Dean/Lisa meta
A nice analysis of the Dean/Lisa scene at the of 5.17 here:
http://amonitrate.livejournal.com/507877.html
I really enjoyed both the ep and that scene, which I thought was very sweet, and have a response in relation to this ep that I left elsewhere copied below:
In response to: "We're a long way from "Wendigo," huh?"
Actually, one of Dean's quintessential lines comes from this ep: "Saving people, hunting things. The family business." In Wendigo, Dean saves Haley's family unit. That's what he's always been about, only his own family business includes different people now. And saving people has turned into saving all people. Or as many as you possibly can.
I don't think that the scene with Lisa shows that she is his true love, but I do think that she personifies his ideal of true love. They represent (and Lisa pretty much confirms are) a family who would welcome him. I don’t think it matters at all if Ben is his son or not. He’s obviously dreamed about taking her offer to stay (The Kids Are Alright; Dream a Little Dream). About that peace. But he can't flee his responsibilities anymore now than then.
All recent episodes have worked into hammering into Dean that he can't protect families anymore by following his own way (these last eps: the death of the Harvelles, the death of Dylan in 99 Problems and the resulting corruption of Dylan’s parents, the renewed loss of Bobby's wife, his confrontation with his own family in both heaven and in the past, all family units ripped to shreds, all due to the apocalypse which Dean started and which has been placed on his shoulders). Through these failures, Dean has lost his confidence and his hope. His saving is proving ineffectual. So he's finding a different way to save them by saying yes to Michael, by dealing with the Angels. To Dean, Lisa and Ben are the face of those families.
I'm loving this dark arc for Dean and can't wait for next week’s ep.
http://amonitrate.livejournal.com/507877.html
I really enjoyed both the ep and that scene, which I thought was very sweet, and have a response in relation to this ep that I left elsewhere copied below:
In response to: "We're a long way from "Wendigo," huh?"
Actually, one of Dean's quintessential lines comes from this ep: "Saving people, hunting things. The family business." In Wendigo, Dean saves Haley's family unit. That's what he's always been about, only his own family business includes different people now. And saving people has turned into saving all people. Or as many as you possibly can.
I don't think that the scene with Lisa shows that she is his true love, but I do think that she personifies his ideal of true love. They represent (and Lisa pretty much confirms are) a family who would welcome him. I don’t think it matters at all if Ben is his son or not. He’s obviously dreamed about taking her offer to stay (The Kids Are Alright; Dream a Little Dream). About that peace. But he can't flee his responsibilities anymore now than then.
All recent episodes have worked into hammering into Dean that he can't protect families anymore by following his own way (these last eps: the death of the Harvelles, the death of Dylan in 99 Problems and the resulting corruption of Dylan’s parents, the renewed loss of Bobby's wife, his confrontation with his own family in both heaven and in the past, all family units ripped to shreds, all due to the apocalypse which Dean started and which has been placed on his shoulders). Through these failures, Dean has lost his confidence and his hope. His saving is proving ineffectual. So he's finding a different way to save them by saying yes to Michael, by dealing with the Angels. To Dean, Lisa and Ben are the face of those families.
I'm loving this dark arc for Dean and can't wait for next week’s ep.