I wonder though if part of Dean's decision to trick Sam into accepting Gadreel didn't have as much to do with his guilt because Sam was in that position because of him in the first place Oh, I very much believe that to be true. In the church, Sam left Dean with no doubt that Dean's mistrust facilitated Sam's breakdown, and I think Dean's guilty conscience affected his choice to allow Gadreel to possess Sam. But that still makes it a selfish choice on his part. He couldn't live with the knowledge of being partially responsible for Sam's condition (and his resulting death), and that played into his motivation to do anything to save Sam. I don't think Dean's motivations are simple at all, but I do think they are mainly selfish and have little to do with Sam himself. :)
The problem is that Carver is doing a piss poor job of showing the characters' motivations Yeah, no kidding! This show used to excel at character continuity and character exploration, but ever since Carver took over, the characters are all over the map and there is no direct line of cause-and-effect anymore. S8 has been absolutely terrible in that regard, not only for Sam and the whole 'he didn't look for Dean' issue, but also for Dean. I mean, Dean came back from purgatory a changed man, but instead of carefully mapping the characters’ emotional development during the year he spent in purgatory, the writers filled his flashbacks with meaningless action. And even when the writers gave us something resembling motivation, it was usually undermined or refuted in the next episode. Carver's carelessness with the characters infuriates me the most, to be honest. I could probably live with all the canon problems and the repetitive storytelling, if he would treat the characters better. But as it is, I feel he is slowly but surely destroying the characters I hold dear, and that just kills me. :(
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Date: 2013-12-19 10:26 am (UTC)Oh, I very much believe that to be true. In the church, Sam left Dean with no doubt that Dean's mistrust facilitated Sam's breakdown, and I think Dean's guilty conscience affected his choice to allow Gadreel to possess Sam. But that still makes it a selfish choice on his part. He couldn't live with the knowledge of being partially responsible for Sam's condition (and his resulting death), and that played into his motivation to do anything to save Sam. I don't think Dean's motivations are simple at all, but I do think they are mainly selfish and have little to do with Sam himself. :)
The problem is that Carver is doing a piss poor job of showing the characters' motivations
Yeah, no kidding! This show used to excel at character continuity and character exploration, but ever since Carver took over, the characters are all over the map and there is no direct line of cause-and-effect anymore. S8 has been absolutely terrible in that regard, not only for Sam and the whole 'he didn't look for Dean' issue, but also for Dean. I mean, Dean came back from purgatory a changed man, but instead of carefully mapping the characters’ emotional development during the year he spent in purgatory, the writers filled his flashbacks with meaningless action. And even when the writers gave us something resembling motivation, it was usually undermined or refuted in the next episode. Carver's carelessness with the characters infuriates me the most, to be honest. I could probably live with all the canon problems and the repetitive storytelling, if he would treat the characters better. But as it is, I feel he is slowly but surely destroying the characters I hold dear, and that just kills me. :(