Positively Positive Review – Supernatural: Sympathy for the Devil
by Mokibobolink on Sep.13, 2009, under Drama, Horror, Television
Season 5 starts off with a bang in this episode. The Apocalypse we’ve all been dreading since last year is now upon us as Lucifer has been set free. The direction the show has decided to go with the angels, etc is very bold. As I watched this episode I had to wonder if there were any fans out there who were having trouble with it. As for me I am finding it very fascinating, the lines between what we consider “good” and “evil” being blurred as much as they are.
Highlights……
Part of the fun every year with this show is seeing what song they will use in the opening montage and what changes they’ve made to the opening title card. AC/DC’s Thunderstruck rocked out nicely and the blood in the water theme of the title card is one of the best yet.
Sam saying “He’s coming” made me giggle for some reason….I mean I’m sure that fact hadn’t gone unnoticed by Dean.
Yosemite Sam! Awesome. Uh oh…poor Dean is in a plane and it nearly crashes?? Poor guy’s never getting on a plane again.
Whoa, guess there’s no doubt that the Apocalypse has started, judging by what the boys hear on the radio.
Dean’s “your eyes went black?” – wow, he’s definitely still having trouble with Sam’s powers.
Dean drawing the sigil and sending away the angels. Also his “Learned that from my friend Cas, you son of a bitch!” was so sweet.
Sam trying so hard to apologize and Dean trying so hard to hide the fact that he really can’t forgive him for what happened.
The fact that they not only put in a fangirl writing fanfiction but that she was writing WINCEST!!! LOL!! I really love how this show embraces their crazy fans so much.
The fangirl’s response to meeting Sam and Dean, especially the fact that she was more excited to meet Sam and wouldn’t stop touching him.
Bobby driving up in the Impala! Woohoo! I love Bobby!
Bobby being so pissed at Sam just broke my heart. Gotta admit I didn’t see him being possessed coming at all. What a shock! Especially since he was the one who originally gave Sam and Dean the amulets to keep from being possessed in the first place. Guess he’s going to need to get a tattoo now too.
Meg is back, very interesting. I like this new actress but that kiss was just plain strange for some reason.
Bobby for fighting back and stabbing himself with the demon knife to keep from killing Dean.
This poor guy who’s been chosen for Lucifer’s vessel, the baby crying in the monitor was so creepy and very, very sad.
Ha! I was right. Last year I kept saying that Dean was going to have to fight Lucifer and probably end up being a vessel to do it. I am predicting that though he’s fighting it now, at some point he will be forced to let it happen. I can’t wait to see what Jensen does with that.
I wonder why Lucifer and Michael have to pick particular vessels. Demons just pick any body they want to use, why do these two have to pick certain men? Wonder if we’ll get that answer at some point.
Cas to the rescue!! About time we get to see Cas kick some serious ass. Seeing him wield that knife makes me wonder if we’ll end up seeing Dean (as Michael) in all out knife fight with Lucifer. Demon blade versus Angel blade.
Hm…that is an interesting question – who did save Cas and put Sam and Dean on that plane? Demons??
Ouch. A sigil carved to the ribs doesn’t sound like fun at all.
That speech by Lucifer was absolutely amazing. “Sympathy For the Devil” was an appropriate title for this episode as that is pretty much what I felt. Really made me take a closer look at what I thought I knew (which admittedly isn’t much , having only attended a few Sunday School classes a very long time ago) about God, angels, etc. By the time she was done I actually wanted the guy to say yes! Wow.
Bobby yelling at the doctors, too funny. But I guess that means that though Cas got Zachariah to fix Sam and Dean, he didn’t get him to fix Bobby too.
Dean telling Bobby that he wants to take everyone on – demons, angels, etc and not let them battle it out on Earth. Is it wrong that I actually want this battle to take place? I don’t want people to die but I’m really dying to see Lucifer and Michael go at it.
Dean finally admitting to Sam that he can’t forgive him, doesn’t trust him and they’ll never be what they were before…..wow. Once again Kripke, you’ve torn out my heart. Thanks for that.
Overall a fantastic start to what may very well be the last season of this fantastic show. Full of demons, angels, the apocalypse, some good Sam and Dean angst and a whole bunch of new questions about the coming season.
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September 13th, 2009 on 3:17 pm
yup fan girl was funny… ^_^
“why Lucifer and Michael have to pick particular vessels”
they’re not demons,.. they’re angels… different rules… ^_^
“Hm…that is an interesting question – who did save Cas and put Sam and Dean on that plane?” an act of god…. ^_^
September 14th, 2009 on 4:21 pm
Moki – I, too, thought the episode was an awesome way to start the season and for all the reasons you mentioned! :o)
I was thinking about the vessel issue and there are 3 theories that keep coming to mind: -1- It’s situational (not sure if that’s the word I really want) with consent being required. Lucifer’s vessel lost his family in a violent way making him emotionally open to the concept. Dean broke the first seal, feels very guilty about it, and it’s supposedly his destiny to take Lucifer down. -2- It’s in their blood. In the episode, The Rapture, Cas mentions that it’s in Jimmy and his daughter’s blood so why not with Dean or Lucifer’s chosen vessel? Perhaps the more powerful the being the more compatible they have to be. Lucifer said that his vessel-to-be was a rare individual. Maybe they have to be blood type AB- (the rarest at 1% of the pop. thx to united blood svcs for the stats)???? -3- Some combo of 1 & 2.
Hopefully Kripke won’t have us waiting too long for the answer… Got a little rambly there – sorry. Great review! ;o]
September 17th, 2009 on 11:07 am
True Snail, I guess there are different rules.
AZGirl, I love your theories and I think all of them could be possibilities. I actually like the idea of it being a combination of all. Because we know that John was supposed to break the first seal but didn’t, so they got Dean in Hell and he did it. Also reminded me that Sam gave Dean that amulet for Christmas but it was actually meant for John, as Bobby had originally given it to Sam to give to his father.
So I just wonder if this was all supposed to happen to John but now has fallen upon his firstborn son instead.
Also you’ve got an interesting point about the blood thing, especially since Cas did say that it was in Jimmy’s blood and his daughters.
You scared me though by mentioning it could be due to a rare blood type cuz I actually have AB- blood. LOL. Yes it is indeed the rarest on the planet which was proven by the fact that when I got my blood tested the nurse was so confused by what she saw that she had to call the doctor in to confirm what kind of blood I had. Turns out the nurse had never seen it!
Guess we’ll all have to wait and see what comes up this season….
-Moki
September 22nd, 2009 on 5:09 pm
“…wonder if this was all supposed to happen to John but now has fallen upon his firstborn son instead” — LOL! I had the same conversation with my brother.
All the possibilities are making my brain hurt… Lots of things have been said by both the angels and the demons – each with their own agendas – so it’s hard to know what to take as truth, half-truth, or lies.
Argh! I bet Kripke and the writers have way to much fun thinking up new ways to mess with our heads!
September 23rd, 2009 on 10:31 am
Ah, I see great minds think alike. ;o)
I really like the idea that Dean might be living out a fate that was somehow meant for John.
Oh man, I know what you mean. There really are too many possibilities and yes, I’m sure those guys have WAY to much fun thinking of stuff to do to us.
But we love it, don’t we? LOL.