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sylvia_bond You can read my review of the Supernatural episode "Long Distance Call" at pinkraygun.com. Thank you!
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However, Wardrobe needs to realize that Sam is now a strapping tall lad with pecs out to there and shoulders as wide as an axe handle. We’ve seen the pictures. He can pound nails with his neck. He can decapitate a vampire man with a piece of wire and his bare hands. To pretend otherwise is to attempt to ignore the changes that Sam has gone through. To expect the audience to ignore the changes as well is to do us a disservice. We’re not blind. Oh, we’d happily go blind staring at Sam’s physique, yes indeed. But we’re not blind. (Plus, if Show wants Sam to look young and harmless? Then they need to bring back The Bangs. Get Makeup involved and check out pics of Season One. Now there, you got you some classic Samhair. With bangs.)
Hands, in pockets:
An excerpt:
However, Wardrobe needs to realize that Sam is now a strapping tall lad with pecs out to there and shoulders as wide as an axe handle. We’ve seen the pictures. He can pound nails with his neck. He can decapitate a vampire man with a piece of wire and his bare hands. To pretend otherwise is to attempt to ignore the changes that Sam has gone through. To expect the audience to ignore the changes as well is to do us a disservice. We’re not blind. Oh, we’d happily go blind staring at Sam’s physique, yes indeed. But we’re not blind. (Plus, if Show wants Sam to look young and harmless? Then they need to bring back The Bangs. Get Makeup involved and check out pics of Season One. Now there, you got you some classic Samhair. With bangs.)
Hands, in pockets:
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Date: 2008-05-12 09:10 am (UTC)LOL
Oh no, nothing official. I just had a dozen people write me with the theory that the boys rent suits in each town they are in. That counts as valid in my book!
Ok, I'll go with that theory from now on!
He has outgrown them, yes, and he'll never be that sweet and innocent again, which begs the question as to why they dressed him like it was Season One?
I think it has something to do with his mental attitude towards hunting and his plans of how to live his life. Back in S1, all he wanted was to stay away from anything involving hunting and have a normal/safe life. You could say that normal people are innocent when it comes to the supernatural, so he fit in. Plus, back then he was relying heavily on Dean to sort everything out (I'm not talking about research here, I mean the huge swamp that was suddenly his life) and he looked kind of helpless when Dean wasn't around. It was as if he had 'younger brother' visibly tattoed on his forehead. Pretty much all that counted for him was what he wanted, just like it is with kids. His attitude changed in the beginning of S2 and from there on he has constantly become rougher around the edges. (The first time I didn't find him just cute and sweet but really attractive was in Nightshifter, when he took out the SWAT team. Holy cow!) He's not just the kid brother anymore, he's grown up and competent on his own.
Yeah, someone else also pointed out to me that Dean had a cell phone so it wasn't imperative that he stay at the motel by himself,
*headdesk* I completely missed that. I just thought he could have gone with Sam and gotten the call later. (Not that he would have wanted that, but Sam can be very convincing once he tries.)
Dangit! I'm willing to go back and watch this one again, now that I don't have a deadline over my head.
Watch it when you're in a good mood and maybe you'll like it, too. :)
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Date: 2008-05-12 04:55 pm (UTC)I think it has something to do with his mental attitude towards hunting and his plans of how to live his life. Back in S1, all he wanted was to stay away from anything involving hunting and have a normal/safe life. You could say that normal people are innocent when it comes to the supernatural, so he fit in. Plus, back then he was relying heavily on Dean to sort everything out (I'm not talking about research here, I mean the huge swamp that was suddenly his life) and he looked kind of helpless when Dean wasn't around. It was as if he had 'younger brother' visibly tattoed on his forehead. Pretty much all that counted for him was what he wanted, just like it is with kids. His attitude changed in the beginning of S2 and from there on he has constantly become rougher around the edges. (The first time I didn't find him just cute and sweet but really attractive was in Nightshifter, when he took out the SWAT team. Holy cow!) He's not just the kid brother anymore, he's grown up and competent on his own.
Of course, I agree with you completely - in Season three he's all grown up. Why, then, is Wardrobe still dressing him like he's in Season one? It seems to me that that's what they are trying to do, keep him small and young, when from our perspective, Sam's gone way beyond that in experience.
Yeah, someone else also pointed out to me that Dean had a cell phone so it wasn't imperative that he stay at the motel by himself,
*headdesk* I completely missed that. I just thought he could have gone with Sam and gotten the call later. (Not that he would have wanted that, but Sam can be very convincing once he tries.)
He should have gone with Sam, and Sam should have insisted!
Dangit! I'm willing to go back and watch this one again, now that I don't have a deadline over my head.
Watch it when you're in a good mood and maybe you'll like it, too. :)
I think I will, this summer, when I'm desperate. ; )
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Date: 2008-05-12 08:36 pm (UTC)Uh, I totally misunderstood your question.* I got it now. Let me think about it. If I'm not mistaken the only clothes he still has from S1 are his jackets. He has moved from sneakers to boots and I don't think we have seen him in a hoodie after Nightshifter (which is a shame, he wears hoodies so well). He seems to prefer the pink shirt now. :) So overall, I'd say it's the jackets that interfere with his grown up appearance, and you are right, they need to go. He looked like a teenager when he dragged the chick's little brother off the road. As to why Wardrobe keeps the jackets - I have no idea. The only thing I can think of is that they want to make him look younger than Dean, which he doesn't necessarily do anymore.
*note to self: do not read porn before trying to answer important questions!
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Date: 2008-05-12 09:00 pm (UTC)Uh, I totally misunderstood your question.* I got it now. Let me think about it. If I'm not mistaken the only clothes he still has from S1 are his jackets. He has moved from sneakers to boots and I don't think we have seen him in a hoodie after Nightshifter (which is a shame, he wears hoodies so well). He seems to prefer the pink shirt now. :) So overall, I'd say it's the jackets that interfere with his grown up appearance, and you are right, they need to go. He looked like a teenager when he dragged the chick's little brother off the road. As to why Wardrobe keeps the jackets - I have no idea. The only thing I can think of is that they want to make him look younger than Dean, which he doesn't necessarily do anymore.
Exactly. It's a loosing battle at this point, considering how much Padalecki seems to have been working out. The clever thing to do would be to just GO with it and what a lovely turnaround that would be - that little brother is now more powerful in all ways than the elder! (I'm still convinced that they let the seams out of the brown jacket because there's NO way it would still fit him if they did not.)
*note to self: do not read porn before trying to answer important questions!
Good porn? Then I'd say it was well worth it!