I lay down on the cold ground

[krisomniac]

So I was thinking. We learned a LOT in this ep, and the thing was, the writers did it with style.

1. I really really like Anna. I like that she can't help listening, that she's a bit of an angel voyeur. I have no idea how old she is (still living at home, I assumed) but I'm hoping in her early twenties at least. The actress does beatific pretty darn well, and when she breaks down over losing her parents, I just--

2. She's going to die, isn't she? It seems to be a theme amongst female guest stars I really really like and I want to stay with the boys for a while. I wish they could find someplace to keep her safe (from angels and demons) and she could still contact them, their own private prophet.

3. The 600 possible seals, amongst which 66 need breaking, that makes this season SO much more interesting. And her voice when she says that the angels are losing... Their less-than-benevolent tactics make more sense now, too.

4. Alistair, Lilith both refer to the time they spent with Dean in hell. I wonder if it's getting easier for demons to cross back and forth these days.

5. The demon who told Sam that they had Dean right where they wanted him. I am VERY curious about this. *ponders* I would be very surprised if he's the Second Coming or anything, but I am very curious to know what role he's supposed to play and why the demons really wanted to stop him.

6. What Dean did in hell; I'm curious to know whether we see or hear news of Bella, whether he ever saw her down there.

7. What Ruby did in hell; Dean's greeting to her seemed very... personal? "You have a lot of nerve showing up anywhere near me" (NOT, "us" or "Sam"). And then in the car, she mentions the things she had to do to win Lilith's trust. I wonder if some of those didn't involve torturing Dean.

8. Castiel. So either angels are pathologically honest (which I tend to doubt) or else he told Sam and Dean exactly what he and Uriel planned to do for the express purpose of giving the boys a little time to stop them.

In sum? I need to watch this again, and I need for it to be next thursday. Like now.

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In other news, I have decided never to stick my neck out or give my time to help people out in a "leadership" capacity any more ever again.

Organizing the boards review lectures (a series of 32) for my class has been the most thankless and unrewarding work of my early professional career. I understand that the students around me are stressed out and busy-- but so am I. It's not even that I wanted thank you's for myself, only for the Thirty-Two professors who volunteered their time to help prepare us for boards. The class couldn't even muster that. And when I tried to guilt them into it by email, I got a lot of angry and offended replies. So I'm stuck writing thank you letters by myself all morning.

I never want to be a teacher, either-- equally thankless and it seems like they give their time to help people who act like they could pretty much care less.

Okay, that's enough of being cynical, disillusioned, and grumpy for today. You guys on my f-list who do this (teach and organise and lead) every day? I applaud you.

Comments

[dolorous-ett.livejournal.com]

*kicks your classmates for being ungrateful wretches*

I'm really impressed that you've managed to organise all that - and I'm sure the teachers understand, many of them having been through something similar themselves.

*hugs*

[krisomniac.livejournal.com]

Gosh, i hope so. I just feel so bad that we weren't able to organise a nicer than you to them.

Ah well.