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The Hunger Games was awesome and I've been trying to explain to all the clueless people I know about why they should really go see this movie.

It wasn't at all what I expected going in. I'm really not sure what I expected, but I think more action or something, idk. The whole movie just felt...quiet, but in that powerful, just below the surface emotions are boiling type way. And I think that worked so much more beautifully than had they tried to make it more of an action movie. Because at the heart of the story, it is all about Katniss and how SHE feels, and I think they did so well with her character.

Peeta...not so much. I've never been a fan of Peeta so idk I can't say one way or the other. He was more likeable, I think, but he was still a bit bland.

The only pieces I'm a little disappointed about are how little Cinna and Haymitch are in the movie and how we don't really see their relationships with Katniss develop. But at the same time, I still got enough of them to get the sense of how much Katniss affected them and how much they cared for her and vice versa. The scene with Cinna before she goes up in the tube for the games got me hard, man, tears and all. Actually I got teary in several places.

Rue's death and really all the Tribute's deaths were done well, downplaying the violence and showing Katniss' emotional reaction. But I didn't feel like there was enough of Rue. :|

I loved how they included Gale and still managed to cut back to him and make it relevant even in the middle of important scenes.

Uhhhh I didn't like a lot of the camera action, but that's a personal preference. close, shaky shots tend to make me sick in theaters, but I must've gotten used to it because it wasn't a problem once Katniss left District 12. Those first few minutes she's running through the woods after that deer, though, I thought I was gonna be sick.

IDK what else I think I could talk about it for a really long time, but yeah. Go see it. Even if you don't have a clue about the books, if you even have a passing curiosity in it, I swear, it'll be worth it.

Supernatural. was. awesome. Lately I've actually found myself getting genuinely upset when people complain about it now, like, I don't want to see that negativity and stop raining on my parade, in a way that I haven't before because I've only been marginally okay with the show since I became a part of fandom. But I have loved this entire season in a way that I haven't loved a season since season two and I'm really tired of people picking it apart and finding all its flaws. If that's the way you watch a show I feel sorry for you, tbh.

I just really love Hallucifer, okay. I loved that my personal canon came through and Lucifer really did love to torture Sam by singing loudly and all the time. I loved all the parallels to Faith, Sam being too tired to fight and Dean willing to find any faith healer or hoodoo priest to save Sam. Also Jared looks really really good in white and with the scruff and his sad tired eyes get me every time. Sammy. :(

I even liked Emmanuel. Actually I like him better than the Cas we've gotten used to, lol. (I really enjoyed Cas when he first appeared but as his personality changed into more human I kinda got bored with him)

I can't believe Dean kept that gross trench coat in the back of every car he's driven. Can you imagine how much that thing stinks? (twitter dean told twitter cas that he walked into a laundromat with it once but couldn't bring himself to get it washed so walked back out. this shall now be my canon.)

And I fucking loved Meg. I really think it has to do with the actress because I, unlike just about everyone, I really don't like blond Meg. I didn't like Born Under a Bad Sign. But Rachel Miner, that Meg is fucking awesome. And I love the whole 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' thing they've got going on with her.

I'm a little disappointed that Sam's ALL BETTER now, but I don't mind how Castiel healed him. It's like his penance, right? I'm not worried or thinking about exactly what Cas did, whether he just transferred the hallucinations or whatever, I'm not even wondering if Sam can still remember hell or whatever, that is thinking way too much into it and everyone doing that needs to realize they are not watching Lost and stop. Face value. Show's a lot better that way, trust me. Cas took Sam's pain away as penance. That's all you need. And then they just left Cas there and look, I don't want him to be the angel in the backseat again, but I mean. Harsh. And I don't think Dean has forgiven him so much as he's tired and just accepted what Cas did, and he's so over losing people that he'll even cling to the people who have hurt him.

But yeah, I took the time to download that episode because I really enjoyed it. Other than that awful wedding episode, this season is fantastic.

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You know, it's hilarious, because everyone on my flist is like 'I know a lot of the reviews of the episode have been mixed, but I personally loved it'. I mean, I've seen the negative reviews out there, but only because I was wondering what different factions were even angry about. But yeah, have come to the conclusion that I just have awesome people on my friendslist.

(I also loved it, and my only real wish is that it had been two episodes, not one).

I've had a pretty mixed bag all over twitter, tumblr, and lj combined, and the negative is REALLY negative. :|| and i was super shocked at the first one i saw because i loved the episode and then i saw more and am just kind of sad about it.

like, one episode in which sam is crazy and ends with dean going off to find a healer and another episode in which dean grapples with amnesia!cas and their problems and sam is healed in the end? that would have been nice, yes.

It's ... yeah, I mean, I try not to judge people by what they like or don't like, but I really don't get complaints about leaving Castiel in the psychiatric ward (someone else suggested calling that hunter dude, which, yeah, would have made sense), or complaints about Sam not being awesome in this. Because holy shit, Sam was awesome in this. His brain is leaking out of his ears and he's still saving people. He's amazing.

You know, I'm not even really sure where I'd cut it in half. I thought maybe the Meg reveal might be a good place, but someone else suggested when Castiel got his memories back. It's just that there seemed to be a LOT packed in there, and while I loved it, I think I would have liked even more, to let it breathe a bit. Like, maybe some time with Daphne, to figure out what's up with her. Or maybe a little more aftermath with Meredith, or a few more moments with Sam and Dean once Sam is healed.

Dude, really, there are people complaining about Sam? He solved a frickin case! Ugh, people. Leaving Cas in the ward was a bit abrupt, and I don't really think the place is equipped for a crazy angel, but eh, semantics. That's thinking too hard.

There was a lot packed into that episode but I think it would've dragged if they'd tried to expand it. What annoys me is that we won't ever get to see those Sam and Dean moments because it looks like the next episode is just for funsies. I hate how they do a super serious and relevant ot the storyarc episode and then don't follow through in the next episode.

I saw THG today, AMAZING. I'm with you, it REALLY conveyed the inner emotional turmoil just so so well, and I was on the verge of tears more often than I'd care to admit.

Loved SPN as well, although I usually do, lol. I do love this season SOOOOO much better than last season though, I'll give you that FO SHO. But I am hardwired to overthink Show, so I don't think Sam is ALL BETTER at all. This is a temporary or conditional fix, just wait and see. *Sigh* I WISH he could be ALL BETTER because omg I just don't want him to hurt anymore, ever again. But this is Show we're talking about.

In other, WAY MORE AWESOME news, THE LEGEND OF KORRA FIRST TWO EPISODES ARE UP AND EVERYTHING IS AVATAR AGAIN AND NOTHING HURTS OMG IT IS AMAZING I AM IN LOVE WITH IT ALREADY!! IN LOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!! (http://www.korranation.com/)

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I didn't actually have tears running down my face until Cinna said his goodbyes but there were a lot of places even early on where I was fighting them back. It really just was jam packed full of quiet turmoil.

I'd like to think Castiel took all the bad hell juju away but without it, Sam isn't SAM anymore, like, it became a part of him and needs to be a little out of touch, a little insane to be the best hunter he can be. I guess we'll see.

;__; Someone gave me a link to another place to watch it since it's down now, but my laptop won't stream it properly, so I'll have to wait to find another computer to watch it on. Sigh.

I still love Supernatural. I can't stop watching. I like seeing Dean & Sam.:P

Good! I think even the people disgruntled with the show can't give it up because they do so enjoy seeing Dean and Sam, as well. Which is awesome that they're such awesome characters, but kinda sucks for those of us still enjoying the whole show, you know?

Yeah. Right. I enjoy the show still. I hate fandom wank and reading the negativity or etc.

I love Hallucifer as well! In fact, I like him much better this way than back when we were always reminded that he was in a vessel that couldn't contain him.

In fact, I pretty much agree with all of what you said. I'm excited to do a rewatch of this season. I think it'll really come together well. It's also a completely different experience - marathoning a season as opposed to the pace it airs.

I'm really really curious to see how this season is going to end! I tend to lose track of the bigger picture somewhere in the middle of a season, and this show is really good at the endings of their/its seasons!

Like, Sam's mind's version of Lucifer is better than the real thing? I agree!

I'll never forget how awful that wedding episode was, but otherwise, I'll especially enjoy marathoning the whole season. I agree, I think marathoning shows gives you a better sense of the show and really is better to watch shows with. I'm feeling this with Lost Girl right now, it was super awesome as I was marathoning it, but now that I'm waiting from week to week, I still have that anticipation and everything, but it's just not as good anymore, mostly because I have too much time to think about what's wrong with it before the next episode comes, lol.

That's true. Even as much as the seasons go up and down, they always end strongly, don't they?

aw, I don't really dig this season but no reason to feel sorry for me :D

high five to the people who dig this season! \o

I'm still coming to terms with the fact that I probably won't get to see Hunger Games in theatres (wahhhh) and I can't watch SPN until tomorrow but I just wanted to say I agree with your first paragraph. Idk, Supernatural makes me happy, and if there are people who are so unhappy with it now that they can't say anything nice about it (but can't refrain from not saying anything at all), why don't they just stop watching it? I saw someone talking about their (high) hopes (because of Cas coming back) for last night's episode being crushed and how they feel ~betrayed, but it's like... okay, you've been whining and complaining about every single aspect of every single episode this season... somehow I doubt anything could've really satisfied you.

Aaaaaaanyway, it seems like most of the people like you whose opinions I generally find more valid than that have liked the episode, so I'm excited to watch it tomorrow! I think this season's mytharc is about as slapdash as it has been almost every other season, but each individual episode (except the wedding episode) has ranged from pretty good to amazing, and that's good enough for me.

Waaaaaah it doesn't premiere in Spain any time soon? Boo.
I know a lot of people use the fact that they really do care about Sam and Dean(and sometimes Cas) too much to stop watching, and I understand that, but I mean, yeah, there's got to be a point where you say, nothing is going to make me like this show again, and either give up or just learn to enjoy the fact that Sam and Dean are still on your screen as enough. Blah.

(ugh that stupid wedding episode i want to never think of it again but sam made such cute faces. ) DID YOU WATCH WHAT DID YOU THINK OF IT?

April 20th, I think. Pretty sure we're the last country in Europe to get it. AND I refuse to watch dubbed movies and since there's only one v.o. (original language) theatre in Sevilla and it doesn't have many screens, there probably won't be a subtitled option. :/ :/ :/ :/ :/

Yeah, exactly. I know it's hard to give up on a show you love, I've felt that before. But I've seen people who literally go into people's squeeful reaction posts to make "lol I didn't watch the episode but I probably would've hated it" or "lol this episode sux sera gamble shitty as usual" type comments and like w t f rude first of all, and second of all if you hate it so much it's not worth it.

BUT ANYWAY I DON'T CARE ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE I LOVED THIS EPISODE. I'm working on writing a reaction post because I have a lot of feelings but omg I think this might be my new favourite Sam episode. He was literally falling apart and he was STILL SAVING PEOPLE (and btw I really liked that girl Marin I would watch her in more episodes). Also obviously I have some FEELINGS about those other two assholes but omg Saaaaaaaaam.

JK I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT DEAN AND CAS CARLEEN DEAL WITH IT. DEAN KEPT THE GROSS TRENCH COAT IN THE BACK OF ALL HIS TRUNKS (THAT SOUNDS LIKE A EUPHEMISM) AND THEN GAVE IT BACK AND CAS WORE IT. I do wish the episode had somehow been a little longer because I feel like there was obviously more to them deciding to put Cas in the hospital than just "oh yeah my bro's better now but now this guy is crazy so lol bye" but it did feel a bit rushed there at the end. But whatever, minor-ish complaints.

I don't know how I felt about Meg in this episode, acting-wise. I like the "enemy of my enemy" too, and I LOVE the actress's facial expressions, but I think she's had better episodes. All of her lines seemed to come out like they were one sentence, I don't know what was going on. But I like the character herself so whatever.

TL;DR IT WAS GOOD, I HAVE FEELINGS, ETC.

Ahhh I saw the "lol sera gamble sux" comment the other day in roque_classique's journal and I was like...REALLY? It's one thing to make that comment in your own journal or on a journal that didn't like the episode, but when the whole post is positive, what. the. fuck.

I'd love Marin more if the episode hadn't cut out right around when they were dealing with the ghost so I could see the cool interactions between she and Sam. But I did enjoy her "being in here has helped me be a good thief" comment.

THAT TRENCH COAT WAS SO GROSS and yeah like, the end wtf. Did Dean just say to the mental institution "oh he's cool, here's another crazy."

Ooh, I just checked out her journal and wow, rude. That'a exactly what I mean, when your hatred is so overwhelming that you can't keep it in check in other people's spaces, it's time to give it up. I'm all for debate, but there's a difference between "Hm, here's my less-positive interpretation of this episode" and "Lol you obviously don't know what good is if you liked this episode." I mean I personally try not to post negative stuff on positive posts anyway (although I'm okay saying "I liked this episode" if someone's post is "I didn't like this episode") but even if I did, jeez.

Yes I would've loved to see more interactions between her and Sam! And I want to know what happened with her afterward - I assume she ends up getting released because she definitely seems too smart to say "Oh yeah it was actually my brother's ghost I'm all good now" and what does she do then? Here's hoping someone writes fic.

I agree with your decision to make the twitter!Dean/Cas convo your headcanon, I will do the same because otherwise EW. And lol yeah I think we have to be kind of handwavey about that, even though those doctors didn't seem super competent you'd think they'd find something odd about Sam getting miraculously better as soon as Cas shows up with the same symptoms.

Just watched the Hunger Games today. I'm a bit of a Peeta fan myself though I kind of feel like they could have found a better actor. He wasn't conveyed as strong as he is in the books. I'm also that way with President Snow, Donald Sutherland just doesn't feel like Snow to me. I'm glad I read the book since a lot of back story and mood is lost in the film. I can't wait for the next one!

I can't say I was ever a big fan of Peeta's, if we're calling teams I was definitely on Team Gale, but I agree, I don't think there was enough of Peeta in the movie for us to really get a feel for his character and I really don't think Josh was the best actor for the role, though I didn't think he was awful or anything. I was definitely expecting more back story or at least details, especially as far as the two weeks before the actual games, but I really do think they did a good job fitting in as much information as they could without overloading the audience.

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