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. Yeah, but that was my point. Dark Side of the Moon is a perfect example for Dean being unable to look past his own hurt and consider the validity of Sam's perspective. He should have been able to sympathise with Sam's position because of their similar experiences, but he didn't at the time. The realisation that sometimes people need to do what's best for them is formulated by present Dean, however, hence my hope that maybe he finally moved past his resentment. :) Of course, I could be wrong entirely. It could just be the optimimist in me talking. LOL
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". I am very afraid of that as well. :( I find it very disconcerting that, as usual, Sam's point of view is completely ignored. Normally, the writers withhold Sam's perspective to keep the mystery of what is wrong with Sam going. I hate it, but it has at least a somewhat valid narrative reason. This time we already know what's wrong with Sam, though, so there is no mystery, and we still only get Dean's perspective. Also, back in S4, when Sam was the one betraying their brotherly bond, the writers treated Dean very sympathetically. Sam, not so much, though. Only at the end of the season they actually adressed Sam's state of mind more explicitly (When The Levee Breaks). So, now that their storylines are reversed, one would expect the writers to reverse their focus as well, but no, it's still all about Dean. It's especially frustrating given that nothing Sam has ever done comes even close to the violation Dean committed against Sam. :(
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Date: 2013-11-28 10:48 am (UTC)Yeah, but that was my point. Dark Side of the Moon is a perfect example for Dean being unable to look past his own hurt and consider the validity of Sam's perspective. He should have been able to sympathise with Sam's position because of their similar experiences, but he didn't at the time. The realisation that sometimes people need to do what's best for them is formulated by present Dean, however, hence my hope that maybe he finally moved past his resentment. :) Of course, I could be wrong entirely. It could just be the optimimist in me talking. LOL
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".
I am very afraid of that as well. :( I find it very disconcerting that, as usual, Sam's point of view is completely ignored. Normally, the writers withhold Sam's perspective to keep the mystery of what is wrong with Sam going. I hate it, but it has at least a somewhat valid narrative reason. This time we already know what's wrong with Sam, though, so there is no mystery, and we still only get Dean's perspective. Also, back in S4, when Sam was the one betraying their brotherly bond, the writers treated Dean very sympathetically. Sam, not so much, though. Only at the end of the season they actually adressed Sam's state of mind more explicitly (When The Levee Breaks). So, now that their storylines are reversed, one would expect the writers to reverse their focus as well, but no, it's still all about Dean. It's especially frustrating given that nothing Sam has ever done comes even close to the violation Dean committed against Sam. :(