Sadism (a.k.a. “Upping the Stakes”): The Heart of Every Drama
I’ve had a primitive incarnation of this meta, which was supposed to be the twin of this meta, festering on my hard drive for years. Because we’re encroaching on the end of yet another season, I thought it would be fun to dust it off and finish it. The original premise (from early S3 … doh!) was about upping the stakes in fiction and how SPN does
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Yes, definitely. But I think this time around Sam would be coming at it from a completely different perspective. Last season, his was at a place of self-righteousness and anger (with good intentions). Now he's at a place of humility ("I'm the least of all of you" 5x21) and determination. And for him to find redemption and forgive himself, he's got to go back to that dark place within himself again. Only this time he'll win. I think it's the outcome that's important, not so much the recycling of the circumstances.
I could also see Dean sacrificing himself again.... but Michael already has Adam.
This is where I think Kripke is keeping his big gasp-inducing trick/reveal for the finale. The boys have got to get some sort of reversal of fortune *sometime* on Thursday. I'm not saying that something/someone is going to solve the entire Lucifer problem for them (how cheap would that be?), but something has got to happen to tip the scales in their direction so the boys can then take the reins and succeed. Maybe it's Adam somehow? He's a Winchester after all. ;)
I don't know! I'm on tenterhooks.
Me neither! Ahhhh! *runs in circles*
I'm also really psyched about a season six that helps the boys find out who they really are without all this Destiny hanging over them. :D
Yesyesyes! I want them, in the end, to have a happy ending. And that means coming to peace with themselves and who they are before we see the series end. Also, maybe we'll get some love scenes next year. *winkwink* My het tank is totally empty.
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