Reviewer: Skysalla (Signed) · Date: 18/10/09 01:20 PM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

MAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA

*ded*

That was awesome!

Author's Response:

SKY!!! *Squish* I'm so glad this made you laugh, makes me smile like a joker! =)

MWAH x

Reviewer: soncnica (Signed) · Date: 18/07/09 11:22 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

ROFL!!!! no comment!!!!

Just....LMAO!!! ahahahahhahahahha, omg, ahahahah...*can't breathe* ahahahhaha....oh jeez.....ahahahahha :))) this was awesome!!!

and I love the fact that even when Dean like made Sam do all those things that Dean still in a way protected Sam! ahahah....I loved this!!!!

*walks away laughing*

S.

Author's Response:

ROFL (*walks away laughing*) - I love it!

Very chuffed that you like this, I had a blast writing it and couldn't stop laughing myself! I wanted to show that even through the humilliating pranks the boys were still a team. LOL

Thanks for reviewing, hun.

<333

Reviewer: Bounce (Signed) · Date: 06/08/08 06:38 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

One of the problems that sometimes develops with Weechester/Teenchester stories is that they really go nowhere.  They do not add to the mythology of the show, nor do they give insight into the characters that viewers of Supernatural will come to know.

In effect, they are not stories about the Winchesters - they are just stories.  Often well written and entertaining, but really just stories that could be applied to any characters but, in these cases, are simply given the names Sam and Dean.

That was what I expected with "Daredevils,"  a story about the "prank wars" between the Winchester brothers that was alluded to by Sam in the television episode "Hell House."  Instead, the reader will be surprised to find an amusing story that captures the Winchester brothers.  It is a story that is funny, not at all related to the supernatural, and yet that gives the reader a glimps into the normal lives of two boys who, because they have anything but a normal life, have only each other for friendship and companionship.

The pranks are remarkably funny, but never so off the wall as to be unbelieveable.  Moreover, they are never cruel, something to which these two brothers who truly love each, would not descend.

Lines are pushed in "Daredevil," but they are never crossed, and the effect is both entertaining and wholly consistent with what we know about the men Sam and Dean will become.  As with any good Weechester/Teenchester story, these are not yet the men readers know from the show, yet they are recognizable characters.  Rightly, the author alludes to in the boys the men that they will become.

Oddly enough, the climax of "Daredevils" is not a joke, but a "chick flick" moment.  The story is not structured that way, but it is in effect what happens because it is that moment that make Dean and Sam not just two characters in a story, but actually Dean and Sam.

The author handles this perfectly. The moment is brief, logical in ts positioning in the story, and expertly captures the tone of the brothers.  It is this moment that keeps "Daredevils" tied to the "Supernatural" universe and makes it work.

The authors who try to give us a glimpse of the "normal" life of the Winchesters are, of course, on to something.  The two elements that give Supernatural its singularity and dramatic power is its emphasis on family and the debt that we owe to our past, and the fact that it is the story of two (relatively) ordinary men with an extraordinary mission.

Those authors who attempt to show that even the Winchesters were normal boys and that they had normality in their lives, even if their lives were not nromal, give depth to charcaters that viewers of the show have grown to care about.  In effect, these "day in the life" stories flesh out teh characters and make them real.

Sometimes, however, the effort to show that normality loses the distictiveness of the Winchesters, and the reader is left with just another story about two kids.

"Daredevils" is not one of those stories and the author deserves high praise.  This is funny, this is even touching - and most of all, this is about the Winchesters.  There can be no higher praise than that.  

 

Author's Response:

Hey Bounce,

I must start off by thanking you from the bottom of my heart, because I don't just see your review as compliment to my story, it's also a huge compliment to my writing abilities. Sometimes as a writer we get so caught up in the audience that we forget to let go when writing, and by restricting ourselves, we stop our flow and stifle our creativity. Like I've said, some of my earlier stories have lacked some of the things mentioned, and it was down to forcing my writing to come, instead letting it take me. When I started reading this review, the first sentence read "One of the problems that sometimes develops with Weechester" and I thought, Oh no...lol

Then I said…Phew! Though criticism is always welcome, it’s always a better feeling to get the thumbs up ;)

And then I got to the middle, and it was even more enjoyable to read your review, to know that you expected to be disappointed, but was pleasantly surprised. I feel overwhelmed to have a reader truly enjoy this story, and recognize that it more to do with the boys relationship than the game itself! The fact that my goal to show they were normal boys who experienced some normality in between their 'abnormal childhood' shined through for you, makes me blush...

It's an achievement to write Sam and Dean...not two boys with everything the same, except their voices! Thank you for the boost.

Then on top of all of that you found it funny and believable *Grins* I'm happy that my sense of humour is shared with the readers, because I was literally laughing while writing it.

"the author deserves high praise."

I'm so humbled by your words and all your compliments to my writing and the story "Daredevils" It is one of my favourite stories, so I'm glad you were captured by it and pleased of the outcome, I am truly touched by your high praise.

Stars too...you spoil me. LOL

Thank you, Bounce

Schelz x

Reviewer: mrspadackles (Signed) · Date: 18/05/08 12:00 PM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

oh my goodness, I almost died laughing. Great job!!!

Author's Response:

Cheers mate, I'm glad this had you laughing!

Reviewer: dangermouse00 (Signed) · Date: 07/05/08 01:40 PM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

OH MY GOD!!!!!! NEARLY WET MYSELF LAUGHING!!!!!! YOU HAVE A GIFT!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!

Author's Response:

DANGERMOUSE

I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT AND NEARLY WET YASELF LAUGHING, GOOD BOOST FOR ME BECAUSE I THINK COMEDY IS A HARD GENRE ;)

"You have a gift" I'M GLAD YOU SEE IT THAT WAY HUN.

Author's Response: I AM VERY HUMBLED BY YOUR COMPLIMENT

Reviewer: mymuseandi (Signed) · Date: 25/04/08 01:43 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

Schelz...

Finally i get to read your story...and it's great! i wonder if it's like a real game or did you made it up yourself? cuz i was actually thinking of playing the game with my sis!

Author's Response:

Hun, cheers for the stars! Yep, finally, you've been gone ages, I told ya to steal a laptop ;)

Glad you liked it, yes actually it is a real game. Obviously I put my spin on it and titled it myself but I did used to play it with school friends...*shivers* Oh the memories. Lol

You should defo play it!!! It has to be ridiculously humiliting though...*evil chuckle*

Reviewer: RedDevilGirl (Signed) · Date: 21/04/08 05:08 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

Wow - well done!!  This was funny and I think true to life; love the way they respect one another's pranking and more importantly, their playing along.

And OMG the pregnancy test was a scream; without a doubt my favourite part!!!

Really gigglesome, nice one!

Sarah

Author's Response:

Wow yourself Sarah, thanks for this lovely review.

 I'm glad you found it funny as well as true to life! It was so much fun to write so I'm ecstatic you liked it and found the pregnancy test to be a scream, I was worried it wouldn't work out so its good for me that it turned out to be your fav part.

Thanks again.

Schelz

Reviewer: Swellison (Signed) · Date: 20/04/08 12:44 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

Whoa, I'm still reeling from those pranks. Too funny and supremely humiliating - definitely sounds like the work of teenage Winchesters! Sue

Author's Response: Why thank you very much Sue! I'm extremely glad you found it funny and humiliating ;) Schelz

Reviewer: bjxmas (Signed) · Date: 17/04/08 12:07 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

Oh, John is so going to make them pay.  I've been slowly making my way thru the prank stories and there are only a few that are really unique and this is one of them.

Truly funny and unpredictable which is always a winning combination!  Yes, Dean as a singing teapot is priceless. 

So, Sammy totally deserved the payback of the tampons or the pregnancy scare.  Still not sure which would be more humiliating... Dean sure knows how to push Sammy to the limit.

Great job, Schelz, truly memorable.  Later, B.J.

Author's Response:

;) Yeap, John is going to make them pay dearly! Thanks a bunch for finding this to be one of the few unique stories. I'm really glad you found this to be unpredictable and truly funny, what a compliment. After the tea pot, yes Sam did deserve the payback he got.

I'm glad this is memorable for you B.J. ;) it did turn out to be fun. Ta for calling me the Queen of Comedy. I have to say yours was a personal favorite of mine;)

Thanks for this awesome review...talk later - Schelz

Reviewer: PropGal (Signed) · Date: 16/04/08 12:26 PM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

hahahaha.  absolutely hysterical, Schelz.  loved it!


Author's Response: Hey Anna ;) Thanks for the review, really glad you found it hysterical!

Reviewer: bambers2 (Signed) · Date: 16/04/08 01:41 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

lol...very funny, Sheltz...have to say the visual of Dean singing I'm a little teapot had me laughing histerically!! And The Sam with the whole i think i'm pregnant!! OMG!! too damn funny!! awesome Job!! bambers;)

Author's Response:

;) Thank you very much Bambers, glad you got a visual of Dean, its a great feeling to know I could make you guys laugh and even better that you think I did an awesome job. Thanks again Bambers! Schelz

Reviewer: staffy08 (Signed) · Date: 15/04/08 02:46 PM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

Bails, I've already told Lara that if she finds my corpse infront of the computer tomorrow it's because I died laughing while reading this - over and over.

Awesome idea's and as always you got our boys down to a T.

I have to go listen to a really depressing song now to calm me down. lol 

Thanks for this and I'm looking forward to a sequel... :)

ber xxx

 

Author's Response:

Cheers Ber, oh no I don't want Lara hunting me down, but so glad I could make you laugh. Thanks for thinking these were awesome ideas, and for saying I have the boys down ;)

Glad you look forward to the next one!

Bails xxx

Reviewer: Cuddles13 (Signed) · Date: 15/04/08 08:44 AM · On: Chapter 1 - I double dare you

That was brilliant Sam and Dean really are dare devils.

Author's Response: Ha Ha, glad you liked it Sharx! They are DareDevils aren't they? Let's see if we can make Papa Winchester one too. ;)