Good God, y'all
Some thoughts on last weeks episode, kind of heavy... maybe meta-ish
And just when we thought this was just going to be an awesome episode... there comes the final conversation between Dean and Sam... DAMN YOU KRIPKE!! I haven't gotten the chance to read many reviews about this episode but I can already imagine a couple of reactions to this... but unlike what I would have expected I don't have a problem with the boys separating... NOW! before you start throwing your cans and shoes over at me let me explain why:
I think the boys (for each's reasons) are in two very different pages, on one side Sam has just discovered the fact that his thirst for demon blood wasn't for the reasons that he thought (saving the world) but because he became addicted to it, the red rider says it all he thinks about its blood and NO I don't hate Sam, it's the whole opposite I love him and completely support him, that's why I think his decision was for the best. Other than his initial worries from last season Sam now has to cope with the fact that he was the one responsible for bringing Lucifer, that he might have something evil inside him (let's not forget he has demon blood), that he didn't listen to his brother, that he is addicted and that Dean is doesn't trust him... all plus the fact that he doesn't trust himself. I think Sam has a lot to think about and has to recover himself from many things and even mature a little bit more as a human being, I'm not saying his immature I'm just saying he's being to a lot and needs time to get over it before being ready to fight the devil.
On the other hand, Dean has his own issues too. As he said at the end of the episode he cannot fully concentrate as he's actually trying to look out for Sam, his entire life he has looked out for his brother, he feels responsible for him as he said back in "The Benders" and is that care and protection that keep most of Dean's mind while hunting, as we saw on "Good God, y'all" Dean was more worried about Sam drinking blood again or being taken by the demons than by what was actually happening, but seriously can you blame him? I'm not saying Sam is evil as many people are think I'm saying he's being tempted in the past and it is that demon blood (which is totally not Sammy's fault) that makes it easier for demons to get him, of course Dean has to worry. Besides that, the burden of being the one who broke the first seal, of not being able to stop Sam, of his time in hell, of being the one having to stop the Apocalypse and now being the vessel of Archangel Michael *takes deep breath* wow... that was long... anyways I think that even though he tries to hide how he feels Dean is just overwhelmed by all of this things coming at once, and feeling responsible for what happened to Sam doesn't help either. I think this time alone and will let him focus more on a plan and what he needs to do, just as on recovering from his past experiences on hell and figuring out a way to stop Lucifer.
In the end I think that the boys have really distanced, hurt and lied each other through the last two seasons... and the repercussions have come to show in this fifth one, I think it's something we all saw coming, but mostly something that HAD to happen, because as long as they keep pretending everything is ok between them and there's not an inch of hurt for their past actions (that both believed to be the best but ended up hurting the other) they won't forgive themselves and the relationship won't be as easy as it was before. About love... I think the boys have never loved each other so much, I just think they've reached a level of maturity that has allowed them to recognize that they don't have to be together all the time to prove they love each other, now its the whole opposite, they must split to grow and heal before they could act not like a team, but like one.
And just when we thought this was just going to be an awesome episode... there comes the final conversation between Dean and Sam... DAMN YOU KRIPKE!! I haven't gotten the chance to read many reviews about this episode but I can already imagine a couple of reactions to this... but unlike what I would have expected I don't have a problem with the boys separating... NOW! before you start throwing your cans and shoes over at me let me explain why:
I think the boys (for each's reasons) are in two very different pages, on one side Sam has just discovered the fact that his thirst for demon blood wasn't for the reasons that he thought (saving the world) but because he became addicted to it, the red rider says it all he thinks about its blood and NO I don't hate Sam, it's the whole opposite I love him and completely support him, that's why I think his decision was for the best. Other than his initial worries from last season Sam now has to cope with the fact that he was the one responsible for bringing Lucifer, that he might have something evil inside him (let's not forget he has demon blood), that he didn't listen to his brother, that he is addicted and that Dean is doesn't trust him... all plus the fact that he doesn't trust himself. I think Sam has a lot to think about and has to recover himself from many things and even mature a little bit more as a human being, I'm not saying his immature I'm just saying he's being to a lot and needs time to get over it before being ready to fight the devil.
On the other hand, Dean has his own issues too. As he said at the end of the episode he cannot fully concentrate as he's actually trying to look out for Sam, his entire life he has looked out for his brother, he feels responsible for him as he said back in "The Benders" and is that care and protection that keep most of Dean's mind while hunting, as we saw on "Good God, y'all" Dean was more worried about Sam drinking blood again or being taken by the demons than by what was actually happening, but seriously can you blame him? I'm not saying Sam is evil as many people are think I'm saying he's being tempted in the past and it is that demon blood (which is totally not Sammy's fault) that makes it easier for demons to get him, of course Dean has to worry. Besides that, the burden of being the one who broke the first seal, of not being able to stop Sam, of his time in hell, of being the one having to stop the Apocalypse and now being the vessel of Archangel Michael *takes deep breath* wow... that was long... anyways I think that even though he tries to hide how he feels Dean is just overwhelmed by all of this things coming at once, and feeling responsible for what happened to Sam doesn't help either. I think this time alone and will let him focus more on a plan and what he needs to do, just as on recovering from his past experiences on hell and figuring out a way to stop Lucifer.
In the end I think that the boys have really distanced, hurt and lied each other through the last two seasons... and the repercussions have come to show in this fifth one, I think it's something we all saw coming, but mostly something that HAD to happen, because as long as they keep pretending everything is ok between them and there's not an inch of hurt for their past actions (that both believed to be the best but ended up hurting the other) they won't forgive themselves and the relationship won't be as easy as it was before. About love... I think the boys have never loved each other so much, I just think they've reached a level of maturity that has allowed them to recognize that they don't have to be together all the time to prove they love each other, now its the whole opposite, they must split to grow and heal before they could act not like a team, but like one.