SPN meta: Dean and His Deal
Dean and His Deal
Why he made it, what it's done to him, and whether he'd do it again
We're coming up on the end of Dean's year, and we've had fifteen episodes to find out how he handles living under a death sentence. Before Our Darling Show closes the book on this chapter, I'd like to throw in my summary of what this arc has meant for Dean's ( Read more... )
Why he made it, what it's done to him, and whether he'd do it again
We're coming up on the end of Dean's year, and we've had fifteen episodes to find out how he handles living under a death sentence. Before Our Darling Show closes the book on this chapter, I'd like to throw in my summary of what this arc has meant for Dean's ( Read more... )
Daddy Winchester set the precedent.
So true. Excellent point! We learned in "DaLDoM" just how much Dean idolized John, going so far as to adopt John's music, John's leather jacket, and John's car as well as John's lifestyle (no easy feat). Imitation is the highest form of flattery. It shouldn't be surprising then that Dean would internalize bits and pieces of John's mindset and consciously or subconsciously mimic his actions.
In The Benders, Dean risked Sam instead of a “civilian.” He once pointed a gun at Sam’s head to prevent him from hurting Jo. He refused to sacrifice Nancy in the full knowledge that Sam was unlikely to survive the night.
This also speaks about how much faith Dean has in Sam. I think Dean partially chose Sam to be the run away in "The Benders" because he had faith in Sam's abilities to escape. I think Dean partially pointed the gun at Sam to get him to stop and listen because Dean believed he could break through to the real Sam stuffed underneath the layers of demon and that Sam would be strong enough (like John was in "Devil's Trap") to regain control. And I think part of the reason why Dean took up arms against a small army of demons was because he believed they (Sam and him) had a fighting chance.
did John know about the becoming-a-demon clause?
I would really like to say, "No" because I'd hate to think John would knowingly and purposefully become the thing that destroyed his family and possibly inflict that pain on other families. However, John's a messed up bastard, one who loves his sons ferociously and isn't above selfish self-sacrifice (yes, it's an oxymoron but it seriously makes perfect sense in a Winchester context, at least to my twisted brain), so part of me wouldn't be surprised if he did know his potential demon future and he still jumped in with both feet. I think John knew a lot more than he ever let on. All that time he was trapped with Azazel in his body, they must've talked about something. ;)
I bet Our Darling Show will never tell us.
Probably not, but it's still fun to speculate! :)
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I think you're probably right that John didn't know about the demon clause, and I love what you said about "selfish self-sacrifice." It's been a theme for the Winchesters, no?
Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to comment.
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