Beyond Selidor

I will have a comment on this, but for the moment I just have gaaaahwibble. (I've written 2667+ words for NaNo today and my brain is dead).

Also, I still have to watch this week's episode and the last ten minutes of last week.

I think that, not having a soul, you (in a 'one' sense) would have trouble working out why anyone would want one. But, from a narrative point of view, Sam going 'meh' to a soul would not necessarily make a satisfactory arc (especially given previous seasons, which have seen him tending towards this anyway).

I also have thoughts about resemblances to Buffy, which I have difficulty articulating. Especially relating to actions of Giles and/or Castiel.