*rubs my John!girl heart* (general spoilers ahead for this past season)
So does anyone else think there is a change in writing about John (and the boy's childhood) this year?
I do. First. There is the subtle change in how the boys (and others talk about John) Cas admires his handwriting - Both boys have mentioned John in a positive light. Sam when talking about his dad with pride to Amelia's dad. Dean and Dad's spicy cayenne pepper stew. Now Sam and his remembering of the Grand Canyon trip. There have been more - but I can't think of them off hand (I should be able to because HEY JOHN GIRL) But it's not always about what they say or how they say it more an overall feeling that the boys realize and understand that their father was a pretty great guy.
It's not overt you know. Like "Dad was amazing!" more like the shared stories of their childhood. The reflection of little memories of him in conversational tones and the flicker of love when they talk about him. That is a testimony to Jared and Jensen's acting by the way.
It feels to me like the writers realize that they've done John dirty through the years and are trying to make it right. I doubt seriously that they plan on bringing JDM back, although I suppose it is a possibility, seeing as how he has been a little upset about how John has been portrayed and has said he would come back if time permitted it. But I feel like they are trying to wrong rights in the only way they can without JDM there.
Now some people could say it is just a natural progression - the boys are really, no longer boys. They are men and they can look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly of their lives with a little more objectivity. That the pain of John's death and all the unsaid words that most of us can relate too is not as fresh as it once was. That through the years they have matured and can reflect back fondly on their childhood without all the bitterness that John's death (and their lives) so often seem to bring out. There is some validity to that.
I've always told myself, in my own head canon, that it has always been this way. That the boys would easily talk about trips to the grand canon - or the largest ball of twine, with the easy going cognizance that siblings share all along. I do with my sisters, remember this! and remember that! - It's not always pulling out the dark memories of childhood - like most folks- I have a few and really? My family doesn't dwell on them, doesn't let them eat away like a cancer- instead we celebrate the good times. Maybe that is human nature? Probably so. Self preservation and all that. Acknowledge the bad stuff once in a while because saying it was never bad is a lie. But reveling in the bad times? Just not healthy.
Lord knows it seems like our boy tend to revel in the unhealthy sometimes. But if we think about it. The trials they have undergone since John's death, seem a bit more daunting than being moved from one school and another as kids.
Maybe it is just perspective?
I don't know.
But I do feel better about Show and John. I don't feel quite as agitated. Maybe it is just the John!girl in me who is looking for a silver lining in the crap Show has heaped on us through the years.
What do you think?
I do. First. There is the subtle change in how the boys (and others talk about John) Cas admires his handwriting - Both boys have mentioned John in a positive light. Sam when talking about his dad with pride to Amelia's dad. Dean and Dad's spicy cayenne pepper stew. Now Sam and his remembering of the Grand Canyon trip. There have been more - but I can't think of them off hand (I should be able to because HEY JOHN GIRL) But it's not always about what they say or how they say it more an overall feeling that the boys realize and understand that their father was a pretty great guy.
It's not overt you know. Like "Dad was amazing!" more like the shared stories of their childhood. The reflection of little memories of him in conversational tones and the flicker of love when they talk about him. That is a testimony to Jared and Jensen's acting by the way.
It feels to me like the writers realize that they've done John dirty through the years and are trying to make it right. I doubt seriously that they plan on bringing JDM back, although I suppose it is a possibility, seeing as how he has been a little upset about how John has been portrayed and has said he would come back if time permitted it. But I feel like they are trying to wrong rights in the only way they can without JDM there.
Now some people could say it is just a natural progression - the boys are really, no longer boys. They are men and they can look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly of their lives with a little more objectivity. That the pain of John's death and all the unsaid words that most of us can relate too is not as fresh as it once was. That through the years they have matured and can reflect back fondly on their childhood without all the bitterness that John's death (and their lives) so often seem to bring out. There is some validity to that.
I've always told myself, in my own head canon, that it has always been this way. That the boys would easily talk about trips to the grand canon - or the largest ball of twine, with the easy going cognizance that siblings share all along. I do with my sisters, remember this! and remember that! - It's not always pulling out the dark memories of childhood - like most folks- I have a few and really? My family doesn't dwell on them, doesn't let them eat away like a cancer- instead we celebrate the good times. Maybe that is human nature? Probably so. Self preservation and all that. Acknowledge the bad stuff once in a while because saying it was never bad is a lie. But reveling in the bad times? Just not healthy.
Lord knows it seems like our boy tend to revel in the unhealthy sometimes. But if we think about it. The trials they have undergone since John's death, seem a bit more daunting than being moved from one school and another as kids.
Maybe it is just perspective?
I don't know.
But I do feel better about Show and John. I don't feel quite as agitated. Maybe it is just the John!girl in me who is looking for a silver lining in the crap Show has heaped on us through the years.
What do you think?