Okay, so, this is my very sketchy memory of instances of racialized violence in SPN, and I skipped half of season three because the misogyny was starting to get to me. I'll take corrections and suggestions from the comments.

( you know if you can handle and want to see this, don't if the answer is no. )

cereta just posted on her disappointment with the charterization of Dean in this season of Supernatural, which led me to this series of posts by trollprincess tracking gendered insults across season one, two, and three. Her conclusion:

But basically here's what it looks like:

Season one -- Dean or Sam refer to a woman by a pejorative three times in twenty-two episodes.
Season two -- Dean or Sam refer to a woman by a pejorative three times in twenty-two episodes.
Season three -- Dean or Sam refer to a woman by a pejorative eighteen times in sixteen episodes.

Maybe they were making up for the shortened season?

She tracks a lot of other related stuff too, but that's the executive summary, I think.

Since I pretty much gave up watching SPN sometime in November, I can't confirm any of this, but it seems pretty well documented and I really can't doubt it.

( My attempt to pin down where I gave up on SPN, human rights violations under the cut )

ETA: via coffeeandink, marinerusalka's summary of female characters in S3 is also interesting and depressing.

So, I've definitely broken up with Supernatural, instead of repeatedly threatening to do it and then instead having awesome post-argument sex. I can tell I've broken up because I'm not avoiding spoilers anymore. Anywho, since I no longer have to worry about being fair and mature, and responsible in this relationship, are there any episodes I should watch, totally out of continuity since the last one I saw was, uh, Blood something, and only the first half, before I got interrupted and forgot to finish it (also a sign) but the one with ( cut in case you're still avoiding spoilers, but seriously, its from a couple months ago )

So: any after that one that aren't going to give me owies from the racism or the misogyny or facepalm from the lame? I know, I'm very demanding.

Supernatural:

So, I'm currently watching Supernatural, because I guess I just can't break up with it, but we're sort of in a sleeping on the couch trial-phase, so I'm watching 3.06 which is as far as I've gotten. And at the moment I'm watching the young lady who I guess is going to be the VotW wash her hair... or a guess she's washing her hair-- she's in the shower, and there's suds, but she seems to be... petting her hair? Arranging it artistically while making the O face? Come on, show, there are a lot of people out there with long hair who occasionally wash it, and most of can guess what we look like. Some of us may even have watched some one else do it.

Torchwood:

( casting spoiler for S2 Torchwood. Old casting spoiler, but better safe than spoiled )

Jack/someone pairings which were discussed (once Petra was added to the mix):
Jack/Laurence (Temeraire)
Jack/Jane/Laurence (Temeraire)
Jack/Jane (Temeraire)
Jack/Temeraire (Temeraire)
Jack/Oz (Buffy)
Jack/Buffy (Buffy)
Jack/Lorne (Angel)
Lorne/Bruce Wayne (Brief detour)
Jack/Judy Garland (RPF)
Jack/Judy Garland/Micky Rooney (RPF)
Jack/Dr. Frank-n-Furter (RHPS)
Jack/Cosmic Boy (It was the corset.)
Jack/Kon (DCU)
Jack/Bruce Wayne (zomg the flirting! ...that then goes nowhere, I am convinced)
Jack/Diana. (This has been your daily 'guh')

In fact, I refuse to believe that fandom has not already provided us with some of these. Please provide links and/or commentporn.

Goodwin's feats of engineering have become gradually more visible over the past year. Last summer, Imperium Renewables contacted MTV's show Pimp My Ride about creating an Earth Day special in which Goodwin would convert a muscle car to run on biodiesel. The show chose a '65 Chevy Impala, and when the conversion was done, he'd doubled its mileage to 25 mpg and increased its pull from 250 to 800 horsepower. As a stunt, MTV drag-raced the Impala against a Lamborghini on California's Pomona Raceway. "The Impala blew the Lamborghini away," says Kevin Kluemper, the lead calibration engineer for GM's Allison transmission unit, who'd flown down to help with the conversion.

Basically, I need to read this fic.

Sam: "But Dean, we do a lot of driving! Think of the environmental impact!"

Dean: "No fucking way is used french-fry grease going in this tank."

So, uh, wow. That's what it looks like when a shark jumps.

(Spoilers in comments.)

( Squee )

ETA THE SECOND ( inserted first because it is on the subject of supernatural! )

( Squee harshening )

ETA: Unrelated to Supernatural, the Organization for Transformative Works is looking for beta testers on their plan to teach coding to non-coders. If you don't consider yourself a coder, and have some spare time, you might find it interesting to learn the basics of Ruby and Python and report on your experience. I found it really fun, and if you're a little geeky, you might too.

ALSO: does anyone want to beta my yuletide requests?

This ep. upset a bit of my personal fanon ( Read more... )
I'm in mourning.

More as events warrant.

ETA:( Read more... )

( reactions )

I'm rewatching Supernatural 202, something keeps distracting me:

brown_betty: Oh, Sam. If only you'd had a HAIRCUT, I could take your big dramatic scene SERIOUSLY.
lcsbanana: YES, god
lcsbanana: i just--every time i rewatch that last bit
lcsbanana: i'm just, HE LOOKS FIVE YEARS OLD
betty: In the junk yard. GOD
betty: It's like, "we've secretly replaced Sam Winchester with Anakin Skywalker! Let's see if Dean can tell the difference!"
lcsbanana: jsldkhf;retugrengj
betty: What John whispered in Dean's ear: "Your brother... his midchlorians, they're off the chart!"
lcsbanana: POST THAT RIGHT NOW

( compare and contrast )

"Dean, I was going through Dad's journal and I found a reference to how to build a cold fusion reactor!"

SPOILERS FOR COLOUR OF A PIECE OF CLOTHING. ( But if you know my odd obsession I'm sorry, you may already be spoiled by reading this! )

( More organized thoughts on Supernatural 2x05 )

( I don't think anything here is actually a spoiler )

brown_betty: -finally watches SPN 2x03-
brown_betty:
Oh god Dean you are so bad at getting your lines right.
ficbyzee: Dean is ADORABLE.
( Betty's reactions AS THEY UNFOLD! )

( You seriously overestimate the belovedness of clowns )

Am watching SPN 2.01 RIGHT NOW.

ETA: !!!!!!! ( *wibbles* (spoilers) )

You know when something is just clearly so unsuitable that you want to vid it? I desperately want to vid Supernatural to Plastic Jesus. Does anyone else do this?

Where is the Supernatural vid to "A Boy Named Sue?"  OMG SO APT. 

I know, I know, my brain is special.