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Death's first apperance?

posted 5 years ago by Bella-UK (1288)
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A thought just struck me after looking at a picture of the old original Death Julian Richings when he made his first appearance back in S5 walking along that pavement and whipping his shoulder obviously something disgruntled him that he whipped the dust off his shoulder from that man bumping into him. We learnt from that moment that Death was a very powerful man. That just because a mere human bumping into him resulted in Death taking that man's life just for bumping accidently into him. Did Death know something about that man that he struck down dead in an instant? What I couldn't work out was why was that scene really written? What purpose did it really serve? If that man wasn't part or serving the plot/story? Was it foreshadowing what was about to come in the future? Was Death the main man that could serve the Winchesters? Or did Death have his own agenda?

Julian really knew how to act, and burst onto our screens all those years ago. In the end we now know that Dean did kill Death, and was replaced by an insipid Billie? Luke warm in comparison to the original. Which is one reason I hope they bring him back. People knew not to mess with Death, and what you saw was what you basically got in droves. I also keep thinking about Tessa, and why they really took her life away, for what real reason?

Thoughts what did you think of that scene, and Death and Tessa as a team or individual characters?

[–] lilmac48 (260) 5 years ago

I loved watching Julian Richings. His scenes were interesting to say the least. Loved it when he had pizza and offered it to Dean. Then there was the pickle scene. Had a chuckle over that one.

I had a different take regarding the scene where the man bumped into Death. I felt if he had turned and said so sorry didn't mean to run into you I think Death would have let him live. Instead he rudely said watch where you're going as if it was Death who was wrong. So Death punished him the only way he could. A little extreme but very effective.

Not sure what the reasoning behind Tessa death was about. Other than she was led astray by Metatron and wrongly believed what she was doing was right.

[–] SammiWin (1112) 5 years ago

Since I just watched that episode from Season 5 - I think it's the "curse" of death: He touches you, or you touch him in some way it's the touch of death. You're a goner.

The confusing thing for me though comes from a Season 6, when Dean has to "take over" Death's job. Dean works with Reaper Tessa to "kill people" basically and Tessa to take their souls. Dean must "touch" people in order to kill them and then their "souls" appear and walk away with Tessa. Before Death returned, it seemed people would die in more of a orderly legit fashion and Reapers would collect their souls, they didn't need to waste time and walk them somewhere. They didn't need Death before to touch anyone. Death's been locked up before Lucifer brought him back/got him out. So, why should it matter now? Death didn't seem to be the type to care about working as death. He'd prefer having a burger or some pizza. It just gets annoying when they change things. I mean at the end of the day, it's whatever and I'll go with it, but you cant help but to ask.

Before this, Death was simply a "metaphor" then in Season 5, they brought in the Death, horseman of the apocalypse and now he's going to "work"...?