I just really want a Cas-centric episode of SPN where he gets thrown back in time to when Dean and Sam were much younger…
GOD YES. I NEED THIS TO HAPPEN FOR REASONS.
This. You don’t have to like him. But don’t use him as a tool for another character’s happiness.
The fact that people actively get angry when he has the chance for his own storyline again, instead of merely reacting to and being there to deal with the fallout of Sam and Cas’ storylines, really upsets me. The fact that people call his hypocrisy out, but they don’t target the truly problematic hypocrisy. The fact that people can look beyond the surface with all these other characters and say “oh, but they had all these other motivations!” and yet are so willing to accept Dean’s own perception of himself and agreeing with the fact that he thinks he’s a horrible, terrible person. The fact that people think he should ‘just get over it’ when it comes to a lot of his problems and his issues because ‘Sam and Cas have it worse’— I’m not saying that they aren’t having a really fucking bad time of things because they are, but that doesn’t mean Dean’s own problems are lesser or not as important. The fact that he’s the one who gets shouted at and vilified for doing things that others characters get excused for. Like the person above said, you don’t have to like Dean as your favorite character, but he’s more than just a tool or a reaction shot, and he deserves character development and a good storyline and a break from having to take care of everyone else’s shit and let his own problems pile up in the back of his head until he just breaks. And it really upsets me that other people can’t see how much he deserves to be saved too, and how much he deserves better than what he’s been given for quite some time now by both the show and the fandom.
AMEN!!!
just a nice reminder that Dean Winchester’s version of Heaven includes giving his mom a hug and eating a piece of pie.
Exceptional review on Season 7 and the Finale
I love this article. This completely sums up my feelings on both the finale and season seven as a whole. I’m going to throw in my two cents now.
I thankfully haven’t found any yet, but I can predict the inevitable wank that the separation of Sam and Dean will cause in the fandom. I for one think it is an incredible opportunity for development for both of the brothers. Yes, I’m bouncing off the walls in excitement for Dean and Cas being trapped together somewhere, but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about Sam. I can’t stand the argument that secondary characters aren’t important in Supernatural because “the show is about Sam and Dean.” Yes, Sam and Dean are the focal characters, but how can we expect them to grow if there is never anyone else to give them a new perspective? The Sam-and-Dean-alone show worked in the early seasons because they were still learning from each other. We don’t feel like we’re missing too much with the lack of recurring secondary characters in seasons one and two because they are growing, changing, and still relearning how to be brothers. Once you introduce characters like Castiel, Gabriel, Ruby, Jo, and Ellen, you can’t simply “return to the basics” and expect it to feel the same as the young hunting brothers we loved in season one.
I’m sorry if you hate Castiel and don’t want to see him interacting with Dean in any way. I personally think you are missing out on a brilliant, beautiful character but you are completely entitled to your opinion. However, the decision to leave Sam on Earth and bring Dean and Cas together to Purgatory was a really smart narrative decision. We’ve seen all of the ways that Sam and Dean react to bad situations together. We’ve seen seven seasons of it. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Sam forced to be his own person outside of his brother and while it aches my heart, I’m really looking forward to watching how he deals with the separation. I’m hoping for the return of Jodi Mills, personally. Despite the shaky forgiveness in the last episode, Dean and Cas still have a lot of bad water under the bridge, and being stuck together will force them to reconcile and perhaps give them (mostly Dean) new perspective.
Those are my thoughts, anyway. The article is really wonderful though; I think anyone current on the show should read it.
Because apparently I didn’t have enough Supernatural feels already.
NONONONO
THAT LAST ONE
NOT
FUCKING
COOL
WHY WOULD YOU EVEN SERIOUSLY
