New vidlet! Smile, like you mean it.

[ash48]

(You know it had to be done...)



Title: Smile, like you mean it.
Vidder: ash48
Song by: The Killers
Category: Character study
Length: 1.03 min (damn, that's short)
Size: 16mb
Summary Dean's doing all he can to smile. Like he means it.



Huge thanks to the lovely counteragent for the beta. *heffa hugs* hun. I appreciate it.<33

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notes

This is embarrassingly short. Mostly because I can't seem to make longer vids these days, but it's also because it punched out of me like this.

The notion of Dean smiling as a way of coping with everything really struck a cord with me. In the final scene from Adventures in Babysitting (7.11), you can see the wheels churning in Dean's mind. I wanted to play with the "practice smile" and show what he has to fight (in his mind) to put it on his face.

Feedback is always appreciated. :)




As an aside to the vid (though relevant to it if you watch to the very end), I've heard that some fans felt that Dean was being mean for making fun of Sam's fear at the end of 7.14 - laughing at Sam's ordeal and by buying him a clown doll. I ABSOLUTELY appreciate that everyone sees things differently (and I love that! I really do) but I can't say I saw it that way. The end, to me, was a very brotherly exchange.

Dean laughing at Sam's expense is how it works. Sam knows that. That's why he stopped himself from saying anything (notice that moment when he was going to call Dean on it then stopped?). Instead, he saw Dean enjoying himself for the first time in a long time and let it go. He loved seeing his brother actually smiling. Especially because it was Sam that made him do so. Sam does the same to Dean (note the ribbing Sam gave Dean in the previous episode, Slice Girls). It's such a brother thing. I think we sometimes get stuck on constantly wanting to see them worry and care for each other (which, yeah...*g*) but I think we can sometimes miss that siblings also rib and make fun of each other. (I'm happy to debate this of course. I can see that Dean could be seen as being being thoughtless. I just didn't get that vibe with that scene.)

Sam has a fear of clowns, (which does seem rather weird considering the all the things that are out there) so of course Dean is going to leap on that. Add to that a brother covered in glitter? Well...if Dean's looking for something to smile about you can't do much better than that.

Comments

[no-ones-sleep.livejournal.com]

I was so astonished to read that there were fans calling Dean mean- I was so delighted by how easy they were with each other during the last two episodes... My focus is more on Sam in this regard, though. When did he change from making bitchfaces to being this relaxed?! I like it. He lets Dean be. But at the same time I wonder if this is just because he doesn't have the strength to care any more ("I don't care how you deal, I really don't just don't get yourself killed"-?!) He still has to fight Lucifer, that must be quite a heavy load...

Buuuut your vid!!! THANK YOU. Dean's smile is something he has to fight for, yes. I appreciate how you mingled the tragic scenes with this forced smile behind the wheel. And when I saw Dean laugh at the end, it was like... well, like he died and went to heaven. I don't believe in redemption for either Winchester here on earth. So it has to be the afterlife (which will hopefully be better then the ones they already had). And to imagine a Dean who is laughing gleefully, free of all burden, enjoying himself... that is something to wish for.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

I think Sam did have a sense of resignation. And maybe some relief. A chance to see his brother happy. And after the most recent ep - yes - Sam has a huge load to carry.

I'm glad you liked the vid. It always fascinates me what could be going through the characters heads. And I always imagination it will be afterlife when the boys finally find peace. :)