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Re: Reunion speculation

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

It seems like Sam's up for the hunt, though, and there haven't been any spoilers suggesting that he resents Dean for getting him involved again. The quest is supposed to be something they both want, and civilian life is supposed to have helped him rediscover what he's fighting for. And it's not like he couldn't say no; I doubt Dean is compelling him at gunpoint or anything.

This is way, way worse than s1 for Sam characterization. And, though maybe they'll gloss Dean's issues over, I haven't seen anything to suggest that Dean characterization is being shafted the way Sam's is. I might be mildly annoyed on Dean's behalf, but I don't think there's the same reason to be utterly furious as there is on the Sam side of things.

Re: Reunion speculation

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

Jensen says that Dean is raring to go, but that Sam is "hesitant" so it sounds to me that it isn't necessarily something Sam would choose for himself if there wasn't this quest thing involved. I mean, obviously Dean isn't forcing him, but there is still the idea that if Sam doesn't really want to go then there has to be some kind of internal resentment about it, even if it's not directed straight at Dean. And, really, they have to be hunting together for the sake of the show, but that doesn't mean that they will be into it. Also, Jensen made it sound like Dean was happy to be hunting again in general, but Sam was only hunting because of the quest (i.e. finding Kevin, which seems to be related to that quest) and not because he wants to be hunting normally with Dean again.

I agree wholeheartedly that Sam is getting the shaft worse than anyone, characterization wise.

Re: Reunion speculation

[(Anonymous)]

I wonder if, like, the casual fans who have never rewatched a single episode and have forgotten most of the early season events and motivations are gonna tune in to see S1!Sam and Dean suddenly back on screen and be like, "The fuck are they doing?"

Re: Reunion speculation

[(Anonymous)]

da

TBH, I doubt it. The casual viewers seem to have a mental image of Sam and Dean that aligns more closely with the early "Sam doesn't want to hunt, Dean thinks it's awesome" vibe they seem to be going for.