I was reading this thread on twitter and it made me think about how Sam humanizes the monsters and sees more in shades of grey, whereas Dean, especially in the early seasons, has more of a soldier mentality, which is John's. He can't afford to see grey as Sam does, he was taught that monster = bad, and that needs to be true to justify the horror of "killing things". He can't consider the possibility that mosnters might be victims or might be anything other than bad, because otherwise his whole beliefs system would crumble. And what they did (killing them) would be wrong. And (maybe even) worse, JOHN would be wrong. BAD even, for teaching their kids to do so.
So i think it's even more interesting that the one who does see the world in shades of grey is Sam, the rebellious child, and the black sheep of the family. The one with demon blood, who embodies the key (for Dean too) to understand that monsters aren't always evil, and morality isn't always black and white, which is something that s2 starts to delve into, with John leaving Dean the burden to kill Sam if it becomes necessary.
Dean's choice at the end of the season is the stark opposite, not only does he save him instead of killing him, he trades his own life, paying with an eternity in hell, just to bring him back.
And this marks a big point for Dean in terms of understanding morality and making up his own choices on what HE believes is right and wrong, despite what John taught him. He starts making his own choices, seeing the world in more shades of grey, and following his own heart.
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Since Playthings is going around, here's your reminder that the script is not Like That.
@spnscripthunt has all the goodies we've collected so far.
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I miss season 2 Sam and Dean so much that I’m sick about it
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dean’s post johns death is so rough and mean and angry and i need him to slam me against the wall and choke me out. he’s on edge and looking for a fight and just a little bratting to him and he’d snap.
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Supernatural pre Season 6 is like, fine televison. Like not Thee Best Television, but decent. Like imagine you're driving and you're tired. And the only place open is an ok ish diner where the counter tops are sticky. And like, the burger you order is too greasy and overdone and the fries are cold. But the milkshake is pretty good and the waitress doesn't charge you for it.
And everything past 5 is like, imagine that same scenario but a rat crawls onto your plate and shoots you with a gun.
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facts that have burned holes in my brain: the writing credits for Supernatural season 2 were at exact 50/50 gender parity.
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My friend is re-watching Supernatural and we realized how vastly different our viewing experiences were
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Review the following promo posters from the early seasons (1-7)...
⬇️ Season One (A) | Season One (B) ⬇️
⬇️ Season Two | Season Three (A) ⬇️
⬇️ Season Three (B) | Season Four (A) ⬇️
⬇️ Season Four (B) | Season Five ⬇️
⬇️ Season Six | Season Seven ⬇️
Tell us what made you decide in the tags!
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“All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2″
Supernatural S2E22
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