SPN re-watch 1.03: Dead in the Water

[erushi]

'tis yet another SPN re-watching session, hurrah! Right on the heels of catching 5.08 too (and if you want to squee and/or bitch about the latest SPN episode in the comments with me, like whether you approved/disapproved of that thing they revealed about the *********, do feel free), so I'm feeling all Winchester-y. I'll keep this one short, as I'

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[kimboosan]

....you'll keep this one short? *boggles* Uhhhh, okay. Whatver you say, Erushi. *smiles placatingly*

Anyway, onwards:
I think another thing worth noting is how insensitive Sam appears to be towards Dean's feelings...I think we see this exhibited in many episodes throughout the show, and I think this characteristic of Sam will eventually play an important role in episode 5.01 seasons on.

Yes, totally. I'm still tied to my idea of Sam being the one allowed to be a child at the cost of not being allowed to grow up, due to the protectiveness of both his father and his older brother, and so to me his behavior here speaks to that. Like a child he's not aware of other people's feelings, or when he is, he doesn't feel responsible. It is both part why he rebelled and why he was able to rebel, as Dean would never do. It's painful to watch, though -- and feeds into your later discussion of how Sam is not "reading" Dean well. He's never really had to, IMHO, it was always Dean's job to read him. From the perspective of season five, it is easy to see how far off the tracks this pattern of behavior takes both of them (which is not happy making, but I have to admit I love being able to trace back the development of their relationship to these early episodes without much inconsistancy...we may not like where it goes, but it does MAKE SENSE).

On to the sheriff's, and oh, boys, you two really don't cut it as figures of authority.
Seriously, who would buy what they are selling? Oh the joys of suspension of disbelief! Because yeah, they look more like Explorer Scouts. LOL!

And yes to all your comments about Dean being Mary's son, again; I referenced it my own post on this ep., and more and more I think it is a very valid idea.

Both you and Vic mentioned closure/lack of closure in this episode, something I entirely missed but think now is pretty obviously a theme here. I'd like to argue that the definition of "closure" is actually pointless, in that what we think will bring us closure rarely does. Sam is kind of building up "find Dad and kill Demon" as some kind of closure; Dean has watched his father hunt this demon for years and probably has a jaundiced view of how much "closure" killing it would offer. I don't know...I'll have to think about this. Certainly the theme of closure is one that is not going away for the boys, nunh unh.

This rewatch + meta is either going to explode my brain, or make me so much smarter than when I started. LOL!

[erushi]

It was supposed to be short. I swear it grew behind my back whilst I was distracted by ice cream and beer.

He's never really had to, IMHO, it was always Dean's job to read him.

Agreed. Which is why I can't quite blame Sam for being far from sensitive as far as Dean's thoughts are concerned. It's a little sad, though, that Sam doesn't seem to realise this one-way reading thing until the end of 5.01. I'm actually looking forward to how his character develops in the current season. It'd be interesting!

Closure's just to vague a term to define, I think, even in real life. *is philsophical*

I'm actually mortified by how think-y I'm being over these episodes. Whatever happened to mindless watching?! I swear I wasn't this think-y the first time I watched these episodes. Augh.