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Sam: How long do you get?
Dean: One year. I got one year.
Sam: You shouldn't have done that. How could you do that?
Dean: Don't get mad at me. Don't you do that. I had to. I had to look out for you. That's my job.
Sam: And what do you think my job is?
Dean: What?
Sam: You've saved my life over and over. I mean, you sacrifice everything for me. Don't you think I'd do the same for you? You're my big brother. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you. And I don't care what it takes, I'm gonna get you out of this. Guess I gotta save your ass for a change.
I've just rewatched the season two finales episodes and besides being magnificent in about 700 different ways, this final speech really struck me. Because of course at the time it was moving and sweet and the boys are so full of LOVE for each other... And yet, and yet, the seeds of all their dysfunction and woes in Seasons 4 and 5 are encapsulated here. Well played Show, well played.
And just before this, the scene where Sam kills Jake is the first time we see Sam's anger allowed to surface. The rage that was hinted at in Asylum, and which many years later Sam will say:
Most of the time, I can hide it, but...I am angry. I'm mad at everything. I used to be mad at you and Dad, then Lillith, now it's Lucifer, and I make excuses. I blame Ruby or the demon blood, but it's not their fault. It's not them. It's me. It's inside me. I'm mad...all the time...and I don't know why.
and yeah, the appearance of JDM still gives me tingles.