Yeah, I don't think insanity is what's happening there either. Extreme PTSD and a dissociation because he's not sure how to handle his feelings, and something that has to do with angels and how they process things. The way Misha Collins is playing it, I get the sense Castiel is perfectly aware underneath but chooses this distanced pacifist demeanor and represses his own guilt, hurt, anger, rage, self-loathing. In that clip the armor cracks a moment and he lets Sam and Dean see it and now...I have to sit down and deal with these Cas feelings.
ILU. I LOOOOVE the trope of angels-processing-things-differently. I just hope the episode (and possibly the season to come) will have writers who give it that kind of thought instead of just playing it for laffs. They do such a good job of hitting the tragic aspect of comedy, it's one of my favorite things about the series. I really hope they keep it up <3
EXACTLY!!! When my first husband committed suicide, I thought there was no meaning to life either. It takes A LONG TIME to pull yourself back together after a trauma. Angel or Man. Castiel is just now seeing himself as an integral part of the universe, not just a means to an end. Here is to hoping they treat him better in Season Eight.
oh my god hon *hugs forever* Yes, I think there's a part of Castiel that's rebelling against being used as a tool (side-eying Sera). "I'm not going to help you fight." = "you treat me like a whole person or you don't get me at all, your choice." And I'm hoping Dean and Sam choose the former.
I am so not looking forward to Friday's show. I will probably be on Twitter drunk ranting if they destroy Cas. BTW, why am I hearing that they have already guaranteed Misha returning in Season Eight? Did Jim Michaels really say that?
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Neat meta! <3
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