The first thing, which is a law that must be remembered at all times, is that wings do not make sense on this show. It has taken me many hours of frustration to accept this law, yet it remains true.
If we are trying to be reasonable about angel wings on Supernatural, about how the wings interact with light vs how the light interacts with the vessel that is right there, we must in the end come to the following conclusion: angel wings are a manifestation of a nonphysical characteristic of a nonhuman entity within the mind of the viewer, which is brought to the attention other characters (and us, the viewer) via an expression of power or grace best defined as “glory”.
In other words, angel wings don’t fucking obey the laws of physics when it comes to light and they aren’t about to start now.
Let’s take a random dick pic. (Image heavy below cut).
I love everything about this, you freakin’ nerd. *smooch* Thank you for a very, very thorough breakdown. You’re awesome.
Side note: I figure if anybody’s wing-flashing is gonna be all special and extra it’s gonna be our fashion conscious Dean being possessed by a version of Michael who doesn’t bother with stairs, but instead floats down from landings to make an entrance, like he’s read too many comic books and has totally bought his own press. Also, there’s no way Dean is gonna suddenly have wings and not give Cas a run for his money in the ‘fabulous entrances’ category.
Wonderful acting from Jensen here. The “I have ‘em too” was clearly intended just to comfort Jack, with no intention to go into further detail. When Jack shows interest in Dean’s nightmares, Dean starts nervously playing with his bottle, shifts his weight repeatedly, not quite comfortable talking about it but doing it anyway because it might help Jack. He only gives away more of his story because Jack keeps asking.
It’s just so tonally different from the “I understand, I’ve been there too, now let me talk about myself on and on” scenes that Sam often has in similar situations.
Sam is just trying to relate his experiences to someone else so they can see that they’re not alone.
Jensen is a master at the cool ways you can act when a camera is all up in your face…. body language, micro-expressions, changes in vocal tone and inflection.
Has anyone brought up differences in the Spanish translation between Cas and Jack’s “I love you, I love all of you”??
*screencaps from netflix so that’s why there is no image
Cas:
Jack:
Cuz I know they have different intensities and stuff
I don’t write meta so meta writers (if this hasn’t been brought up before), have some new material
Spanish is my native language and I can confirm that the platonic and romantic “I love you” are expressed differently. “Te quiero” is a lot more friendly. This is what you tell your friends and even family. “Te amo” can be used with really close family, such as parents and siblings -though not everyone is comfortable saying “te amo” to family precisely because it’s a lot more common for romantic relationships.
The fact that the official translation gives the platonic “I love you” to Jack and the “romantic” one to Cas is very telling. The person in charge of it understood the subtext and the context of both situations. “Te amo” was for Dean… and in Spanish, that’s the highest love declaration you can make.
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