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[rivkat]

Wow, that was a waste of potentially good material, given how enraging it was. I am choosing to interpret the good days/whore line as further evidence of Dean’s depression, which has recurred from S2, since even if you change it to “monster” it’s still moral deterioration from “saving people,” which Dean is now convinced he can’t do. Likewise, Lisa makes sense to me as icon of Things Dean Can’t Have. Though it’s a bit wince-inducing to talk a bunch about deadbeat dads and then have Dean … be one. Anyway, to me, untreated depression plausibly makes Dean despair, and it’s predictably unpleasant and static to watch. So many supernatural therapists for Dean, so little supernatural Zoloft.

Have some good news: podcath did a podfic of Finders Keepers (SPN Sam/Dean AU remix)! Audiobook here; mp3 here. And beadslut did a podfic of Ex Machina (SPN gen).

Also, those of you who’ve had trouble with LJ notifications: did opening a support request help? I haven’t gotten anything in a week, and it is annoying.

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[elz]

Anyway, to me, untreated depression plausibly makes Dean despair, and it’s predictably unpleasant and static to watch. So many supernatural therapists for Dean, so little supernatural Zoloft.

Heh, indeed. I came to the conclusion during BtVS and Angel that depression just doesn't translate well to television - it's the opposite of entertaining, especially in an action/genre show. I guess the good news is that there's nothing to snap you out of a funk like a showdown with Lucifer. For a little while or permanently, depending on how that goes...

Also, those of you who’ve had trouble with LJ notifications: did opening a support request help? I haven’t gotten anything in a week, and it is annoying.

I hadn't gotten any notifications in ages, and I finally checked my settings page and discovered that they'd been turned off (and not by me). So that might be worth a look.

[rivkat]

See, I loved almost all of Buffy S6, because I liked the rage and depression--you're right, it's really hard to do, and maybe it has to click just right with the viewer, because of the interiority of the experience. I loved Dean's depression in S2, and I totally grok it in S5, but man is he hard to live with. Harder to live without, though, I expect Sam will think!

I checked my notifications pretty extensively and they all said email, but I will go back and double-check. So annoying!