Episode 8.03 Heartache

Episode 8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin

I typed the tagline for the title card for this one several weeks ago, before I came to a hard decision. Quoting the Animals song from the beginning of the episode, We gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do... it kinda feels on the nose now. Since everyone can probably already guess what I mostly have to say about this one, I'm gonna use this space for a personal status update. I've got an incredibly busy couple of months coming up, and have been seriously stressing about finding the time to write and record episodes through like... the end of summer. I've also been stressing over continuing to use spotify as my podcast host. It was bad enough before, but now to post there I have to agree to their "ai features" being applied to my little podcast, and I just... can't with that. So for now, this will be the last episode I'm recording for a while. That doesn't mean this project as a whole is going away though! I already have the next episode "in the can," completely written up for AO3. And written more "properly" and completely than the notes I've been posting there to this point. Considering my schedule, though, updates might be more or less frequent, and won't stick to the weekly posting schedule I've maintained for years now. What I will do is write up my complete notes, and then just post them when they're done. Some weeks, you might get two, other weeks none at all, depending on how stressful my life is being. But recording and editing the audio essentially doubles the amount of time these episodes take for me to do, so hopefully I can still mostly stick to getting out 3-4 a month still. We shall see! Thank you to everyone who has been listening along (and reading along now!). I'm just finding it hilarious I started the podcast because I wanted to do a thorough meta rewatch without having to type everything out again, and here I am just deciding it's easier to just type everything out again... LINKS! The Superwiki page [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/8.07_A_Little_Slice_of_Kevin] My tag [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/tagged/spn%208.07] My very long post of why i think Cas could’ve gone through the Purgatory portal with Dean [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/673566707628064768/hi-mittens-hope-you-are-doing-well-not-sure] A brief post about destiel in early season 8 [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/656838259540901888/the-early-season-8-supernatural-episodes-aired-on] (and a much longer one… [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/163529983575/so-many-nice-destiel-moments-in-87-but-i-have-a]) (oh wait look here’s more [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/143219088195/damn-you-only-got-pt-2-shit-i-cant-even]) (look there a LOT in my tag for this one…) Sometimes my old posts hurt me for multiple reasons (i miss you alex) [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/189705342245/i-love-quizzes-this-one-was-from-discord-with] The beginning of Naomi’s influence on Cas [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/189389965145/still-on-807-why-does-cas-say-he-was-stronger] The Male Gaze shot [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/165457276760/lurea-sentirlanada-lostwiginity] (and a second post about it [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/165456523280/i-saw-your-comment-to-the-other-anon-i-dont-see]) Homework for next week: Watch Duck Amuck [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/742996335743156224/lew-basnight-mister-christmas-amayatepes]

Episode 8.06 Southern Comfort

Garth! That's really all we need to know to enjoy this one, right? Good! LINKS! The Superwiki page [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/8.06_Southern_Comfort] My tag [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/tagged/spn%208.06] My rewatch notes from July 2019 [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/186363635320/806-southern-comfort-oh-garth-the-master-of] A bit of Set Dec Appreciation [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/166471352360/surprise-surprise-im-still-watching-the-tnt] via the Angry Pig sign Rewatch notes from May 2017 [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/160447721675/806-why-do-i-like-garth-so-much-seriously-dude] (i.e. garth is Doing His Best and you can too!) Amy Pond vs Benny [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/642124702036508672/funnywings-replied-to-your-post-its-kinda] (more tied into 8.09 than here, but also tangentially relevant) We have call sheets and script sides! [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zJ6geEMG_HoWDP_obG5jIH39Ow3pAWIW/view] You can read my notes for this one here on AO3 [https://archiveofourown.org/works/53683864/chapters/140760109] And I will say here very briefly, there will be a change to the format coming up in a couple weeks, more on that soon!

Episode 8.05 Blood Brother

no, really, how does benny know how this portal works? how is he the only being in the universe that seems to know about it, and exactly how it works? how does he know it’s only for humans to pass through? why does cas so easily believe it’s truly only for humans to pass through? i have always believed that it’s because it suits their respective agendas to believe that, whether it was the truth or not. In this essay I will… Okay, that's just one of my usual questions around the beginning of season 8, and I will continue to ask them! But there's plenty of other things to wonder about in this episode, like how did Sam end up spending an entire year with Amelia... mysteries we will never really understand, I suppose. But at least we do get some insight into just why Dean trusts Benny so much. All this and more! including Dean's exasperation with Sam, Sam's exasperation with Dean, and interesting new facts about vampires! LINKS! The Superwiki page [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/8.05_Blood_Brother] My tag [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/tagged/spn%208.05] My rewatch notes from November 11, 2020 [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/634509932459343872/welcome-to-the-eternal-rewatch-in-todays] My rewatch notes from January 2018 [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/169512805735/blood-brothers] Some Destiel for you [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/143219088195/damn-you-only-got-pt-2-shit-i-cant-even] (i swear, completely relevant to this episode, but still important)

Episode 8.04 Bitten

I forgot to mention the cut scene on the dvd for this one, or maybe I just blanked it out of my mind, but Sam tries to call someone from a phone booth and then hangs up. When she calls back, he hangs up again. After Sam and Dean leave, Kate runs over, calls the last number dialed, and gets Dr. Amelia Richardson, veterinarian, who is very confused about Kate asking if she consults for the FBI. I think the only thing this tells us is that Sam is having conflicted feelings about having left her, even despite the circumstances we’ll learn about in a few weeks. But I can see why this scene was cut for time. This episode is already jam packed, even if this likely would’ve helped make Amelia feel like less of an imaginary character. But there are many scenes that did air, so let’s talk about those. LINKS! The Superwiki page [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/8.04_Bitten] My Tag [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/tagged/spn%208.04] A short essay on What Makes a Monster, and why I love this episode [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/184793278955/unpopular-opinion-i-guess-but-i-really-enjoyed] The feminist lens of Bitten [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/183145423260/8x04-bitten-a-diamond-in-the-rough] (written while s8 was still airing) Lizbob’s excellent thoughts on the character of Kate [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/169589961115/elizabethrobertajones-i-kind-of-want-to-actually]

Episode 8.03 Heartache

why is dean always the target of heartache, heartbreak, heart attacks, and other various and sundry attempts to stab, poke, crush, fold, spindle, mutilate and impale his heart? it is a mystery! but we're gonna wail about it for a bit today... LINKS! The Superwiki page [http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/8.03_Heartache] My tag [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/tagged/spn%208.03] oh look a destiel mirror [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/651822435778330624/remember-when-an-old-lady-stared-down-dean-and] down the bunny hole… [https://mittensmorgul.tumblr.com/post/157283463025/were-down-the-bunny-hole] My tag for this one is short, but it’s almost entirely about the heart imagery in the series that gets pinned to Dean. I kind of regret pushing that so hard for so long, considering what happened in 15.20, but >.> The notes for this episode are on AO3 right here [https://archiveofourown.org/works/53683864/chapters/139334680]