That's the Sam I know. Well, but here's the crux of the matter: That Sam, who allowed his grief to overwhelm him, who could not let go and threw himself into a vengeful rage in order to avenge his brother and get himself killed in the process, is also the Sam who allowed himself to be manipulated into releasing Lucifer. S8 Sam could not allow himself to become that Sam again. All his character growth post-S4 would have been for naught, if he had just gone down the same path he did back then. S8 Sam had to adhere to the same principles he asked of Dean when he faced eternal damnation back in Swan Song, namely to not bring his brother back and instead try to go on living in an attempt to find happiness. That he quit hunting because a) it fuelled his darker impulses and b) was too intimately connected to Dean to ever allow him to move on is completely understandable for me.
The beginning of S8 is as close as I've ever come to just giving up on the show. I, too, was ready to quit after Torn and Frayed. I have never been more dismayed with the show than I have been during the first half of S8. While I think it got better afterwards and S9 is easier to watch, the basic problems in storytelling remained the same, though. SPN is no longer the show I fell in love with. :(
I've friended you and look forward to reading your thoughts so far on S9. I've friended you back. :) I hope you enjoy reading my reviews. Although nowadays my reviews are no longer as detailed and extensive as they used to be in S1-S7 - an unfortunate side-effect of my growing dissatisfaction with the show.
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Well, but here's the crux of the matter: That Sam, who allowed his grief to overwhelm him, who could not let go and threw himself into a vengeful rage in order to avenge his brother and get himself killed in the process, is also the Sam who allowed himself to be manipulated into releasing Lucifer. S8 Sam could not allow himself to become that Sam again. All his character growth post-S4 would have been for naught, if he had just gone down the same path he did back then. S8 Sam had to adhere to the same principles he asked of Dean when he faced eternal damnation back in Swan Song, namely to not bring his brother back and instead try to go on living in an attempt to find happiness. That he quit hunting because a) it fuelled his darker impulses and b) was too intimately connected to Dean to ever allow him to move on is completely understandable for me.
The beginning of S8 is as close as I've ever come to just giving up on the show.
I, too, was ready to quit after Torn and Frayed. I have never been more dismayed with the show than I have been during the first half of S8. While I think it got better afterwards and S9 is easier to watch, the basic problems in storytelling remained the same, though. SPN is no longer the show I fell in love with. :(
I've friended you and look forward to reading your thoughts so far on S9.
I've friended you back. :) I hope you enjoy reading my reviews. Although nowadays my reviews are no longer as detailed and extensive as they used to be in S1-S7 - an unfortunate side-effect of my growing dissatisfaction with the show.