Silly little musings on the women of SPN
I'm really stuck on Sam's life with Jess lately. Everything I write turns into an exploration of their relationship. I think it's because she was such a huge part of his life--the woman he was going to marry and wanted to spend the rest of his life with--and we've got so little information on her from canon. I keep trying to feel her out, wondering what her family was like and what the dynamics of her relationship with Sam were. Obviously she adored him and supported him in the things he did (like when she called him a genius at the bar and didn't doubt for a second that he'd get the internship), but I still want more, so I'm writing it.
I think I've mentioned before that I'm rare in that I really like strong female characters in my shows, even if they "mess up" the slash. I hate it when the women are portrayed as idiots by fanfic writers because let's be honest here--would Sam or Dean ever fall for an idiot? No. The stories that portray Jess as an evil shrew just read so wrong to me since Sam's just not the type to put up with that. Hell, he can stand up to Dean and to their father, why in hell's name would he take abuse from someone's he's dating? Besides, if Jess wasn't actually in love with Sam, if she wasn't a good influence on Sam, the demon never would have bothered to kill her. It killed her because she was in the way of whatever its plans for Sam are, which I'm pretty sure is to make Sam evil somehow. Like Mary, Jess was a force for good, so she had to go.
I'm impressed with the way the show's writers have made most of the romantic female leads strong and confident even in the face of crazy eerieness and/or life-threatening situations. I like how no-nonsense Cassie was. I like how Sarah was just like, "OK, this crazy shit is happening and I'm terrified, but fuck it, let's go kick some ass." I like how tough and self-reliant Jo is. And Jess...I wish we could have seen more of her because I have a feeling that if she ever had known the truth, she could have taken it and that her love for Sam wouldn't have wavered one bit.
Don't get me wrong, though--I still prefer Sam with Dean. I mean, sure, those women I've been talking about are all sexy and tough, but really? I'm a total Sam&Dean4everOMG! fangirl at heart.
I think I've mentioned before that I'm rare in that I really like strong female characters in my shows, even if they "mess up" the slash. I hate it when the women are portrayed as idiots by fanfic writers because let's be honest here--would Sam or Dean ever fall for an idiot? No. The stories that portray Jess as an evil shrew just read so wrong to me since Sam's just not the type to put up with that. Hell, he can stand up to Dean and to their father, why in hell's name would he take abuse from someone's he's dating? Besides, if Jess wasn't actually in love with Sam, if she wasn't a good influence on Sam, the demon never would have bothered to kill her. It killed her because she was in the way of whatever its plans for Sam are, which I'm pretty sure is to make Sam evil somehow. Like Mary, Jess was a force for good, so she had to go.
I'm impressed with the way the show's writers have made most of the romantic female leads strong and confident even in the face of crazy eerieness and/or life-threatening situations. I like how no-nonsense Cassie was. I like how Sarah was just like, "OK, this crazy shit is happening and I'm terrified, but fuck it, let's go kick some ass." I like how tough and self-reliant Jo is. And Jess...I wish we could have seen more of her because I have a feeling that if she ever had known the truth, she could have taken it and that her love for Sam wouldn't have wavered one bit.
Don't get me wrong, though--I still prefer Sam with Dean. I mean, sure, those women I've been talking about are all sexy and tough, but really? I'm a total Sam&Dean4everOMG! fangirl at heart.