Of Supernatural and Castiel

[switch842]

First, a couple quick bullet points:

I'm glad we finally have a resolution to the Lisa storyline. I like Lisa. I like Dean with Lisa. But it seemed like they kept wrapping up that story and then it would be back two weeks later. I wouldn't have minded if they'd found a way to keep Lisa around as a safe place for Dean. Either way, I'm happy to see that wrapped up.

Sam and his split personality thing. That was actually a really cool way to do that, I thought. And the bar chick? Totally Sam's inner Dean. For sure. And I ended up having a really cracked out dream about it. It was Jared, though, not Sam and there were LOTS of him. Instead of "killing" his other selves to get their souls out, he had to like, suck it out. So, Jared ended up basically making out with himself. A lot. It was hot, I'll admit. ;-)

Also glad that Crowley isn't dead. He's fantastic and I think he could be a very interesting addition to the storyline next season. Things are much more entertaining when it's not just black and white.

And now, the controversy: Castiel. It seems the fandom has erupted into a fervor over something we know nothing about. So, let's break down what we do know:
1) Castiel is now The All Powerful Cas.
2) Misha has been "demoted" back to recurring for Season 7.

Let's start with point 2. Misha was not a regular in season 4 or 5 and look how much Cas time we got then. I think more than we had in season 6 when he was made a regular. Also, there's more to recurring vs starring vs guest starring vs whatever than just screen time. Being a named regular, even if you're not in every episode, still requires much more time commitment than recurring or guest star. Given that Random Acts is kind of exploding and they have the Haiti stuff coming up and his new web series, it's possible that Misha himself actually requested to be downgraded if he wasn't going to be in every episode. Honestly, we'll never really know why or how this decision was made, but I don't think it's going to be as big an issue as everyone else thinks.

Now to point 1. Personally, I think this is a fantastic development. I still believe that before the series is over we will see Cas fall. Ever since the first hints of rebellion we got back in season 4, I firmly believe this is where Cas is going. And, well, the higher they rise, the harder they fall. I think this is just going to add a whole new level to this plot line and when he does fall for Dean? It's going to be spectacular.

Comments

[jessm78.livejournal.com]

I'm with you. I liked Lisa as well as her and Dean together, but I'm glad they finally wrapped that up. It seemed like they were dragging it out, looking like it was going to end and then just going back to it.

OMG, bar chick as Sam's inner Dean! I love that - and I can really see it! Hah, that's an awesome dream :)

I was happy to see Crowley escape and get to live another day.

Wow, fandom has been in a real fervor over this whole thing with Cas. Not that I didn't expect it. The funny thing about the "recurring" status for Misha is that Jim Beaver was never a regular - he was basically always recurring. Yet he's been in a lot of episodes the past few seasons. And I agree that it's quite likely Misha might have asked to be downgraded seeing as how busy he's been with those projects.

I really do think they are leading up to something big with that development. I would be surprised if this series ended without seeing him fall. I'm really looking forward to seeing where it's going to end up.

[switch842.livejournal.com]

Yup. Jim has never been a regular. It's actually come up quite a bit in Glee fandom recently when it was announced that Darren was not going to be a regular like we all thought and the producers had basically said earlier this year. But a lot of people in the know have been speaking up about how that doesn't mean we'll be getting less just because they're not a regular blah blah blah. It really all does come down to the contract and what the different statuses mean in terms of freedom for the actor. So, yeah...

I'm really, really interested to see what happens with Cas. And until whatever is going to happen actually happens on screen, I'm not going to waste my time worrying about it.