Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 21/10/07 04:28 PM · On: Chapter 1
This is so incredibly touching! It's a perfect masterpiece!
Author's Response: Thank you for that - when I was writing part 1, it brought tears to my eyes - hopefully it moved everyone who read it...Jules
Reviewer: Cookie6 (Signed) · Date: 12/10/07 10:09 AM · On: Chapter 2
Hey Jules, this is a stunning piece of writing. i'm sitting here with my heart just breaking into a million bits. Loved your take - Dean's thoughts - between the eppy dialogue. I tried to find your other version on sn.tv but couldn't find the "missing Scenes" link: directions would be much appreciated coz i could just feel how they fit with this version. Great work, I loved it!
Author's Response: I thank you for that. The full version is well worth the read - when you log into the forums, you need to go to Fan fiction, then to Missing Scenes. Here is the direct link to the fic http://z14.invisionfree.com/Supernatural/index.php?showtopic=23952 Glad you enjoyed it....Jules
Reviewer: Kumaproogey (Signed) · Date: 26/09/07 11:38 PM · On: Chapter 2
That whole 1st paragraph made me pause. It was so touching & the writing was incredible. You really captured the scene, feelings & emotions emanating from Dean. Hands down one of the best post-All Hell Breaks Loose (Part 1) fics that I've read (trust me, there are a lot out of there too). Truly heartbreaking w/ Dean "talking to" & "fixing" SamParticularly liked these sentences, they really grabbed & stuck with me: Footsteps approached rapidly, slowed, faltered, and finally stopped, and still he rocked, his grip tightening, unwilling to let go, unable to look into the still, dead face. He'd failed. He'd been too late. He closed his eyes and pulled his brother crushingly close, desperately trying to feel one more heartbeat, one more breath. But the life that had been his to nurture and protect was gone, ripped from his world in an instant of blinding pain. Excellent descriptions!!: Cold raindrops spattered into the desolate street, and lightning sheeted across the sky, heralding the approaching storm. Boots shuffled against the damp ground, and a calloused hand came out of the dark to rest on his shoulder.
Author's Response: Thank you so much for that. As for there being a lot out there - yes, I was quite worried that my co-author and I had missed the boat by the time she was ready to send me the two flashbacks that appear in the full version over on sn.tv. But people seemed to really respond to what we came up with, so I'm glad we went ahead. So glad it touched you - thanks for reading...Jules
Reviewer: SUPERNATANGEL67 (Signed) · Date: 12/09/07 05:18 AM · On: Chapter 1
Great!!!!
Author's Response: Thank you for reading, and for reviewing - I really appreciate it....Jules
Reviewer: Phoenix_Song778 (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 04:21 PM · On: Chapter 2
Ah dude that was great, just great! Thanks for the tissue warning...I had the box at the ready! You did a beautiful job of blending everything together; it flowed wonderfully! Definitely did our Dean justice. I'm heading over to sn.tv to check out the flashbacks included version!
Author's Response: Thank you - you won't be disappointed - my partner in crime did a beautiful job on the flashbacks. Thank you for the review. I'm pleased it touched you...Jules
Reviewer: Vanessa (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 01:14 PM · On: Chapter 1
Just wanted to say that I agree with lam--you can never have too many tags to an episode. Same with missing scenes, etc.
Author's Response: Thanks Vanessa. I'm relieved to hear that. There were so many tags and missing scenes after the finale aired, it scared me a little. Glad we got it right...Jules
Reviewer: lam (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 12:28 PM · On: Chapter 1
Just wanted to quickly add that you can never have too many tags to an episode - and I feel that yours is very different from the others out there. I love the detail it adds to the episode (which according to some of the info out there was like a two hour movie when Kripke first finished the script...). I also forgot to mention how much I liked the line about Dean have raised Sam and now fighting alongside him.....
Author's Response: Thanks for that - I really feel that Sam is more Dean's child than John's - it was Dean who was always there for Sam - he was the real parent. So the devastation he felt when Sam died in his arms was more than just losing a brother - he lost his child.....Jules (wish we could have seen that two hour movie)
Reviewer: lam (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 11:42 AM · On: Chapter 2
Awesome. Loved your filling in the blanks, and no worries about getting the AHBL2 scenes right - I probably shouldn't admit this, but I've watched that episode almost every day since it aired - really - so I've seen it about 80 times now - Jensen's performance is just so riveting.... I have my own theories about what he's thinking when Bobby is trying to get him to leave with him, but you've captured the essence of the scene beautifully. Now running off to sn.tv for the flashback....
Author's Response: Thanks Lisa. As I have said before, I was really worried that by the time we got around to posting this, the thing would have been done to death. I'm glad people have enjoyed it so much. And yes - you can see all of Dean's pain through Jensen's eyes - he was truly stellar. ...Jules
Reviewer: Tree66 (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 09:13 AM · On: Chapter 2
Tissues- hell - I just went for the big towel! Great job- the desperation and despair just pours off this!
Author's Response: Oh, Tree! Thank you! Glad to know I hit the mark with this one. And it was all based on that one promo shot of Dean staring at Sam's body. Thanks again for reviewing...Jules
Reviewer: gengen0776 (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 09:13 AM · On: Chapter 2
Amazing...hold on need to wipe the keyboard! too bad I ignored the kleenex warning! lol great Job Julie! Great insight into our beloved Dean! reliving those scenes is a hard thing but well worth the read! Again I'm amazed by your ability to weave words and hope to one day arrive at your calliber of storytelling! Thanks for the awesome read!
Author's Response: Oh, Gen - thank you - you make me blush! And you ignored the Kleenex warning? Uh-oh... Seriously, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much, even though it did make you cry...Jules
Reviewer: supernatfem76 (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 08:17 AM · On: Chapter 2
I loved chapter 2. I loved all the emotion and all the quotes you used from various episodes from seasons 1 and 2. It did almost make me cry but it was a really excellent read.
Author's Response: Thank you - and I must admit I blubbered at the end of part 1 of the finale - and I had been warned it was coming. That scene was just so heart-wrenching - I still tear up when I watch it...Jules
Reviewer: ShinyWinchesterGun (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 06:33 AM · On: Chapter 2
Again, amazing! What a wonderful, sad story. It fits in perfectly with everything that happened in those episodes! Very poignant and extremely good. Great job! Yeah, teared up a bit there...
Author's Response: Thanks. It was a bit nerve-wracking to post it after all the other tags and missing scenes - I just kept my fingers crossed that we had hit the mark...Jules
Reviewer: ShinyWinchesterGun (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 06:27 AM · On: Chapter 1
Oh wow. This is incredibly sad, mizpah. So, the flashbacks are at sv.tv? I think I'll go read that, too...this is very, very good and extremely depressing. Beautiful, incredible job.
Author's Response: Thanks for that. I just tried to get inside Dean's head - tried to pull out what drove him that dark day...Jules
Reviewer: Vanessa (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 06:13 AM · On: Chapter 2
Ahhhh. Thanks for the tissue warning. This really was a wonderful, if heartwrenching, write.
Author's Response: Thank you Vanessa. It was something I was planning for quite a while, but I had to wait for my co-author's flashbacks. I hope you can check out the full version on sn.tv...Jules
Reviewer: fredo (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 04:52 AM · On: Chapter 2
oh man, Jules, this was, wow... "Leaning back on his heels, he studied Sam's pale face through tear-blurred eyes. This was the child he'd raised; the teenager he'd fought with, the man he'd fought beside." "Dean's world began again." I can't find the words... And i was on sntv to read the complete version, but didn't know how to leave a review, so please tell you partner that is was beatifully written, these flashbacks really being a plus in the story. Thanks Jules.
Author's Response: I will tell her hon, but it's easy to leave a review - you just go down the bottom of the page, and there is a blue button which says Add Reply - you click on that, and it takes you to the message screen. Type in the message, and then hit the black button at the bottom of the screen - I think it says Post Reply or something similar. And thank you - I'm glad it touched you....Jul
Reviewer: bulletbabe (Signed) · Date: 09/09/07 04:17 AM · On: Chapter 2
I'm numb. This is absolutely fantastic. You write beautifully. Wish you could have posted the entire story here. This has inspired me to check out all your other stuff, need to add you to my list!! Thanks for posting.
Author's Response: I wish I could have too, but my wonderful co-author is not a member. But please, do check it out on sn.tv - her flashbacks are really special - I was blown away by her contribution. And thanks so much - I'm glad you enjoyed it...Jules
Reviewer: supernaturalsam (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 07:42 PM · On: Chapter 1
Yay! You did it! I love it when I talk people into doing things...it's a "gift". You know, I think I may be channeling Andy... I love this so much. The emotion you've got in here is so powerful and so poignant that you've made me cry for a third time. That's something in itself to be very proud of! I love how you've conveyed Dean's emotions thoughout this. He was so distraught after Sam was stabbed and you have grabbed a hold of his emotions and portrayed them beautifully and emotionally. Great job, Mum, and I look forward to the second part!
Author's Response: Daughter - you are definitely channeling Andy...and here was me thinking that you wanted to channel Sam - who knew? Thanks for talking me into putting my bit over here and keeping the collection all together. And thanks for checking out the full version over on sn.tv, too. I could just imagine Dean's desolation and desperation, and I just hoped I could make it come through without being over the top or unbelievable. I love Dean, and I try my best not to get him out of character. Second part is up, on both sites. My partner in crime has provided me with another amazing flashback. Check it out. love you heaps....Jul (mum)
Reviewer: gengen0776 (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 06:22 PM · On: Chapter 1
WOW Julie! I'm crying the way I do every time I watch the finale...it's just so heartbreaking! I love your writing style it's something I strive for but when I read really great writers like you I see I still have a ways to go I mean just this line for example: Boots thudding hollowly on the warped timbers, he climbed the four steps to the porch and kicked open the door. I hope to someday to be able to so skillfully describe something so small...for now I feel like my vocabulary is shrinking...think I'll start reading the dictionary lol. Okay enough babbling which if you ask Kelly or Bambers means that I really liked you story...the more babble the more I liked it though I have been rendered speechless but that is pretty rare! So GREAT job even without the flashbacks I think this is AMAZING! you are definitely a writer I'll be watching for now!
Author's Response: Genevieve - oh, my goodness - your review has left me speechless. I really don't consider myself as a great writer - there is so much awesome talent around here, that I find myself wishing the same thing you expressed - damn, I wish I could write like that. I have come a long way from my first fic - this is my 12th - but I still feel that I have a long way to go. Thank you, really - and I hope you like the second part...Jules
Reviewer: Phoenix_Song778 (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 03:43 PM · On: Chapter 1
Okay...I need a minute to collect myself! That was fantastic, I think you've filled in the missing pieces incredibly well! Both parts of the season finale were extremely difficult to watch for me and reading this brought back with painful vividness all the reasons why. So kudos to you! Also, I'm a huge Snow Patrol fan and totally agree with your song choice! The words fit perfectly.
Author's Response: Thank you for that - you honour me. I just cried at the end of AHBL1 - it was just so heart-wrenching - and then to see Dean's slow disintegration throughout the night and day when Sam was dead. I just had to have a peek inside his head and see what drove him to that crossroads to make the same deal he cursed his father for making. And the song - it did fit perfectly - I was listening to it on the way to work one morning, and I thought - that is just the ticket for the missing scene. That resulted in a frantic search on the internet for the lyrics - bless Google! And here we are. Hope you enjoy part 2....Julie
Reviewer: lam (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 01:15 PM · On: Chapter 1
Just an awesome bridge between those two episodes. I have to admit that I haven't even been able to bring myself to speculate on the devastation that Dean would have gone through. You, as always, get Dean spot on and I love what you do with Bobby - perfectly in character for me. *now runs off to check out the missing scenes....*
Author's Response: Thank you, Lisa - that means so much to me. Especially since you did such an excellent job with that tag, "He's Not Sammy Anymore" - I really loved that, even though you did give me a bad few moments with the title...lol. There have been so many tags and missing scenes, that I wondered if the pitcher had gone too many times to the well by the time the first flashback was ready for us to post in part 1. But people seemed to like what we came up with, so I started breathing again...seriously, thank you so much...Jul
Reviewer: DeeUnNatural (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 11:59 AM · On: Chapter 1
I like the way you explain how they got indoors. The emotions of all involve was an eye opening to the waterworks. Your story filled in the gaps that the show had. Bobby is a charactor that is growing more and more interesting.
Author's Response: Thank you very much for that. I love Bobby and Ellen, and I hope that we see more of them in Season 3. The second part has the scene with Bobby and Dean from the final episode, and then we stay with Dean through that dark day and into the night when he makes the deal. I hope you enjoy it....Julie
Reviewer: gaelicspirit (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 09:17 AM · On: Chapter 1
Hang on... I have a review to type, but... *goes to get tissue* Damn. I can imagine that the flashbacks just add to an already knife-twisting missing scene. Dean was so broken in this that it physically hurt. Hearing him talk to dead Sam... Bobby's worry and care, knowing that Dean couldn't leave Sam, fearing that he was going to lose them both... AHBL 1 was on re-run recently and I just couldn't watch it. Even knowing how AHBL 2 ends, I couldn't watch because sometimes something is so well done it hurts. Like, well, this. Thanks for posting this over here.
Author's Response: Thank you - I am really honoured that you liked this - I love your work. I was entranced by Ramble On. And the flashbacks are not angsty - they are wonderfully crafted pieces that show just how much Dean loves his little brother, and how strong the bond between them is. I hope you get a chance to pop over to sn.tv and read the whole thing. I got the idea that he would have whole conversations with Sam from that scene in ABHL2, when he recounts that little flashback from when Sam was five - and the whole thing just went on from there. And I took it from hug to hug, because, basically - I wanted that happy ending. Hope you like part 2...Julie
Reviewer: fredo (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 08:10 AM · On: Chapter 1
wonderful job Jules, i'm so happy you brought it here. Heartwranching even the second time...
Author's Response: Thank you, hon - as I said, Steph talked me into it. I felt a bit funny at first, as it's not the full version - just the parts I wrote, but please go over to sn.tv and have a look at the whole thing. Thanks for the review - you know how much I love them....Jul
Reviewer: bayre (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 08:01 AM · On: Chapter 1
Great story! I started to read it on Sntv and got interrupted...still going to go back and read there too.
Author's Response: Laura - thank you so much. And thanks for going and reading the whole thing - we're really honoured. The second part is up over there, and it's about to go up over here...Jul
Reviewer: kwater (Signed) · Date: 08/09/07 07:45 AM · On: Chapter 1
very nice, Jules. Really great - K
Author's Response: Thank you Kelly - and thanks so much for the vote on Sam's Recommended Reading list - you have no idea how much that honours me. Part 2 is here, again minus the brilliant flashback, but I hope you enjoy it, even if it isn't the full version....Jul
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