Dean got stuck with the hyperventilating teenage prophet in this episode too so throw one more kid his way.
Yes! I forgot to mention that. The episode really does push Dean into a parental role, in more ways than one.
Cas still has his powers that could help but has stepped back from the fight, in his words "to watch the bees". That leaves Dean to watch an available weapon or source of power sideline himself in a fight that Dean has never treated as a game.
And I think this is what makes it frustrating for Dean, as opposed to just sad. Cas still has a choice. And he's choosing not to fight with them. He's choosing to step into that child-like role, and put Dean in that position (even if that's not how he sees it). Honestly, I think he's letting his fear control him in much the same way Dean's fear controlled his actions at the end of last season when he asked Cas to wipe Lisa and Ben's memories. Like Dean, Cas is afraid that he'll only continue to cause more damage to the ones he cares about if he keeps playing "the game". The only difference is Dean could take Lisa and Ben off the board, Cas has to take HIMSELF off the board.
Dean got stuck with the hyperventilating teenage prophet in this episode too so throw one more kid his way.
Yes! I forgot to mention that. The episode really does push Dean into a parental role, in more ways than one.
Cas still has his powers that could help but has stepped back from the fight, in his words "to watch the bees". That leaves Dean to watch an available weapon or source of power sideline himself in a fight that Dean has never treated as a game.
And I think this is what makes it frustrating for Dean, as opposed to just sad. Cas still has a choice. And he's choosing not to fight with them. He's choosing to step into that child-like role, and put Dean in that position (even if that's not how he sees it). Honestly, I think he's letting his fear control him in much the same way Dean's fear controlled his actions at the end of last season when he asked Cas to wipe Lisa and Ben's memories. Like Dean, Cas is afraid that he'll only continue to cause more damage to the ones he cares about if he keeps playing "the game". The only difference is Dean could take Lisa and Ben off the board, Cas has to take HIMSELF off the board.
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