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Supernatural 10x22 "The Prisoner" Reaction

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Elisia

i love and hate this episode so much. It is so well done, from an acting and writing point of view, from how it was shot, and directed... but omg it is painful as a viewer who loves these boys. I think what gets me for this penultimate is that, for the most part, our penultimates are usually more... optimistic? There is a sense of dread for the finale, but usually it is left on a sense of... purpose, or triumph, or at least preparedness. There is usually unity with the boys, and comfort in each other as they brace for whatever is about to happen in the finale. But here... everybody is fractured, and separated. Dean is losing the fight against the mark, Cas is alone and beaten down (literally), and Sam is drowning in desperation, and fear, and you can see how he is a little brother in over his head, not knowing what to do but trying to do the right thing and watching it blow up in his face. There is such a hopelessness here, a sense of loss already, that is so hard to watch. But it is just as powerful a hook for the finale I think as any other penultimate and honestly, the next episode is so freaking fantastic that this is arguably one of the best endings to a season Supernatural has. That being said, personally I am excited that season 10 is drawing to a close, because season 11 is my absolute favorite season in the entire show, and I cannot wait to your reactions! There are some just outstanding storylines and episodes coming up

Thomas Corp

My brother and I discussed that once or twice: the idea that great storytelling and/or filmmaking doesn’t always equate to something having the highest amount of entertainment value. There are times when you don’t mind that much. Here it is quite painful. You point out what I felt with this episode that everything is just so overwhelmingly dismal and depressing; there just really is no light or hope to hold onto in this. About the only real positive, and I know it’s not meant to be positive, is Crowley fully embracing the full POWER of the Dark Side again. That made me very happy to see it. Again, I know the show doesn’t intend that to be positive and it speaks more to how I love the villains in everything more often than not. An exception is the House of Frankenstein here as I do NOT like them. Which is an inevitable response when they kill Charlie. This whole thing is, as you say, a strong hook leading to the finale, I’ll give it points for that.

Elisia

i loved Crowley’s turn this episode… His flaunting his power, his talk about how he is reminded about who he is, his threats/mocking having Sam’s life in his hands… just absolutely phenomenal. But what I personally loved about that part of this episode the most was more so Sam in that situation. I think a lot of people tend to forget just how awful Crowley has actually been to the boys, Sam in particular. He tried to trap Sam in Hell/Purgatory when he killed Arjay during the second trial, he killed Sarah, he lead the boys to the mission that killed Ellen and Jo, he screwed Sam over after Dean was taken to Purgatory, he flaunted Sam’s soullessness and manipulated the situation to make it seem like a) he could recover Sam’s soul and b) Sam was his hostage because of it, and then, when Sam needed his brother desperately, after his hands killed Kevin, Crowley took Dean at his lowest and manipulated him into this situation in the first place. I liked that Sam held Crowley accountable and reminded both himself, and us as viewers that Crowley is a villain. Crowley is a monster. And it isnt positive, as you said, but it is such a powerful scene for both of them regardless. I like that Supernatural is a show that isnt afraid to let things be bleak and dysmal and hopeless. I like that they are able to embrace the equally powerful, meaningful stories that you can get, even without the “happily ever after”. A lot of shows feel like they have to balance out all the darkness all the time, but Supernatural is not afraid at all to let you drown in the bad and the evil for a while. It’s incredible storytelling