When Carver said “three year plan”

bakasara:

apparently - and I say this because I, too, hadn’t fully understood that - he actually meant THREE YEAR PLAN

yes, the C plot was left hanging

there was no resolution of it in the end

because it WASN’T the end

many elements of the season didn’t have closure

because they WERE NOT SUPPOSED to come to full circle within the season

as I get it now, this was PART ONE OF THREE of a super-season

this has been a PSA

Basically the way I understand it is that with a three year plan he’s going to loosely follow the 3 Act Structure.  For those unfamiliar the 3 Act Structure is a very common way to plot out a movie or novel.

This graph will help you visualize the linear plot line.

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Each season follows a 3 Act Structure.  Even individual episodes follow this same structure.

The first act is usually used for exposition, to establish the main characters, their relationships and the world they live in. Later in the first act, a dynamic, on-screen incident occurs that confronts the main character (the protagonist), whose attempts to deal with this incident lead to a second and more dramatic situation, known as the first turning point, which (a) signals the end of the first act, (b) ensures life will never be the same again for the protagonist and © raises a dramatic question that will be answered in the climax of the film. The dramatic question should be framed in terms of the protagonist’s call to action, (Will X recover the diamond? Will Y get the girl? Will Z capture the killer?). This is known as the inciting incident, or catalyst. As an example, the inciting incident in the 1972 film The Godfather is when Vito Corleone is shot, which occurs approximately 40 minutes into the film.

The second act, also referred to as “rising action”, typically depicts the protagonist’s attempt to resolve the problem initiated by the first turning point, only to find his- or herself in ever worsening situations. Part of the reason protagonists seem unable to resolve their problems is because they do not yet have the skills to deal with the forces of antagonismthat confront them. They must not only learn new skills but arrive at a higher sense of awareness of who they are and what they are capable of, in order to deal with their predicament, which in turn changes who they are. This is referred to as character development. This cannot be achieved alone and they are usually aided and abetted by mentors and co-protagonists.

The third act features the resolution of the story and its subplots. The climax, also known as the second turning point, is the scene or sequence in which the main tensions of the story are brought to their most intense point and the dramatic question answered, leaving the protagonist and other characters with a new sense of who they really are. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-act_structure).

 According to this description last night’s episode closed the first act on this particular storyline.  The Goal, Motivation, and Conflict have been established.  The Goal is most likely to find out how to shut Heaven, help Sam recover and .  The motivation for Dean is family and wanting to protect them.  The Conflict is the fact that now they have not only demons to contend with but pissy stranded angels.

We as viewers now understand what is important to Dean, why it is urgent and what potential obstacles lie ahead.

The characters, Dean, Sam and Cas, have reached a point of no return.  There is no going back to how life was last week.  And this sets us up for Act 2 where more characterization happens along with attempts to resolve the problem that fail and ever worsening situations.  Sounds like a lot to look forward to come 9.01.

(via warriorklaus)

May. 16 2013
Via bakasara
#supernatural meta #season 9 #8.23 sacrifice #plot discussion
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