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spn 4.17 "It's a Terrible Life"

How I have been waiting for this

I really, really love AUs in fiction and I have to say that's a major part of why I liked this. I know it sounds strange and it probably won't be agreed upon by half my flist (because it's 'just' a filler, how I hate the word 'just' in there).
Yes, I am aware that everybody wants to go on with the storyline, but seriously I kind of needed a little break from it. I needed to see Sam and Dean together even if it hurts a little.
Maybe it was the wrong place to show this ep, but then again where in the schedule should it have been placed anyway?
I know you can never really sastisfy anyone, but the kind of complaining and whining going on is starting to get on my nerves a little.
But I guess that's just fandom and happens to every show. Makes sense in a way.
I do complain as well, not about everything though ;)

I laughed and giggled. Inside jokes for the win. :)
I needed that. I think I was in the right mind-set for it anyway.

Also, I so know why they are my OTP. *nods*

Holy Hell Dean!
Suit, the coffee, suspenders and a Prius??? Awesome.
And he hates rock music.

He loosk so... pretty there.

Such a corporate guy there.

The music fits so well.
*giggles*

Sammy!
Sam's face.

"Do I know?"
"I don't think so."
"Sorry, but you look really familiar."
"Save it for the health club pal."
Sam's face!!!!!
The way he looks at Dean. Awesome.

Uniformity.

Smith and Wesson. This is cool.

Dracular bobble-head.

Jared in this outfit? looks really geeky and kind of hoit as well. It's a Sam-look though.

Sam dreams of his 'real' life. Always with the dreams Sammy. It must be really scary to have those dreams.
And of course he is dreaming of Dean after he saw him in the elevator.

Both so clean shaven. It's a strange look on the boys.

Sam questioning Dean. Dean looks so annoyed there. The eye-roll and the look when he leaves the elevator.

What is with all the Porn jokes? Is that supposed to be normal?

Okay, that guy has a problem.

The Microwave? Ewwwwwww.

They are both so pretty there.

The looks they give each other are very interesting. Silent communication.

so something happend to Ian as well.

Okay, that is really ewww. With a pencil? Dean is in there with Ian and see it all.

"I need to see you in my offices. NOW."

The ticking clock is very loud there.

Dean and the healthy food and drinks is so out of character that it is funny again.

"Your dreams are special visions and your are some kind of psychic?"
"No... I.. No."
Yeah right.

Sam does all the research and Dean is the one wanting them to check this out. They both want to.
That's so them and I love seeing it even if it is an AU version. I wish they would get back to that.

The supply room is dangerous. It's always the supply room.

When Sam kicks in the door half the frame comes off. Their looks are awesome.

The apartment looks nice.

Oh boys. They are so confused. Sam really hates this life.

"Something in my blood." Oh Sammy. You have no idea.

"I don't believe in destiny." That's so Dean. he told that to Sam in season two. He believes destiny can be changed.

"We do what I do best Sammy. Research."
Man, I know Dean can research but it's hilarious that he says it's what he does best. Hehe... Role reversal all over again.
Dean is the research office guy and Sam is the tech guy. Usually it's the other way round. Interesting.

"Did you just call me Sammy?"
"Did I?"
"I think you did. Yeah... Don't."
Sam's face!!!

Ghostfacers. OMG!

They are using the website to figure it out. Awesome.

I love seeing them working together again.

The Ghostfacers using the Winchester's tricks.

"Winchesters still suck ass though."

Sam gets busted.

Okay, that is the oldest trick with the elevator.
Ewwww.

"You okay?"
"Call you back."
Oh Sammy.

The way the look at each other after the ghost is gone hurts. They are elated and exited. Sam wants to go on doing it.

"Quit out jobs and go on the road?"

Dean is the one not wanting to go and Sam is the one wanting to do it.

"This isn't who we are supposed to be."
Sam.

Oh a shout out do Bobby, Ellen and Jo. Nice,

Ex-fiancé Maddison? Animal hospital? *snorts*

"This isn't you. I know you."

"Know me? You dodn't know me."
Oh how true that is right now. It hurts. I don't likehow right Dean is there.
Sam is the one fighting for them there.

That's so Sam there with the phone and being all frustrated. He is frustrated with everything right there.
With his life, with Dean not listening to him, not wanting to be with him.
Nice analogy.

No, that's not Dean.

So Dean still wants to fight. It's still there. He still wants to be with Sam, on the road, live their lives.

"It's not who am I supposed to be."

"My God am I hungry." So Dean.

Touched by an angel. Dean!

Castiel's superior. I like that.
Zachariah is kinda cool and very omnious if oyu ask me. I have no real idea what he means with all that.
But there is greater meaning behind it.

"I am not one of your ducks." Thank you Dean.

Zachariah is right. As sad as it is, he is right.

Destiny again. And being omnious again.

"Angel or not, I will stab you in the face."

I just wish Sammy would be there. What is it with Sam not being there in the end lately?

I am not sure if Dean is supposed to come across as whiny, I always thought it was supposed to be a hurting Dean. Is it the writer's why to say they think Dean has ben emo and hurting enough now?
I don't know if I like them doing it this way. But it surprisingly fit with the whole mood of the episode.
The snark and the bitching and them just being them, if only for a little time. It's so obvious that they do work best together. That they both actually want to work together.
It's obvious what both if them want, but really no on can tell me that Sam doesn't care anymore. It's all he does now. He fucking cares forhis brother, for their lives and he wants to fight for it.

This episode had so many role reversals that I am kinda dizzy trying to seperate them all. But they make sense.
They show the relationship under a different light, with different aspects but still show that they are Sam and Dean.
They were so confused and I liked it.

It's a little like season one again with them researching a simple case and just doing their thing again. Sam was so set on being smething more than jujst a simple tech guy. It shows how much he has changed and still is Sam. Yes, he kind of resisted seeing himself as something more for so long that it is now part of him.
Dean is far from the man he was in season one but then again not. But I think he needed to hear that he can do things. He really needed it even if he doesn't think so.

It was all about the role reversal here.

And I don't know but I think it's odd that Sam wasn't there or even mentioned in the end. You'd think he'd be as much part of Dean's destiny as everything else. Maybe there are other plans for Sam, maybe they want Dean to not think aout Sam for once. I don't know and I am curious. I don't know if I'll like what will come out of it in the end. I will always want Sam and Dean to be together though.

So yes, I liked this episode. A lot.
I even liked the way the myth arch was integrated without being too obvious. And even if it was a filler ep I think it means a little more than people seem to give it credit too (maybe because there was no Castiel??).
I think a lot of people are miffed by that beause it's all about the angels now, I understand that, doesn't mean I have to like it all that much.
But I still liked this a lot.

And really, brothers together on screen is always nice.

I saw the preview, but other than that I am not spoiled. I am so looking forward to it.

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I really liked the episode, too! Even though I totally missed the Smith & Wesson joke. D'oh! :-D

*laughs*
That was the first thing I snorted about when I got it.. :)

Yes, I have to ♥ this ep. It was random but still said a lot.

I really liked this episode too. Sure, I understand that people are a bit miffed about it since last week was so intense, but I for one needed a breather.

GHOSTFACERS!

I wondered where Sam wandered off to in the end, he should've been there.

But yes, overall, I really liked it.

I can understand that as well. I just don't like it when everything is made bad because Castiel isn't in it. *sighs*
But yes, I needed that break as well.

Ghostfacers. :)

I think it is significant that Sam wasn't there. I have no idea how though...Maybe to show that there is a different plan for him?

Me, too :)

I think everyone needed a breather after the past few episodes.

It was all about the role reversal here.

Yes. But I'm still not entirely sure what that means. ;)

Yeah, I think a breather is always good when it's well placed. :)

Me neither. I just know it was there.. LOL

Did you get what Zachariah said? "You should see my...." Cause I can't figure it out and I feel like I'm missing a joke...lol ;)

Oh, and I still kinda think that Sam's not there when the angel talks happen so they can build up the drama a little more, ya know? So they can have a big revelation scene in one of the future eps where Dean reveals his destiny or something. ;)

Though I gotta say I found the way Zachariah went about talking to Dean a little harsh. Yeah, he probably needed to know that he's the only one not believing in himself, but still. I kinda think he has reason to whine. ;)

Uhm, not really sure. I have to re-watch it again some time to get it. I just came home.. LOL

Yes, I think it's a little bit of building it up more. *sighs* Makes this ep all that much sadder when you think about it.

Yes, well we have seen that angels aren't really that sensitive when it comes to talking to humans, so I kind of get that. He just sees Dean's insecurities as inconvenient and wants to get rid of them. There is no use for them to him.
I think Dean has a reason, too but then again maybe he needed that as well... *shrugs*

When things get too heavy they always put a funny episode. We all needed that.
I don't Dean is whiny either, but for this episode like you said, it fit. I love spn's portrayal of angels; snarky bitches. lol

*nods* It was very needed in my case.

Snarky bitches, at least this one is.. yes. :D

I loved the episode. Seriously. ♥ Just, the chance to see Sam and Dean in a different -- but not so different -- light? *happy sigh*

But I do agree that the last scene could've done with Sam. D:

Edit: GHOSTFACERS FOR THE WIN. :DDDD

YES. I know. I loved that as well. :)

Meeep. But it makes sense without Sam as well, but still.

Totally. :D

oh, I liked the ep!

nice break after all the angst. and I'm a sucker for AUs anyway :D

"I need to see you in my office. NOW."
oh man! I giggled at that :D

and I kinda love the angels ;)

I don't think Dean whines in general, but in this ep it really fit, and the hunting IS in his blood; he can't deny that.

and yes, Samy wasn't there in the end, and I think it is there to build up some tension. like in Jus In Bello, where Sam didn't tell Dean everything.

5 more episodes! *flails*

Yes, it was nice indeed. I needed that.

Dude, that was so slashy. I giggled as well. Heheh.
And he was fumbling with the shirt buttons when Sam came in.

Yes, true. It is in his blood. It is in both their blood.

Yeah, I know. It makes sense to leave Sam out. I just wish they didn't have to.

Dude, don't tell me that. *sighs*
I don't want to think about it.

hey sweetie!

OMG this episode was so good!!
we needed this after the angst of last one.

the boys looked amazing and I enjoyed so much seeing them working together like in the old times.

When Dean called Sam "Sammy" I nearly died. aaaaaawwwww yes! finally!!!!!!!

and I think the angels did good this time. Because Dean needed to realize this is what he is meant to be. :)

*hugs*

Hi.. :)
It was. It really was. :)
*loved it*

Yes, I wanted that. I needed to see the, together again.

Sammy. *sighs*

Yep, I think Dean needed to hear it at least.

*hugs back*

I didn't read most of it because I am not a big fan of reviews...sorry. But I agree with you about the thing being AU. That's exactly my reason for loving it so much, because it was so unlike anything the Winchesters would do.

*nods*
I simply love AUs and this was one of the really good ones. :)

I think it's odd that Sam wasn't there or even mentioned in the end. You'd think he'd be as much part of Dean's destiny as everything else.
Ah, me too. Especially since the angels obviously wanted Sam to have this experience too, or he wouldn't have been there. I'm curious WHAT EXACTLY they wanted Sam to understand (yeah, apart from "come to the light side again, Luke" :P).

But a big fucking hooray for Dean getting told to finally quit whining!

Yeah, I want to know what they are planing for Sam. Especially since the wanted him to have that experience as well.

LOL. :D

I really liked it more DESPITE the fact that it was an AU, because I almost always hate AUs (I mean I like the characters for a reason, why change their entire personalities *g*) but the very fact that it put Sam and Dean back together again made me like it more than I normally would have ♥ I didn't like the role reversal thing quite as much as you did *g* I thought it was kind of...really contrived and such an obvious thing to do actually, but all the little inside jokes were funny. No Castiel FTW and even though I don't like the angels I will give Zachariah a sort of grudging ambivalence because anyone who tells Dean to stop being emo can't be all bad XD

Oh I am a sucker for AUs. Don't ask me why though. I just like playing with different ideas and character versions. I still love the original characters the most though.
This worked for me because it was still Sam and Dean and you could see it despite it being AU.

As for the role reversal... I have so many words in my head why I it made sense to me that it would be a complete meta post I think. But

ahania has one here that kind of describes my thoughts about that in a way.

Oh well I liked *this* angel ;)

haha I'm always just like no I don't want one of them to be a vampire or a hooker or a cop or for them not to be brothers or that they were raised by a priest or for them both to be the same age or ...anything really. I've enjoyed a select few though.

And I am going to read that post you linked me to, it's just long and it might take awhile lol So I will comment again once I've read it XD

:D
Even though I love AUs I am very picky with them as well. A few basic things still have to be there, like them still being brothers (not matter how) or them dealing something supernatural and so on... :)
I am less picky when it comes to RPS-AUs.. *lol*

*g*

Ah I absolutely refuse RPS AUs *g* Which makes me angry because there are SO MANY of them. I dunno, I was talking to someone else earlier about how I'm very character driven and the only reason i will even watch things is if there is a character I like in it, and if there's not I won't be able to read/sit through it becaause it won't hold my attention and she said she didn't pay attention to the characters at all really, it was all about setting and plot for her. So maybe that's why I can't do AUs because the reason I like things is for the characters and even if they are changed in seemingly small ways it will drive me crazy lol

Oh and I read that thing, interesting points but ...eh, I'll never like it, I'm just stubborn like that. I think another thing that bothered me is how damn manipulative these angels are *g* First with the tricking them into saving the seal and now with the throwing them in an AU to prove a point and basically all to try to get Dean to act the way THEY want him to. If I was Dean I'd tell them all to eff off and help Sam with the apocalypse just for all the crap the angels pull *g*

Also, we have complimentary Boy King icons ♥ I think I might like yours better lol not sure though, they are both pretty :)

*hides* I kinda like writing AUs... but I actually do write non-AU stories as well.
But I get what you mean. I am in between wanting it to be about the character but maybe about the plot as well. So the character in a different setting holds something that I want to explore. But then there are characters I'd never be able to see in AUs and I don't want to read AU with them in it.

Stubborn is nothing bad.. :)
Well the angle's attitude has been pissing me off a little thought the whole season, AU or not. And well I would like to see Dean with Sam anyway.. :) So yes on that.

LOL Yeah, I like both BoyKing icons.
It took me several tries to get it like that. It drove me crazy some months ago.

haha Well I'm not going to be like OMG I HATE YOU because you write AUs, I just won't be reading them, so you know why you won't be getting comments on them from me lol

The angels should just all go back up to heaven because they just can't compete with EvilDemonJesus!Sam ♥ Or they couldn't if I was writing the show, I have a feel that they actually will be able to though *g*

LOL, I figured that much. I am not begging for comments ;)

Oh I am all for a good old show down, just with the boys on one side and winning,.. But that is wishful thinking. *sighs*

did you like JUST change your layout? Or am I crazy?

*g* I have had the layout for a while now. I just have rotating headers. :) So the headers change with refreshing the side.. randomly, not always.

Oh, yeah it's back to the one I saw before now. That is so weird

I adored the epi!!
Zachariah gave me the chill and the laughs..his eyes were huuge! lol

I totally love that ep as well.... It was so what I needed.

And yes I agree about the angel... :)

Yes we needed some fun and cuteness after the epicness and the drama/angst that was the previos epi lol

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