TV Meme Day 14
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Sam Winchester. &hearts
Up until a year ago I would've sworn it was Dean forever and ever amen, because I was pretty sure there was no way he could ever be topped by any other character I'd ever see. I mean, he was vying with Han Solo for my favorite character of all time and that's saying something because Han has been my favorite since I was like 4.
But then there was season 5, and the more I think about that season the more I think I can't really blame Dean for that because in half the episodes he's so wildly OOC it's ridiculous. I think they had a point that they were trying to get across about him pulling back from everyone because he'd been hurt so bad, and granted I give them that, that makes sense, but the way they went about it was all wrong. It was too extreme and it wasn't Dean and it just made his behavior and his treatment of Sam baffling and unpredictable both in the beginning and later on. Some people have a different opinion of season 5 and that's their right, but this is mine, and I think they screwed up.
So in a way, that should mean that Dean's still my favorite, and I used to say that he was in season 1-4, but the more I've studied Sam the more I've realized me and Sam are a lot alike, and I can empathize with a lot of what he goes through. Sure, he makes some fucking stupid choices and the way he treats Dean in season 1 really angers me sometimes, but Sam's young and headstrong and he doesn't really know what he wants just yet. That's clear when John dies. Once he figures out that what he wants is his family, well, then he's willing to do anything he can to keep it. Sure, he still does stupid reckless things, but most of them are for Dean in some twisted way or another and when they're not they're to figure out what's wrong with him, and who wouldn't want to know that, especially if they knew their mom had died for it?
So...that leaves them practically even. And really, if not for season 5 my favorite character would be SamandDean, because I couldn't pick. But...season 5 does exist, even if I wish it didn't, and much as I have my own opinions about how fucked up it is, in canon Dean still did all those things I can't forgive him for. So, I'm a Sam girl. ...even after a whole year of season 5, saying that still feels weird.
Sam Winchester. &hearts
Up until a year ago I would've sworn it was Dean forever and ever amen, because I was pretty sure there was no way he could ever be topped by any other character I'd ever see. I mean, he was vying with Han Solo for my favorite character of all time and that's saying something because Han has been my favorite since I was like 4.
But then there was season 5, and the more I think about that season the more I think I can't really blame Dean for that because in half the episodes he's so wildly OOC it's ridiculous. I think they had a point that they were trying to get across about him pulling back from everyone because he'd been hurt so bad, and granted I give them that, that makes sense, but the way they went about it was all wrong. It was too extreme and it wasn't Dean and it just made his behavior and his treatment of Sam baffling and unpredictable both in the beginning and later on. Some people have a different opinion of season 5 and that's their right, but this is mine, and I think they screwed up.
So in a way, that should mean that Dean's still my favorite, and I used to say that he was in season 1-4, but the more I've studied Sam the more I've realized me and Sam are a lot alike, and I can empathize with a lot of what he goes through. Sure, he makes some fucking stupid choices and the way he treats Dean in season 1 really angers me sometimes, but Sam's young and headstrong and he doesn't really know what he wants just yet. That's clear when John dies. Once he figures out that what he wants is his family, well, then he's willing to do anything he can to keep it. Sure, he still does stupid reckless things, but most of them are for Dean in some twisted way or another and when they're not they're to figure out what's wrong with him, and who wouldn't want to know that, especially if they knew their mom had died for it?
So...that leaves them practically even. And really, if not for season 5 my favorite character would be SamandDean, because I couldn't pick. But...season 5 does exist, even if I wish it didn't, and much as I have my own opinions about how fucked up it is, in canon Dean still did all those things I can't forgive him for. So, I'm a Sam girl. ...even after a whole year of season 5, saying that still feels weird.