Hmm. I also hope that Castiel faces consequences for his betrayal - learning and growing from it this time, instead of regressing back around in circles again!
Hmm. I hear what you're saying about Sam and Dean and the Stanford estrangement, although I think Show has always implied pretty heavily that it was Sam who chose to sever all contact, rather than Dean. 'If I'd called, would you have picked up?'
I don't think that estrangement really feeds into his insecurity over his powers, though; this one is all about how Sam has always projected his own worst fears for himself onto his brother, despite all evidence to the contrary. He didn't tell Dean about his visions for months because he was afraid Dean - raised as he was to hate all things supernatural - would reject him, but Dean did no such thing, took it completely in his stride - was worried, sure, but never once saw Sam as anything other than Sam. And there are numerous other examples through the seasons of Sam being afraid of what his psychic powers mean, expecting the worst, and projecting that fear onto Dean, without Dean ever actually reacting in the way Sam expected him to. Until Metamorphosis, when he learned from an outside source that Sam was actively exercising his abilities in the company of a demon, sneaking around and lying to hide it, and was in danger of being smited if Dean didn't stop him. And Dean's reaction there was anger about the lying and collaboration and fear for Sam's safety, rather than revulsion for who/what Sam is.
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Date: 2009-08-24 04:30 pm (UTC)Hmm. I hear what you're saying about Sam and Dean and the Stanford estrangement, although I think Show has always implied pretty heavily that it was Sam who chose to sever all contact, rather than Dean. 'If I'd called, would you have picked up?'
I don't think that estrangement really feeds into his insecurity over his powers, though; this one is all about how Sam has always projected his own worst fears for himself onto his brother, despite all evidence to the contrary. He didn't tell Dean about his visions for months because he was afraid Dean - raised as he was to hate all things supernatural - would reject him, but Dean did no such thing, took it completely in his stride - was worried, sure, but never once saw Sam as anything other than Sam. And there are numerous other examples through the seasons of Sam being afraid of what his psychic powers mean, expecting the worst, and projecting that fear onto Dean, without Dean ever actually reacting in the way Sam expected him to. Until Metamorphosis, when he learned from an outside source that Sam was actively exercising his abilities in the company of a demon, sneaking around and lying to hide it, and was in danger of being smited if Dean didn't stop him. And Dean's reaction there was anger about the lying and collaboration and fear for Sam's safety, rather than revulsion for who/what Sam is.