It's Saturday night...

[ash48]

and there's been drinking.



I've had many thinky thoughts about the show lately. Not in the terms of will Dean experience a complete melt down before the end of the season or is Sam coping as well as he seems etc. But more...I know this show is flawed (there are problematic story arcs and character arcs and plot holes etc etc and yet I am STILL totally in love and invested in it.

I've just happened upon something transfixeddream stated, nearly a year ago:

Sam is stupid. Dean is stupid. They're both fucking stupid, but it's okay because they're pretty.

That's it in a goddamn nutshell.

Sam's flawed. Dean's flawed But they're so goddamn fucking gorgeous it doesn't matter. In fact, it's BECAUSE they are stupid, flawed and gorgeous that it matters. Always has. Probably always will.

I heard recently that Jensen answered the question "why did Dean kill Amy?" with "because he's an asshole" at a con. I really love that. They are not only stupid and flawed but they are also assholes. (Of course! How could they have survived without being all those things?!).

They are also heroes. Who happen to have beautiful eyes and freckles and pecs and hair and.. *thud*). They are also brothers who love and adore each other (which can be taken as gen or so freakin' easily as soooo much more).


Oh Show. What the hell is it about you that let's me forgive all your inconsistencies? (answer.. eps like Slash Fiction and Hello Cruel World maybe..)



Evidence of the pretty! :D

Comments

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Oh hun. No need to apologise for anything. I find this stuff really interesting. (and I am TOTALLY emotional, so I know where you are coming from).

It's also a great point that you bring up. As far as I can tell (and from what I have read) they boys are very attached to their characters and the show.

This from the recent Supernatural magazine from Jensen:

"Being able to spend this much time with Dean has been a really big joy for me."

I think Dean's story line is going in a tricky direction at the moment. He has to play the reluctant hero. He seems to have to redefine himself this season. Sam has said "look after yourself". But how does he do that? He defines himself in terms of Sam and John and probably Bobby. How does exist outside of them?

I suspect Jensen has had to grapple with that as well.

I see jensen as a very dedicated actor and director. He doesn;t suffer fools and I would hate to cross him. (I've watched a lot of con footage and he's kind of scary *g*). I think he "tolerates" fans but would rather sit around a table quietly talking about the craft of acting and directing. OR party hard and not have to talk about his character.

I suspect this comment came out of a long day at a conference. Also.. that he recognises that the act of killing Amy was problematic. I seriously don't think he thinks of Dean as an asshole. As in - "this character is a dick". It's more. "Yeah. Dean is flawed. He can be an asshole."

Re Jensen's acting. To me he's an actor who needs a good director. He CAN overact. He needs a director to tell him to tone it down. That's why I like his "drugged" Dean recently. He didn't go overboard, which I think is down to the director. I think Jensen can pull out some amazing acting (his post hell breakdown to Sam was stunning) but he can also overact when let loose (Yellow Fever anyone?!).

I am trying to get some more info about that comment from Jensen. It came from a RL friend so I will drill her for more info!

Oooh - and I meant to say. It's not in his eyes because Jensen has been told that Dean is not interested in the hunt anymore. Jensen is trying to play a disillusioned hunter - which is very different to his usual gun ho hunter.

HEE! Or something! I'm probably spouting rubbish. It.s just the way I see it. :D (though I agree at times he seems less passionate but I can't tell if it's Dean or Jensen).