I don't want her to just be the character who makes Sam ~~happy, but rather someone interesting and complex on her own merit.
AGREED. That was my major issue with Lisa! I loved the idea of Lisa, I loved Dean's dynamic with her and Ben, I loved the set up in 6.01-6.03, and I hated hated hated how little development Lisa had beyond The Person Who Makes Dean Happy. I really hope Amelia gets a better deal than that but I fear that you're right.
I don't think Sam will be portrayed as a callous asshole, but TBH, I'd rather him be a bit more of a jerk than he's been since he was resouled. He's been too good for my tastes, too noble. It isn't that Sam isn't both good and noble, but a flat "good" character is just as dull as a flat "bad" one and Sam's got his own reasons to feel anger or frustration. I want to see that explored! I want him to feel three dimensional too!
I wouldn't mind a What's Wrong With Dean plot, it just feels like they've chosen a really stupid way to give us one and not one that makes a lot of sense for Dean's characterization. But eh, I guess anything is better than what we've had with Dean for the past two seasons, so I'll give it a shot.
I like Cas as a character, I'm just not too interested in exploring his psyche and the whys of what he does, not like I am with Sam and Dean. It just bothers me a lot that they've made direct comparisons to Purgatory and Hell and I really, really can't see Dean abandoning anyone he considers family there. Hell, I can't see Dean abandoning anyone he considers human there, not if he has a chance to save them. (This really sticks in my craw with Adam too, in case it isn't obvious. Adam felt like a one-time aberration though, not something that was meant to be seen as part of an ongoing trend.)
So I'm worried about Cas being left behind since that's what it sounds like happened, given that there's no spoilers with Cas out of Purgatory. But maybe that one anon is right and we'll get occasional flashbacks to Cas in Purgatory and a seasonal plot will be to try to get him out?
We don't need more ignoring of Dean's victimization and trauma while adding more about him doing ~horrible things ;_;
Agreed. I just don't need any more dark!Dean doing dark activities for the sake of being dark. I want exploration of Dean's victimization, not further covering it up and pretending it didn't happen.
Re: CC Press video interviews--SPOILERS
I don't want her to just be the character who makes Sam ~~happy, but rather someone interesting and complex on her own merit.
AGREED. That was my major issue with Lisa! I loved the idea of Lisa, I loved Dean's dynamic with her and Ben, I loved the set up in 6.01-6.03, and I hated hated hated how little development Lisa had beyond The Person Who Makes Dean Happy. I really hope Amelia gets a better deal than that but I fear that you're right.
I don't think Sam will be portrayed as a callous asshole, but TBH, I'd rather him be a bit more of a jerk than he's been since he was resouled. He's been too good for my tastes, too noble. It isn't that Sam isn't both good and noble, but a flat "good" character is just as dull as a flat "bad" one and Sam's got his own reasons to feel anger or frustration. I want to see that explored! I want him to feel three dimensional too!
I wouldn't mind a What's Wrong With Dean plot, it just feels like they've chosen a really stupid way to give us one and not one that makes a lot of sense for Dean's characterization. But eh, I guess anything is better than what we've had with Dean for the past two seasons, so I'll give it a shot.
I like Cas as a character, I'm just not too interested in exploring his psyche and the whys of what he does, not like I am with Sam and Dean. It just bothers me a lot that they've made direct comparisons to Purgatory and Hell and I really, really can't see Dean abandoning anyone he considers family there. Hell, I can't see Dean abandoning anyone he considers human there, not if he has a chance to save them. (This really sticks in my craw with Adam too, in case it isn't obvious. Adam felt like a one-time aberration though, not something that was meant to be seen as part of an ongoing trend.)
So I'm worried about Cas being left behind since that's what it sounds like happened, given that there's no spoilers with Cas out of Purgatory. But maybe that one anon is right and we'll get occasional flashbacks to Cas in Purgatory and a seasonal plot will be to try to get him out?
We don't need more ignoring of Dean's victimization and trauma while adding more about him doing ~horrible things ;_;
Agreed. I just don't need any more dark!Dean doing dark activities for the sake of being dark. I want exploration of Dean's victimization, not further covering it up and pretending it didn't happen.