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I can't help thinking it would've been funnier if Ben Edlund had written it, but it was a nice break from all the heavy angst lately.
"Sam, I'm sorry for psychologically scarring you."
"Which time?"
Hee. I'm so with Sam. I hate clowns. And apparently I have giant spider people to look forward to when I watch Grimm after work tomorrow. Clearly the universe hates me.
Nice throwback to "Houses of the Holy." I guess unicorns really do shoot rainbows out their asses. Who knew? I don't think unicorns are a common childhood fear though.
Nice job shafting your clown-phobic, Lucifer-hallucinating brother with Plucky Pennywhistle's, Dean. And then you got him a creepy clown doll on top of that, even after he gave you that giant rainbow slinky you've always wanted. You left your empathy in the glove compartment of the Impala, didn't you? Good thing Sam took the opportunity to work out his childhood (and adulthood) fear by whaling on some clowns. I loved the little confetti explosions when Sam shot them. And speaking of the creepy clown doll, was anyone besides me waiting for it to blink as Dean drove away? No? Just my personal issue, then.
But in amongst the silliness, there was something that wasn't addressed that I'm now irrationally curious about. When they were talking about how Dean used to dump Sammy at Plucky's to go pick up chicks, Dean jokingly asked what the clowns did to him, but Sam didn't answer. I can easily see Sammy getting sick of Plucky's, depending on how often Dean dropped him off and how old he was at the time, but that's not generally the basis for a full-blown phobia. Who's going to write the fic about what happened at Plucky's that Sam won't talk about and that resulted in a life-long fear of clowns?
Now I suppose I ought to go gird myself for the giant spider people on Grimm.
"Sam, I'm sorry for psychologically scarring you."
"Which time?"
Hee. I'm so with Sam. I hate clowns. And apparently I have giant spider people to look forward to when I watch Grimm after work tomorrow. Clearly the universe hates me.
Nice throwback to "Houses of the Holy." I guess unicorns really do shoot rainbows out their asses. Who knew? I don't think unicorns are a common childhood fear though.
Nice job shafting your clown-phobic, Lucifer-hallucinating brother with Plucky Pennywhistle's, Dean. And then you got him a creepy clown doll on top of that, even after he gave you that giant rainbow slinky you've always wanted. You left your empathy in the glove compartment of the Impala, didn't you? Good thing Sam took the opportunity to work out his childhood (and adulthood) fear by whaling on some clowns. I loved the little confetti explosions when Sam shot them. And speaking of the creepy clown doll, was anyone besides me waiting for it to blink as Dean drove away? No? Just my personal issue, then.
But in amongst the silliness, there was something that wasn't addressed that I'm now irrationally curious about. When they were talking about how Dean used to dump Sammy at Plucky's to go pick up chicks, Dean jokingly asked what the clowns did to him, but Sam didn't answer. I can easily see Sammy getting sick of Plucky's, depending on how often Dean dropped him off and how old he was at the time, but that's not generally the basis for a full-blown phobia. Who's going to write the fic about what happened at Plucky's that Sam won't talk about and that resulted in a life-long fear of clowns?
Now I suppose I ought to go gird myself for the giant spider people on Grimm.
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Date: 2012-02-11 03:51 am (UTC)From:I have no problem with clowns; ball pits, however, I find totally creepy. Good luck with the giant spider people!
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Date: 2012-02-12 12:08 am (UTC)From:And you can have all the clowns ever. I don't need any.
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Date: 2012-02-11 05:33 am (UTC)From:And my mind also went to the fic where we explore what happened to Sam at Plucky's as a child. I'm quite sure someone - or several someones - will tackle that.
And no, not your personal issue with the clown doll...it definitely crossed my mind to watch for it to blink.
Nice, fun episode. Hope you enjoyed Grimm, too. I'll pass on giant spiders. *shudders*
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Date: 2012-02-12 12:10 am (UTC)From:I would love to take a pass on the giant spiders too, but I like Grimm.
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Date: 2012-02-11 07:39 am (UTC)From:I too feel there has to be something more to the story of Sam's clown fear aside from his brother abandoning him in Plucky Pennywhistle's.
I was annoyed at Dean for giving Sam the clown doll, especially after Sam gave him the awesome Slinky he wanted, but I liked this ep and thought it was fun. It was more like old Dean and Sam, which may be OOC against the rest of the season but fuck the season.
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Date: 2012-02-12 12:18 am (UTC)From:One of the more psychologically scarring things I've ever seen was a local McDonald's that had a giant inflatable Ronald McDonald sitting cross-legged on the roof and attached with cables. This thing must have been as tall as the restaurant itself. It was windy that day, so the giant inflatable Ronald McDonald was rocking back and forth and basically looking like it was cackling with maniacal glee. I'm pretty sure it ate children.
It was more like old Dean and Sam, which may be OOC against the rest of the season but fuck the season.
Truly. It was nice to see them teasing each other in a (mostly) good-natured way, and Dean never hit the flask once.