A few things about 903

[citrusjava]

Becoming human turns you into a heterosexual.

We know that some angels are sexual. Or, at least, Balthazar was. So it's not that angels just aren't sexual. Cas (maybe) wasn't. So why now? Is it a different experience of sexuality, is angel and human sexuality different? Was it different for Balthazar, or was he never actually sexual but did (or didn't) have sex for other reasons? Has the change in Cas' life made sex something he'd need or want, made it worth it for some reason even if he hasn't changed?

Not Misha's first time rocking the homeless sex appeal, by the way.

I said it when Dean and Cas trusted Ezekiel based on a name and not on recognition, and I'm saying it still - whoever is in Sam is not Ezekiel.

I take it wardrobe's been struggling with how to dress Cas, now that he's coatless, and has been settling it the only way they all agree on - shirtless. I can live with that.

Dean lied. He does that. *Tips hat at everyone from last episode's discussion*.

Oh, dear. I though they were at Denton rather than Dayton. Two young, ordinary, healthy kids, leaving Denton that late October evening, to visit a Dr. Everett Scott, ex-tutor, and now friend to both..

That was badly written.

ETA: I gotta run, but hey, I was kidding about the heterosexuality... pansexual here *waves*, I wouldn't have said that seriously... But please do keep talking about Cas not being straight, cause of the happies...

ETA: Oh! Another thing! When Cas died, did he go to heaven? Is that, perhaps, a way in for the angels? Tear out their grace, then die, then kick Metatron's ass, get resurrected, put the grace back in?

And the switches between Sam and Zeke would have been creepier and more interesting, and more fic material, had they not gone with the blue light, had it only been Jared's acting there.

Comments

[padfootie.livejournal.com]

Well, technically Cas didn't have sex with a woman, he had sex with another angel-thingy (a reaper but apparently they are related to angels?? Did I get that right? They glowed like angels when killed and the angel blade had the same effect it has on angels) who was only occupying that poor poor kind human woman who ended up being killed.
I have to say I'm not too amused by the whole woohoo I had sex comment by Cas later because he should have felt pity for poor April, right? The unwilling person trapped in the body that happened to have sex with him... - But why am I even surprised? The writers almost never cared about the perspective of the meat suits.

It doesn't really turn Cas into a heterosexual for me, though. She started kissing him, making out with him - and it was probably nice, no matter what Cas's orientation is. Maybe it was more him taking the comfort offered to him... it wasn't like he was lusting after her before that, after all. He looked at her with pretty much the same lost-puppy style that he wore when he looked the guys earlier in the episode ;-) I'm sure if a really nice guy would have offered the same kind of comfort that April offered him, he wouldn't have said no.

[killabeez.livejournal.com]

I'll be honest, I was having trouble keeping my attention on the episode, but I had a lot of feelings about Cas's sex scene, and none of them were particularly sexual. It was (for me) more about the wonder of what it's like to be human, and him feeling the kindness of someone reaching out to him when he needed it. Which made me very, very sad for him, given the way the episode played out! I was really touched by the way he acted in the afterglow. This was a terrible episode in many ways, but most of the Cas stuff worked better than it should have because of the way Misha played it. JMO.

[darkrose-9.livejournal.com]

YES. The world needs more shirtless Cas. UNF.

I'm just blown away by how vulnerable Misha is playing human!Cas. Even between 9.01 and now, he seems to have lost of lot of his, self assurance/cockyness? Very well acted.

Even though there were some dumb writing glitches - visible reapers (or is that a thing for rogue reapers, they lose some of thier powers?), and them dragging Cas all the way back to the bunker before Ezekiel demanded Dean kick him out, I was happy to see the return, for the most part, of the smart!chesters. They very efficiently hunted Cas down and got tactical info on the enemy on the way. It was really cool to see the brothers working as a team. :) (except, y'know, the part where Dean gave up and begged for Zeke's help)

So, pretty good so far, I'm happy right now.