The Winchester Shell Game: Wherein I Get A Little Bit Schooled
Season One: about who saves who and when and what the hell does Jericho have to do with it.
Season Two: about who saves who and when and how you could possibly decide to kill or not to kill something if you are constantly questioning what evil really is.
( I got to re-thinking that last Shell Game meta... )
Season Two: about who saves who and when and how you could possibly decide to kill or not to kill something if you are constantly questioning what evil really is.
( I got to re-thinking that last Shell Game meta... )
Dean was adopting John's way: toughing it out, not believing until he sees it and then steadfastly refusing to see it when it's staring him in the face. That theme of blindness and belief regarding demons and Sam and God were passed down to Dean; and the tone of Dean's remarks deepens with each level of denial that he goes through each year. It's not that Dean can't see it, it's that he doesn't want to. When someone denies something hard enough and long enough, they are trying to make it not true. I agree with this throughout all of the first three seasons. Which is why this current season, here in year 4, and specifically Sex and Violence, has struck me as such a HUGE turning point for Dean. Because for the first time I see him admitting that his picture of Sam (blindness of some of those implications regarding his bro) is changing. He's been trying to make this demon blood stuff not true in any meaningful way, and now ( ... )
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YOU ARE SO RIGHT ON THE MONEY. It's time for Dean, isn't it? I wonder how they'll do it. Hmmmm.
Can't wait to read your meta!
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And trying to decide if I want to get it out now or wait until the season's end and make it a more complete, 22-ep inclusive sort of thing. Grrr. Umm. I might be slightly frustrated with myself. :)
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nothing like feedback to bring a critique into focus!!
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