Man, I am so happy the Azazel thing is cannon now.
And the "brother's keeper" thing put me in a tailspin too. In one way, Dean has been in that role his whole life- protecting Sam, both from things that will hurt him but also from the more painful aspects of their hunting life. And Dean was placed in that role in a different way last season, with his responsibility to kill Sam. Now, with his deal, Dean thought he had fulfilled that- only to be slowly discovering that it wasn't enough, that Sam won't be safe post-deal. Sam, in the meantime, is ending up in that situation for the first time, being responsible for Dean's life, and that is weighing on him heavily. At the same time, how guilty is Sam feeling? Cain was asked that question after he had already killed his brother- Dean's death-warrant is already signed, and it was Sam's fault. And while Cain was seduced to evil by hatred and jealousy of his brother, Sam may be seduced by love and a desire to protect- what an inversion! Sam really is being told "sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must master it."- does he really think that he can make this alliance with demons and yet still master sin, keep from becoming evil? Or does he not care?
Hm. Sorry, that's long. But your bible-fu is not off at all, I just don't think the Cain reference means Dean is going to need to kill Sam after all- I think the allusion is a little different.
And the "brother's keeper" thing put me in a tailspin too. In one way, Dean has been in that role his whole life- protecting Sam, both from things that will hurt him but also from the more painful aspects of their hunting life. And Dean was placed in that role in a different way last season, with his responsibility to kill Sam. Now, with his deal, Dean thought he had fulfilled that- only to be slowly discovering that it wasn't enough, that Sam won't be safe post-deal. Sam, in the meantime, is ending up in that situation for the first time, being responsible for Dean's life, and that is weighing on him heavily. At the same time, how guilty is Sam feeling? Cain was asked that question after he had already killed his brother- Dean's death-warrant is already signed, and it was Sam's fault. And while Cain was seduced to evil by hatred and jealousy of his brother, Sam may be seduced by love and a desire to protect- what an inversion! Sam really is being told "sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must master it."- does he really think that he can make this alliance with demons and yet still master sin, keep from becoming evil? Or does he not care?
Hm. Sorry, that's long. But your bible-fu is not off at all, I just don't think the Cain reference means Dean is going to need to kill Sam after all- I think the allusion is a little different.
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