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Sarah · Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:57 am Post subject:

Honestly? I'm not really a big...muscle person. I KNOW, I KNOW. You don't need to tell me I'm crazy.
But there's all these little girls at the CW boards going on about how Jared's body is so much better than Jensen's because he's all ripped and has huge pecs and massive biceps and a defined 12 pack and stuff.
...but while I'm all for Jared's look, I gotta admit that Jensen's more low-key, almost more natural muscle works for me more? I like slim. I'm not really into a lot of bulk. And growing up in a family of carpenters where there's a lot of construction workers around all the time, I know the difference between hard-earned strength and fitness, and gym-fitness. You know? Eh.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not bashing Jared at all. Just...that whole flex-for-the-camera and show your big muscles thing was sort of 'eh' for me. It's all in what you like, I suppose. The part of that scene that I thought he looked best in was the last bit where they're just lying down and he's not flexing and they're not zooming in on him. He looks so much more normal and natural in that bit.

ANYWAY. Below, I've categorised the "girls of Supernatural" into four separate categories. I think we should create either one thread for each of them or just one thread for all of them so we can discuss the pros and cons. *nods wisely*
This >> denotes a pop-in or minor character.

1) I don't like:
>>Lori Sorenson
Cassie
Jo (although I was okay with her in BUaBS)
Madison

2) I'm okay with, but could do without:
>>Haley
>>Rebecca
>>Emily
>>Pam
The cop chick in TUS
Tamara
Bela

3) I like:
>>Andrea Barr
>>Amanda Walker
>>Charlie
>>Jenny
>>Missouri (although I'm torn on her, because of how she treats Dean)
>>Kat
Layla
Kate
Tessa
Lenore
>>Beverley Tanner (though that's more like...she's a good crazy chick)
Dr. Lee
Angela Mason (aka Zombie Chick)
Lindsay (how AWFUL was she? awesome. <3)
Tyler
Maggie
the first CRD in CB
Tara
>>Lily
Lisa
Katie's mom (name? can't remember)
Ruby
Casey
Mrs. Carrigan

4) I adore:
Mary
Jessica
>> Constance Welch (she was a friggin' awesome ghost)
Meg (FTW!)
Sarah
Ellen
Ava
Molly
Mara
Carmen

Jule · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:30 am Post subject:

Sarah · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:54 am Post subject:

ExtraCookie · NO CHICKFLICK MOMENTS Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 269

Firstly, I can't believe I'm talking about muscles online *snicker* That's just funny! Embarassed

But, actually, I'm pretty much the same way; I like slim/muscled. But I have some leeway with it, and Jared's just fine! I do just really hate the wrestler/bouncer/Mr. Universe kind of thing, though! I think that's actually very ugly, freaky and icky! Bleh. Those greased up wrestler dudes make me want to hurl! Jared should stop where he is, though. After all, with Sammy traveling around so much, where's the opportunity for hitting the gym, right?! They both really should have the more random-exercise (that they get from ghost/creature hunting!) look, yes? (They should have extra strong necks and shoulders from all those times of trying to pull themselves off of walls/tombstones too! Hey, that's where Sammy got those bulging shoulders/upper arms! Laughing

)

As to the Supernatural chicks, damn, I can't even remember a lot of them! I'd need to rewatch all the episodes!

So, where is this thread, so I can say I liked Cassie just fine, although, yes, her acting was weak in a few spots. But, hey, nobody's perfect. And I think, personality-wise, Layla would be PERFECT for Dean. But surely she's dead and their spiritual/religious differences surely couldn't have been overcome. Sorry, this isn't that thread, is it?! Ack!
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ExtraCookie · NO CHICKFLICK MOMENTS Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 269

I put this in this section not because I'm nitpicking anything, but it concerns a nitpick I just became aware of a few minutes ago. I was surfing the net Supernatural-style and learned that some fans feel that one brother is focused on more than the other. Furthermore, it goes both ways: Some think Sam is the main character while Dean's the sidekick and others think it's the Dean show while Sam has little character development.

This actually surprised me, as I've always felt it was 50/50! Some eps. are more Dean-centric, others more Sam-centric while yet other seem to focus pretty evenly on both. I've never felt one brother was focused on or favored more than the other at all. To me, both guys feel front and center always.

I'm just wondering how widespread this is among the fans and if anyone around here shares the above nitpick. I find this nitpick to be very interesting! Maybe either I look to hard at the show or not hard enough.

So, what do you think? Are the guys focused on pretty evenly? Or not?
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Sarah

ExtraCookie · NO CHICKFLICK MOMENTS Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 269

"I think the issue people have is that they're either Dean!fen or Sam!fen and ne'er the two shall meet." Let's see. How to word this. I am more. . ."into" Dean. I mean, I'm more romantically attracted to him. But the thing is I am a "fan" of both boys. I think they're both absolutely fantastic and the show needs them both equally and I love them both to pieces. I don't like one better than the other. I just like them each in different ways (I want to date Dean, I want to adopt Sammy as my little brother. Um, but, you know. . . if Dean died, hey, who knows what could happen? Heh heh. Wait. Is that twisted?).

Yep, I see what you're saying. The main issues, so to speak, may focus back and forth between them from season to season, but I think that, regardless of what's going on, both brothers have been considered equally, fleshed out equally, had equal screen time, equal writers' devotion, etc. It's never ever felt out of balance to me.

The show fascinates me with how it can show one thing and hundreds all see that one thing, and it's taken in hundreds of different ways! Like how people complain that Dean's portrayed as stupid. I don't get that at all. Dean's seemed extremely intelligent from ep. 1 to me! He's common sense intelligent, not studying/booky intelligent like Sammy (well, he is. Just not as much. Just like Sammy has good common sense/instincts too, but not as good as Dean). He's got fantastic instincts, etc. Actually, that seems messed up. If they don't get the impression he's stupid in the first place, then how could he be being portrayed as such? Isn't that a. . .paradox (I think that's the word I'm looking for)?

On this particular nitpick, however, you and I, Sarah, are getting what Eric is trying to get across. I read an interview where he stated that the show isn't focused on any one brother. It is indeed equal; or at least that's how he means it to be. I wonder if he ever gets blown away at the way some people interpret his show.
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Sarah · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

Jasmin · I LOVE THE SMURFS Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 53

Sarah · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 10:18 am Post subject:

Morning, Jasmin!