I can has mah show back plz?
"You're Travis Bickle in a skirt, pal."
I was never able to catch that line on both airings of Mystery Spot. But thanks to dvd subtitles I now know what the Trickster said. My mind just kind of filled in "You're traff is big on the skirt, pal", which like Sam I always though "What is that supposed to mean." I probably didn't catch it because I've never seen "Taxi Driver" but now I feel compelled to rent it so that I can further delve in the psyche of Sam Winchester.
That's one of...*takes a quick look*...seven episodes I can say I really loved of Season 3. It's hilarious and tragic at the same time, and it really does show us what Sam will turn into without his brother. It also confirms my theory that despite their fighting, Sam is exactly like John. I'm really curious to see if this off-the-deep-end Sam is what we'll come back to in the premier. I'd really like that for continuity's sake. Or since Sam did go through that six month loss and had time to deal with the idea of Dean really going to hell that he'll be a little better off mentally. It's also interesting to me that even with Sam's upset behavior and the huggles, Dean really never knew what Sam went though. I think it'll be irrelevant after his own experience in hell, but it's just one more thing Sam kept from his brother.
Both brothers have kept secrets from one another throughout the seires and it seems like it's always been to protect each other (and a little of themselves). Sam didn't tell Dean about the visions for a while, Dean didn't tell Sam what John said, and now Sam's had this big secret about Mary since the end of season 2. It tends to wind up biting them in the ass, but it's such a realistic behavior and I think the writers have really nailed that aspect of their relationship. Because people freaking do that. That's the biggest thing that drives me crazy about my own family is that they think it's better to withold information about a serious situation that might be upsetting. Then when I find out how bad something really was (or still is) I'm just mad for being treated like a fragile little kid. I understand why my family does it but I hate the misunderestimation. I'm the youngest and the whole being protected and wanting to branch out is one thing that makes me relate more to Sam despite my Dean-like personality.
And as I'm aware of this aspect, so are these characters. Something I love about Dean is that he's very smart, but he doesn't really know it. He doesn't hold himself in that high of a regard and the people that do never seem to tell him. I love when he asks Sam in Long Distance Call, "You really want to talk about who's keeping secrets from who?". He's very aware that there's crap between them even if he doesn't exactly know what it is. I really can't wait until Dean finds out about Mary knowing the Yellow Eyed Demon. Or about Demons in general. In his eyes she's always been a victim of this "random unpredictable evil that comes out of nowhere and rips you to shreds". That's really what he believes and that's what he's devoted his life to getting rid of. For him to find out that she knew about it and this target to their family wasn't so random and that Sam has known about her for a while now is going to mess. him. up. And I really hope it's something we see him discover and not "So when I was in hell I found out all about our Mother's sordid past. You know anything about that?". But we'll see. Also, Dean doesn't ask for much, but he has always wanted whats coming to him. Whether it's money he won in a poker game or the right to do what he wants after sacraficing everything for his family. He's got a right to know such big information even though it was withheld for his protection. (I could go off on how the brothers also keep secrets to protect themselves too, but this is long already.)
I'm just hoping that the writers tighten things up for Season 4. There's a lot of...snafus I had with this past season, but if the bright colors and lack of enough music and a weird looking british chick who had nothing to do with the story and made my heroes look like dumbasses didn't compromise my love for the show, I really don't think anything will.
Other thinkey thoughts? Responses? Arguments? Does Mary need to be less lame on a Friday night?