Yeah, the problem with the character reversions is that they seem to be skipping large chunks of canon -- not exploring the changes in Dean's feelings about John over the years between s1 and As Time Goes By, apparently completely writing out Dean's own arc of desiring a stable life and a family, putting aside the fluctuations in Sam's attitude to hunting. Even if I accept that certain kinds of reversion under stress are understandable, it's really bizarre that both of them, on a wide range of things, should revert back to 2005 rather than any other time in their lives.
And I strongly suspect that the writers genuinely believe that Sam is the one who talks about feelings and Dean is the one who doesn't, despite years of Sam becoming increasingly isolated and shut down and of extensive exploration of Dean's emotional state with almost every character who appears on screen. It's like they have an index card for each character made when the series was originally conceived that they use for reference and believe in the face of all intervening evidence.
I've heard the fears about baby plot, and, though it has a certain horrifying plausibility, I don't think it's wildly likely. TPTB are clearly aware that the Amelia storyline was unpopular, they have at least one and probably two seasons of the show to go, so Sam's retirement is hardly an option, and I can't see them trying for a permanent compromise of that nature. What I suspect is that there may be some dramatic moment in the Trials where Sam has to give up the possibility in a more decisive way than Torn and Frayed, rather along the lines of Angel giving up the prophecy in Angel.
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And I strongly suspect that the writers genuinely believe that Sam is the one who talks about feelings and Dean is the one who doesn't, despite years of Sam becoming increasingly isolated and shut down and of extensive exploration of Dean's emotional state with almost every character who appears on screen. It's like they have an index card for each character made when the series was originally conceived that they use for reference and believe in the face of all intervening evidence.
I've heard the fears about baby plot, and, though it has a certain horrifying plausibility, I don't think it's wildly likely. TPTB are clearly aware that the Amelia storyline was unpopular, they have at least one and probably two seasons of the show to go, so Sam's retirement is hardly an option, and I can't see them trying for a permanent compromise of that nature. What I suspect is that there may be some dramatic moment in the Trials where Sam has to give up the possibility in a more decisive way than Torn and Frayed, rather along the lines of Angel giving up the prophecy in Angel.