{"id":4275,"date":"2014-12-12T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T21:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2014-12-01T19:27:28","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T03:27:28","slug":"mark-watches-supernatural-s07e16-out-with-the-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/markwatches.net\/reviews\/2014\/12\/mark-watches-supernatural-s07e16-out-with-the-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Watches ‘Supernatural’: S07E16 – Out with the Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the sixteenth episode of the seventh season of\u00c2\u00a0Supernatural<\/i>, a set of cursed objects leads Sam and Dean to a lead on the Leviathan front. Intrigued? Then it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time for Mark to watch\u00c2\u00a0Supernatural<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Trigger Warning: For body horror, gore.<\/b><\/p>\n

WELL, THAT WAS UNEXPECTED.<\/p>\n

Honesty<\/b><\/p>\n

Right off the bat, this episode surprised me: Sam is openly admitting that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s seeing Lucifer constantly, and Dean\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s being supportive, and I WAS SO UTTERLY WRONG ABOUT MY PREDICTION. I honestly thought that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d see the same patterns emerge that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve seen over the course of this show, BUT NO. Holy shit, Sam tells Dean exactly what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening, they have a conversation about it and Dean tries to help, and\u00c2\u00a0is this really happening?<\/i> I almost don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t recognize these characters or this show. Does that mean these two have learned that honesty might actually be the best policy? IS THIS GROWTH?<\/p>\n

What his this show become<\/i>?<\/p>\n

Cursed<\/b><\/p>\n

I suspected that something was up when Sam and Dean appeared to have tracked down all of the cursed items and only 18 minutes had passed. IT SEEMED SO WRONG. And while I was right about that one little thing, I must admit that I thought the idea of an antique store unknowingly selling horrifically cursed items was REALLY ENTERTAINING. Scott wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t being manipulative or evil here; he just needed to sell off all of his mother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stuff before his lease was up. HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE\u00e2\u20ac\u2122D DONE. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s such a unique character within the\u00c2\u00a0Supernatural\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>universe specifically because he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s so clueless all the time. God, y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, he had a WEIRD DAY here as well. Could you imagine being introduced to cursed objects on the same day you find out that creatures like the Leviathans exist? I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. Poor guy! At least he survived, though.<\/p>\n

Leviathans<\/b><\/p>\n

I do love that there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a mythology story hidden within \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Out with the Old,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d especially since it has long-lasting ramifications for the future. But beyond that, there are a lot of interesting things the writers chose to do here. Namely?<\/p>\n

Joyce and George.\u00c2\u00a0What the fuck?<\/i><\/p>\n

I definitely thought it was strange that we focused so much on their relationship, especially given that they didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem all that high up in the Leviathan hierarchy. Their dynamic was also strange because\u00c2\u00a0how is that Leviathan so reluctant and nervous?\u00c2\u00a0<\/i>George initially made absolutely no sense to me. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a creature within a human\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s body who possesses a ridiculous amount of power, namely in that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largely invulnerable. And yet? He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s completely subservient to Joyce. I mostly thought that this was a result of this unspoken Leviathan hierarchy, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see any reason to disbelieve this. As far as I could tell, Joyce was higher on the ladder than he was, and she openly took advantage of that. She was difficult with him purely for the sake of it, and I even got the sense that she was used to this sort of treatment. And if you look at Dick Roman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s behavior, you can see why some of the Leviathans might act as they do.<\/p>\n

But this wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just worldbuilding; Joyce\u00c2\u00a0had<\/i> to treat George poorly so that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d get that shocker at the end of the episode. Y\u00e2\u20ac\u2122all, I was so flabbergasted when George told Sam exactly where a bucket of borox and water was. YOU\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 YOU ARE ACTUALLY HELPING.\u00c2\u00a0LEGITIMATELY HELPING<\/i>. I DON\u00e2\u20ac\u2122T UNDERSTAND. WHY? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? Then, George points out a sword that Sam eventually uses to behead Joyce, and I WAS SO LOST. How? How was this actually happening on the screen?<\/p>\n

I assume, then, that George is spared at the end of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Out with the Old.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d We don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see him die onscreen, and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hinted that the Winchesters not only let him live, but gave him Joyce\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s head so he could eat it. All of this done\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 as a thank you? I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not so sure about this, mostly because I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe George. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe what he finally reveals to Sam and Dean: that the Leviathans are planning a research center for that block in Portland\u00c2\u00a0so they can cure cancer<\/i>. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s blatantly absurd because there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s no reason for me to believe that the Leviathans could possibly do a good thing for humanity. On top of that, I still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand why they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re so committed to doing everything as legally as possible. So that they can remain undetected? Fine, okay, but\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 curing cancer??? That doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fit at all, and I think George was pulling their chain. This has to be the case! Fuck, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m probably wrong, but I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get it. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t understand how doing something this genuinely good is part of their plans.<\/p>\n

LET ME REMIND YOU THAT IT VERY MUCH APPEARS THAT THE LEVIATHANS GOT TO FRANK DEVEREAUX. Even if he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still alive and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all a ruse, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not like it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s beyond the realm of possibility. These creatures are so evil THEY HAD TO BE LOCKED INTO A PLACE\u00c2\u00a0SEPARATE FROM HELL<\/i>. Just\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 do I need to say anymore?<\/p>\n

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve probably made a fool of myself, but oh well.<\/p>\n

Sam<\/b><\/p>\n

Supernatural: Everything Sam Winchester Does Breaks My Heart<\/i><\/p>\n

While it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s really refreshing that Sam and Dean are able to be honest with another, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m still perpetually full of emotion for this goddamn moose. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not sleeping because of his hallucinations. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s intentional, too, since he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s drinking as much caffeine as possible to stay awake. What is he seeing in his dreams? Wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t he\u00c2\u00a0want<\/i> to fall asleep if Lucifer was present in his every waking moment? This suggests that something else is happening here, and lord, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s too much to deal with.<\/p>\n

Save Same Winchester From\u00c2\u00a0Supernatural<\/i> 2014. (I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m sure this is pointless.)<\/p>\n

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