Supernatural did some nice work tonight. They paralleled Dean’s inner turmoil over the Mark and its ever-growing influence over him by taking Charlie and splitting her in two. We got to see the id of Charlie, the worst and darkest parts of her, contrasted with the good. While perhaps not the most original idea in the world, it was executed in original ways. For example, Good!Charlie and Dark!Charlie are not so different from one another. Yes, of course, Dark!Charlie does evil things while Good!Charlie won’t even flirt with the hot bartender, but the distinction is choice. Good!Charlie and Bad!Charlie are motivated by the same things, but take different paths. As well, good is not as concrete as it seems. We teach people that good requires always turning the other cheek; that committing violence is never acceptable. But we don’t really believe that; I would even venture that many of us, even the…
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