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[arliss]

It's been a long time since I had tv worth squeeing and meta discussion, so I'm rusty and out of practice. And I suck at the meta anyway, although I love reading others' opinions.

What I'm good at, though, is squee, so herewith:

The Ackles really sold me on Dean's futility and panic, tied to the chair and unable to save Sam. It's his mission in life, it is his life, to save Sammy, and he was failing, between one breath and the next. And then, in the moment when Sam cut him free and started to collapse and Dean *surged* to his feet to catch him--even though his baby brother is now a loomy, rangy, being who towers over him, Dean is still the big, protective brother.

These Winchester men are so tangled together I don't know if either would survive the ripping apart it would take to separate them. Neither is whole now, separated they'd be even farther from it.

Comments

[serenada.livejournal.com]

Know what struck me about that untying scene? Sam unties Dean's left hand. Dean unties his own right hand while Sam unties his feet. Dean unties his mouth.

There. Just like that. No explanation, no communication, no faltering, no doubled efforts.

It feels weird for something that small to have an impact, but it did.

[sail-aweigh.livejournal.com]

I'm a bad fan. I folded clothes last night while watching and I really missed a lot of the nuances. However, I have TiVo (I'm never going to get tired of saying that) and will rewatch this weekend. Eeee!

[spade.livejournal.com]

Hi, sorry to bother you, but I saw some of your icons in an LJ post. I've been trying to find the original image that was used to make the "Winchesters" icon you have, the one of the three of them against a dark background, shadows on their faces. I've seen similar icons on various LJs but can't find the pic they're from. Would you know, by any chance, where I can find it?