#i imagine somewhat due to the older brother instinct but also more compellingly to me its the desire to save someone from the life he lived

[rewatchingspn]

in roadkill (2x16), we're making a return to sam being characterized as the "empathetic, good at handling people person," and dean being the "rough around the edges, 'regular' people get in the way" person... interesting the different approaches the writers have with the boys episode to episode, and in what situations each of their very different sets of people skills shine.

#supernatural #dean winchester #spnrewatch #sam winchester #early seasons #2x16 #sam tends to connect to people with a thread of darkness in them or an unavoidable destiny #in this episode that's empathizing with greeley because 'he was a good person' but 'something happened to him' #and empathizing with molly because she's a person trapped in an impossible situation #dean tends to connect with people who've been mistreated and often specifically children #i imagine somewhat due to the older brother instinct but also more compellingly to me its the desire to save someone from the life he lived #dean also reaches for toxic connections like w/ gordon. he feels comfort and safety in the abuse/praise cycle. thrashed around emotionally #then theres sams priority being kindness vs. deans priority being protection #sam doesn't care if the pursuit of kindness is dangerous #and dean doesnt care if the pursuit of protecting someone makes him do things that are Unkind #hmm... I will think about this some more