#the born-again identity

[thefabledpheasant]

I watched a video of Jensen ackles opinion on the scene in 7x17 where Dean returns Cas’ coat, and he said it was out of character for Dean to have it folded up like that. Which I thought was really interesting because I disagree completely. Dean, as a character, is extremely emotional. He feels a lot and he cares a lot and so much so, that he has to repress so much of it to get through his life.

Whether you ship Destiel or not, Dean obviously cared tremendously about Cas. During Cas’ very brief stint as Emmanuel, Dean tells him: “I used to be able to just shake this stuff off. You know, whatever it was. It might take some time, but... I always could. What Cas did... I just can't - I don't know why.”

While I do interpret this as an indication of his romantic feelings for Castiel, either way, this line is Dean stating very obviously that what happened with Castiel has been weighing very heavily on him and he thinks about it a lot. It also shows just how deeply he cared for Castiel.

The trench coat is the last thing left of this person he cares about. What’s he supposed to do with it? He wouldn’t throw it away. THAT’S out of character. I think it’d be in character for Dean to burn the coat as as a final goodbye, the traditional hunters funeral, but it’s canon that a part of Dean believed Cas would come back. The line is in the promo for the episode and Jensen & Misha even mention it being in the original script. Which means no burning the coat.

Then what is he going to do with it? He wouldn’t just throw it somewhere haphazardly. When you lose someone, you treat whatever is left of them with the love you have for the person that’s gone. That’s grief. So, OF COURSE he folded it nice and neatly. I don’t think it’s out of character at all.

When it comes to the fact that he had the coat with him in a stolen car, that’s when we definitively cross the threshold into romantic territory. I think the place the coat made the most sense, from a platonic perspective, is stored somewhere in either their cabin or Bobby’s house.

Dean had to constantly, purposefully transfer this coat from stolen car to stolen car. The coats only purpose is to remind him of Cas. It’s not like the coat actually does anything. Cas doesn’t NEED the coat, so it’s not like he kept it on him at all times because it’s important that Cas have the coat if he were to come back.

I don’t personally think it is out of character for Dean to do what he did. I think Jensen thinks it’s out of character because he viewed the whole thing as romantic and doesn’t believe Dean is in love with Cas. And while I agree the whole thing feels romantic, I don’t think the act of folding the coat neatly is inherently romantic or out of character. It’s just grief.

#supernatural #cw supernatural #dean x cas #dean winchester x castiel #deancas #castiel x dean #dean x castiel #dean winchester #castiel #destiel #spn 7x17 #born again identity #spn #spn meta #supernatural meta #The Born-Again Identity #mine

[eepy-pleepy]

I looked at him

And he looked at me

And I looked at HIM

And he looked at ME

#posts you can hear #destiel #dean winchester #castiel #emmanuel #spn crack #i looked at him #jensen ackles #misha collins #cockles #spn #spn 7x17 #the born-again identity #this is nothing lol #shhh wren #wren.txt

[insanesonofabitch]

They really did the “seeing your lover for the first time after a long time apart” trope with Dean and Cas over and over and over again in all the different flavors and expected us to act normal about them?

Like yeah let’s kill Cas off he’s too gay. Wait hold on the fans didn’t like that. Okay let’s bring him back but he comes back with a WIFE. Wait hold on DEAN didn’t like that—

#the unintended consequence of them trying to kill Cas off over and over again #they couldn’t commit to it and actually do it in the finale because they know how that would’ve turned out and they’re fucking cowards #[sees Dean pick up the coat and keep it this whole time] Oh that’s not— #I hate this show. and I love it. #rewatching that episode and Dean look so HEARTBROKEN the entire fucking time these guys are absolutely unbelievable #[holding hands with Daphne] “thank you for protecting my wife” #[with his lips noticeably quivering] “your wife. right.” #supernatural #spn #spn 7x17 #the born-again identity #destiel #deancas #casdean #dean winchester #castiel #dean x castiel

[amemipiacitu]

Suptober day 13: Flirt (I turned it into flirtation).

Remember that scene from The born-again identity? Here's an early version that's been deleted and rewritten from the showrunners for mysterious reasons.

#suptober23 #Destiel #destielprazole #destiel fanart #destiel comic #the born-again identity

[dessertbird]

Daily Destiel 💙💚

Part of me always believed you’d come back.

I remember you. I remember everything. 🥺😔💔

#Destiel #deancas #destiel is canon #their love is real #the born-again identity #keeping the trenchcoat

[ponyxaviors]

Sam Winchester Appreciation Week | Day 1 | Sam-centric episode(s) | 7x17, The Born-Again Identity

#samwinchesterweek #sam winchester appreciation week #day 1 #sam-centric episodes #April 25th 2023 #gifsets #spn 7x17 #the born-again identity #april 25th 2023

[jellybracelet]

#spnedit #The Born-Again Identity #spn 7x17 #sam winchester

[deansamnatural]

#sam winchester #supernatural #spn #s7e17 #the born-again identity #mine

[liopleurodean]

Season 7, Episode 17: The Born-Again Identity

Sam?

What is he doing?

Nothing

Dang it

After three days, you start hallucinating. Where does that put Sam?

Dude. Do not

Dang it

It's trash

This is not normal

Whoa

Dean...

No, he's not

It's a symptom

Is that a cat's cradle?

What help?

Yeah, that was fun

How could he forget?

Dean!

In all aspects

Maybe

Why was the caption highlighted blue?

You think?

I want to throttle him

Oh, Dean...

What.

There it is again. Is my computer highlighting phone numbers?

He's got a beard now

Yeah, no kidding

Oh, it's gotten worse

It's just you

Oh, ew...

What?

That's something

Of course not

That's whack

Thanks for the info

Aw, that's nice

Huh.

What

Well crap

He's trying!

Well crap

Cas!

What???

I'm so confused

What?????

That, answers several questions, and asks. So many more

Dean is confused and so am I

Oh, several

Yeah. Angel grace

I don't think you can help

Oh, Sam...

Don't call him that?

Not great

Poor girl

That was an evil little laugh

He's heard worse

By the river.

I mean, kinda?

I-

He wasn't, not really

Oh, Cas...

What's up with her neck?

Yeah

Oh, poor girl

Nah

Yup

The devil, actually

It's okay

Yeah, I'm sure it does

Oh, honey...

Not sure if you can do this one, Cas

Of course

Yes and no

It's a complicated situation

There's always a limit, Dean

Cas got it.

It's a nickname

Believe it or not, this ain't his first rodeo

Yikes

How did he know?

Dang it

What's happening?

Cas?

Nope! Meg!

Yeah, a little bit

Yeah...

Good question

Freaky

That's kind of true

Okay

Right...

She's not entirely wrong

Do not

Yeah...

Believe it or not

Meg.

The eyebrow 😭

It's a real spirit

She won't believe him, he's crazy

I'm sorry, I laughed too

And the electricity flickers?

Poor girl

Good question

I'm sorry

Probably not

Not yet

Yeah

Pfft

He's just like Cas

Oh boy

Sam...

Even crazy, Sam still works

Whoa

He's a powerful spirit

Uh oh

At least he slept

Oh boy

There isn't one

DARN stop

Everywhere

You can help, Cas, you just don't know it

Meg...

Yeah

Mm, yeah

"you just met yourself" you got that right

Meg.

Yup

Oh, it's not

Dang it, Meg

Yeah. Hi, Cas

You can figure it out

Oh, Cas...

I think you'll be surprised

TREE TOPPER I officially love Meg

Reports of my death were greatly exaggerated

Go Cas!

Oh. He's getting his memory back

Cas..?

And...

Oh, Cas...

Cas, you can help

This isn't good

It won't help Sam

No!

He's a demon, right

No, Cas.

Maybe Dean's right

He kept it. All this time, he kept Cas's coat, I-

There's Cas

I didn't realize how much I missed him

Oh no

So, if they'd caught on just a little faster

What does that do?

What is he doing?

...Cas?

I think you need to be more worried about Cas

Oh, definitely

Cas, no...

Is it?

Yeah

Cas isn't dead

That's a good idea

#ashla chick flick moments #supernatural #season 7 episode 17 #the born-again identity #the born again identity

[slashermary]

‘you’ve just met yourself. i’ve known you for years’ is still the most romantic thing i’ve ever heard and they let my favorite little cornfed closetcase say it on live television to another man. incredible.

#every now and then i remember the born again identity is one of the most romantic pieces of television i’ve ever seen and it’s just like #:’) he thought he was dead and he betrayed him and broke his heart and he missed him so much and he forgave him the second he came back #even if he didn’t want to!!! bc he loved him!!! god… #caroline.txt

[strawlessandbraless]

Saw this reductress headline and this is all I could think about 💙 💚

#supernatural #spn #dean winchester #destiel #castiel #deancas #misha collins #jensen ackles #spn crack #reductress #reductress headlines #spn 7x17 #7x17 #the born again identity #spn memes

[jarpadandjensens]

#SamWeek2024 | day 4 | Mental Health Sam | 7.17

[ @seasononesam @suncaptor ]

#samedit #sam winchester #spnedit #samweek2024 #spncreatorsdaily #supernatural #seasononesam #suncaptor #the born again identity #lipglosskaz #myS7 #my graphics #Our boy #Is barely holding it together #I just 🥺

[samwinchestercaps]

#spn s7 #7x17 #the born again identity #sam winchester screencaps #spnedit #samedit #k.l

[merylstryfestan]

is it totally possible and most likely that studio Orange made Vash's undercut section of his hair darker than the rest simply because it looks nice? and it's only not like that when he's a child to emphasize how much he and knives were alike? sure yeah, totally.

was i burned the last time i assumed Vash's hair darkening was just a stylistic choice? also yes

#you can see my predicament #i'm so worried about my boy #i actually do want the hair thing to come into play in stampede #i'm just sort of stuck in this limbo of “is this what's happening or no?” #also the lighter hair as a child is also just how most real blondes are #like my brother was born super blond but his hair is practically brown now #but then why is knives hair still the same color after all these years if they're identical twins?? #again #could be a stylistic choice #but you never know #vash the stampede #trigun stampede #tristamp

[nashvillethotchicken]

Reconstruction ended in the US in 1877, and during that year, as well as the years immediately post civil war, there was an especially huge push for black people to find loved ones who were sold off the other states or countries during slavery, especially those who had children fathered by their masters as their masters were the ones who sold off the child/ren or had the best information on finding them. People would send letters, put ads in newspapers, even take trips themselves to go find loved ones that they had lost due to the scurge that was slavery. And I keep thinking about Louis du pointe du lac, sending all those messages to find his daughter that was sent out of state by her white father

#Louisiana especially new Orleans was often peoples last or first stop if they were being sold bc people would take the MS river up and down #you could get a slave from nola to brazil in 2 weeks or vice versa. #white men and their families fleeing the haitian revolution often set up shop in NOLA and restarted plantations there #so there are literally thousands of black people being sold through NOLA every day and Louis is looking for his baby #interview with the vampire #iwtv #amc iwtv #louis de pointe du lac #iwtv 2022 #ldpdl #the vampire claudia #like louis was born during the last year of reconstruction and thats when we see the shift from free people of color to just black #its so interesting how much of what could be his identity is stripped from him in the span of two years when he wouldnt even know it #like how much family do you think louis lost from slavery aside from claudia? #cus either Louis and his family are the result of placage relationships or slave owners forcing themselves onto his ancestors #and here is louis who is currently in either position circa 1937-1940 #with nola being that last or 1st stop it is extremely like youd never see loved ones again

[thebeautyofspn]

7x17 The Born-Again Identity

#7x17 #the born again identity #spn #spn aesthetic #supernatural #supernatural aesthetic #thebeautyofspn #sam winchester #Marin #hands #Season 7