a response to responses to criticisms of Dean throughout S9

[pocochina]

In numerous meta communities, I've seen conversations of S9 which strike me as incomplete about some very important dimensions to the season, and I'd like to respond.

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[pocochina]

She's a possibility, for sure! I'm wondering how that would go over so soon after 9x8, when she pressed the party line of "YOU AND DEAN, BETTER THAN CHURCH, SO MUCH LOVE, BLAH BLAH BLAH" and was totally oblivious to Sam's really uncomfortable face there? When clearly Sam's relationship with Dean has not been much of a "comfort" to him lately, and her informing him that it was (as kindly meant as it may have been) really did not help him get his head screwed on right about Dean consistently telling him that up is down.

Which, I really don't have a problem with that in terms of storytelling? Sometimes toxic relationships do look great from the outside, sometimes even to well-intentioned and perceptive people like Jody. And maybe it would end up helping her credibility with Sam and with the audience if she does voice a criticism, knowing that she's usually in favor of the Winchesters being happy together. I don't know.

Sam doesn't have too many people on his ~side, if it should come to that, though I will say, I don't think Charlie's slight preference for Dean would outweigh her philosophy about personal autonomy to a point where she wouldn't chew him out for this. ie, we met her the morning after "a reproductive rights function." Charlie knows what's up with "possession." There's a reason Dean felt like he had to hide this from her.