Ouch. that hurt, but in all the creepiest, best winchester-family ways. so interesting to think they might have had a heads-up early on...yipes. Thank you (from another youngest sibling) for this, I know you said it was hard to write.
You've managed to capture just enough of Sam's self-centredness without making him seem like a prick. (Excepting, of course, the "I'm the protagonist" assertion. Jeez Louise!)
It's funny how Sam always claimed to want to be normal, while at the same time he seemed to be broadcasting pretty loudly that he wanted to be special at the same time. I think he didn't like the fringeness of John and Dean's lifestyle -- didn't like being on the outside, being an outcast. But normal? Not so sure that's exactly what he was craving. From what we've seen of season 4, Sam also craves power. It's no surprise he wanted to be a lawyer -- it's the kind of powered position that people look up to.
You've done a really great job with this. I used to identify with Sam (though maybe not as much as I did with Dean) a lot more in the earlier seasons than I have post-season 3. By 5.16 I just lost all sense of him and am still trying to get it back. I don't GET him (but maybe that's because I'm the middle child?).
Thank you for that kind and insightful comment. I'm afraid I *do* get him - I mean, I like to think I've grown up and calmed down, y'know - people who know me IRL certainly say I have - but I totally remember being that kid. ;)
Great take on this. I identify with Sam as well and I really sympathise with his desire to live a normal life. I think what most people tend to forget is that Sam didn't so much want normal for anything other than the safety that goes with it. This is a quote from the pilot episode, Dean: So, what are you gonna do? Are you just gonna live some normal, apple pie life? Is that it
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I think Dean developed as it went on....but at the beginning I found him really frustrating, particularly as most people seemed to see him as the sacrificial hero. That bit when after John died when Dean was all 'i don't have a choice, dad said this, dad said that' and Sam said 'take some responsibility for yourself' I was all OMG YES. Martyrs annoy me - I've had enough experience of them in my life.
I have to agree with you there. He had no choice when he was a child but the fact that he never rebelled and toed his father's party line all through adulthood frustrates me too. Whenever Sam pulled him up on it I was like, yay! It kind of annoys me that so many people see Dean as this hero who makes huge sacrificial gestures and they see Sam as a selfish whiner
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It's funny how Sam always claimed to want to be normal, while at the same time he seemed to be broadcasting pretty loudly that he wanted to be special at the same time. I think he didn't like the fringeness of John and Dean's lifestyle -- didn't like being on the outside, being an outcast. But normal? Not so sure that's exactly what he was craving. From what we've seen of season 4, Sam also craves power. It's no surprise he wanted to be a lawyer -- it's the kind of powered position that people look up to.
You've done a really great job with this. I used to identify with Sam (though maybe not as much as I did with Dean) a lot more in the earlier seasons than I have post-season 3. By 5.16 I just lost all sense of him and am still trying to get it back. I don't GET him (but maybe that's because I'm the middle child?).
Really great job with this.
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I'm afraid I *do* get him - I mean, I like to think I've grown up and calmed down, y'know - people who know me IRL certainly say I have - but I totally remember being that kid. ;)
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