Supernatural 3x09 - Malleus Maleficarum

[katysam]

THINGS I LOVED:

1. The Boys are Back in Town
   And they are in suits! Spiffy.
   
   
2. Gentle!Sammy
   This frame. Check out Sam's hand on Dean's arm and his other hand engulfing Dean's smaller hand as he takes the hex bag from him.
   
   I've already made icons & I'll post them later.
   Sneak peek:
   
   
3. Poor Bugs
   Dean's reaction as he turned around and came face to face with the dead bunny was priceless. Poor little guy.
   
   
4. RUBY!!!
   Hi, my name is Katy and I love Ruby. I get the feeling some people may think I need therapy for this little issue. I've seen so many negative things written about the character (and actress). The fact that she's there to help the boys earns her major brownie points and I really do think she's there to help the boys. After all, she's not like the other demons. The scenes involving Dean and her were wonderful.
   
   
5. All demons were once human
   Still a bit of processing to do on this one but I like this theory. It gives me hope that demons have a chance to be redeemed. If someone helps them they can claw their way back to their former human self. This makes me feel a lot better about Sam and his fate. But at the minute, not so much about Dean's. What I don't get is, what makes Ruby different.
   
   
6. Supernatural Action Figures or Batman & Robin
   The way the boys came zooming up in the Impala and jumped out to save Mr. Dutton. Oh, boys.
   
   
7. Detective Bachman & Detective Turner
   They must have so much fun making up false Ids.
   
   
8. You're the shortbus, shortbus
   What are they? Seven? I really liked Ruby and Dean's exchange after she had saved his life. On first viewing, however, I had no idea what word they used to insult each other. I thought it was 'shortbus' but that just made no sense to me. It was only this morning when I looked 'shortbus' up on Urbandictionary.Com, that all became clear. Now I freakin' love that scene. That makes me a bad person, right? So not politically correct.
   
   
9. Dean cannot be saved
   No, I don't love that Dean cannot be saved. What I love is that Ruby confirmed it. I believe Dean has been thinking all along something will come up, that someone will find a way to save him and he won't have to go to hell. So far he's been resting any such hope on Sammy and Bobby. Why? Well, besides knowing his little brother is far too stubborn to give up and to just accept Dean's fate, it was in no small part because of what Ruby told Sam. All that hope has now been dashed.
   
   
10. Quotes:
    Dean: "And why's the rabbit always get screwed in the deal? Poor little guy."
    
    Ruby: "Put a leash on your brother, Sam, if you want to keep him."
    
    Dean: "You black eyed skank!"
    
    Ruby: "It's called witchcraft, shortbus."
    Dean: "You're the shortbus, shortbus."
    
    Dean: (mouthing) "Told you so."
    
    

THINGS I LIKED:

1. The Dutton household gets added to the Easter Bunny's schedule
   Losing teeth has never been so horrific. Gross.
   
   
2. Music
   It's true. Every rose has it's thorn.
   
   
3. Witches
   Hey, did anyone else keep expecting (wishing) Willow would turn up and start defending witches? Perhaps I just really wanted to hear Dean start singing, "Which is ridiculous because witches they were persecuted, wicca good, and love the earth, and woman power and I'll be over here..." in an attempt to appease her.
   
   
4. Tammy
   She got to do the one thing I wanted to do Renee. Go Tammy! But, who exactly is was she?
   She did confirm there is definitely division in the demon ranks. Those who think Sammy should be the leader and those who don't.
   

THINGS I DID NOT SO MUCH CARE FOR:

1. Bloody wrists
   Now, I'm enjoying season three's new 'more blood, the better' policy but the slit wrists was a little more than I wanted to see. Having said that, the shot taken from below, of Amanda laying on the glass table with the pools of blood around her arms and Dean looking over her shoulder was rather striking.
   
   
2. Mrs. Renee. Van Allen.
   I so wanted to slap her. Hard.
   
   

THINGS I'VE BEEN LEFT TO PONDER

1. Dean's Amulet.
   Is there really any magic in it? If that amulet is for protection it's doing a shitty job.
   
   
2. Mary
   Is it possible Mary was a witch? Or at some stage she was a witch, who left her coven and the Demon she sold her soul to?
   
   
3. A new leader rising in the west.
   Who? What? When? This show is beginning to do my head in.
   
   
   
   

Comments

[katysam.livejournal.com]

Do you think Ruby is lying about not being able to save Dean?
If she told Dean she could save him, there would be no need for Dean to help her with Sam and unless she blackmailed Dean with his own rescue he wouldn't help her.
By telling him she can't help him, she is relying on Dean's protective nature towards Sammy to kick in and do everything he can to help Sam prepare for after he's gone.
So, yeah, perhaps she's just playing him.
Arrgh! Now I trust her even less. But I still really like her ;)

The issue I have with the amulet is it sounds as if it's just something they've made up as they've gone along. Jensen once said he and one of the costume designers found it in a box of trinkets and they thought it was cool and that's why Dean wears it. It wasn't originally written as part of the story. I don't think they could have known fans would notice the amulet and hang on to until they found out what it meant. Kripke then had to 'write' a story around it and I think he came up with a good one :)

I know what you mean about this show reducing you to a 13 year old fan girl. No need to feel ashamed about it though :) That would mean I should feel ashamed but I don't :P