Fantastical Musings

Okay, I cannot tell a lie, I was not the biggest fan of this episode. Like, don't get me wrong, it's still Peaky Blinders , so it's automatically better than like 90% of shows out there, but this was not its best moment. In my opinion, anyway. First of all, I am supremely annoyed by the time jump. Like, I don't mind when shows do time jumps when nothing much happens, but it seemed like a LOT happened here. First of all, Freddie died offscreen?????????? I cannot express to you how much I am NOT okay with that. I'm guessing there was some issue with the actor's contract because I can't imagine that the writers would choose to kill a major character offscreen. Like, that was so un-cool. At the very least, we earned a dramatic death scene and a wake in the Garrison! Also, it appears that Ada and Freddie were living in London. So, if they were okay with that, why did Freddie refuse to leave Birmingham in season one??? I am retroactively frustrated wit...

Wow! That ending though! Talk about a cliffhanger. I just about jumped out of my skin when that truck plowed into them ! imagine all the people in 2006 having to wait a year to find out how that ending resolved itself; I mean, I suppose it could have been potentially longer than a year because no one knew if the show would be renewed at this point. As you can probably guess, I have THOUGHTS about this episode. I mean, there was so much here to unpack, I don’t know where to start. But, before we dive in, I do think we should have a moment of silence for Bobby’s dog, which appears to have been killed by demon-Meg. Like, seriously? This was the first time there was a pet in the show, and it DIES. Not cool. I can countenance a lot of disturbing and messed up things in this show, but killing a dog is one thing I can not deal with! Anyway, let me get off my soapbox and back to the main plot. In case you need a recap, this episode starts out with the boys learning that their father has been c...

Well guys, this is it. Sam and Dean and John finally have an opportunity to kill the thing that killed Mary and Jessica. Prett-y big deal. But, of course, it wasn’t that simple. The whole time they were winding up to go into the house and get the demon, I kept thinking, “it can’t be this easy, right?” I mean, I kind of expected the finding and killing of the demon to go on for two or three seasons at least, which is why it was good(?) they didn’t end up destroying the demon. I feel like that storyline deserves a more satisfying conclusion. This was an interesting episode because we touched on a lot of plots and a lot of stuff happened, but I don’t really feel like the story arc as a whole moved a lot. This episode kind of felt like it was just setting the stage for the finale; it’s obviously important, but on its own it’s not very memorable. Basically what happens is the Winchesters get wind that the demon is going to attack another family. They’re able to figure out who it will be, an...

That episode though! Now THAT was a season finale. Wow! Just wow! If that's not a cliffhanger, I don't know what is. All I can say is Grace better not be dead. I get that maybe she and Thomas can't be together (and I don't think anyone wants to see them run off to New York together), but her death would just destroy him, and that would be painful to watch. If she is dead, I don't think they would introduce another love interest for Tommy. I think she'll be like the only woman he ever loved, like Jax and Tara in Sons of Anarchy (which apparently is my favorite show to compare this show to). Alternatively, I suppose it could be Campbell who is dead, which would be extremely satisfying. I think I've said it before, but I HATE that character, even more so now that we've seen him abuse a prostitute. I mean, we already had to lose Danny in this episode, the least the writers could do is kill Campbell. Speaking of Danny, I am HEARTBROKEN that he died...

I guess this episode aired before the Twilight craze hit America because otherwise the vampires in this episode would be sparkling. Seriously though, I found the vamps in this episode to be a little underwhelming. After watching shows like True Blood and even The Vampire Diaries (which I used to watch religiously on the CW when I was in high school; yes, I was that girl), these vampires seem a bit lame. I mean, even the Twilight vampires might have been scarier, and they were disastrously unscary. However, I get that vamps were not the important part of the episode. The important part of the episode was that 1) our boys got a magic gun and 2) we finally get to see John, Sam, and Dean hunt together, which was prettyyyyy impressive if you ask me. If they were together all the time, you can imagine that they would just be ripping through ghosts every day! We also got to see Dean stand up to their dad, which was so satisfying, especially after he criticized the way Dean was taking care...

Oh my goodness, this episode KILLED me! My heart MELTED while I was watching this. It is now a puddle of goo on the floor. There were just too many emotions! My cardiovascular system couldn't handle it all. When Tommy and Grace are in bed together, and he asks her if she'll help him, I died. Like, give that man an Emmy right now. That was such a good acting moment, I can't even describe it. When he's asking her to be part of his life, you really feel his relief at finding someone he can open up to and his anguish about all of the burdens he's carrying. It's a really powerful moment. I mean, if Grace wasn't in love with him then (although I think she was), she would have been after that! In fact, I don't know how any human being with emotions could have said no to him in that moment. Plus, that scene was just designed to make your heart flutter with the dancing and the violin music. And who didn't enjoy seeing Cillian Murphy shirtless? He's drea...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: little girl ghosts creep me out. Like, there is nothing more frightening to me in this show than the evil little girls. Which is why I found this episode to be absolutely, positively TERRIFYING. I mean, the creepy moving painting by itself would have put me over the edge. When you throw in the murderous little girl with the razor blade and the doll with human hair, I’m down for the count. Seriously, I think I covered my eyes for at least 50% of this episode. On the plus side, Sam had a love connection in this episode (cue the heart emojis). I ship him with Sarah. They are a really cute couple. I like that Sarah wants to help to track down evil spirits. If that’s not a great idea for a date night, I don’t know what is. I hope that we see Sarah in future episodes, but, somehow, I don’t think we will. All the same, I think it was important for Sam to form some sort of romantic relationship after losing Jessica. Obviously, what happened to Jessi...