What an absolutely brilliant season opener. Holy shit, I genuinely thought that Olivia might be gone for a while, and did not see that Charlie twist coming at the end. And what's even more fun? Any time Walter talks about Peter's childhood, you have to wonder which Peter he's talking about - Dead Peter (also known as…

I loved Faye's comment that 'she's not a delicate kind of woman'. Further removing sexism/sexual bias/gender stereotypes. You definitely can't see shrill Faye as 'delicate'.

I don't know. I think there are a couple of things that do add significance to the session.

I think they already addressed the normal human serial killer aspect (or at least hill billy aspect) in season 1 or 2, when Sam gets kidnapped and Dan rescues.

It makes sense too. After all, all arms of the military need to recruit and to see the forces of evil that way is…well, interesting, to say the least.

Besides, didn't Crowley mention earlier that the absence of demon attacks is because he's afraid of and what's the end of the Leviathians? Fairly certain he told Dean and Sam that at some point, after his failed attempt to befriend the latest bully trying to take over Planet Earth. It also makes sense why there…

The head bashing scene and the childish, petulant Lucifer mingling with the evil, torturing one definitely makes it a minimum B for me too! Not sure about the Heath Ledger Joker comparison - I feel like the two characters are too different to be comparable but definitely had my heart plummeting with the laugh and the…

Neil Gaiman does angst and dry humour so well. In some ways, just like this episode. I actually LOVE the funny episodes but I am a huge fan of the earlier episodes too. The desperation that tinged the first 5 seasons have been somewhat absent in these last couple and I thought the first few minutes just showed that…

I actually think this episode deserved a much higher mark. Not that the earlier seasons were necessarily better or worse, but the first few minutes did perfectly capture the earlier season of a different desperation to save Dean and find/kill Lillith and I liked how nice and broken the poor guy seemed and what he…

Completely agree with that. I like how Faye absolutely owns that she's selfish and self-absorbed and yet, has very rare, fleeting moments of selflessness when she cares about Melissa. I also like how she owns her sexuality, in some ways. That earlier episode where Diana asked her how many men she had slept with and…

Fanfiction possibilities. At least for me. I've got a super dark, angsty backstory for how Jake and Faye got together and one AU one where Nick survives. (Poor Nick. At least his face could express emotions, unlike his TV brother.)

At least that had some genuine drama, character growth (or retcon via three prequel movies) and action.

I'm definitely rooting for Faye/Jake or Faye/anyone really! I seriously think that by focusing almost solely on Cassie, the show isn't doing itself justice. I don't know - maybe I'm not a fan of Everyone Loves Cassie or maybe Britt's acting of Cassie is to similar to that of her acting of Lux in Life Unexpected but it…

Stroke doesn't really explain an altered signature. It WOULD explain difficulty with writing, but then he would also have muscle weakness and have difficulty doing other things with that hand, which would have been obvious. But seriously, having a stroke doesn't mean that your signature suddenly changes! (And burning…

If the stroke is affecting his writing, then all of his writing would be difficult and he would have difficulties with simple acts like doing up his button. Stroke does NOT cause someone to change their signature. Never mind that most people have several signatures, which was the main plothole, but in all honesty, I…

I sort of liked Maddy in this episode. Her character was consistent - i.e. geeky, knowledgeable with a touch of Hermione Granger-esque know-it-allness. I liked the fact that she acted responsibly, trying to talk to her mother, failed epically and ended up with attempting espionage with Zoe. I thought that was sort of…

Feminist 101 sounds like a class Britta would take (Come on Community - come back to us. 6 seasons and a movie!).

Weekend at Bobby's is DEFINITELY a must. One of the best episodes the show has produced in all this time (and Ackles' first attempt at directing too). I'd watch the French Mistake and Weekend at Bobby's - the two really are a must.
And it might even convince you to give some of the other episodes in seasons 6 and 7 a…

Just curiously, why do you consider 'bitch' to be so much worse than 'dick'? I've always leaned towards the opposite. And what about the fact that Dean used to often ribald Sam about his 'bitchface'? Just wondering what your thoughts are on those things.

The link could be Dean himself… Hmm…