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I know it'll never happen, but I'd love to imagine that SPN is going to provide some REAL explanation of why Sam let Dean remain ignorant of his escape from hell for a whole year. Because given Sam's recent behavior, it's completely impossible to believe that he wanted Dean to be happy.

Whatever's wrong with Sam (if he's actually Sam), this is clearly not a guy who's concerned with Dean's happiness. Hell, he's not even concerned with Dean's survival...nor does he give a shit about Dean's little nuclear family since he was more than willing to take the risk that a vamped-up Dean might head for Casa Braeden and slaughter both Lisa and Ben. We're only five episodes into the season and they've already destroyed one of the season's foundations -- the idea that Sam wanted Dean to have a normal life. So it would be great if we found out why Sam really let Dean languish in grief-stricken ignorance for a whole year...but I know we won't. The writers are just fine with the "Sam wanted Dean to be happy" story and they won't see any need to amend it in spite of recent events.

It'll be interesting to see how Bobby reacts next week when he finds out what Sam did to Dean. I hope Dean doesn't soft-pedal it, because Sam did more than just watch Dean get turned. He deliberately allowed Dean to get turned and then he stood around and coolly observed his brother's suffering with detached scientific curiosity. Then he sent him into a lair of vampires to scope out intel. And then he pumped him for information before administering an antidote just in case that antidote killed him (a possibility that neither Sam nor Gramps looked too concerned about). So I'd better not hear Dean tell Bobby only that Sam "watched me get turned" and BOY, I'd better not hear Bobby tell Dean that he must have imagined it because Sam's such a good kid and it's time for Dean to quit pissing and moaning about him.

They've gone so far past a scenario where anyone could stand up for Sam or justify what he's done. It's SO beyond "I don't know, Bobby, Sam's different." Sam is not "different." He's a sick motherfucker. He's a guy who would drown puppies in the bathtub to see how long it would take them to stop kicking. What will they blame it on this time? Possession? Demon blood? No soul? Dean's "bossiness?" If they want to go any of those routes they'll have to scrap the whole "Sam wanted Dean to be happy" shit. But you know they won't.

Date: 2010-10-27 12:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ann-tara.livejournal.com
It'll be interesting to see how Bobby reacts next week when he finds out what Sam did to Dean.

Slowly trawling back through the episode posts on this one, but I've got to say I'm dreading what is likely to be the inevitable "Suck it up, Princess, sociopathic family is supposed to make you miserable and lie to you like breathing and throw you to the wolves, doncha know, idjit!", phone call between these two. Yes, I'd like to know how and why - besides being the Producers' Fan Service Mouthpiece - Bobby can so easily be swayed by Sam and side with him when all logic says it's insane to.

No, Sam is doing nothing for Dean's happiness, and this last episode at least debunks the never-believable theory that Sam ditched Dean for a year for Dean's own happiness. We know now that Sam doesn't give a shit if Dean lives or dies, much less if he's happy; and he's been angling for the destruction of Dean's relationship with the Braedens since the end of 6:01.

But at the end of the day I can't really care why Sam's playing the latest version of treating Dean like crap because I know for a fact the whitewash excuse is out there - this time it's probably the "no soul" card, if Jensen wasn't speaking metaphorically. Sam will always get a free pass for his behavior, and it always gets to be blamed on someone/something else external to him - in this case, the removal of his soul, if that's what's going on. And that just aggravates the crap out of me because just once before the end of the series I'd like to see Sam have to own his own shit for a change, and maybe acknowledge just once that he's just not the nicest person in the world.

And if it's all for a higher purpose, I may just throw something at my flat screen because, yeah, I'm seeing no evidence that Sam is being torn up or pulled in any direction other than his own, possibly soulless, self-absorbed satisfaction.
Edited Date: 2010-10-27 03:36 pm (UTC)

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