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.
Finally watched 13×15, and @gyhldeptis hit the nail on the head during the shoot out scene. Someone watched The Boondock Saints and thought it would make a fantastic episode.
I know there was a commerical break separating the two scenes, which is really unfortunate, but I’m surprised I haven’t seen a post about the fact that what got Lucifer’s foot in the door with the rest of the angels was the PROMISE THAT HE COULD RESTORE THEIR WINGS.
AND THEN THE VERY NEXT SHOT WAS DONATELLO’S PILE OF SKELETONIZED CHICKEN WINGS.
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