Hey, I was over at your journal to read your fic but then I saw this and just wanted to pop in to say that I found myself nodding along to your reactions. I too was appalled by the way that Dean treated Castiel in some episodes this season and Sam too, especially the minimalising of his war when calling upon Cas to help them out (I guess I can rationalise their behaviour by reminding myself that they had been used well and truely by both the factions of heaven and hell to fulfill a questionable prophesy but it still left me feeling no small amount of rage towards the brothers). And I get that Dean had a valid point when he asked Castiel to just stop with the Crowley deal cos he and his brother had been there done that and it never ended well when you threw in with an agent of evil(not that he made any effort to explain his reasons), but I totally agree with you on the whole trust issue. He just wanted Dean to believe in him the same way that he believed in Dean. I too found it sad that the brothers had so little faith in Castiel, and yeah, he was totally without guidence, and then for Dean or Sam to just demand that he reverse direction on the course of action that he had taken? Kinda ludicrous and unreasonable I reckon. God, sorry to ramble on in your journal...anyways I just wanted to say Word to all you have written here and I too took a couple of days to contemplate the show finale, and yes it is just TV but I too have found that these guys have carved a big enough place in my heart to make me care about my show! And I think that the brothers did push him to this a little, and I am definitely excited to see where this storyline is taken next season, even if the first episode is Castiel being purged of all the badness but not all of it being forced back into the box and then the boys having to spend the season chasing down and destroying all the purgatory escapees with Castiel helping out every now and then cos he did unleash them to walk the earth (although I kinda would have a guilty desire for him to fall and ride around in the back of the impala with the boys saving the world and getting his wings back once the earth was sufficiently cleansed, but its ultimately about Sam and Dean so I know there is no possibility of this) Okay, will stop now! Cheers for such a coherent and rational dissection of the finale
I'm so glad this helped! I've been mulling things over all weekend trying to rationalise it, so I guess the fact I've been affected by it means I'm totally invested in the character and the storyline. I just feel so sorry for Castiel, and a little worried about where this can go next season. I really hope the writers do the right thing...
I love your idea--I would kill to see Castiel riding around in the back of the Impala, fighting monsters. You're right though, it is the Sam and Dean show and will always remain that way, but I hope that they don't go back to that at the expense of probably the only TV character I really, really care about :)
Yes yes, exactly...and this is totally going to sound all 13-year-old-girl but I am heart sick over where they've taken Castiel (I mean I can appreciate the change in scope for his character but I dont want him to become the next Big Bad for the looming season!). Hopefully there is redemption in his immediate future *clings like a clinging thing to this hope*
And yeah, I really really care about his character too - just in case that gushing didn't blow my oh so cleverly composed cover ;) - and I can only place my faith in the writers recognising that they cannot rewind the show back to the emotional state of seasons 1-3 cos there is so much more of a rich tapestry to explore now. Gah, rambling again..sorry!
Also your icon is most excellent...if I could figure out how to put one of those little hearts in, it would be here!
God, sorry to ramble on in your journal...anyways I just wanted to say Word to all you have written here and I too took a couple of days to contemplate the show finale, and yes it is just TV but I too have found that these guys have carved a big enough place in my heart to make me care about my show! And I think that the brothers did push him to this a little, and I am definitely excited to see where this storyline is taken next season, even if the first episode is Castiel being purged of all the badness but not all of it being forced back into the box and then the boys having to spend the season chasing down and destroying all the purgatory escapees with Castiel helping out every now and then cos he did unleash them to walk the earth (although I kinda would have a guilty desire for him to fall and ride around in the back of the impala with the boys saving the world and getting his wings back once the earth was sufficiently cleansed, but its ultimately about Sam and Dean so I know there is no possibility of this)
Okay, will stop now! Cheers for such a coherent and rational dissection of the finale
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I love your idea--I would kill to see Castiel riding around in the back of the Impala, fighting monsters. You're right though, it is the Sam and Dean show and will always remain that way, but I hope that they don't go back to that at the expense of probably the only TV character I really, really care about :)
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And yeah, I really really care about his character too - just in case that gushing didn't blow my oh so cleverly composed cover ;) - and I can only place my faith in the writers recognising that they cannot rewind the show back to the emotional state of seasons 1-3 cos there is so much more of a rich tapestry to explore now. Gah, rambling again..sorry!
Also your icon is most excellent...if I could figure out how to put one of those little hearts in, it would be here!
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