As of last year, hugemind was still maintaining Spnematrography over at livejournal. Lots of visual motif metas over there, though they may start to be a bit dated.
I think it’s Verrrrry interesting that Cas gets a new trenchcoat that is darker in color, while Jack’s trenchcoat continues the yellow and blue theme with a lighter yellow-tan.
The introduction of Miller’s first book, The Drama of the Gifted Child, first published in 1979, contains a line that summarizes her core views.
“Experience has taught us that we have only one enduring weapon in our struggle against mental illness: the emotional discovery and emotional acceptance of the truth in the individual and unique history of our childhood.[25]
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In her writings, Miller is careful to clarify that by “abuse” she does not only mean physical violence or sexual abuse, she is also concerned with psychological abuse perpetrated by one or both parents on their child; this is difficult to identify and deal with because the abused person is likely to conceal it from themselves and may not be aware of it until some event, or the onset of depression, requires it to be treated. Miller blamed psychologically abusive parents for the majority of neuroses and psychoses. She maintained that all instances of mental illness, addiction, crime and cultism were ultimately caused by suppressed rage and pain as a result of subconscious childhood trauma that was not resolved emotionally, assisted by a helper, which she came to term an “enlightened witness.” In all cultures, “sparing the parents is our supreme law,” wrote Miller.
Next, her entrance into the room is proceeded by a goat with horns….
and there she stands again with horns above her head. Hmmmmmmm.
Mick’s history so closely paralleled Sam and the Azazel’s children death match in the same season that we’ve been introduced to the other yellow-eyed demons.
What do you want to bet it’s the British Men of Letters that have been compromised?
There’s some interesting things going on with eyes. Not sure what it means yet, but in an episode where Sam’s soul was going to be traded for the witch guy’s soul, maybe the windows to the soul matter. I dug up these pics because seemed like it might matter. I mean the voodoo doll didn’t have to have a missing eye. Seems like it might be something.
Don’t forget Scooby Doo getting shot in the eye with water – on the TV while Dean is watching – in this ep as well.
Oh, I forgot that. That was the other thing. There was a bunch of dog references. Dean’s told to “stay” multiple times in the ep, Scooby Doo…
(apologies for the utterly disjointed ramblings below. I’m pre-coffee)
In an episode about memory, in a season about thoughts and memory, we have an awful lot of missing eyes. Now i feel like I need to do a rewatch looking for ravens.
I’m going to Odin with this one. I’m not sure how he fits in (particularly since he’s dead-ish since season 5 [my thoughts on whether or not Gods can actually die is besides the point.]), but that’s where my brain is going.
Odin sacrificed one eye to drink from the Well of Poetry/Wisdom/Knowledge. It takes the loss of an eye to gain knowledge/wisdom.
That’s what Charlie and Lily have done. Lily far more literally than Charlie. Charlie too though, ‘loses’ an eye in the episode where we learn she’s started hunting, gaining knowledge.
Scooby Doo episode is Hassle in the Castle. Scooby finds a magic hat while he’s scouting ahead of the gang. First he pulls a rabbit out of the hat, then drum beats while it’s empty, then the flowers which squirt him in the eye. It’s a temporary blindness, that leads to VELMA saying she’s ‘starting to figure things out’
We never actually see Dean use the hex doll. He’s far more interested in the pins. I’m not sure what to make of that, perhaps knowledge un-used?
He does stab the doll though. He only stabs it through the head, the center of knowledge and whatnot. Did anyone notice too how the folks one eye moved about a bit oddly? Also I’m wondering who the figure represents. I’m now on the lookout for a yellow haired, one eyed enemy of Rowena.
Yeah, I saw that he did stab it in this morning’s gif sets (after I’d already responded.) I missed it last night, even while I was paying attention.
the hex doll has a googly eye, which is why it moved funny. I’m just not sure how it ties in.
Possibly Rowena wanted whoever that’s tied to (which yeah, that would be useful information! i was thinking lucifer, but all his recent vessels have been dark haired) to know what’s happening to them?
I read this a while ago (thank you to @elizabethrobertajones for helping me find it again!) and it lodged firmly into the back of my mind as “Thing to keep an eye on” (pun intended ;P) and it’s striking how often we get this visual, in particular in relation to Dean. In addition to the above examples, we have Lady Toni threaten Dean with the Sharp Pointy Stick of Ouch:
In the Foundry, the doll you’d give only to children you hate (found by Mary, so a minor exception to the rule?) is missing its left eye:
And then, most recently I believe (I’ll need to rewatch 12.15 to see if I’ve missed something there) you have this graffiti behind Ketch and Dean that may just be coincidence but the line through the eye is quite striking to me nonetheless.
Also, this might be part of the thing too?
I still can’t quite put a finger on what this symbolism is referring to, but given that I’m of the opinion that Bad Thing lies on Dean’s horizon this season, I don’t get feel good vibes from it.
“Here, play with this, and I’ll tell you a story.”
“I remember you. a rag doll all huddled up on our doorstep.”
And tears that I have covered with patches Red and yellow patterns, nothing I own matches, hey Where I have them sewn with black stitches Are made exposed to be soiled and tattered, hey
I’m just a little girl, I’m Raggedy Ann Making believe I’m happy, hey Raggedy Ann, falling apart at the seams
Mr Ketch pulls up to the cool jazz strains of “Take Five.”
The anti-Lucifer Five-Man Band (witch, angel, king of hell, giant, fire extinguisher) gets back together for one last show. [”The Chick is often considered the heart of the group. This role is played by a woman or girl. Someone female. Otherwise, it is not a Five-Man Band.” Cf. Ladyheart.]
They set their stage in room 5 at the Plains Motel.
After the show, Castiel tries to treat Kelly to lunch at the Five Corners Cafe, but she slips out the back instead.
Hmmm…. there’s been a fair amount of number references this season. “3 way” stops and the like. Must cogitate. 🙂
I keep thinking about all of the journey imagery that was used in the last few seasons and the “River shall end at its source.”
We’ve arrived at the source. Mary’s alive and Sam and Dean are struggling with what that means for them. So here we have Dean fumbling over road blocks and dropping and breaking ships. They’re played lightheartedly, but it seems like it’s a way of reinforcing how much he is struggling along this journey.
Is this a new beer? And that is a very eclectic reading list…
But YOU WENT AWAY???
Also “A Room with Dark Mirrors” and…
“Sex, Marriage and Birth Control”….
And then “‘Tis”, a sequel to “Angela’s Ashes”. “Angela’s Ashes” was the story of a boy supporting his family because his alcoholic father had essentially abandoned them; in “’Tis”, he’s trying to live life on his own terms but can’t leave his past behind. I have to imagine Dean can relate.
“In this episode my whole thought pattern was ‘How was I gonna shoot this so it’s a little bit different than normal?’ because it’s a dream sequence, basically, without all the ding-a-lings and stars. So, on Sam, it’s normal, when you see the stuff out the window. On Matt’s side, everything’s a bit larger and flares a bit as it passes. That’s the only difference and it’s very subtle, but it’s there for a purpose.”
Hearseeno 