Fantastical Musings

Now that was a fun episode!  I love the idea of the Small World key (although the giant spider did put a damper on things). Imagine having five foot tall gummy bears whenever you want; what could be better? Of course, I imagine giant candy would make things a little sticky, but I could deal with that. That dollhouse would also be perfect for redecorating. You could move furniture from room to room without breaking a sweat. And it's going to make cleaning up the house after that spider attack much easier! Seriously, I don't know what the Lockes are going to tell Nina about what happened to the house. It's wrecked! Plus, there's like spider goo everywhere.  All the same, I have a feeling that Bode and Jamie are going to have a lot of fun with that dollhouse. (Well, they will after the Lockes deal with all the demonic creatures running around Matheson). In terms of the rest of the episode, I was interested to see how Erin reacted to being back at Key House. I'm unsure ...

Now, THAT was a good cliffhanger!  You have to feel for Erin in this episode. Imagine being trapped in your own head for twenty years and missing half your life! Where would you even go from there? How would you restart your life? Setting the magic keys and demon monsters aside, it's a lot to process!  However, I'm obviously glad that she's out of her own head now. I think she's going to be a real asset to the Locke kids in figuring everything out and revealing that Gabe is Dodge and all that jazz. The kids in Rendell's time seemed much more serious about magic than our current protagonists.  I'm actually kind of shocked that the Lockes never considered going into Erin's head before. I mean, Dodge thought of it pretty quick. But better late than never! I'm looking forward to seeing where this plot line goes.  As you can probably tell, I really enjoyed this episode. I feel like we're really getting into the meat of the season, whereas the previous epi...

Now, I'm not usually one for teen dramas (well, aside from The Vampire Diaries ), but I have to admit that I'm really enjoying Netflix's new-ish original series  Locke & Key. I mean, magical keys and well monsters? It's a pretty original premise. And, although I could do without the teen relationship drama and moodiness, it's a creative show with interesting plots and fantastic special effects. What else can you ask for? In case you need a recap,  Locke & Key  follows a family that returns to their ancestral home after their father is murdered. While settling in to their new home in New England, the Locke family discovers their family's long history with magical keys, and many magical trails and tribulations ensue. I recently finished watching season one of the show, so I was glad to see that a second season had been recently released.  So far, I have to say that season two is off to a good start. I thought that season one had a slow start, so I was deli...

Well, that was an unusually happy and peaceful season finale for Supernatural ! Here I was expecting violence and explosions and the slow death of the planet as the sun extinguished, and all we got was a twisting spiral of light and darkness rising into the sky! Some might be underwhelmed, but I can’t say that I was disappointed. I actually found this to be a very fitting end to season eleven. It was calm and moving and just beautiful overall. First of all, I love that the answer to the whole darkness, end-of-the-world problem was family. What an elegant solution! I wish God and Amara had figured that out before hundreds of people died in this season, but we’ll set that aside. It was really moving to see Dean argue against revenge and in favor of forgiveness and sticking with your family. It was such a lovely moment! I also enjoyed Amara’s slow realization that the world is in fact beautiful and worth saving. We so rarely get to see “villains” on Supernatural develop such a rounded an...

Okay Supernatural , you can’t just end an episode with all the characters staring at the sky, and then not show us what’s going on! That’s like the worst kind of cliff hanger. But, I guess it’s incentive to watch the next episode real quick and in a hurry! Seriously though, this was an excellent episode. I mean, Amara has basically defeated God and all his allies at this point and all of creation might be about to end. Plus, it looks like Lucifer is actually dead. How could it possibly be more dramatic? Talk about setting things up for the finale! Despite the fact that nothing worked to defeat Amara, I was pretty impressed that Lucifer and the Winchesters were able to convince witches, angels, and demons to participate in battling the Darkness. That being said, I think the witches would have been better served by going into the past, as Rowena suggested. I think getting their faces burned off by Amara’s power was a pretty poor return on their investment. Also, I liked Clea! I’m disappo...

Okay, now THIS was a great episode! This season is really starting to get exciting. First of all, I love Donatello. He is a fantastic character! Plus, I always like when the Winchesters can turn a skeptic into a believer in the supernatural. It’s refreshing. Plus, we may have seen the last of Metatron in this episode. I’ve been waiting for the show to kill off Metatron for a few seasons now (seriously, could there be a more annoying character?), so excuse me while I do a happy dance because we might not have to deal with him ever again! Wouldn’t that be fantastic? Don’t get me wrong, I do think that Metatron was very noble and brave in this episode, and he went out the right way if he’s dead. However, in my eyes, he’s an irredeemable character. It’s as simple as that. Speaking of Metatron, his quest to rescue Lucifer with Sam, Dean, and Donatello was great television. I never thought I’d feel bad for Lucifer, but I was really glad that the Winchesters were able to get him out of Amara’...

I don’t want to give myself too many props, but I always kind of suspected that Chuck was God. I mean, there was obviously something about him that was different, and his sudden disappearance and reappearance was suspicious. That being said, I have some quibbles about Chuck’s behavior as God. I mean, I think that’s kind of the point of the episode, right? No one wants or expects God to act in such a vain or narcissistic manner. (Although, I do support the blog with the photos of cats). The autobiography has to be one of the most obnoxious things ever! When you’re siding with Metatron in a situation, you know it has to be pretty bad. That being said, by the end of the episode Chuck had more or less redeemed himself. I’m obviously glad that he put everything back to normal and that Dean has the amulet back. Plus, I’m over the moon that God has arrived to help the Winchesters deal with Amara (at least, I assume he’s going to help them with Amara; it would be obnoxious if he didn’t). Speak...