I disagree because it still keeps him in supporting character hell and it's a disrespect to that character to NOT have him spoken of. It actually makes me hate the other characters after a while because Dean gives and gives and gives to them and he gets so little in return and most of what he gets is negative, with them complaining about him or putting him down.
"Dean gets talked about less by his team members becauce he needs to do the talking so he is actually on screen!"
I just don't see this. The other characters manage to do plenty of talking about themselves and the other characters, it's only Dean who gets ignored/short-shrifted. The fact is Sam's there as much as anyone, except for a couple of episodes over the last 7 years and the other characters still find plenty to say about him. So I don't see how your scenario works at all. A character can be both on screen talking AND have other characters talking about him. Sam gets it all the damn time. Bobby gets it, Castiel gets it - both to a lesser extent because they are recurring characters as opposed to Lead Regulars.
I'm tired of the excuses for why no one cares about Dean within the show(because that is certainly how it comes across, imo) and for why somehow Dean's the only who doesn't get an actual storyline. If they can do it for every side character that comes along then they sure as heck should be able to do it for the other lead character. It shouldn't even be in question.
There is very little fanfic out that would satisfy me even if I thought it was a viable option to the actual show because it's nearly all some sort of "ship" fic and I have zero interest in any kind of ship fic, whether it's het or slash. Aside from those type of fics, there is very little that show COULD NOT do, they could go there, they just choose not.
Well, show is what it is and I can't make it myself to be the way I'd like. So I try to focus on what I like instead of what I don't like. That's just how I deal. If I was that unhappy with it overall I'd just stop watching.
Besides, even if all the other TFW members talk less about Dean it's still a long way from making Dean a supporting character. Is what I think.
Actually, I suppose if you take it literally, Dean really is a supporting character in the way that he provides support for everyone else. ^^
"Dean gets talked about less by his team members becauce he needs to do the talking so he is actually on screen!"
I just don't see this. The other characters manage to do plenty of talking about themselves and the other characters, it's only Dean who gets ignored/short-shrifted. The fact is Sam's there as much as anyone, except for a couple of episodes over the last 7 years and the other characters still find plenty to say about him. So I don't see how your scenario works at all. A character can be both on screen talking AND have other characters talking about him. Sam gets it all the damn time. Bobby gets it, Castiel gets it - both to a lesser extent because they are recurring characters as opposed to Lead Regulars.
I'm tired of the excuses for why no one cares about Dean within the show(because that is certainly how it comes across, imo) and for why somehow Dean's the only who doesn't get an actual storyline. If they can do it for every side character that comes along then they sure as heck should be able to do it for the other lead character. It shouldn't even be in question.
There is very little fanfic out that would satisfy me even if I thought it was a viable option to the actual show because it's nearly all some sort of "ship" fic and I have zero interest in any kind of ship fic, whether it's het or slash. Aside from those type of fics, there is very little that show COULD NOT do, they could go there, they just choose not.
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Besides, even if all the other TFW members talk less about Dean it's still a long way from making Dean a supporting character. Is what I think.
Actually, I suppose if you take it literally, Dean really is a supporting character in the way that he provides support for everyone else. ^^
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