Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury...
Lost soulless puppy or devil in disguise?
I present the case for Sam Winchester: a devil in disguise.
Members of the jury, we have had seven episodes from which to cull character evidence for this extremely hot, *koff* I mean, extraordinarily handsome young defendant before you. Is he merely a man who has been returned from Hell without his soul, or is he a man on a mission - a man with a hidden agenda? Perhaps, even an evil agenda.
Or maybe he isn't even a man at all?
Ok. Ok. He does have those damnable puppy eyes. But don't let that distract you from objectively...
Awww, he couldn't hurt a... *koff* Members of the jury, please disregard that momentary interruption. Now where was I?
Oh, yes. Is Sam Winchester more than merely Sammy returned from Hell without a soul? The following evidence may reveal he has a hidden agenda and may, in fact, reveal he is something other than purely human. (*sniff*)
Exhibit A: The Smirk.
The patented smirk has replaced the once familiar puppy eyes. No longer do those eyes reflect the depth of Sam's soulfulness, but rather, his seeming malevolence. It's not a look devoid of feeling: it's a look of smug satisfaction.
Exhibit B. His Actions:
i) Stopping Dean from killing Crowley when he had the chance in 6.04. This is certainly looking more suspicious now, eh? Especially when coupled with the line: "A deal's a deal." A man without feelings shouldn't have cared what Dean did here. Nor should he have been so quick off the mark to stop Dean.
ii). Luring Dean into hunts. Notice how he "needed help with the baby" and how he made the "are you with me Dean?" entreaty at the end of 6.07? It wasn't a question. It was a challenge.
What's so important that Sam needs Dean to be around I wonder? Especially after a whole year of not needing him around. Sure, you can argue he wants Dean as his moral compass. But why now? It is my contention that he's still lying to Dean. His soullessness has been "discovered" and he's now using a different tactic. It could be argued that self-preservation is an instinct - not an emotion - and therefore, justified. But being found out could be driven by fear. And fear, surely, is a valid emotion.
iii). His CAR. Nuff said. (It's an "action" because he actually made a conscious decision to purchase that abomination :P) sorry redteekal
Exhibit C: His Words.
i) Lying. A lot. Saying he didn't use the baby as bait in 6.02, saying he wasn't aware of the cure for vampirism, saying he had Dean's back. Also he physically worked against that truth spell - that little choke was NO accident, I tell you! He's definitely hiding something.
ii) Deceit. He keeps withholding pertinent information from Dean, like the fact that he was back from Hell, or that he hasn't slept in over a year, or that he feels nothing...
Exhibit D: His "Super" Human Abilities.
i) Increased strength Notice how easily he freed himself from his bonds in 6.07 with the words: "You're not going to hold me Dean. Not anywhere. Not the panic room"?. This could be interpreted one of two ways: either that he knows Dean won't do those things out of a lingering sense of sympathy OR that the panic room just won't physically be able to hold him now.
ii) Heightened hearing. In 6.05 he heard the vamp falling before he hit the vehicle.
iii) No need for sleep. (No wonder that prostitute was in awe).
iv) Flickering lights when he appeared outside Lisa's window. See, you'd forgotten about that, huh?
v) Resisting Veritas Not only was Sam immune to her powers, she even went so far as to ask "what are you?" suggesting that he is not human. It could be argued that a man without a soul is something other than human - maybe even a human turning into a monster?
vi) Ridiculously hot body
C'mon! I rest my case. :)
This rather silly post is brought to you by a number of recent journal entries I've read. This is an amalgamation of "evidence" culled from sources as I've noticed a lot of people tossing about similar conjecture. This is my fun way of putting it all together.
To tell you the truth, I have no friggin' idea about Sam and my head has been hurting just thinking about it. I figure we will find out in due course, but in the mean time I just had to muck around with something. I don't even know what I want the ultimate truth about him to be. I am still struggling to find any good "out" for him at the moment.
That he is purely without a soul and completely lost may be somewhat more appealing than him being some sort of monster. At least, that way, there remains a brotherly bond of sorts. And I believed that bond existed in 6.07 as evidenced by Dean acting as Sam's moral compass. Though, now that I think about it, I may have just persuaded myself that it's all just a ruse. Argh....
There's just too much to ignore in episodes past. I love and hate that at the same time. "Love" because it's damn intriguing and fascinating, "hate" because whatever happens in the future all these things need to be addressed. They can't just erase seven episodes of "mysterious stuff" that Sam's been doing.
Or maybe they can. Maybe it's not so mysterious. Maybe it simply is Sam without a soul.
Whichever way, I can't wait to find out. In the meantime, if you have a case for "Sam, the lost soulless puppy" I'm all ears. :D
I still miss Sammy like nothing else. I'm enjoying the new direction the show is taking and how solid it is, but damn it hurts to know that we may not see our Sammy for a while. *sigh*
*heffa hugs to maichan808 for the red pen.
I present the case for Sam Winchester: a devil in disguise.
Members of the jury, we have had seven episodes from which to cull character evidence for this extremely hot, *koff* I mean, extraordinarily handsome young defendant before you. Is he merely a man who has been returned from Hell without his soul, or is he a man on a mission - a man with a hidden agenda? Perhaps, even an evil agenda.
Or maybe he isn't even a man at all?
Ok. Ok. He does have those damnable puppy eyes. But don't let that distract you from objectively...
Awww, he couldn't hurt a... *koff* Members of the jury, please disregard that momentary interruption. Now where was I?
Oh, yes. Is Sam Winchester more than merely Sammy returned from Hell without a soul? The following evidence may reveal he has a hidden agenda and may, in fact, reveal he is something other than purely human. (*sniff*)
Exhibit A: The Smirk.
The patented smirk has replaced the once familiar puppy eyes. No longer do those eyes reflect the depth of Sam's soulfulness, but rather, his seeming malevolence. It's not a look devoid of feeling: it's a look of smug satisfaction.
Exhibit B. His Actions:
i) Stopping Dean from killing Crowley when he had the chance in 6.04. This is certainly looking more suspicious now, eh? Especially when coupled with the line: "A deal's a deal." A man without feelings shouldn't have cared what Dean did here. Nor should he have been so quick off the mark to stop Dean.
ii). Luring Dean into hunts. Notice how he "needed help with the baby" and how he made the "are you with me Dean?" entreaty at the end of 6.07? It wasn't a question. It was a challenge.
What's so important that Sam needs Dean to be around I wonder? Especially after a whole year of not needing him around. Sure, you can argue he wants Dean as his moral compass. But why now? It is my contention that he's still lying to Dean. His soullessness has been "discovered" and he's now using a different tactic. It could be argued that self-preservation is an instinct - not an emotion - and therefore, justified. But being found out could be driven by fear. And fear, surely, is a valid emotion.
iii). His CAR. Nuff said. (It's an "action" because he actually made a conscious decision to purchase that abomination :P) sorry redteekal
Exhibit C: His Words.
i) Lying. A lot. Saying he didn't use the baby as bait in 6.02, saying he wasn't aware of the cure for vampirism, saying he had Dean's back. Also he physically worked against that truth spell - that little choke was NO accident, I tell you! He's definitely hiding something.
ii) Deceit. He keeps withholding pertinent information from Dean, like the fact that he was back from Hell, or that he hasn't slept in over a year, or that he feels nothing...
Exhibit D: His "Super" Human Abilities.
i) Increased strength Notice how easily he freed himself from his bonds in 6.07 with the words: "You're not going to hold me Dean. Not anywhere. Not the panic room"?. This could be interpreted one of two ways: either that he knows Dean won't do those things out of a lingering sense of sympathy OR that the panic room just won't physically be able to hold him now.
ii) Heightened hearing. In 6.05 he heard the vamp falling before he hit the vehicle.
iii) No need for sleep. (No wonder that prostitute was in awe).
iv) Flickering lights when he appeared outside Lisa's window. See, you'd forgotten about that, huh?
v) Resisting Veritas Not only was Sam immune to her powers, she even went so far as to ask "what are you?" suggesting that he is not human. It could be argued that a man without a soul is something other than human - maybe even a human turning into a monster?
vi) Ridiculously hot body
C'mon! I rest my case. :)
This rather silly post is brought to you by a number of recent journal entries I've read. This is an amalgamation of "evidence" culled from sources as I've noticed a lot of people tossing about similar conjecture. This is my fun way of putting it all together.
To tell you the truth, I have no friggin' idea about Sam and my head has been hurting just thinking about it. I figure we will find out in due course, but in the mean time I just had to muck around with something. I don't even know what I want the ultimate truth about him to be. I am still struggling to find any good "out" for him at the moment.
That he is purely without a soul and completely lost may be somewhat more appealing than him being some sort of monster. At least, that way, there remains a brotherly bond of sorts. And I believed that bond existed in 6.07 as evidenced by Dean acting as Sam's moral compass. Though, now that I think about it, I may have just persuaded myself that it's all just a ruse. Argh....
There's just too much to ignore in episodes past. I love and hate that at the same time. "Love" because it's damn intriguing and fascinating, "hate" because whatever happens in the future all these things need to be addressed. They can't just erase seven episodes of "mysterious stuff" that Sam's been doing.
Or maybe they can. Maybe it's not so mysterious. Maybe it simply is Sam without a soul.
Whichever way, I can't wait to find out. In the meantime, if you have a case for "Sam, the lost soulless puppy" I'm all ears. :D
I still miss Sammy like nothing else. I'm enjoying the new direction the show is taking and how solid it is, but damn it hurts to know that we may not see our Sammy for a while. *sigh*
*heffa hugs to maichan808 for the red pen.