The Winchester Shell Game: Wherein I Get A Little Bit Schooled

[blacklid]

Season One: about who saves who and when and what the hell does Jericho have to do with it.
Season Two: about who saves who and when and how you could possibly decide to kill or not to kill something if you are constantly questioning what evil really is.

Comments

[blacklid]

Believing in not believing is believing, too. *brainfarts*

[a_phoenixdragon]

And here, Sam has stepped out of his Proactive role and into Reactive - something he still has not adjusted to - and well. For being so flexible and open-minded (as compared to Dean's supposed rigidness and narrowmindedness) he cannot adjust well or think well on his feet at times.

*hugs*

[blacklid]

True. We can get single-minded to the point of near blindness when we narrow our focus too much, yes? :)

[a_phoenixdragon]

Indeed...good point htere, love!

*Smishes*

[fannishliss]

it is so cool that we are at a point in the overall story arc where we can begin to see all these themes really arching over everything

[blacklid]

Holy cow, yes. Very good thinky thoughts. I'm still absorbing this four days later.

[fannishliss]

I know! I am so torn about s5! it's super exciting, but so scary to think what is now sure to come..... eep

[fannishliss]

oh crap, crap CRAP

[blackcat333_99]

Okay, this? Making me think HARD. Interesting.

Dean was adopting John's way: toughing it out, not believing until he sees it and then steadfastly refusing to see it when it's staring him in the face. That theme of blindness and belief regarding demons and Sam and God were passed down to Dean; and the tone of Dean's remarks deepens with each level of denial that he goes through each year. It's not that Dean can't see it, it's that he doesn't want to. When someone denies something hard enough and long enough, they are trying to make it not true. I agree with this throughout all of the first three seasons. Which is why this current season, here in year 4, and specifically Sex and Violence, has struck me as such a HUGE turning point for Dean. Because for the first time I see him admitting that his picture of Sam (blindness of some of those implications regarding his bro) is changing. He's been trying to make this demon blood stuff not true in any meaningful way, and now

[blacklid]

Which is why this current season, here in year 4, and specifically Sex and Violence, has struck me as such a HUGE turning point for Dean. Because for the first time I see him admitting that his picture of Sam (blindness of some of those implications regarding his bro) is changing. He's been trying to make this demon blood stuff not true in any meaningful way, and now...

YOU ARE SO RIGHT ON THE MONEY. It's time for Dean, isn't it? I wonder how they'll do it. Hmmmm.

Can't wait to read your meta!

[blackcat333_99]

Teh meta? The meta from hell that has been living in the back of my head for the past several weeks and has me banging my head against the wall in frustration because I'm not saying what I want to say when I have several pages written out and feel like it should only take a couple of paragraphs to say the same thing only with including the point that I'm trying to focus on? That meta?

And trying to decide if I want to get it out now or wait until the season's end and make it a more complete, 22-ep inclusive sort of thing. Grrr. Umm. I might be slightly frustrated with myself. :)

[blacklid]

It takes a while for those really yummy things to bake! :) *waits patiently*