A Celebration of Teenwolf

At the end of that movie I think it was called Seven with Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, the Native American dude is describing how Brad Pitt's character died in a fight with a bear.
"It was a good death," he said.
For some reason that phrase has stayed with me, and I got to say it for Teenwolf.
"It was a good end."

"You're not a monster, you're a werewolf, like me."

Didn't your heart just melt into tiny puddles of love and nostalgia when he said that? I mean...that phrase is like the essence of Teenwolf no? You can't help what your outside does, what you look like, what you are, but you can choose who to be.
And with so many actual monsters disguised as people in the world today, the whole series was such a refreshing take on personal integrity and growth and what it means to have an internal compass all of your own which you follow regardless of what everyone else is doing. *puts hand on heart* Bless.
This was the most satisfying series finale I have ever watched. It didn't leave me dissatisfied or distressed, nobody even died. That was a first I think. There were no cop-outs. I hate cop-outs. Most series finales are cop-outs.
Yay Jeff Davis - you did an exemplary job.
What were the highlights you ask?
Well for me the whole thing was a highlight.
The things that made my heart skip a beat was.
1. VOID STYLES.
I repeat.
Void Styles made an appearance.

I mean...
And then we got to learn what Scott is most afraid of.
Of course, it was the nogitsune! It took not one but two of Scott's friends. It almost killed Stiles and it sure did kill Alison. Of course, he felt like he let his friends down. He is a huge believer in saving EVERYBODY. I bet he'd even try to save Gerard if he thought he could.
Speaking of Gerard, body or he's not dead. Same thing with that daughter of his. Talk about two people who just won't die.
2. Derek Hale
More like my knees were weak and I sighed like an eighteenth-century English Rose. because gat damn! That man was born to be a werewolf and bare his teeth and fight. Just damn. Also, the shape of his head is not even like, human. He is a Work. of. Art.

One thing that was kind of disappointing was the distance between #stydia.  It wasn't even the lack of a kiss as I saw people on twitter complaining about. It was the lack of closeness. I mean they managed to convey that closeness through six seasons of maybe (two?) kisses? But I get it. Dylan O'Brien's been away, he underwent a life-changing accident. He's not the same person and probably hasn't found his new rhythm yet. His new normal. His new, who am I now? So yeah, that discombitude is perceivable through the screen. I hope he keeps his friends close to help him through this.
It's been...how long? Eight years of loyalty to this series. It's taught me much - especially about obscure supernatural creatures, threefold death, what the Wild Hunt really is and other things I just might never have known. Forever grateful. Forever in my heart.
Goodbye Teenwolf.
Till we meet again.
Also maybe Jeff Davis would consider joining the Supernatural writers' room and doing the season's Big Bad. It would be interesting to see what happens.
Also the ending set up a movie perfectly so I hope y'all is looking into that.

Bloody Messiah, Music Video

Vault: Item 42 from Shaving People Punting Things on Vimeo.

So if this was on +Vevo how long do you think it'd take to get certified?
I think this is what Fader meant when they said that the +GRAMMYs have it all wrong when it comes to classifying music.
There is the music of +Empire which is just so very underrated in terms of recognition. Boom Boom Boom Boom, Bang Bang Bang Bang should have received some sort of nomination for something surely. American Music Awards? Whatever.
And this too; the song and the video are epic. And just because it was made for a TV series doesn't mean it's not good music. The Grammys do really need to expand their criteria.
Anyway, meanwhile.
Enjoy.

Teen Wolf vs. Supernatural

Bromance:

vs. 

I'm gonna say +Jensen Ackles and +Jared Padalecki win this one simply because in terms of depth and longevity, nobody can touch them. +Tyler Posey and +Dylan O'Brien as Scott and Stiles are like Season one Sam and Dean. They have a ways to go but they're getting there.

Hellhound

vs.

I think we can all agree that Sheriff Parish wins this one HANDS DOWN. Talk about dramatic! and Hawt. Damn.And the BUILD UP...

Nazi Douchebags

vs. 

Teenwolf also takes this one IMHO. A guy who is apparently boiled for like three seasons wins over the fake give blood, resurrect Hitler isht that was peddled in Supernatural. Also hot damn Mr. Nazi with the Aryan hairstyle! Also "Hitler's" German accent in Supernatural was just the struggle. And their execution was just sloppy. Sorry, Teenwolf for the win hands down.

Hunters

vs.

Sam and Dean vs. Chris Argent and his crew....hmm.We gotta break this one down further.
Okay first there are the Winchesters and then there are other hunters on Supernatural. We can all agree that they are depicted as backwoods, flannel wearing, shoot first, ask questions later, hicks.
While Chris and his crew are portrayed as ruthless, efficient, leather jacket wearing, super organised, they have a motto, the women choose the kills, impressive arsenal, tend to know exactly what they are doing, cool kids.
Who wins?
I guess if we're talking JUST Sam and Dean for Supernatural they are the clear winners because they beat everyone including Lucifer while the Argent clan of hunters has been DECIMATED.
Kitsune

vs.

I mean...

Is it even a competition?

Music

When it comes to music I think there's a tie. Supernatural introduced me to music I might otherwise never have know about. Someone say 'Beautiful Loser' (Can I get an Amen?).
Teenwolf on the other hand also features music that is not very common; some really good beats. and they tell you what the song is called and the source of the music.

Character Development
Season one Scott McCall is definitely not Season six Scott McCall. He's definitely grown and developed and prospered. Season twelve Dean still has some aspects of Season one Dean, but he's grown too. Mostly I think he's more confident in his abilities and has a more balanced view of who his father is. Sam is like a completely different person but Stiles is like...the same.
Surprises

When it comes to dealing with lore and the monsters that they feature they do tend to throw you a curve ball when you were expecting this to happen and instead something completely different happens.
That's the basis of a good story. It surprises the reader and delights them or horrifies them. Whatever it does, emotion is evoked.
In this sense, the shows are a tie.
That's why I love them both so much.

Season 12, 1 and 2

So the new season of Supernatural started with that classic thing that they've done for most seasons where 'hey, Sam and Dean are not together and they're finding their way back'...and then we get a hug.
Except they forgot the hug.
Or they couldn't find an opportunity to hug.
That actually given the storyline seems like the most likely explanation. They maybe couldn't work it in so it looks natural. And I guess if we're factoring in the fact that they parted maybe a day or two before they were reunited, or was it two weeks?

How long was Sam in captivity?
Anyway, point is, it wasn't a year or four months or a year and a half or how long it usually is. It was 'days' in supernatural world time.
Of course for us it was four or five months and we bloody well wanted that hug.

In lieu of a hug though Andrew Dabb, if that's not possible, is some super super closeness.
Thanks.

I'm really loving the return of season 1-4 Sam fucking Winchester. I swear when he pretended to cut his throat and then was fighting Toni Bevel on the stairs....
DAaammmmnnnn.
I needed a minute.
Fuck.

Wild Animal!Sam needs his own community.
I don't know what's going on with Dean though. First of all, Everyone's beating his ass. Is it the bomb he was carrying? Did it weaken him? Or is he just tired, or in shock? Something's going on with Dean Winchester and I wanna know what.
Or, I don't know, bring my badass Dean back.
The power struggle that's gonna happen between Mary and Dean Winchester is something I am looking forward to. Dean is used to being the mommy, and here comes their real mommy. Alive and well and ready to be mama. Where does that leave Dean? He's not used to being looked after. And he's used to telling everyone what to do.
He's already been unable to tell Mary what to do so much so that he actually asked Cas for help.
Dude.
Cas.
or is it Cass?
The things people choose to argue about really bore me.
This season better address the fact that Sam has no Key of Solomon on his chest. Whatever is happening there needs to be rectified, IMMEDIATELY.
Why borrow trouble when you don't need to?
Get it done Sam.
Dean.
They have to get their mother a tattoo anyway; Sam can get one too.
Anyway, I'm still very excited for this season; enjoying myself thoroughly and refusing to buy into the negativity.

Is Dean Winchester Even Human?

Yeesss, I know you think I mean in the 'oh my God, he's so unbelievably hot' way but I don't. See I'm on season four of my pre-new-season-rewatch and Dean just resurrected. His old body, like he said, would look like a 'thriller video reject' so...
That means Castiel constructed a whole new body for him.
Right?
So if his body was reconstructed, is it even human anymore. Is he even Dean or is he Dean 2.0?

Dean Winchester hasn't really died since season four if you think about it. Sure there was that time he went to purgatory...and survived a whole year there. A whole year in purgatory. For a human? How likely does it seem? And sure end of season nine he 'died' but he really didn't. He just converted to a demon. And then Sam cured him.
So two times, his body got a redo.
Could that be why Amara couldn't eat his soul? Well his soul was still Dean (original version) it was just his body which was Dean 3.0?
Going back to season 4 for a minute; when Meg was telling Dean about her sister who died, who got lost because Meg was dead...it's like foreshadowing. Or a warning. Or just 'here's basically the plot for this season if only you knew.'

I saw something on Twitter last week that blew my mind. Jared and Jensen are on the EW cover right? Really cute pics were taken all around. Now some crazy person badly photoshopped a picture of Misha into the shot; I think he was supposed to cover just Jared but ended up just looking like it was floating above them like a huge red flag of embarrassment and psychosis. This wasn't all. Someone else had photoshopped Misha's face onto Jared's in their Easter pic when they went fishing....
I mean...how crazy exactly are you people?

What the Hell is QueerBaiting?

I'm not homophobic; in fact my brother went crazy on me one time because according to him, this live and let live attitude of mine was gonna make my son gay. And how would that make me feel.
The fact that I was like "pshh" was probably not the response he was waiting on. He's not a bad person; just operating from a place of fear.
That said.
Twitter is full of some crazy homos.
Yesterday there was a hashtag TRENDING WORLDWIDE about #JKRowlingIsOverParty. So I click on the link because JK is one of my all time favorites and I find that the issue is the fact that JK said Sirius isn't gay. Like people were legit incensed because Sirius Black is a straight man and JK said so.
Let's just pause for a moment and let that sink in.
I mean, if it was the other way around? If people were upset because a certain character was said to be gay? The outcry.
The scandal it would have caused.
The allegations of homophobia!
But what? Gay people are allowed to bully others because a character is straight?
Reminded me of the great #DeanWinchesterIsGay debate of 20everyseason. Never mind how many times he himself has said he doesn't swing that way...
NO!
Dean Winchester has to be gay or we won't watch!
I personally would prefer it so much more if you didn't watch. Just toddle off and try to ruin another show.

So I was practically pushed into watching +Stranger Things by twitter,  +Jensen Ackles and +Jared Padalecki. I mean +BuzzFeed had a whole thread about how it changes your life and seriously this is the first series Jared has ever mentioned watching. And Jensen all like Danneel can't watch it unless I'm there....
After watching it I'm thinking Danneel was just trying to make her husband feel all manly and useful because seriously; not even a little bit scary, life changing or particularly mind blowing. I like Eleven; she brought the zuzgh to the series; but for some reason I kept expecting ET to show up. I'm old enough to have seen that when it came out, and whoever designed that universe definitely had that movie in mind. It's the last time I get peer pressured into watching anything though. I'm relying on myself from now on.

So I'm watching season two right? Crossroad Blues. And they're parked outside Lloyd's bar walking along the crossroad and Dean notices the flowers growing there. And HE stops and says "hey aren't those yarrow?" 

And they have this whole discussion about how Yarrow is used in rituals, especially summoning rituals.

Flashforward to season ten, 'About a Boy' when Sam finds yarrow behind the dumpster and he's all like 'Oh look, yarrow'...and Dean acts like he doesn't know what yarrow is or what it's used for...

Is it a continuity error?

Did Dean's memory get wiped when he became a demon?

Or is it his whole 'let Sam think he's the brains of this operation' thing that he has going on?

Thoughts?

Sam Fucking Winchester

I have come to realise through interactions on social media that Sam is quite the polarising character. I think that's mostly because people view +Jared Padalecki as this cuddly giant bear/baby known as Moose; and then there's Sam. And people tend to character bleed them into each other.
Sam is a bit of a sociopathic, amoral, borderline psychopathic blood addict. An honest description of him depicts a rather self centred, asshole who plays fast and loose with everyone who loves him especially his brother. It's a testament to brilliant writing and acting that even if all these things are true, we (the fans) still like Sam. The problem comes in when someone tries to deny that Sam is all these things by creating excuses for his behaviour. Like...he only got addicted to demon blood because yada yada yada.
I'll tell you why Sam got addicted to demon blood. It was because his moral compass was not around. See, on his own, Sam is a hot mess. But when he has Dean, he has a lightning rod on which to neutralise all his crazy and make him into the best version of himself. And the best version of himself is an extremely brave compassionate individual ready to go to the most extreme extremes for the people (person) he loves. He would really absolutely do anything for his brother. Anything.
But when he and his brother are separated and he is left to make his own choices; he tends to choose wrong. like100 % of the time.That's the level of their codependency.
When Dean is separated from Sam though, even though it is made to seem like he's the gung ho hunter and Sam is the reluctant one...well; Dean stops hunting when he Sam is dead/in hell. The first time Sam died, Dean was like fuck you Bobby, I'm out. The second time Sam died, Dean shacked up with Lisa. It's a weird thing considering the impression was that Sam was only hunting for Dean's sake. While I think Dean hunts so that he can keep Sam with him. Primarily.
Just watching Season 8 again, and thinking about the fact that Sam knows that Dean would never let him go. Would never let him die.
First of all, let me address something I read on tumblr about Sam 'justifying' his not looking for Dean because he lost his mind when Dean disappeared. I mean, of course he did. He had completely done this thing where he leans on Dean ever since he got his soul back. Like completely, holding nothing back. And then suddenly Dean's gone. Just. Like. That.
It wasn't hunter heroici which justified Sam. It was him offering to be the 'blood sacrifice' to close the gates of hell. It was him biting that bullet because he let Dean down and he knew it. It was him refusing to not die because he didn't want Dean to say, "You let me down again."
But here's the kicker.
Sam knows Dean.
He knows Dean would never just let him die. Just let him go. He knows that. That's why he asked him in Red Meat what he did when he thought Sam was dead. So knowing that; and having Dean tell him, if you do this you'll die. And him saying, "So?"
Well...
He knew that even if he went through with it, Dean would walk into hell if he had to to get him back. He would do whatever it took, to keep his brother. He knew this.
So what was that?
Mind games?
Sam being Sam?
Whatever it was; Sam knew it wasn't the end. And he got Dean to admit that he was the most important person in Dean's life.
win/win.
People complain that all these things make Sam look bad or whatever. But that's why we watch. We watch because this codependent, twisted up thing the brothers have fascinates all of us. That is the crux of the show. That's why we're all here. Because even with how super crazy they both are, they still manage to have this unconditional love for each other that just keeps surviving all of this...everything. If they were both vanilla little one dimensional politically correct black and white salvatorish brothers, we'd have stopped watching long ago.
So why not just enjoy it while it lasts and stop getting ulcers?