11X21 | All in the Family | Discussion. - Page 2

This is going to be lengthy. Anyone willing to read, brace yourselves.

I'll have to start off by saying that like many folks around here, Supernatural is so much more than just a show to me and is very close to my heart. Its not just a piece of fiction on tv but pretty much like a beloved person in my life who I'd care the world about. 11 seasons in and I always chose to stick to the show no matter how crappy it got at times but never I have ever felt so disturbed and reached a point where I'd go, I don't know if I like this show anymore'. I have loved this show for as long as its been here. Loving the show, supporting it and actually being able to like the show from story perspective are two different things.

I know I am in till the end, for as long as the show is meant to be even if they dish us out atrocity in the name of story. That's my support and love for the show but being able to like what they come up with is certainly not a compulsion I am to abide by. As viewers, we surely can appreciate something we like and criticize what we don't. What the makers do with their product at the end of the day is their call because the show is theirs, not ours.

The following is mostly in regards to the last two episodes, 11X20 (Don't call me Shurley) and 11X21 (All in the Family).

1) The God matter : Firstly, the Bi God matter. I didn't find it okay and I still don't find it okay even though I gave myself time to be able to grasp it before finally writing this down. And no, this doesn't stem from homophobia, personal preferences or religious beliefs. Had that been the case, I couldn't have watched this show for 11 seasons now. This is to put it out there clearly that I understand the difference between 'fiction' and 'non-fiction', between what's really just a piece of writing on paper and what really matters in the world out there in life. (FYI, Charlie's one of my most favourite characters ever) It
is because this show wasn't ever aimed at any section of society, it wasn't ever meant to preach, regard or disregard faith, beliefs or personal preference or to pass judgements. It wasn't aimed at being progressive or regressive about certain ideals, practices or norms. I didn't understand the need to define God's gender or sexuality. Because even if its happens to be the God of SPN, it is not just any character or any person we're talking about here. Its God, still omniscient, still gender-neutral, still all powerful.

Sure, God chose Chuck to be his meat suit and experience human life. But does he actually need to experience human life? Did it require him to establish his gender or personal preferences? If the idea is to make it as human, as flawed and as realistic as possible then I'm not sure how well its working. Or may be, it is. For me? Not really. Because that diminishes the very line that distinguishes God from humans. God doesn't need to eat, cloth, sleep, mate and live though all kind of human experiences there are. For a very simple reason that he's the one who created everything. The whole idea of it and its implementations seems extraneous to me. If God made the world and he's the creator and the human kind is his creation then, its as good as a parent mating with their own kids. That's my interpretation (you don't agree with it or to even make sense of it) and it seemed unpleasant to say the least. People might be okay with it but personally, I am not. Chuck could still have been revealed as God without having to do any of the labelling.

I always wanted the mystery around God to remain one and never wanted God to make an appearance in a flesh-bone character. To many his appearance on the show may have been long over due but I'd rather not watch him at all onscreen than watch the kind of impulsive and premature entry that he was given. (I remember how Death and Horsemens and other biggies were introduced to the show and it still gives me chills whenever I re-watch the episodes) I expected this character to get a chance to be able to explain himself too just like many others did on the show. I perfectly understand that the God of SPN isn't exactly admirable or worthy of praise/worship. But the parallels between God and his archangels, John and Sam-Dean, the whole absentee fathers-children made me reason that just way John wasn't a perfect father but always tried to do his best, even God would have had his own reasons, failures and short comings.

I thought I'd eventually begin to understand God and his reasons for continued absence and abandonment of his creation, that he feels responsible for what has been happening, that he'd reason me to believe that just as the mankind disappointed him, he disappointed mankind too but he still always meant well. He did explain himself in these two episodes but I somehow couldn't connect. Chuck, as God (Don't mistake it as Rob, I mean specifically the character) now appears to be this lost, confused and depressed soul who doesn't give a damn about anything. I thought I'd be able to look at him the same way I do at Sam-Dean. The kind that are flawed and imperfect but are essentially saviours, warriors and heroes. He's going to sacrifice himself, yes, that's supposed to make me feel empathetic but honestly, I don't quite feel much.

And now in 11X21, I could sense these shades of manipulation in him, he almost played blame games, did his best to shift the burden of guilt on Winchesters/human kind alone. So, who and what exactly is God? Is he good? Is he bad? If he too is a grey shaded and human-like, like everyone else then what sets him apart from humans? Just that he's got powers no one else can match up to? Then he's not 'God' at all. All I can understand about him is, he's being reduced to just another 'supernatural entity' on the show when he should have been the most might and powerful entity on the show.

Everything substantial and crucial about the past two episodes, from the writing to its execution seems rather bland, forceful and flat to me. The arcs they have set are huge, they're big game players involved (Amara, Lucifer, Crowely, Rowena, Metatron, Castiel, Sam-Dean and God himself), they couldn't have had a better set up and plots but somehow, it all just appears a giant mess. This was supposed to be HUGE but it doesn't hit the right notes and comes across as undeveloped and ill-conceived. God was possibly their only and biggest trump card and if they're going to exhaust their most powerful characters (God and Amara), with more seasons ahead, I doubt what could they possibly bring on.

I was pretty excited about this season as had it been going exceedingly well but the past two episodes have disappointed me and dampened my spirits.

I'm going to follow this up with couple of more posts, anyone who actually had the patience to read this out, thank you for putting up with me. <3 I obviously don't expect anyone to agree with me but just don't mistake this as a hateful/bashing post. It is just me letting my thoughts out of my system. (:

PS All opinions/views are respected. I don't intend to hurt or offend anyone's sentiments. If this post does that by any chance, my apologies. Peace.