Frankenstein enters into a body building competition and finds he has seriously misunderstood the objective
FOR THE LAST TIME, FRANKENSTEIN WAS THE NAME OF THE DOCTOR
…a doctor who built a body.
For what is possibly the first time in the history of pop culture somebody actually really specifically does mean the doctor… and someone tries to correct them.
Just to be That Person…
Frankenstein wasn’t even a doctor bc he fucking dropped out of college to build a body
I love the image of Sam taking a moment by himself, for himself (and the way he looks around first to be sure he’s really alone), but I also like the irony that Sam ISN’T alone. It may not be intentional on the part of the writers that this rare moment happens during the period when Sam’s privacy is being fundamentally and continuously violated by possession, but it certainly adds a layer.
Also, I think the fact that he’s reading an Oz book in the wake of Charlie says something about the tenuous, indirect ways Sam goes about connection, but also about the ways he seems to find it easiest to have feelings and interests at one remove, triangulating rather than taking a direct line.
“So yeah, before y’all see Supernatural a lot of work has gone into it, but a lot of work has gone into us trying to figure out every second.” (NJCon 2018)
Okay, so this is a loooong post because Summergen was so amazing that my recommendation could just be the masterlist. But maybe some people wanted some actual pointers, so these are my faves from this summer. There are a lot and honestly I probably missed a few (it’s hard to remember with so many great fics!)
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