Secondly, over the years, Dean has often shown an inability to move past his own hurt and consider the validity of Sam's perspective, whenever Sam expressed/acted on desires that put his own well-being/happiness over Dean's, and I find it heartening that Dean may finally develop an understanding for Sam's motivations without resenting him for it. That all being said, I admit Dean’s statement (and the episode as a whole) also leaves me a tad suspicious of writers’ motives. I mean, these last couple of weeks, the writers put a lot of effort into making Dean sympathetic to the audience, both as a character in general and with regard to his choice to allow Sam’s possession in particular, and I cannot help but wonder if they are trying to emotionally manipulate the audience into condoning Dean’s choice. Needless to say, I will be truly frustrated if Dean’s betrayal of Sam's trust will be white-washed in the end.
Although it would be nice for Dean to accept that Sam should do things that make him happy, I don't think Dean is ever going to make that leap. He has spent too many years seeing Sam as bad and wrong when what he does upsets Dean. This episode is a prime example. Dean had 2 happy months here, which is great and he deserved. The point is he had them all by himself, with someone who acted as a parent without John's impossible standards. And Dean remembered them so well that he kept in touch with Sonny. But in Dark Side of the Moon, Dean is furious that Sam had a happy memory of ONE Thanksgiving spent, at about the age Dean was here, with another family. So Dean was willing to accept that HE was allowed to be happy being with a different family for months, but busted Sam's chops for daring to enjoy one day without Dean.
I am terribly afraid that in the end the writers are going to go with "Dean feels so bad about what he did that Sam has NO RIGHT to feel anything other than supportive and grateful". They have worked to totally marginalize any Sam reaction to what is happening to him and they have actually obliterated Sam himself by having Zeke take charge. I am very worried that the only thing that we will be told is that Dean is good and must never feel guilt for any length of time while Sam must make up for Ruby and going to Thanksgiving with another family, and going to college until the day he dies and Dean lets him stay dead.
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Date: 2013-11-27 11:47 pm (UTC)Although it would be nice for Dean to accept that Sam should do things that make him happy, I don't think Dean is ever going to make that leap. He has spent too many years seeing Sam as bad and wrong when what he does upsets Dean. This episode is a prime example. Dean had 2 happy months here, which is great and he deserved. The point is he had them all by himself, with someone who acted as a parent without John's impossible standards. And Dean remembered them so well that he kept in touch with Sonny. But in Dark Side of the Moon, Dean is furious that Sam had a happy memory of ONE Thanksgiving spent, at about the age Dean was here, with another family. So Dean was willing to accept that HE was allowed to be happy being with a different family for months, but busted Sam's chops for daring to enjoy one day without Dean.
I am terribly afraid that in the end the writers are going to go with "Dean feels so bad about what he did that Sam has NO RIGHT to feel anything other than supportive and grateful". They have worked to totally marginalize any Sam reaction to what is happening to him and they have actually obliterated Sam himself by having Zeke take charge. I am very worried that the only thing that we will be told is that Dean is good and must never feel guilt for any length of time while Sam must make up for Ruby and going to Thanksgiving with another family, and going to college until the day he dies and Dean lets him stay dead.