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a bit more supernatural ramblings...
Oct. 17th, 2009 12:12 amI was talking with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
marshmallow in my previous post about Supernatural and it made me remember something else about the show that needs to be fixed, though it might be too late at this point.
Bobby.
Now, don't get my wrong, I find him to be amusing and he was very helpful in the first two seasons. But let's face it Bobby = Gandalf/Obi-Wan...in other words, he should be dead by now.
I don't want him to die, but as Joss always says, don't give the audience what they want, but what they need. Sam & Dean have been falling back on Bobby for 5 years now and it's just getting a bit silly. They need to grow up, they should be skilled hunters by now, and I think the only real way for them to finally have faith in themselves is for Bobby to die.
But maybe it is too late. Gandalf and Obi-Wan die pretty early on in the story. We're 5 seasons in already and Bobby is just as feisty as ever. Would killing him off now do anything but make the boys even angstier?
I can hear you now, you're saying "But Sam, maybe he is a Giles! Giles made it through all 7 seasons of Buffy!" but I don't think Bobby ever occupied the trainer position that Giles had. Bobby's relationship with Sam & Dean is much more of the mentor than a watcher.
Sorry, just watched "Sympathy for the Devil" and for a moment there, I thought they had done it, but then it was just a flesh wound and he got better. Honestly, ever single time Bobby shows up, I expect him to die horribly. Really thought it would happen last season and be part of what pushed Sam to the dark side.
How many episodes have aired so far this season? I think my DVR has them all waiting for me and if this crap weather continues, I will watch a few more this weekend and try to get caught up.
marshmallow in my previous post about Supernatural and it made me remember something else about the show that needs to be fixed, though it might be too late at this point.Bobby.
Now, don't get my wrong, I find him to be amusing and he was very helpful in the first two seasons. But let's face it Bobby = Gandalf/Obi-Wan...in other words, he should be dead by now.
I don't want him to die, but as Joss always says, don't give the audience what they want, but what they need. Sam & Dean have been falling back on Bobby for 5 years now and it's just getting a bit silly. They need to grow up, they should be skilled hunters by now, and I think the only real way for them to finally have faith in themselves is for Bobby to die.
But maybe it is too late. Gandalf and Obi-Wan die pretty early on in the story. We're 5 seasons in already and Bobby is just as feisty as ever. Would killing him off now do anything but make the boys even angstier?
I can hear you now, you're saying "But Sam, maybe he is a Giles! Giles made it through all 7 seasons of Buffy!" but I don't think Bobby ever occupied the trainer position that Giles had. Bobby's relationship with Sam & Dean is much more of the mentor than a watcher.
Sorry, just watched "Sympathy for the Devil" and for a moment there, I thought they had done it, but then it was just a flesh wound and he got better. Honestly, ever single time Bobby shows up, I expect him to die horribly. Really thought it would happen last season and be part of what pushed Sam to the dark side.
How many episodes have aired so far this season? I think my DVR has them all waiting for me and if this crap weather continues, I will watch a few more this weekend and try to get caught up.
Okay, I won't be reading this any time soon (I'm only halfway through disc 4 of season 1) but I wanted to post if for all the SPN fans on my flist. Ben Bella books are made of win. I have all their Buffy books as well as the Superman, Veronica Mars, House, and Hitchhiker's Guide collections. So great. Definitely adding this to my list when I'm caught up on SPN.
