Reminder for tonight...

[rogueslayer452]

As many will know I have remained spoiler-free for Supernatural, with the exception of a few incredibly vague details, through the duration of the entire hiatus. Most know about my indifference and total bitter taste I have about the idea of having a sixth season in general, especially after that letdown of a finale, however since it is tonight I'm gonna have to guard myself for what is to come and see where it all goes and how I feel about things.

For East Coasters who get to watch the premiere first, please let me know in this post whether the premiere is watchable and if I'll end up liking it or not so I can be prepared beforehand. No spoilers though.

I will be making a CAPSLOCK POST later this evening as always, so you don't have to worry about that.

Hope everyone enjoys tonight regardless. :)

*holds prayer circle that this season doesn't suck*

Comments

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

This will double as a prayer circle gif for today lol. And thank God everyone was posting about spn being on tonight, I thought it was starting next week.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

The change to Fridays is really throwing me off. IT IS SUPERNATURAL THURSDAY BITCHES, NOT FRIDAY.

OMG THAT GIF. THIS MAKES ME REALLLLLLYYYY WANT A DEAN/CAS HUG FOR SURE. EVERYONE IS GETTING A GODDAMN HUG EXCEPT FOR CASTIEL. :(

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

I thought it was starting next Friday XD But yeah, being on Friday's instead of Thursday's is weird. And it feels like it should have started two weeks ago lol.

PRAYER CIRCLE FOR REAL. Castiel will get his hug, and look confused lol.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

*HOLDS HANDS AND CHANTS*

[kitsu84.livejournal.com]

My initial reaction: What in the hell did I just watch?

/JOINS PRAYER CIRCLE

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Was it weird? Did it feel like a completely different show? Because I don't want to feel like how I did with Heroes, which changed drastically in the third season to the point where I just stopped watching. :/

I have about an hour and a half left to go....

/CLINGS AND HOLDS HANDS

[silverusagi]

It just felt...different. Like, I can't figure out if it's because of the mystery of What Is Going On, or because things aren't making sense in a 'why would they DO that?' way.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

So it's more of having a huge question mark on what the hell is going on rather than wanting to throw things at my screen? Because I'd rather not be raging at the show for doing something I have been dreading ever since last season's finale....

[silverusagi]

Well, I'm not sure what exactly you're dreading, and I can't answer without spoiling, so.... But there are things that don't make sense to me as far as character motivations go.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I was dreading the entire outcome of the Dean and Lisa situation, and it turns out I was right. But then again, nothing about the premiere made sense. The character motivations, the writing, everything just seemed so off that it didn't even feel like the show. It felt like some strange and weird fanfiction concept.

Which was another thing I was dreading would happen. No consistency of anything from before, nothing makes sense. Just.....what the hell show?

[no-eight.livejournal.com]

The initial reaction I'm sensing from the east-coasters isn't looking too swell. I'm officially worried. D: :clings:

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I guess it's time for the "FUCK YOU SERA GAMBLE" chorus, amirite? D:

[no-eight.livejournal.com]

That's what it's sounding like by a great majority actually, I don't remember everyone on my flist having the same poor reaction to an episode at once before. I still have and hour to go before it airs and I've already went from crazy excited to mega anxious.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

It wasn't even Supernatural, it was like some badfic version of it where everyone was completely out of character, nothing made sense. It was just confusing as hell and I honestly think it's the worst season premiere the show has ever had.

And that doesn't do well with my already pessimistic feelings about the season overall. :/

[alexwhitman25.livejournal.com]

Um, it seemed extremely flat to me. I honestly can't muster up much emotion either way about the episode. A lot of things felt off.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Everyone was out of character. I understood nothing of what was going on, the motivations, nothing. :/

[alexwhitman25.livejournal.com]

I felt like I didn't even know these characters. The one word I'd probably use to describe it is emotionless. I didn't feel a connection to a single character. And I miss Kim Manners, some of the camera work/cinematography was ridiculous.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

You too, huh? The camerawork was horrible in many places, it was poorly structured. And yeah, there was no emotional connection because they weren't the characters I knew and loved.

I hope they don't treat Castiel the same way, otherwise I will be so fucking pissed like hell.

[high-flyer87.livejournal.com]

I say watch it, but don't set any expectations. Keep your brain completely free of whatever it usually associates with SPN. It wasn't bad per se, just....different. Sort of a let-down though. Gotta say.

I'm still very confused how to feel about it.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Definitely a letdown, like what the hell did I just watch??? Everyone seemed so OOC. :/

[skyisfalling.livejournal.com]

I really don't know how I felt about the episode. Some parts I liked, some I didn’t.

If you watch, just keep your mind open and lower your expectations, if they can be lowered any. It’s the first episode and next week looks better.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

My only question is, why is everyone so out of character? Dean, Sam, Bobby, it all seems like they are completely different characters with the writing. And what's with all these lame-ass motivations? I just, what? I don't know if this should be blamed on poor writing or poor direction with a poor new showrunner, idek.

[gwaevalarin.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen the episode yet but this post sounded like the perfect way to get prepared.
...
Now I'm scared.

But: I said after season 5 that the show ended for me right there like it was supposed to and I'd look at season 6 as a big after show party/spin off with the same characters and, worst case scenario, I can still pretend season 6 never happened and live happily ever after with my 5 season long show. I'll just have to remind myself of that when I watch it later.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you'll definitely be disappointed without a doubt. I was and I had low expectations. :/

My sister suggested the very same thing, actually. lol Which I can definitely do, and kind of keep some things I liked in check (particularly if they keep Castiel relatively all right) and imagine my own version of how the series should have ended. Because right now canon is kind of sucking major.

[gwaevalarin.livejournal.com]

Suprisingly, I wasn't as disappointed as I thought I'd be. The ending - like the last five minutes - didn't make any sense at all. But most of the rest worked better than I expected (with my very low expectations). Aside from the part where I wanted to slap Sam and Bobby for thinking that Dean'd actually prefer his new life to hunting with Sam. Really? Do you know him at all?
So, yeah, I'm worried but this could still turn out alright. After all, it was only the first episode and some things are different but not necessarily bad. It really depends on how it continues.

But, yeah, I'd like Cas back now please. Unless they screw his character up but I really, really hope they won't. I think his first episode will really decide this season for me.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm more disappointed because it really didn't feel like the show at all. It felt like, I don't know, like they were trying to be different but it just was so unevenly structured with too much to deal with and nothing was explained, everything was confusing, all the characters were acting weird and nothing made sense to what was happening and they kept contradicting everything that was being said and done. I disliked it majorly, it really gave me the feeling that this season isn't going to go over well. I mean I know it's the first episode, but after five seasons they should understand characterization by now and it seemed like whoever wrote the episode didn't know the characters or their interactions. Because the whole conversations between Dean and Sam and Bobby were so frustrating and I was angry. And then I was angry at Dean in the end, idk.

I tried not to get my expectations high but it still disappointed me anyway. It was just a piss-poor premiere overall and I wish we could have a do-over. :(

If it turns out they're screwing with Castiel too, I am done. That is my determination. I've already been letdown by them with the outcome of S5, I don't want it to continue. I love these characters too much to see them get butchered as much as they were in this premiere.

[gwaevalarin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I really think it helps that I am looking at this season basically as a new show. It doesn't entirely work because it still is a new show with those characters that I love and care about but I guess it does mean that I can give it a little more time to redefine itself before I make up my mind.

But if they screw with Castiel that's going to be a lot harder to deal with and I really don't know what I'll do. As much as I love Sam and Dean and Bobby, Cas is so much more important to me. So I just hope that he'll turn our okay.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

But even if the season is technically a "new show" (which I hate the entire reset thing because it's so lame and stupid but whatever) the characters shouldn't be where they are unrecognizable and nothing makes sense to what they're doing. I understood nothing with their motivations or lame explanations about things, it didn't match anything we knew and learned of the characters over the seasons. They should still be the same characters despite all that, but it didn't feel like it at all. I don't know if that's part of the Bigger Mystery that we're trying to solve, but that whole situation with Dean? Yeah, that shit is unbelievable to me, I'm sorry. There's nothing to justify what was happening in premiere for any of them. The lack of explaining things really felt off and incomplete...like, it felt like it should have been a two hour premiere or something.

I feel like I'm completely unraveling my rantage onto you, so I'm sorry if I sound kind of bitchy, I'm just letting my frustrations out. This is what happens with shows that I supposedly want to love again but let me down, heh.

Castiel is the only character that I am emotionally invested with the show, and if they ruin him then I'm done. I'm so done it's not even funny.

[gwaevalarin.livejournal.com]

Don't be sorry. Even though I'm not as frustrated about it all as you are I can see where you're coming from. And really, I think it just shows how much you love that show.

To be completely honest, I think I may just be in denial a little bit. Telling myself that it was only the first episode and that it wasn't all bad and that it will turn out alright. It may. It may not. I don't know. I don't know if the part where I'm frustrated with some of it is coming from not getting exactly what I want and what I'm used to or if the part where I'm fine with most of it is coming from seeing what I want to see because it is my show and I want to love it. I honestly don't know at the moment.

About Castiel: I can't see myself not watching as long as he's on the show. But if they ruin his character I know it'll hurt so damn much. But for some reason I think it would feel like abandoning him if I stopped watching. And how could I do that? Which doesn't make sense but that's what happens when I get too emotionally invested with a character.