Dean tells Sam they can't be martyrs for each other and make these deals - would he not do it again for Sam?
This was actually one of my favourite things about this episode - the boys have *learned*. They've outsmarted Bela *and* Ruby (when I say 'they', perhaps I mean 'Dean'), and this was one of the things that grated with me earlier in the season, that they were consistently being out-thought by both. I don't mind Bela, for example, getting the better of them sometimes because she's good at what she does, but so are they. And so it was really good to see that Dean has learned that making deals with the other side can only end badly.
I'm not sure if Dean would do it again for Sam. I don't think he would intellectually, but when it came down to it? Who knows.
I thought the face Dean saw on Sam was just a hellhound-induced hallucination ('just'!*g*), in the same way the guy in 'Crossroad Blues' saw them, and Bobby referred to them. But it is an interesting thought that it might mean something more in Sam's case...
And I think I might have ticked most of your ticky boxes in my excitement. :)
I was v. happy Dean learned making deals isn't necess good - although I have to say, if he were faced with this again, would he really let Sam die? As you say, when it came down to it...It's easy to say when it's him facing death/hell, not him facing Sam facing it....
The consensus above seems to be it's just a hellhound induced hallucination (though hee, thank you, I like the idea it meant more too!)
This was actually one of my favourite things about this episode - the boys have *learned*. They've outsmarted Bela *and* Ruby (when I say 'they', perhaps I mean 'Dean'), and this was one of the things that grated with me earlier in the season, that they were consistently being out-thought by both. I don't mind Bela, for example, getting the better of them sometimes because she's good at what she does, but so are they. And so it was really good to see that Dean has learned that making deals with the other side can only end badly.
I'm not sure if Dean would do it again for Sam. I don't think he would intellectually, but when it came down to it? Who knows.
I thought the face Dean saw on Sam was just a hellhound-induced hallucination ('just'!*g*), in the same way the guy in 'Crossroad Blues' saw them, and Bobby referred to them. But it is an interesting thought that it might mean something more in Sam's case...
And I think I might have ticked most of your ticky boxes in my excitement. :)
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The consensus above seems to be it's just a hellhound induced hallucination (though hee, thank you, I like the idea it meant more too!)
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