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watching-sam-and-dean-again · 7 months

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I just rewatched "Last Holiday" for the second time. It’s so bad that it makes me sad for what this show used to be.

This episode exemplifies a lot of how Supernatural goes off the rails by Season 15. I know some will argue that everything after Season 5 is not worth watching, but I disagree. And then others say that it’s just the Dabb era that is unwatchable. Well ... I agree more with that take, but there are some gems even in this arc, particularly in 14 (if I ignore Nick). But, Season 15 … it’s almost heartbreakingly bad in comparison to earlier seasons. The only upside to the season as a whole is that Sam and Dean are on good terms with each other throughout most of it.

Anyway, LH is just .. so bad. First, Dean essentially acts like a man-child mixed with a cartoon character. The man is 40, and if 26 year old Dean could see him now, I think he might beat his ass just on principal. The nightdress and night cap combo is just so so stupid. They give me second-hand embarrassment for Dean AND for Jensen. Him wearing this, or something similar to this, in Scoobynatural, which is a cartoon, is very different from him wearing it in real life. How do you take him seriously after this? The best thing about him in this episode is the talk he has with Jack about how he’s trying to forgive him (for blowing up his mother), but he’s trying. It’s honest and fair.

Next, Sam is put into a sweater-vest (this offends me personally) and sent off on a date with Eilean. I find her and Sam cute as friends, but aggressively uninteresting as a couple, so I’m not overly fond of this. He gets several finger nails ripped off, instead of just one like in "A Very Supernatural Christmas" because mythical creatures like to torture him this may specifically, I guess? The reason I don’t like this "callback" is that if forces me to think of that other holiday episode which is just so much better. And that makes me think of just how dumb this one is. So dumb. Like, I’m almost angry about how dumb it is, especially in comparison to the Season 3 episode. Remember Season 3??? Back then the show knew how to be ridiculous, creepy, heartbreaking (in a good way), and heartwarming all in one episode. During Season 3, Supernatural not only still had a soul, but it was vibrant and thrumming with life. Now … not so much. Finally, Jack is there too. And he’s stressed. I don’t have strong feelings abiut him in this episode, but I don’t have negative ones about anything relating to him in the episode, either. So that’s something.

Anyway, I could rant more, but this is honestly just making me sad.

If you like "Last Holiday" that’s fine. I’m happy for you. Please feel free to let me know why you like it (if you want to). But, it’s just really not for me. It just disappoints me so much because we know how good this show can be, you know? 😞