Musing...

[ash48]

I wonder if it's deliberate that Sam doesn't haven't any male friends.

I mean, I figure he had good friends at college (we know there was Zach and Brady), but we've never seen him with a male "buddy" like we have Dean. We see Dean bonding with other males - Bobby, Gordon, Frank, Cas, Garth, Benny and even John, but Sam is seen as either butting heads with them or being downright enemies of them (Lucifer, Walt, Roy, Gordon, Kubrick, Greedy).

I know that Sam was close to Bobby but not in the same way that Dean was. Same with Garth and Cas. Both Garth and Cas attached themselves to Dean first, then got to know Sam. I figure they are as close to "friends" as Sam has in the show, but they're not just his friends.

I wonder if that's because Dean fulfils that role completely? Maybe Sam doesn't need anyone else (whereas Dean possibly does?).

I'm sure not if this is because there's never been a story line that has allowed Sam to develop a male friendship or because they have deliberately made this part of Sam's character (like his disastrous relationships with women).

It's not a complaint - just an observation.

Hmmm. *hugs* Sam. Maybe books are his other companion.

This is what happens when I enjoy a day off (yay back to 4 days a week!) and get my hair done. :)



I hope they don't use Cas to miraculously "fix" Sam this time. Surely the effects of these trials can't be fixed with a mere touch to the head (I mean, they could if they wanted them to be, but I hope they can't).

That is all. :)

Comments

[amnisias.livejournal.com]

Isn't it obvious? He's got DAAAAAAADDY issues ;), like every self-respecting yet damaged man on TV....

No, seriously. Sam and Dean both had both a slighly dysfunctional relationship with John, and I guess that's playing out in their relationships with other men as well. Dean was constantly trying to get his Dad's approval and gain his respect, and now he's seeking encouragement and approval from his friends. Sam had fallen out with his Dad and managed to move on and become independant, his main confidant being his girlfriend, so he misses being in a relationship more than Dean does (he's more a one night stand man,mostly, and struggles with commitment, no?) and his friendships with males are more flexible and loser, because they do not have to fullfill a specific need.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Yeah - good points. I think being raised by a father only (well, mostly for Dean and Dean and John for Sam) has to have an impact on how they form relationships later on. I sure they take that into account when looking at they way both of them interact with other people.

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