Reviewer: BritLit (Signed) · Date: 16/09/09 04:22 PM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
So great to read yet another well written piece by you, BJ! Swan recommended you and I see why! Your characterizations and dialogue are amazingly spot on---but I also love your descriptive flair....what pops in my mind right now is how Sam knows Dean is hurt despite his denial--Sam can see it in his eyes and his voice--how you describe that is so effective . How poignant that each just wants his brother back....I do think that is still true now!
Author's Response: What a lovely review, thank you! Swan is so good to me, supporting my efforts and then it is really nice to be recommended and have those comments added to her encouragement. I do believe both boys only want their brother back, and we're the lucky ones who get to witness them working through their issues and then eventually coming back together stronger than ever. Thanks again, much appreciated, B.J.
Reviewer: saltnburnem (Signed) · Date: 04/05/09 10:21 PM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
Your portrayal of the boys, and the innermost workings of their psyches was dead-on!! Great job. Definitely fair and balanced arguments, defenses and rationalizations that both boys would have.
Author's Response: Thanks! I feel like this is both brutal and fair and I was hoping the readers would too. It is a pretty stark look at their feelings, reactions and motivations, and like everything Winchester, is very complicated and often times even contradicts what they say and what they do. Our boys are so messed up now. Thanks again, much appreciated, B.J.
Reviewer: birdie (Signed) · Date: 03/05/09 06:22 PM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
BJ. I liked the internal battle he is having...loving Dean but loving his power too. Its a real challenging piece...made me sad but it was worth it. Bev x
Author's Response: Thanks again, Bev! I like how you termed that, an internal battle, because that is where Sam is. He has so many conflicting emotions and desires. So much going on as to why he started and how he can't stop. And he is trying to justify it, even to himself. These are very sad times for the boys. Kripke had better fix them soon! Later, B.J.
Reviewer: birdie (Signed) · Date: 03/05/09 06:16 PM · On: Chapter 1 - We're Good
Gee BJ...deep and thought provoking and ...sad. I want the boys to love each other again! Bev x
Author's Response: Oh,Bev... I do too! These boys belong together, supporting each other, not fighting! And how do they keep moving forward? Dean has suffered so much and then he has to deal with the pain of losing Sam to Ruby and their secrets and lies. So sad for both our boys, and we've never seen Dean so low, so hurt, and that's saying something. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: Tree66 (Signed) · Date: 03/05/09 04:00 PM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
I dont think there's a thing wrong with this chapter BJ- in fact- I think you really got into Sam's head. Peple often forget that he DID have to survive on his own for the time Dean was gone... he had to toughen up and be more self-sufficient... and that changed him too- But... He knows Dean better than any other living person- maybe even better than Dean knows Dean... and so despite Sam's need for revenge... he wants the brother back that he could always rely on, that was always there for him... and like so many of us- he wants 'kick-ass" tough Dean back- because- let's face it- wouldnt that Dean be a whole lot easier for Sam to deal with. That Dean would be eager to go after Lillith... that Dean would be ready to dig back in and hunt... ok- so I'm rambling.... but rest assured that these two beautifully crafted chapters were awesome insights and nothing to be doubting...
Author's Response: Ah, Tree, I love your ramblings! And I love hearing you think I got inside Sam's head, he's a lot harder for me and especially with this season, everything is twisted and skewered. I don't think even Sam knows what he is doing or how he got there. IKWYDLS certainly showed us how vulnerable and lost he was and Ruby was right there to turn him down this path. And it has got to be scary for him, to have Dean back but know he isn't whole, and then that guilt thing he has going, that Dean has suffered all because of him. Anyway, really appreciate the support on these chapters. Such a difficult time for the boys and such a tangled web they find themselves in. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: Smudge93 (Signed) · Date: 03/05/09 03:33 AM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
HI BJ As you know I'm a Dean girl but I feel strong for Sam's plight this season. He's lost his brother and himself. I loved Sam's take here and I think you nailed his inner fight. He started this because he had lost Dean and when his brother came back he used the change in him as a kind of justification for keeping doing it. Dean wasn't Dean so Sam stepped up to the mark. Doing what he believed he had to do. I still feel that Sam's overwhelming urge to destroy Lillith has nothing to do with saving the world. It's good old Winchester revenge, she hurt his brother - she held the deal and she wouldn't let Sam bargain for his brother. He's going to hurt her back. Up until last week's episode I still think he thought that he was doing good, but I think even he has doubts now. Sam has turned bad by trying to do good but I feel that we've still got to see Dean's true colours in all this. I worry that Sam is pushing is brother into the arms of the angels. I think this season is going to end badly but I hope that the journey will end well.(Pretty please Mr K.) I want him to get his brother back too. Loved both POV's, Mary xx
Author's Response: Thanks, Mary! Oh, yes, Kripke had better be listening to us and bring those boys back together. I completely agree, Sam is so lost, but he was broken when he lost Dean. He wanted to make Lilith pay for that so he took the only avenue he saw to get strong enough to hurt her. Then Dean comes back, he tries to stop what he is doing. He knows it's unsavory, but Samhain and everything else is coming and he needs to be strong. And then he realizes Dean isn't Dean and for the first time, he needs to fully protect his brother. Another reason to go back on the juice, and then he scares himself, sees that maybe this has gone too far, that he can't handle it as well as he thought. Too late, he's hooked. Sam is a contrast in revenge, wanting to do good, and just plain addiction. I so want them to find each other again and be brothers united. Thanks for such a well thought-out review. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: CatzEye (Signed) · Date: 02/05/09 04:56 PM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
These are sad little chapters, but very poignant and very well written-!
Author's Response: Thanks again! The show certainly has taken the boys on a very dark path this season. Later, B.J.
Reviewer: CatzEye (Signed) · Date: 02/05/09 04:37 PM · On: Chapter 1 - We're Good
You've hit Dean's feelings of late right on the nose here -- And it's killing me too, ya know! -- Very good!
Author's Response: Thanks! I often feel like Dean speaks to me, somehow Jensen defines him so clearly in my mind that I feel more confident with his feelings. These boys certainly are putting us through the wringer now. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: kwater (Signed) · Date: 02/05/09 10:02 AM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
When this is all over, everything between us will be good again. I have to believe that. - I truly believe Sam had deluded himself into believing this. Great job, I really enjoyed both brothers - ;) Kel
Author's Response: Thanks again, Kel! For me, that is the only way to look at it, Sam thinks what he is doing is right and necessary. He is a good man making some horrendously bad decisions based on all the right reasons. How could anyone hold it against him? Especially with what we now know? Yeah, the boys have to be good again. I have to believe that! Later, B.J.
Reviewer: kwater (Signed) · Date: 02/05/09 09:22 AM · On: Chapter 1 - We're Good
Argh, guh. Damn BJ you just hit everything I've been feeling this whole season. The only thing that's been keeping me together is the thought that like your Dean, Kripke's end plan is to have them be 'brothers' once more. Great read, thanks - Kel ;)
Author's Response: Thanks, Kel! This season has been a hard one. And this episode brought out all the tension and the axe to grind. Kripke has to bring them back together as brothers, that is the only option. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: darkhunter (Signed) · Date: 02/05/09 07:31 AM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
Great chapter,you wrote Sam beautifuly, i feel the same as you , i love both brothers equally.
Author's Response: Thanks, I really appreciate the support on this story. And I love hearing that I got Sam right. He is in such a difficult point in his life and while harsh words have been said, he is still trying to find his way and take care of his brother. Later, B.J.
Reviewer: justannanow (Signed) · Date: 02/05/09 03:06 AM · On: Chapter 2 - We Are So Not Good
To avoid any feud being carried over to here, I'll just say that I really liked this.
Author's Response: Thanks, I appreciate it. I think we all want the brothers to be back to where they once were, and it is up to Kripke to get them there. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: darkhunter (Signed) · Date: 22/04/09 12:35 PM · On: Chapter 1 - We're Good
Wow,brilliant but heartbreaking chapter,the brothers are so far apart this season,looking forward to reading Sam's pov.
Author's Response: Thanks again! Yeah, Kripke really has taken them to the extreme, but it just means it will be even sweeter when they reunite as brothers. I'm hoping Sam's pov fits with how the Sam fans see him. I always find it easier to write Dean, but I think I'm getting better with Sam and hopefully it will sound like him. Take care, B.J.
Reviewer: Smudge93 (Signed) · Date: 22/04/09 09:17 AM · On: Chapter 1 - We're Good
Maybe I am obsolete. This was the line that stood out for me BJ. Dean's big fear that he has been replaced by his brother's power and that Sam doesn't need him anymore, because without that, in his own head, what really is Dean? You capture Dean fatigue and doubts in here beautifully and the brothers are so not good, not even close. They are killing me too. Looking forward to part two and Sam's take on things. Mary xx
Author's Response: Thanks, Mary, always love your reviews. Oh, poor Dean, he does see himself only in the context of family. Without his family, what does he have? I think he was rediscovering his passion for hunting, saving people, doing good for the world. Unfortunately then he got hit with the news he broke the first seal. When he is most hurting, he does need his family and yet, here again he feels lost, abandoned by the very ones he needs. Both guys are so broken, so shattered by all they've endured and unable to be there for their bro in support. All I can say is Kripke better put them back together soon! Take care, B.J.
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