SPN WTF

[vulgarweed]

Was that a truly epically dense conglomeration of cultural-appropriation FAIL or what?

I can just see how that might have gone down at the scriptwriter's meeting: "It'll be edgy! It's kind of like American Gods--only really stupid!"




ETA: Comments are spoileriffic now.

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[zillah975]

Mmm, yes, yes, that's about right.

I just.

Just.


GAH. WHAT? WHAT?


(I did love Kali, though, in spite of all the fail, probably because the actress is AWESOME.)

[22by7.livejournal.com]

This is the episode I have been fucking DREADING since I first heard of it a couple months or so back.

It really couldn't have gone very well even from the basic premise. Ugh.

[furius.livejournal.com]

...with a dollop of Stargate to boot!

0_o

I cringed and cringed..and cringed...

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

I get a more than sneaking feeling it was just rash stupidity that led to some of the choices; Baldur, Odin and Mercury are pretty much 'dead' gods to the majority, but it's hard to miss that Kali and Ganesh are from a religion that's still widely practised.

By and large I get the feeling the writing is just blind ignorant rather than malicious, but yes, it would be nice to smack the writers upside the head with a few pointers on tact and basic respect first.

[quantum-witch.livejournal.com]

It figures, the first full episode I watch is Castiel's appearance. The second is... this one.

Yes, I got the American Gods feeling, too. Not sure what to think about it all.

[sirius-luva.livejournal.com]

Singapore is way behind and the last episode was... the one after the Anrichrist's appearance. Can't remember. xD

But what's this I hear about Kali and Ganesh making an appearance?

(I am a practising Hindu)

[mulder200.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, you really have to wonder if the writers do ANY research into other religions at all. I mean I know it's just a tv show but c'mon. Research is your fun!