam will do to prove himself, what they are willing to forgive in each other as long as the intentions are good. These are very sketchy ethical waters and it’s the air that Supernatural<\/i> has breathed from the jump. <\/p>\n
Dean’s burlesque. All OVER the place with the burlesque. Bolo tie burlesque. Cowboy boots burlesque. Hint of Texas accent burlesque. Coffee burlesque. Clumsy-falling burlesque. SLEEPING burlesque too which y’all know is my favorite. <\/p>\n
Jack and Castiel are a very emotional pairing and I am liking it. <\/p>\n
MORAL issues again coming up about killing people. The show was LOST last season in its adoration of SWAT team shootouts. <\/p>\n
The SLO-MO IN THE COWBOY HATS. <\/p>\n
\n \nI really ENJOYED that episode. It was so much fun to watch.<\/p>\n I am such a fan of this director although she directed some clunky shit last season, but I forgive her, because EVERYBODY directed clunky shit last season.<\/p>\n She’s a damn good director. <\/p>\n Thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “With the guns and tuberculosis.” I can’t stop laughing. “I’m Val Kilmer.” Long deadly pause. “Okay.” I’m in love with the episode and I’m so happy that I’m in love after a year of losing my love. A rockabilly undertaker?? … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tumblr_ofy1jbFe5s1rpduwho1_500.gif\")
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