What's really sad to me is that Dean's initial reaction to finding out Sam was with Ruby (packing up his things and saying "you don't need me anymore) now seems justified. At the time, I thought Dean was overreacting but with what I know now it's like...yeah, Dean, Sam doesn't need you anymore...not only that, but part of Sam is probably a little unhappy about having you back. What's so bizarre is that now insted of being hurt or angry, Dean's all, "I owe you one, Ruby."
As for Sam's grieving -- it's not just fanon that illustrated the way Sam would grieve but the show itself, in "Mystery Spot." Maybe because Sam already went through three months of grieving for Dean in MS he dealt with it differently now? Beats the hell outta me. The comparison to the way John reacted to Mary's death is really valid and it may have been exactly what the writers were trying to achieve. But it just feels different. John chained himself to a grim, single-minded existence where nothing mattered but hunting and avenging Mary's death but Sam really seems to be...enjoying himself. "Mystery Spot" showed us a very John-like Sam, but this week's episode did not. And worst of all, the entire season, from the premiere, has suggested that Sam is ambivalent about having Dean back and let's ask ourselves: would John have been just as ambivalent about having Mary back...especially if she had come back a mere four months after she died?
But I would give a lot to read a long-ass hard-hitting story about Dean coming to grips with the fact that Sam DID get on with things
There's something so cruel about Dean having to accept, after all these years, that Sam is in some ways better off without him that it almost seems like the sort of thing Hell would cook up to torment him. Wouldn't it be something else if that turned out to be the case? I'd give the writers endless kudos for that one but nah...I think they're going with the angle that Dean's A-okay with being the inconvenient third wheel in Sam's life just because gosh, Ruby's really is so very AWESOME.
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As for Sam's grieving -- it's not just fanon that illustrated the way Sam would grieve but the show itself, in "Mystery Spot." Maybe because Sam already went through three months of grieving for Dean in MS he dealt with it differently now? Beats the hell outta me. The comparison to the way John reacted to Mary's death is really valid and it may have been exactly what the writers were trying to achieve. But it just feels different. John chained himself to a grim, single-minded existence where nothing mattered but hunting and avenging Mary's death but Sam really seems to be...enjoying himself. "Mystery Spot" showed us a very John-like Sam, but this week's episode did not. And worst of all, the entire season, from the premiere, has suggested that Sam is ambivalent about having Dean back and let's ask ourselves: would John have been just as ambivalent about having Mary back...especially if she had come back a mere four months after she died?
But I would give a lot to read a long-ass hard-hitting story about Dean coming to grips with the fact that Sam DID get on with things
There's something so cruel about Dean having to accept, after all these years, that Sam is in some ways better off without him that it almost seems like the sort of thing Hell would cook up to torment him. Wouldn't it be something else if that turned out to be the case? I'd give the writers endless kudos for that one but nah...I think they're going with the angle that Dean's A-okay with being the inconvenient third wheel in Sam's life just because gosh, Ruby's really is so very AWESOME.