This show glosses over petty details like "being wanted for mass murder" far too often. I really, really wish they'd never gone there with the Leviathans last year. Or if they had, they should have had the guts to kick Sam over to Purgatory instead of trying to give Sam a "regular" life in the suburbs or whatever. All I can do is hope that Amelia is treated better than poor Daphne - she actually married her TFW Member In Exile! And then never again mentioned by the narrative. WTF. I'm not particularly interested in any of Castiel's potential romantic arcs (I'm not interested enough in Castiel himself as a character for that, no offense Cas fans) but the dropped plot points hurt my soul.
From the spoilers, it sounds like they're going to set up a What's Wrong With Dean plot this season, since Dean's made his deal with "Benny" and seems to be keeping it a secret. Why he'd bother to keep that a secret, IDK, but who knows. It's not like that feels particularly IC either, especially since it sounds like he leaves Cas behind in Purgatory when he gets out. (Don't care much about Cas but I care a whole fuckton about Dean and Dean abandoning anyone in a situation like that leaves me seething.)
I think I need to find out more about Amelia before I make judgments on how well it works. My gut is to agree with you but there's a reason why "stranger in trouble with mysterious past sparks up a romance with innocent civilian" is such a well known trope. And very powerful bonds can be forged in dangerous situations, which is also a plot that I'm usually okay with.
I just really want Amelia to stand on her own - not be a repeat of either Ruby or Lisa. Something unique and individual.
Re: CC Press video interviews--SPOILERS
This show glosses over petty details like "being wanted for mass murder" far too often. I really, really wish they'd never gone there with the Leviathans last year. Or if they had, they should have had the guts to kick Sam over to Purgatory instead of trying to give Sam a "regular" life in the suburbs or whatever. All I can do is hope that Amelia is treated better than poor Daphne - she actually married her TFW Member In Exile! And then never again mentioned by the narrative. WTF. I'm not particularly interested in any of Castiel's potential romantic arcs (I'm not interested enough in Castiel himself as a character for that, no offense Cas fans) but the dropped plot points hurt my soul.
From the spoilers, it sounds like they're going to set up a What's Wrong With Dean plot this season, since Dean's made his deal with "Benny" and seems to be keeping it a secret. Why he'd bother to keep that a secret, IDK, but who knows. It's not like that feels particularly IC either, especially since it sounds like he leaves Cas behind in Purgatory when he gets out. (Don't care much about Cas but I care a whole fuckton about Dean and Dean abandoning anyone in a situation like that leaves me seething.)
I think I need to find out more about Amelia before I make judgments on how well it works. My gut is to agree with you but there's a reason why "stranger in trouble with mysterious past sparks up a romance with innocent civilian" is such a well known trope. And very powerful bonds can be forged in dangerous situations, which is also a plot that I'm usually okay with.
I just really want Amelia to stand on her own - not be a repeat of either Ruby or Lisa. Something unique and individual.