Anatomy of a Character | Sam Winchester [edit]

[joans_journal]

So, I rewatched S2 recently…and nothing beats it for me. For one, the boys are that their best. It’s before Dean decides he can’t trust Sam anymore. Before Sam tries to kill Dean. Before everything goes to shit

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[jen_nsync_landl]

Hey, I'm in the midst of an SPN rewatch myself! :) Like you, I am a BIG S2 fan. S1 really hit its stride in that final arc, but S2 was stellar from start to finish. I also adore S3, although the fact that the clock is ticking on Dean makes that one more challenging to watch for me

[joans_journal]

Hey, I'm in the midst of an SPN rewatch myself! :) Like you, I am a BIG S2 fan. S1 really hit its stride in that final arc, but S2 was stellar from start to finish. I also adore S3, although the fact that the clock is ticking on Dean makes that one more challenging to watch for me.

Agreed. Poor Dean. Breaks me heart. But I love how valiantly -and ultimately unsuccessfully - Sam tries to save him.

Reading your post, I immediately thought of what may just be my favorite SPN ep. of all, "Mystery Spot." That episode speaks VOLUMES to me about Sam's character development, especially after Dean goes to hell. We don't *see* that summer of Sam alone after S3, but in a way we do, thanks to "Mystery Spot." That is the perfect episode for me because A) it is beautifully poised in terms of the mythology of the early seasons (it starts off seeming like it will be a throw-away gag episode but then goes horribly, devastatingly serious), B) it is funny as heck ("Did I look cool?" "You peed yourself." *pause* "Of course I peed myself. Man gets