Supernatural 2.6: A Dean/Jo picspam

You know what?  I have decided that I am cursed, CURSED I say, when it comes to Jensen Ackles and shipping.  Dark Angel?  I started shipping Alec/Asha in the first ep of season 2 where he took her gun and went "nice..."  *long glance* "...gun" and then left while she stood there with a "what just happened?" look on her face, then I was absolutely GIDDY when it looked like they might happen midseason and then she just kinda...vanished.  I guess maybe the Max/Logan shippers hated her?  (Well...I'm a Max/Logan shipper too, but it's not like Asha was ever really a threat or anything...)  Smallville?  Lana's boyfriend.  Meaning not only could I NOT ship, but that it had to go badly for him no matter what.  And now there's Dean/Jo in Supernatural, and I don't get to keep Jo because heaven forbid either perfectly straight, healthy, 20-something brother actually be interested in a guy...it gets in the way of the non-existant slash and cannot be allowed.

BAH!

Seriously, how do you not love her?  She's so cute and fun(outside and inside)

( Many more pics. With much Dean. )

Supernatural 2.6: A Dean/Jo picspam

You know what?  I have decided that I am cursed, CURSED I say, when it comes to Jensen Ackles and shipping.  Dark Angel?  I started shipping Alec/Asha in the first ep of season 2 where he took her gun and went "nice..."  *long glance* "...gun" and then left while she stood there with a "what just happened?" look on her face, then I was absolutely GIDDY when it looked like they might happen midseason and then she just kinda...vanished.  I guess maybe the Max/Logan shippers hated her?  (Well...I'm a Max/Logan shipper too, but it's not like Asha was ever really a threat or anything...)  Smallville?  Lana's boyfriend.  Meaning not only could I NOT ship, but that it had to go badly for him no matter what.  And now there's Dean/Jo in Supernatural, and I don't get to keep Jo because heaven forbid either perfectly straight, healthy, 20-something brother actually be interested in a guy...it gets in the way of the non-existant slash and cannot be allowed.

BAH!

Seriously, how do you not love her?  She's so cute and fun(outside and inside)

( Many more pics. With much Dean. )

And now, a Supernatural post of relative substance

Up to ep 11 now, so some random thoughts.  This should be unspoilery if you at least have the general gist of S2's set up.

The main thing that's been standing out to me is that the biggest weakness of S1 was the near complete lack of supporting cast.  Now, Supernatural is not and should not be an ensemble show...it's a roadtrip show about  a pair of brothers who go around fighting supernatural beasties out of folklore and horror stories.  It doesn't need an ensemble cast and would be held back by one.  Throughout S1, however, I kept thinking that it really, really needed a support system...just a couple people they could go to for information, if they needed a place to rest or lie low for a couple days, etc.  Basically, I spent all of season 1 thinking they needed Ellen, Ash and Jo.

And I love them all.  Ash(please oh please oh please don't let him be the leak in the roadhouse) may be something of a generic info geek guy, but he's fun.  Ellen is a great mix of motherly instinct and behavior and tough-as-nails vet/bar-keep.  She is, honestly, the best kind of motherly influence for Sam and Dean-takes care of them and gives them affection when they need it, but never gives them an inch or lets them get away with anything, which they very much need.  And they are both absolutely terrified and in awe of her.  And Dean has admitted he's scared of her.  I love it.

And-I'm sure this one will surprise absolutely everyone here-I love Jo.  I DON'T love Jo because she was brought in as a potential love interest for Dean.  I love Jo because she's fun, smart, cute and energetic.  Alona Tal manages to make Jo a girl who very much wants to be a part of the world that constantly walks in and out of her home but is frustrated because her mother won't let her be.  When Jo and Ellen fight, it doesn't grate on me the way a lot of protective mother/rebellious daughter fights do, because it makes sense...Ellen is terrified of losing Jo with good reason, while Jo has been raised to take care of herself and knows what's out there, she just isn't allowed to do anything about it.  Jo is more than gutsy enough to be a hunter, she just doesn't have the experience.  I love her.  The fact that Alona Tal and Jensen Ackles have great chemistry and timing and that Jo and Dean are very compatible is just a great bonus.

I honestly think TPTB seriously screwed up by stating up front that Jo was a potential love interest for Dean.  I think that if they'd just introduced her and had her as a recurring character for a while and THEN decided (officially) to go the Dean/Jo route, it wouldn't have caused such an uproar with the fans.  Most of what makes them really shippy now is the chemistry between Ackles and Tal.  Even without that, though, you have really cute and fun interactions between the spunky but too young daughter of a hunter and the hardened playboy hunter who will never ever ever in a million years touch her because he's afraid of her mother.  And because he likes and respects her.

Yes, if Jo does not return, I shall be ETERNALLY BITTER FOR ALL TIME.

I also find myself rather liking Gordon, the obsessive hunter who makes me think a lot of Angel's Gunn gone very, very wrong.

I'm really liking how they seem to be focusing more of ghosts this season, specifically, how there are so many different kinds of ghosts and legends behind them...it says a lot that so many episodes can be about ghosts without seeming repetitive.

And on a final(almost) note:  I love that Sam, the guy with psychic powers and the "big destiny" is the one that, at this point, has a good chance of one day being able to just settle down and leave it all behind him.  Mind you "a good chance" means no more demons after him and being able to tell himself that it won't mean people dying, but hey, he'd be able to live a normal life(and wants to.)  Meanwhile Dean, the "normal" one hasn't a prayer of ever having a "Normal" life or leaving it all behind.  Really, the best he'll ever be able to have is someone he can be friend and partner with day to day, and maybe something more when time allows.  Like Jo.  When she's a bit older and he  at least somewhat gets over his fear of Ellen.

And I have realized I have no Supernatural icons.  I have fixed and am sharing.  These are just from the pics I've posted and one or two others, so they're rather lacking on the Sam front.  I'm sure that I will shortly embark on a huge Supernatural iconning spree and will have more Sam icons then.

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And now, a Supernatural post of relative substance

Up to ep 11 now, so some random thoughts.  This should be unspoilery if you at least have the general gist of S2's set up.

The main thing that's been standing out to me is that the biggest weakness of S1 was the near complete lack of supporting cast.  Now, Supernatural is not and should not be an ensemble show...it's a roadtrip show about  a pair of brothers who go around fighting supernatural beasties out of folklore and horror stories.  It doesn't need an ensemble cast and would be held back by one.  Throughout S1, however, I kept thinking that it really, really needed a support system...just a couple people they could go to for information, if they needed a place to rest or lie low for a couple days, etc.  Basically, I spent all of season 1 thinking they needed Ellen, Ash and Jo.

And I love them all.  Ash(please oh please oh please don't let him be the leak in the roadhouse) may be something of a generic info geek guy, but he's fun.  Ellen is a great mix of motherly instinct and behavior and tough-as-nails vet/bar-keep.  She is, honestly, the best kind of motherly influence for Sam and Dean-takes care of them and gives them affection when they need it, but never gives them an inch or lets them get away with anything, which they very much need.  And they are both absolutely terrified and in awe of her.  And Dean has admitted he's scared of her.  I love it.

And-I'm sure this one will surprise absolutely everyone here-I love Jo.  I DON'T love Jo because she was brought in as a potential love interest for Dean.  I love Jo because she's fun, smart, cute and energetic.  Alona Tal manages to make Jo a girl who very much wants to be a part of the world that constantly walks in and out of her home but is frustrated because her mother won't let her be.  When Jo and Ellen fight, it doesn't grate on me the way a lot of protective mother/rebellious daughter fights do, because it makes sense...Ellen is terrified of losing Jo with good reason, while Jo has been raised to take care of herself and knows what's out there, she just isn't allowed to do anything about it.  Jo is more than gutsy enough to be a hunter, she just doesn't have the experience.  I love her.  The fact that Alona Tal and Jensen Ackles have great chemistry and timing and that Jo and Dean are very compatible is just a great bonus.

I honestly think TPTB seriously screwed up by stating up front that Jo was a potential love interest for Dean.  I think that if they'd just introduced her and had her as a recurring character for a while and THEN decided (officially) to go the Dean/Jo route, it wouldn't have caused such an uproar with the fans.  Most of what makes them really shippy now is the chemistry between Ackles and Tal.  Even without that, though, you have really cute and fun interactions between the spunky but too young daughter of a hunter and the hardened playboy hunter who will never ever ever in a million years touch her because he's afraid of her mother.  And because he likes and respects her.

Yes, if Jo does not return, I shall be ETERNALLY BITTER FOR ALL TIME.

I also find myself rather liking Gordon, the obsessive hunter who makes me think a lot of Angel's Gunn gone very, very wrong.

I'm really liking how they seem to be focusing more of ghosts this season, specifically, how there are so many different kinds of ghosts and legends behind them...it says a lot that so many episodes can be about ghosts without seeming repetitive.

And on a final(almost) note:  I love that Sam, the guy with psychic powers and the "big destiny" is the one that, at this point, has a good chance of one day being able to just settle down and leave it all behind him.  Mind you "a good chance" means no more demons after him and being able to tell himself that it won't mean people dying, but hey, he'd be able to live a normal life(and wants to.)  Meanwhile Dean, the "normal" one hasn't a prayer of ever having a "Normal" life or leaving it all behind.  Really, the best he'll ever be able to have is someone he can be friend and partner with day to day, and maybe something more when time allows.  Like Jo.  When she's a bit older and he  at least somewhat gets over his fear of Ellen.

And I have realized I have no Supernatural icons.  I have fixed and am sharing.  These are just from the pics I've posted and one or two others, so they're rather lacking on the Sam front.  I'm sure that I will shortly embark on a huge Supernatural iconning spree and will have more Sam icons then.

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