#watch notes

poor Tove

getting very close there Eyk, Maura.

Daniel is a void and I want to touch the growths

Clemence and Tove are great... the billowy top, tight trousers and red boots is wonderful

Olek my beloved

more questions than answers

Krester's cross :(

love the two priests talking

Mrs Wilson touched the growths

Tove and Krestors trauma and sibling hood is so entwined I love it

love the lamps

I want to sit in the cupboard

"we're all mad here" yep

asshole... Poor Tove and confused Clemence, love the priesthood hitting the books and getting very confused... happy anniversary Daniel and Maura... love this song

episode seven

Dark flashbacks (they do like their back shots)

Sailing a boat is simple grab the wheel and keep it as steady as possible

the acting for Mrs Wilson being scared is great

Down the well into the blood covered snow = fun

if you listen carefully you can detect Elliot's welsh accent

snogging... must be nice

love the device noises

if i don't see it nothing happens

Tove and Franz had a very sweet piano theme just then

cool shot of going into the archives

strange music choice again

episode eight

thank you Netflix subtitles for specifying whose scuttling... such heartwarming conversation why the heck am I thinking of Peter Pan?

I love hugs and confused looks

yay let's split up... again... wonderful red lights... poor Elliot

love seeing the memories and loved ones showing them the way

love the ring

ooh space ship

I'm sorry that this is mostly a comparison to my dnd characters but I'm so hyperfixated on them that I can't ignore the similarities. Like--

(and her DM-assigned color is red, which doesn't help)

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*SPOILERS*

Watch notes by episode

Episode 1

Make that 3 minutes and I'm already on the brink--

FUCKING OH MY GOD VI ALSO HAS A THING ON HER NECK. I knew my idea for Leo wasn't all that original but AHSHZJF

OH MY GOD THIS SHOW IS BEAUTIFUL

OKAY, BUT THE "Just get born lucky." DID NOT HAVE TO HIT SO ON THE NOSE XHFBSVCBA

Powder reminds me of the way I wanted to write Maggie :(

Oh god Vi reminds me of teen Leo and she's just as protective of her sister(s)

Episode 2

YOOOO I love how they introduce characters! THAT'S COOL

Oh this is some enemies to lovers shit isn't it

Ayyy fuck the enforcers

WAIT I MADE A CHARACTER THAT LOOKED SO SIMILAR TO COUNSELOR MEDARDA FOR AN ORIGINAL STORY.

God that one woman that confronted Vander gives me Maria energy. Fuck em up sweetie.

God I love Ekko

I-- is this series anti-cap??? :)

god i love the way those tentacles are drawn

Love how Deckard just *chug chug chug*

VI. VI YOU DIDN'T. I MEAN OF COURSE YOU DID BUT YOU DIDN'T.

Episode 3

Oh thank god, Vander.

WAIT. I KNEW THINGS WERE GOING TO GO DOWN FAST BUT NOT THAT FAST

Oh Ekko :(( poor sweet boy

O H F U C K.

God I love Vander and Silco's dynamic

OH GOD NO.

I kinda figured she would, tbh

"I'll find you. I promise." OKAY. IT'S OFFICIAL. I'M CRYING.

Oh, Powder, baby.

KNEES WEAK PALMS SWEATY

I just realized Deckard looks like Lance lmao

[I literally just held my hands to my mouth for the rest of the episode]

This is the kind of shit I would write and it's come back to haunt me. There's so many similarities between Leo and Violet and Powder and Maggie. I can't unsee it.... aanndd my DM probably sees them too. Fuck.

I still L O V E this series on it's own though. It's STUNNING.

Episode 4

Oh the politics. I'm here for this shit

Episode 5

God I'm so gay for that opening

OOOOH the animation of the spiralinggg

Oh my god this is some enemies to lovers shit huh

HAH. I love the Caitlyn/old person parallel

OKAY I CAN'T FORGIVE THE CROW WHAT THE FUCK

God I love the shady politics to high-class music

OH GOD I'M SOOOO GAY

Woah. I love the show of choice vs action

ooooooohhhh spicy, Mel

Bro I feel for you :(( A dying man's life work. Oh baby :((

OH MY GOD THE PARALLEEELLSSSSS!! I LOVE IIITT

OW. That baptism hit right in the religious trauma

Goddamnit Vi, I mean me too but godamnit

Episode 6

I LOVE RIO SHE'S SO CUTE

ooooh, that was an egg straight out of food wars

🥺

:((( Viktor honey....

VIKTOR. HONEY. 0__0

Jinx, I love you but wow you need so much therapy

o fuc, O FUCK

Idk if my heart can take this

God, this series and kids--

Damn, the professor based

:(((( damn, prof

GOD THAT FLARE. I'M SOBBING.

God, Leo is the same, Vi. She just wanted to get her sisters out of the cult and live the life they took from their family. She never wanted anything to do with artifacts or some higher purpose :((

Episode 7

oooohhh the gloooww

Daammnnn who were the live models for this show? The animation is all so smooth

THE DRUG REFERENCE

oh god, even the border parallels

ooohh choosing between the wifey and the best friend, classic

Oh thank god, for a second I thought Ekko died

JINX, HONEY--

istg the only reason I haven't shed a physical tear is the trauma I'M FUCKING CRYING ON THE INSIDE THOUGH

Episode 8

WAS THAT A REAL WOMAN ACTING???

OH FUCK SHE STRAIGHT UP DECAPITATED HER

OH GOD NO. OH FUCK.

Oh god I don't know if I can watch this...

I kinda like the father/daughter relationship between Silco and Jinx

WHO IS THIS HOWL-LOOKING-ASS

: ( I just want them to be happy

GOD. MRS. MEDARDA. NO.

I swear to god my heart has not stopped aching this entire time

*aches in lesbian*

VIKTOR!!! RUN BABY RUN!!

OH FUCK!!! SHE DEAD!!!

DAAMMNNN FUCK EM UUUUUUP

OH GOD WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE KIDS

Oh no... Jinx...

GOD, WE'RE SO CLOSE, PLEASE DON'T KILL THE LESBIAN

Episode 9

God. Yes. Please. The parallels!

Look at these two broken men at the edge of the world.

Holy shit. The literal cuts on that woman :0

"Damn, these conflicts personal! I like it :)" She later regretted that

I literally sobbed, tears and all at the end. That shit broke me. I'm gonna need a hot minute....

woo, finally live watching an episode! Let’s do this!

wow you gave it away so fast Manfred lmao

I can already tell this is going to be an intense episode. They’re gonna try to get Fiji’s butterfly back, which they most likely will do since she’s a main character and they’re not gonna make her bad forever. 

Patience’s accent is... interesting...

entirely unrelated to everything going on but I love Patience and Fiji’s flowy dresses

Listen I know they’re trying to make me feel bad for Joe but... I don’t... at all...

Hmmm, so this painting and the woman in it seems like it’ll be key. Interestng... Oh damn, hello... 

It’s probably not a good idea but he should do it anyway lmao

what the hell is that thing??

Ohhhhhhhh, she’s Delilah, that makes sense.

Olivia is so done with this witch I’m crying

Hypatia.... yikes, Patience is way better lol

Ohhhhhhhhhh so she was pissed they were getting married. Hm. 

oh. oh no. oh gross. no pls. ew. yo that’s your brother don’t do that. ew.

OH. what is this, a fucking witch soap opera?

i would lke this to stop now pls

ew what the fuck gross

Ohhhhhhh, so that’s why the curse. Gotcha. 

Um. Leave Chuy where he is pls. 

Is he a ghost or did Fiji bring him back to life?

yeah, I don’t know why you expected that to go well joe

“Hexennacht sucks” lmao

“if we want him to survive we can’t make any mistakes” uM YIKES

Well that’s... not good...

This is, uh... not good...

I’m crying the next episode is titled “Yasss Queen” so I guess we know how this is going lmao

why has not one of these people gone “yo but that was your brother tho that’s fuckin gross” like what

well this is awkward

so I’m guessing it’s up to Kai and the Delilahs, and maybe Liv, Lem, Bobo and Joe, if they can get away.

Oof. 

Long post ahead! Focused mostly on the destiel moments, because have you met me? I got to watch live tonight (yay!) so I actually had some time to type stuff up...

THE REUNION:

Dean standing there completely and utterly frozen like if he blinks or breathes, Cas is going to disappear. Cas looking everywhere but at Dean.

“I don’t even know what to say,” says Sam.

“I do,” Dean says, as he walks slowly towards Cas, a cross lit up behind him, and romantic music swelling in the background. The same music that changes tone for the Sam/Cas hug because something is different. It’s maybe even a little ominous sounding for the Sam/Cas hug. Foreshadowing perhaps?

“Welcome home, pal.”  Pal? Really, Dean? REALLY?! *eyeroll*

THE HUG. Dean’s grimace, and that little smile. Cas’s slow double blink as Dean hugs him. Misha’s no Jensen, but he’s quite good with micro-expressions too, because that blink Cas does? I’ve seen that before.

Compare this (from idjitlovespie):

With this (from canon spn gifs):

It’s Cas’s tell when he’s feeling a strong emotion, or startled, or can’t quite believe something’s happening and fuck am I here for it.

“Too damn long,” says Dean, with actual tears in his eyes.

Yes, yes, YES!!!! says me. 

(Also, I’m a little confused, because I thought Cas wasn’t supposed to remember The Empty. My 13x05 coda for last week specifically addressed this after it was brought to my attention. Nobody listen to Misha ever, he’s a lying liar :P )

THE BUNKER:

THREE different hugs for Cas in one episode is still not enough. Hug him always. Please.

“Watch this! I can move the pencil.” He’s so CUTE. ARRGH. Jack is adorable and precious and I can’t take it. I CAN’T TAKE IT.

Dodge City. Dean’s a dork. And Cas know’s all about it with that knowing look.

Two salty hunters, one half-angel kid, and a dude who just came back from the dead again. Team Free Will 2.0. HERE WE GO.

THE STAMPEDE MOTEL:

They brought costumes… and Dean has a hat box!

The Wild Bill Suite! Dean, you gigantic bisexual dork, checking out all the cowboys on the wall. Hey-oh!

“He really likes cowboys” “Yes, yes he does.” Cas could not be more the long-suffering spouse in this instant if he tried.

Aw, look at my boys, bonding over their lack of sleep.

Sam spotting that Dean’s in a good mood now all of a sudden. The unspoken implication there is of course, that their mom is still missing. Curious, isn’t it, Sam?

Cas = A pretty damn big win. Oh look, he spelled it out with his words in actual text. What the hell is happening right now?!

Cas and Jack bonding is so perfect. They’re both so good and pure!

Look at Dean all soft and snoring and perfectly relaxed and OH NO GUN! Coffee first. And then the glare Cas gives Dean? HA.  “I told you, he’s an angry sleeper. Like a bear.”

Okay, let’s break this down. We know canonically that Cas has watched Dean sleep. What we’ve now had confirmed, is that he’s also woken Dean up from sleeping. And if he knows that Dean wakes up like a grumpy old bear when he’s startled, how many times has he done this? And with that knowledge, how does Cas wake Dean up? I have a mighty need to see soft and gentle good morning murmurs between these two.

Also! Cas plunking his ass back down to wait for Dean to finish his coffee with no words exchanged. Gah. Give me all the domestic destiel. All of it. 

 THE COWBOY SCENE:

I laughed so hard on first watch of this I had to go back because I didn’t even catch any of the dialogue. Dorky, bickering hunter husbands. Yes please! 

I don’t have a lot of notes for this scene, even on a second watch, because it was still just too much to take in. So I’m just going to sit here and think about Dean and Cas watching movies together, Cas giving in and watching the bad ones because they make Dean happy. Dean being happy that Cas is back, not because he can zap them places, or bring a man back from the dead, but because he’s the weird, dorky little angel he loves who watches stupid movies, deadpans the lines, and still doesn’t blend in, but goes along with the costumes all the same, because Dean asked him to.

 THE MORGUE:

The undertaker is pretty… Sam thinks so too. Aww, and you just know that if Jack hadn’t been there they would have talked and bonded over Amanda Palmer. 

Her boyfriend is a colossal, abusive dick though. Blech.

 THE SHOOTOUT:

Poor Jack. Why can’t Cas bring the bank guy back? I’m confused…

Can everyone stop almost hitting Dean with cars while he’s trying to chase bad guys? That’d be great.

 THE PURSUIT:

Dean: “Aw hell.” I laughed so fucking hard at this. “Mnh- nope. I don’t wanna.”

Dean going headfirst down a dirty hole, grunting and sputtering…

 THE CAR:

Baby has gone with Sam, and Cas, and Jack. Which is probably for the best, because a few scenes back, Dean just left her parked in the middle of the goddamned road. I was horribly offended for her.

Cas: “It’s a mistake. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be better. Do better. I believe that. I have to believe that.” OOF.

 THE KILL SHOT:

I find it interesting that last episode Dean was ready to die and ready to pull the trigger himself. This episode? At gunpoint? Dean’s doing everything he can to draw attention from the innocent in the room, but he’s also plotting, and planning, and doing everything he can to live. Because, oh hey, he has something to live for again.

There’s also a marked difference between how Dean talks to the deputy here and how he talks to Sheriff Barker in 13x01. Here, Dean’s trying to preserve some of the illusion. With Sheriff Barker he was absolutely all out of fucks, and it was so atypical for Dean to just blurt everything out like that.

 FINAL THOUGHTS: