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So, I abandoned all hope of getting caught up on SPN, and just watched Ep#200 anyway.

The 2 days gave me plenty of time to see the deliriously happy reactions across all social media platforms--twitter, tumblr, lj/dw, fb, standalone blogs... all of it. So, off I went to watch (an adventure in itself as the DVR was having issues and omg, the CW streaming options SUCK. No wonder people still bootleg in this day and age. Holy shit, who the hell is running their online strategy? But I digress.)

#2Son heard me swearing at my various electronic devices and came wandering in to offer assistance and got sucked into it with the title card montage and ended up watching with me, and you know, it was fun. It was entertaining and I liked it and I laughed and appreciated all the fandom shoutouts, but...

But I wasn't getting that OMG!FEELS! that everyone else seemed to have gotten (that, indeed, I had gotten from the Winchesters, too, for years and years.)

And I thought (sadly) that it really was over between me and the show. It had been a long and glorious run, and I still had much fondness, but the real emotional attachment was finally gone. And then Musical!Mary launched into the as-promised Wayward Son cover and the next thing I know, #2 is saying, "Are you *crying*?" and goddamnit, no, I am not over this show, not at all. Possibly not ever, given that I went and rewatched immediately (still cursing the CW and their tragically bad streaming options) and started tearing up even before the song the second time.

#2 texted Oldest to rat me out on the crying; BabyBoy watched with me the 2nd time around (and knew the Rent quote, as he has been watching that obsessively lately); I haven't ever had so much activity on my twitter feed as I did after mentioning that I'd watched, and y'know, all-in-all, it was a very cathartic few hours.

So, of course I had to come share here. ♥ ♥ ♥

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WElp, now you have me thinking about watching the 200th episode. Should I get out the tissues? (I haven't watched the show since the end of the 5th season.)

I say, yes! go for it. It wasn't really about driving the S10 mytharc, so I think you're good (though Dean does give an awesome Sorkin-esque walk-and-talk to bring everyone up to date since the end of the fifth season.) :D As for the tissues, like I told a friend after she watched, I'd send her some except I'd used them all myself. (Really, I was so surprised to find myself so emotional, but there was a lot about fandom in the episode and that, I think, is what tipped me over the edge.)

also, hi! welcome to my chaos, and thanks for hosting the friending meme!

OH GOD I THINK I AM GOING TO DO THE THING.

Assuming I can find a decent stream.

DO THE THING!

Also, if you find a good stream, *please* come tell me where it is because I would love to watch again but I don't think I can deal with the CW again!

eta: GOOD stream, sigh, gotta live virtual keyboards.

Edited 2014-11-18 17:30 (UTC)

That was Pretty much my reaction! Except for how I had already laughed hysterically at things that I know four years ago I would not have found funny, and then came poignant!Kansas and I was in tears.

So much emotion wrapped up in that song. Somewhere I saw where Kansas tweeted their congratulations for #200, too, which was kind of nice of them.

Okay this is the tipping point, I'm gonna watch it even though I haven't watched SPN in at least two years!

I really haven't watched much in the last few years, but it's not at all dependent on the current mytharc. Plus, Dean gives a fabulous wrapup of the last 5 years. :D