And also because they were much younger with even shorter attention spans.
I imagine it was especially hard to keep Dean focused on anything he wasn't interested in.
Ruby wanted Sam to do what she wanted, she wanted to guide him. Castiel doesn't, and what's more I wonder if he can actually force Dean to do anything?
Excellent point! Interesting that we see demon Ruby pulling no stops to try to persuade Sam to go down a certain path while angel Castiel appears to Dean and commands him to do God's will. Instinctively, you'd assume it would be the other way around with free will being totted by the "good guys" and not demons.
What disturbs me the most is the male/female dichotomy with angels and demons.
Yes, for sure. Apparently in spn-verse, God is a "He", at least according to Sam (which doesn't necessarily mean anything). Part of me wonders if the fact the majority of the antagonist/named demons are female (besides Azazel and Father Gil) has been purposefully done just to provide contrast with the boys on a more symbolic/deep level OR if the writers just feel like they have to inject some sexual energy because Sam and Dean don't have love interests. Or maybe it's a complete coincidence. The S3 DVD commentaries certainly made it sound like the decision to make the next big bad a female (Lilith) was a last minute thing. I would love to see the return of strong female characters/hunters like Ellen, Missouri or Tamara. I enjoy SPN, but sometimes they get stuck in a rut.
Yes, I mean, in fairness, there have been a variety of minor demons as males -- all the henchmen in No Rest, the guy they're torturing an episode earlier, various of the 7 Sins, the possessed guys in Phantom Traveller, Meg's brother and so on. In Seasons 1 and 2 with the YED being the Big Bad, it didn't seem so lopsided. And Ruby, though a demon, is actually helpful (so far as we know), so Lilith and the Crossroads Demons aren't exactly a majority, they're just more memorable?
But yes, having some female hunters onscreen more often would certainly ease that impression (to say nothing of a female angel).
I imagine it was especially hard to keep Dean focused on anything he wasn't interested in.
Ruby wanted Sam to do what she wanted, she wanted to guide him. Castiel doesn't, and what's more I wonder if he can actually force Dean to do anything?
Excellent point! Interesting that we see demon Ruby pulling no stops to try to persuade Sam to go down a certain path while angel Castiel appears to Dean and commands him to do God's will. Instinctively, you'd assume it would be the other way around with free will being totted by the "good guys" and not demons.
What disturbs me the most is the male/female dichotomy with angels and demons.
Yes, for sure. Apparently in spn-verse, God is a "He", at least according to Sam (which doesn't necessarily mean anything). Part of me wonders if the fact the majority of the antagonist/named demons are female (besides Azazel and Father Gil) has been purposefully done just to provide contrast with the boys on a more symbolic/deep level OR if the writers just feel like they have to inject some sexual energy because Sam and Dean don't have love interests. Or maybe it's a complete coincidence. The S3 DVD commentaries certainly made it sound like the decision to make the next big bad a female (Lilith) was a last minute thing. I would love to see the return of strong female characters/hunters like Ellen, Missouri or Tamara. I enjoy SPN, but sometimes they get stuck in a rut.
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But yes, having some female hunters onscreen more often would certainly ease that impression (to say nothing of a female angel).
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