supernatural s7e14 plucky pennywhistle's magic menagerie (w. andrew dabb, daniel loflin)
(from the recap) i love baby sam's "and apparently clowns kill!" response to dean's "planes crash" phobia justification
oh is this a christmas episode? aired in february. ok
DEAN
I hope he finds something quick. This whole protocol du jour thing's really creeping my cheese.
that's some kind of expression
SAM
So, we got dick on Dick?
DEAN
That's a vivid way of putting it.
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SAM
...I might have found something over in Kansas.
DEAN
All right, well, let's do it. But, uh, a few simple rules, okay? No babies.
SAM smiles.
DEAN
In fact, no baby mamas. No bars. No booze – no hot chicks of any kind.
SAM
Wait, wait, wait. Did you just say –
DEAN
Hey. You spawn a monster baby, see how quick you want to dive back in the pool.
no booze? yeah right, my dude. gotta sell that fake beer brand
the sideburns heard me and staged a comeback
DEAN
Plucky's. Why does that sound familiar?
NANNY
Plucky Pennywhistle's Magical Menagerie? Pizza chain for kids. Actually, more for lazy parents.
was that a, "ah yes now i remember dad dumping us there" moment or what. is this the clown phobia origin story?
yo, this reminds me of my favorite book when i was like, middle schoolish age, sphere by michael crichton. i wrote him a letter for a project asking about the ending of the book. sadly, did not get a response. anyway. manifested thoughts/fears after you went inside it. a giant squid was involved. childhood fear from 20,000 leagues under the sea. does entering the chuck e cheese knockoff do it
ok.
oh, so it wasn't dad dumping them there, it was dean!
SAM (on phone)
Uh, you would dump me and go trolling for chicks.
DEAN (on phone)
It's not like I left you in jail. I mean, those places are supposed to be fun.
SAM (on phone)
Fun? Uh, they're lame. And they smell like puke. And the ice cream is all grainy.
still ridiculous but cute. i will take lighthearted bickering and teasing any way i can get it. and padalecki's over the top acting seriously freaked out and nervous while also pretty nonsensical, i will take
alSO. retroactively irritated about calling a place like this for "lazy parents". i have 3 kids (they're 9, 7 and 5 years old) and hoo boy. non-parents being judgey about parenting lol
here's a niche one, another because i've seen it so many times i remember person. very small part on the killing
the killing s2e5 jennifer spence as eve
insufferable perky child self, wouldn't think he was all "i don't know why i'm doing anything anymore" last episode
DEAN
Cops have a theory?
SAM
Yeah, they think the ball washer did it.
DEAN
The what?
SAM
The... ball washer.
DEAN
[smiling] The what?
SAM
The ball –
SAM holds up his hands in frustration.
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DEAN
"Shark Week," man. How do you not watch that?
SAM walks away.
DEAN
Whole week of sharks.
shark week is another thing i've seen enough in fic and assumed it was fanon :) the canon is so plentiful, don't even need fanon
cringing my way through this over the top goofy plucky's employee interrogation sequence.
dean/jackles laughing is so sincere like he couldn't get out the line, adorable. terribly endearing this whole interaction. reminds me when dean was trying to convince himself he was having more fun being with cas and no sam
from s5e3 free to be you and me:
CASTIEL
What's so funny?
DEAN
Oh, nothing. Whoo. It's been a long time since I've laughed that hard. It's been more than a long time. Years.
lot of good brother moments this episode and mild to moderate cringing. i'll take it
Mermaid CM AU where Emily, Penelope, J.J and Spencer are like, the last merpeople that still live close to the shore since literally everyone else just swam to the deep ocean to not be hunted by humans (this includes their friends), or were hunted by humans. (see above) featuring:
Emily being in charge of the youngers as some kind of mermaid queen thing, only staying close to the chore to watch over these idiots that really like to be close to constant dead (she was the same when she was younger, even going as far as using an spell to go undercover as an human pirate a few times. Sometimes still do, but rather that because of adventure to save her stupid charge.)
J.J as the only one with a sensible reason to stay close to the humans, as years ago before it was so dangerous her and an human man had two children, so they raise them both in the sea and land. She had her own share of bad experiences with humankind, particularly old sailors and pirates, but with her voice she is able to escape. (also mermaids tails are like....supposed to be super strong, like it's pure muscle and scales)
Penelope who really, REALLY should stop crushing on the worst humans you will ever see in your life, one of them even getting her harpooned. The only decent guy she ever paid attention to was a sailor named Luke.
Spencer who has every single fucking reason to stay away from the humans yet for some reason stayed close for over 15 years (hehe metaphor). He only stays because 1. friends and 2. years ago he met an human princess and he fell in love with her....sadly, a doncell drowned herself along with her out of envy. This little mermaid wasn't fast enough to save her..... also because of his curiosity for human's knowledge he has been taken prisoner at least twice a week.
This all might or might had not have come from me binge-watching Mermaid Pitchy Pitch- but hey they have color-coded tails :(( That are covered in scars :D
I know a lot of people find the JJ and Spence "in another life" thing unnecessary, but as someone who has difficulty separating platonic-friend love and romantic love, I think this acknowledgment is perfect. 🥹
I also don't think it complicates anything. They aren't endgame, and I don't think they should be. I just love that it was acknowledged because I relate so much. Two people can love and be in love without needing to be together as a couple. And, Spence and JJ not being full of lust or need (neither said in a negative connotation) is what makes it work so seamlessly with their lives pre-acknowledgment.
I think its actually really sad that Spencer and JJ's relationship really fell off after Emily's "death". He may forgive her to a point, but he never puts his full trust in her again. There's still an almost familial bond between the two, but after season 6, the amount of times that they're seen joking and being relaxed goes down. That could be because the writers didn't want to do any of that, but just viewing the content available, their relationship becomes almost completely professional. And especially when Alex joins the team, it's someone that Spence can relax with and rely on. She never teases him like JJ and Morgan do, and when she leaves the team it becomes more clear how alone he really is.
The whole prison stint kind of just reinforces how Reid can't rely on anyone in the team to help him, especially when JJ visited and having a pretty lady visit you in prison is bound to turn heads.
The whole thing in the last season of JJ telling Reid that she loves him and he's her first love really bothered me. And I felt like it put Spencer's feelings to the side, it made him be the selfish one for wanting what he didn't know was actually on the table because JJ already had a family. I also felt like that whole plot line was fanservice for all the people who thought JJ and Reid shouldve been together the whole time.
Overall, I do still love their relationship on the surface, but so much of the growth of their relationship was wasted and ignored and became stilted.