Destiel & Pride and Prejudice parallels - part 3

Why the SPN mixtape scene from 12x19 is screenwriting gold, and should be taught to the next generations of screenwriters everywhere - analysis

20 seconds. Two lines of dialogue, three gestures, a couple more camera angles. Episode 19, season 12 of a genre TV show “Supernatural”. A single strike of screenwriting and cinematic genius. The mixtape scene.

Robert Berens and Meredith Glynn, I bow before you.

This scene should be used as an example for future screenwriters how you can put maximum of meaning into minimal time and dialogue. Should be analyzed and taught at universities everywhere, how to achieve the most using the least. How to write for TV, where you only have less than an hour to built something spectacular.

WOW.

Let’s just peel off all the layers of these 20 seconds of footage and these 13 words. 13 WORDS.

(Cas knocks, Dean doesn’t say anything. Cas opens the door, apologizes for disturbing Dean in his room, and then takes a cassette tape out of his left inside coat pocket, and puts it on the desk, while tapping the label on it that says “Deans (sic!) top 13 Zepp traxx”.)

13 tracks. 13 words. The future. So number thirteen is important for the future. I mean, are you trying to tell us something here, writers?

(Dean takes the tape, oustreches his arm, and gives it back to Cas. We see Cas’ hand grabbing the tape, and taking it back.)

That tiny scene is ENORMOUS from the perspective of the narrative and the characterization. Let’s see what we can get out of it. (Prepare yourself: it’s gonna be long. Damn, how much meta can you write based on 20 seconds of television and two lines of dialogue?) (Hint: A lot.)

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I have to assume that Ramble On and Travelling Riverside Blues are two of them - because of 4x18 - but I’m really curious about the others

“Welcome home”  Dean says as they are in the middle of nowhere and pulls Cas into his arms.

#the romance of saying welcome home when home is simply the nearness of one person to another…….. #13.06  (via @samdyke)                                                                                                                        

https://twitter.com/mohammadhussain/status/1340439172687998981?s=21

do you think Jensen is gonna rewatch the show and point at every moment Cas and Dean are in the same room and cheer “Dean is in love with Cas here”? because if you don’t, you are wrong.

It is prob happening now. Cuz Jensen looked snowed in the other day, so Danneel and Jensen are staying in and watching the 8 hr Destiel cut. And Danneel saying Misha is so cute and Jensen saying ikr. And they are doing commentary on the whole romance unfolding and like things Jensen forgot or that Danneel noticed. And Danneel is like yeah I remember you used that look on me.

Not me thinking about Jensen and Misha watching 8hr destiel cut together over FaceTime and commenting on every little thing 👀

#oh remember the first time you touched my forehead to ‘teleport’ me #remember how you pressed me to the wall in the alley #remember how you beat the hell out of me #aw remember how you held my hand while I was bleeding #aw remember I need to #aw remember I love you I love all of you #aw remember Cas I need to say something #wa remember I love you #of course I do

@sinnabonka​ ana pls YOURE KILLING ME

#who said i was done #remember the circle of holy fire #remember the the trench coat #remember I need you#remember the handprint #remember the cut off kiss #👀👀👀

jsjahsdjaksdfhajdas 💀

for all the mediocre episodes i had to endure i think i deserved to see cas hoist dean up on the kitchen table.

It’s a present. And it wasn’t supposed to be opened before Christmas day. Honestly, who opens their Christmas presents early? Ok, shut up. Everyone.

cas in the passenger seat of the impala

Today’s aesthetic: keeping the same tab open in your browser for three solid weeks because you’re definitely going to get around to reading and/or acting on whatever’s in it any minute now.