Back at their motel, Sam shows Dean the book he found at the house. (By the by, the walls of this room have always troubled me. It strikes me they have the texture and colour of congealed blood . . . not unlike the colour of Dean’s lucky red shirt, in fact. I can’t help feeling this is all very meaningful. Maybe they reflect the state of Dean’s mind because he feels tainted by the blood of Marshall Hall and now, perhaps, Layla’s as well.)
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Supernatural, Season 1 Episode 9, “Home” Written by Eric Kripke Directed by Ken Girotti
Warning: image heavy post Some brief reference to mental health issues
If I could pinpoint exactly when I ceased to be a casual viewer of Supernatural and became a full-on fan, “Home” would certainly be one of the major contributing episodes. The first Demon arc episode since “Phantom Traveler”, it represented a major turning point in the season with big brother reveals, the show’s first ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ brother hug, and John’s first appearance since the pilot.
Title: Why does the rabbit always get screwed in the deal? Rating: g Characters: Dean, Mary, John. Word Count: 150 Prompt: A recent conversation with dizzojay regarding a possible origin for Dean's soft spot for bunnies.
Warnings:Image heavy post. Also, contains brief discussion of mental health, incest and familial abuse themes.
Magical Realism
When we next see Sam and Dean they’re filling up the car and getting ‘breakfast’ and we get some exposition that establishes how the Winchesters fund their hunting activities. One of the things I loved about the first season was that it took the time to establish the ground rules and show that they were plausible: the brothers had time to hunt because they lived off credit card fraud and gambling (Bloody Mary, The Benders), the various ‘costumes’ they wore for their investigations were sourced from hire shops, and their fake ID badges painstakingly forged at Copy Jack (Phantom Traveller).
I've mentioned the Hero's Journey a few times in episodes where the parallels were obvious to me but, re-reading Campbell for this scene, I've realized that I've missed a number of other…
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Yes, I would be interested in an in-depth Campbell post.
I find it interesting that while both Dean and Sam compare Sam to John, John doesn't. In this scene…