#the winchesters 1x05

[charcubed]

Some thoughts on The Winchesters after episode 5, and on self-reflection, and what it may tell us about Dean’s situation:

This was originally written as a thread on Twitter, which is (unfortunately) where I have historically done most of my meta writing. (Here is a collection of my Twitter posts about this show, including a few long meta threads.) I’m trying to get better about crossposting to tumblr ASAP when it's manageable.

All this to say that if this reads like it’s written in bite-sized chunks… that’s why. Also, I am writing this at midnight from an iPad lol.

So… This “Dean all the way down” show, if you will. In every episode of this show, its main characters highlight important things about Dean’s life and his relationships with others, as well as the unfinished parts of his story. Here’s a handy refresher, courtesy of my friend Matt.

I am compelled by the consistency of this (to the point of hypothesizing that Lata will be the main Dean mirror of the week in ep6).

I am also compelled by what is shaping up to be one of many consistencies in not only the themes but also the PLOTS of these episodes:

In every episode so far other than the pilot (I think?), someone is taken and trapped physically and/or mentally. Their freedom requires examining who they are as a person and what’s important to them, and/or examining who they are in relation to who they care about, mostly via reflective versions.

2: John, taken by La Tunda who punishes disobedient children & masquerades as Millie

3: Mary, taken by Bori Baba who lures you in with what you want most

4: John & Carlos, taken by a god of “destiny” who wants John to be like him

5: Mary, trapped in her mind by the Akrida

They’re all different situations, but at their core the key to freedom in the plot is always some form of self-reflection.

It’s making me wonder, because… well, we’re explicitly dealing with a narrative that’s cyclical, yes? We know that already, and the show’s not shy about it…

Cycles of violence + parents & children, on a micro level (Winchester family) and macro level (forces wanting to mold you into something you don’t want to be, or control you; Chuck/God as Father, destiny, and now Akrida).

But is it also a cycle in regards to this self-reflection?

Metaphorically, yes. This is what Dean is doing here and it’s why the characters are continuously acting as rotating mirrors for him. But what I’m beginning to wonder is if we’re meant to start taking it as hints to being literal for Dean, the way it is for the characters.

The characters repeatedly participate in self-reflection to free themselves from literal traps, and that self-reflections acts as reflection of Dean. What does this maybe tell us about what’s LITERALLY happening to Dean? Can we start piecing together that he’s trapped somewhere and uncovering/telling this story is key to his freedom?

🎶 Like a circle in a spiral

Like a wheel within a wheel

Never ending or beginning

On an ever spinning reel 🎶

They keep being trapped in places where they have to face aspects of who they are, who they love, and what haunts them. Maybe that’s the literal situation Dean could be in (fake Heaven trap?) and is part of the reason for the story he’s telling. Examining himself to break free.

I don’t know how front-facing in terms of the plot this may be. It could remain metaphorical. or be an extra-narrative reference about the prequel being its own thing but also a quasi stepping stone to a sequel.

But Dean being Trapped is, at this point, feeling pretty implicit.

Combine this with how mirror and reflective imagery is starting to visually pop up a little bit more.

And also combine it with all of the ways Tony’s story parallels Jack’s, and what that could imply about a “Chuck won” through-line… but I’m not getting into that tonight lol.

I am very intrigued. Everything about this is circular, and talking about one aspect kind of tips you into talking about another, which is FASCINATING story construction. So I’m sorry if I repeated myself here!

It’s reminiscent of a triskelion, naturally, a la the necklace in ep2.

Calling it quits for tonight because I am TIRED. Bottom line:

The repeated implication is that Dean is Trapped and doing self-reflection to try to break free. How literal that may or may not in terms of where/when he is remains to be seen, but… it’s feeling more and more pointed.

And I know I’m one of the foremost Chuck won preachers, okay, but I do try not to let it color my view of this show too strongly. I can’t help it that the material feeds me at every turn ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#spnwin #spnwin meta #the winchesters meta #the winchesters #spnwin 1x05 #the winchesters 1x05 #when will I post my very long 1x04 meta on this website... #char writes things #dean winchester #unreliable narrator my beloved #hallofmirrorsnatural

[jesterofalltrades]

Dean is really just out here healing from his childhood trauma by writing fanfiction on who he wanted his parents to be, isn’t he?

#supernatural #spn #dean winchester #the winchesters #the winchesters spoilers #spnwin #the Winchesters 1x05

[trekkiehood]

Watching The Winchesters with @assassin-in-a-hoodie1776

"Marry is so annoying. I hate every era of her."

"That does not sound like an [insert monster] sounds more like an [insert monster]."

"Oh I forgot she [Lata] exists"

"Oh look it's my third favorite gay"

#the Winchesters #the winchesters 1x05

[horrorshow]

SUPERNATURAL 1.05 — Bloody Mary

#spnedit #deanedit #dean winchester #spn #supernatural #supernaturaledit #deanwinchesteredit #dean #ok mr. model... calm down #1x05 #**

[spnontherocks]

This is 1x05 - "Legacy of a Mind." We're meeting new family members and dancing around relationships this week on The Winchesters. Ada's backstory begins to get fleshed out when we meet someone from her past during the case.  John springs into heroic savior mode when Mary's life is threatened by the Monster of the Week - a spider creature that crawls into people's dreams and traps them in their deepest traumas while it feeds. Nothing says Supernatural like trauma.

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#The Winchesters #Supernatural #SPNWin #The Winchesters 1x05 #SPN S5 #The Winchesters Weekly #Supernatural on the Rocks

[nimblefoxes]

Aaaaaand finished coloring!

#supernatural #artists on tumblr #spn #spn fanart #supernatural fanart #dean winchester #sam winchester #spn fanworks #fanart #1x05 #1x02 #3x11 #3x3 #copic art #colored pencil #traditional art

[mvdeanw]

Dean / SPN - 1x03, 1x05

Dean ( Jensen ) love club: @jillmariej @deanwanddamons @deanwinchesterswitch @brilovesdeanwinchester @waywardbaby @spnfangirl1314 @shawnie74 @kwistowee @queenofallerdalehall @charred-angelwings @girlshunttoo @adoptdontshoppets @ddriverpicksthemusic @milo-winchester-4ever @wickedinspirations @quicklymybasement @jensensgotyoudean @lequisha @deansraspberrypie @thoughts-and-funnies @raidens-realm @all-alone-he-turns-to-stone @eevvvaa @doublebill @avanatural @dean-winchester-is-a-warrior @catnipster69

#spn 1x03 #spn 1x05 #mvdeanw gifs #mvdeanw edits #jensenedit #jensen ackles #dean gifs #dean winchester #supernatural #dean #dean winchester gifs #dean winchester spn #spnedit #deanedit #deanedits #dean edit #deanwinchesteredit #dean w edit #dean winchester edit #my baby boy #happy birthday Dean Winchester

[2sw]

Supernatural S1E05 Bloody Mary

#sam winchester #spn 1x05 #s1 #gifs

[shallowbelever]

Supernatural | 1.05 Bloody Mary

#spnedit #supernaturaledit #sam winchester #dean winchester #sam #dean #spn 1x05 #s1 #alex gifs

[inthiswhisper]

this show is gonna make me lose my mind again.

#i didn't even do the 'holding brother back from lover dying' in the pilot parallel #dean winchester #sam winchester #jessica moore #castiel #destiel #supernatural #spn liveblog #1x05

[eversw]

lollipops and candy canes.

#sam winchester #spn 1x05 #s1

[becauseofthebowties]

1.05 - Bloody Mary

#spn #supernatural #sam winchester #spn 1x05 #spnedit #samedit #dailyspngifs #my stuff #myspn #canonspngifs #spncreatorsdaily #cowboycoven #scottstiles #tuserpris #tuserjord #useranny #deanncastiel #useralison #happy sammy sunday!

[jesterofalltrades]

JOHN I TRAINED MY SON AT THE AGE OF FOUR WINCHESTER IS TELLING MARY THAT NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH A PARENT DOING THAT TO THEM!?!??

… what the fuck is with this episode?

#supernatural #spn #the winchesters #the winchesters spoilers #spnwin #the Winchesters 1x05

[trekkiehood]

Why is Carlos wearing a 50ds House Wife shirt?

#the Winchesters #the winchesters 1x05 #carlos

[horrorshow]

This is about Jessica, isn't it? You think that's your dirty little secret that you killed her somehow? Sam, this has got to stop, man. I mean, the nightmares and calling her name out in the middle of the night—it's gonna kill you.

SUPERNATURAL 1.05 — Bloody Mary

#spnedit #deanedit #samedit #samdeanedit #dean winchester #sam winchester #supernatural #spn #you and me #1x05 #**

[spn2006]

one of the most enjoyable parts of watching spn from the DVD instead of on netflix is that i get to hear all the songs from the original soundtrack that netflix couldn't get the rights for. in season one there's an episode where fall out boy is playing and it's glorious

#the episode is 1x5 bloody mary btw #spn #supernatural #fall out boy #rambles #dean winchester #sam winchester #john winchester #castiel #bloody mary #spn 1x05 #early 2000s #music