THIS. Exactly this. Explained much better than I ever could:)
1. I think many of the female characters were written as compelling, complex characters. Part of the problem was pointed out by sabaceanbabe. The other part is that the writers never gave the female characters any real significance in the mythology of the series. There were always there to be hot and snarky and then disappear so we could get back to the 'important' stuff. *sighs*
2. THIS. Granted, I'm biased because I think clowns are evil (and I LOL when Sam agreed with me) but that made no sense to me. I wonder if the kids would've let the demon in had it appeared in its true form. My guess is...yep, they probably would've.
3. *chuckles*
4. I can partially agree with this. I found most of the female characters to be WAY more interesting than the boys. That said, the boys do have their moments, Dean especially. I really liked his arc in season 3.
5. I have no idea...I didn't start watching this show until the summer before the 4th season so I missed the live run of season 2 and never understood why the Harvelles disappeared. Unlike many of the later season female characters, I thought Jo & Ellen fit perfectly into the world of the show and always wished the writers had kept them around full-time. Unfortunately, the writers seemed to agree with Ellen & the fandom that Jo wouldn't make a good hunter...even though we'd never seen any evidence to support that claim. From everything I saw on-screen, I thought Jo would've made one hell of a hunter. Go figure...
6. Never made sense to me, either:)
7. I don't remember if there was ever a reason given for Ellen's reaction to Sam in season 2. In later seasons, I think Sam's actions led to Ellen's feelings toward him.
8. Why the majority of the fandom didn't recognize the pure awesomeness of Jo/Dean is beyond me. Then again, I'm a sucker for snark and ass-kicking so these two just appealed to me right from the start:)
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1. I think many of the female characters were written as compelling, complex characters. Part of the problem was pointed out by
2. THIS. Granted, I'm biased because I think clowns are evil (and I LOL when Sam agreed with me) but that made no sense to me. I wonder if the kids would've let the demon in had it appeared in its true form. My guess is...yep, they probably would've.
3. *chuckles*
4. I can partially agree with this. I found most of the female characters to be WAY more interesting than the boys. That said, the boys do have their moments, Dean especially. I really liked his arc in season 3.
5. I have no idea...I didn't start watching this show until the summer before the 4th season so I missed the live run of season 2 and never understood why the Harvelles disappeared. Unlike many of the later season female characters, I thought Jo & Ellen fit perfectly into the world of the show and always wished the writers had kept them around full-time. Unfortunately, the writers seemed to agree with Ellen & the fandom that Jo wouldn't make a good hunter...even though we'd never seen any evidence to support that claim. From everything I saw on-screen, I thought Jo would've made one hell of a hunter. Go figure...
6. Never made sense to me, either:)
7. I don't remember if there was ever a reason given for Ellen's reaction to Sam in season 2. In later seasons, I think Sam's actions led to Ellen's feelings toward him.
8. Why the majority of the fandom didn't recognize the pure awesomeness of Jo/Dean is beyond me. Then again, I'm a sucker for snark and ass-kicking so these two just appealed to me right from the start:)