A couple of tiny moments from 8.20
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ash48Man, that ep does get in. It's been a while since I've watched an ep 3 times. <3
A couple of little (tiny) reaction moments that had me thinking. (What? Obsessive? Me? Nah...)
Because I've been experimenting with gifs I've been looking extra closely at little moments.
This reaction from Sam made me think about how terrified he must have been after that very heartfelt hug from Dean. Dean's only really hugged Sam like this after one of them have returned from the grave (or elsewhere...). I wondered if Sam was thinking this was Dean acknowledging just how dangerous this is - acknowledging that Sam may well die and Dean was somehow accepting that. Sam might be thinking that Dean was getting a hug in before it's too late. And no, I don't mean that Dean has given up on Sam. This is about what Sam might have read from that hug.
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zebra363 pointed this Dean reaction out to me:
This is after Charlie tells Sam that if anyone can do these trials he can. That's an eye roll! What's going on with that? He looks away as though he doesn't want to accept what Charlie's saying. He knows Sam is strong enough - maybe he doesn't want to hear someone else say it. Or something...?
While I'm here...
Awwww.... hand holding. :)
A couple of little (tiny) reaction moments that had me thinking. (What? Obsessive? Me? Nah...)
Because I've been experimenting with gifs I've been looking extra closely at little moments.
This reaction from Sam made me think about how terrified he must have been after that very heartfelt hug from Dean. Dean's only really hugged Sam like this after one of them have returned from the grave (or elsewhere...). I wondered if Sam was thinking this was Dean acknowledging just how dangerous this is - acknowledging that Sam may well die and Dean was somehow accepting that. Sam might be thinking that Dean was getting a hug in before it's too late. And no, I don't mean that Dean has given up on Sam. This is about what Sam might have read from that hug.
zebra363 pointed this Dean reaction out to me:This is after Charlie tells Sam that if anyone can do these trials he can. That's an eye roll! What's going on with that? He looks away as though he doesn't want to accept what Charlie's saying. He knows Sam is strong enough - maybe he doesn't want to hear someone else say it. Or something...?
While I'm here...
Awwww.... hand holding. :)
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Date: 2013-04-28 04:29 pm (UTC)Good point but I also think Sam said it best. It's not that Dean doesn't trust Sam, per se, it's just that Dean has a tendency to trust himself more. When I think back, the only person Dean gave his unreserved trust to was his Dad and even that took a huge hit when he sold his soul for Dean and then laid down the "save him or kill him" whammy.
I've been watching season one (again) and I think this is evident even before the season 4 brother meltdown, which of course added fuel to the fire, I am sure. Dean's trust issues seem to go way back. Maybe, at first, it was the big brother thing but then the hits start coming. Maybe it is because Dean really does have pretty good instincts. Maybe he has a need to be in control. Maybe it is all of these things.
I don't know. I don't exactly see him wanting to bench Sam as a complete lack of trust or confidence. I mean, after Swan Song, I can't see how Dean would not know that Sam has the strength and will to do what needs to be done. Maybe that is what he is afraid of. I can see him trying to be protective, too. Especially in this case where he has been sidelined. Dean has a need to "do something." Of course, I think it is multifaceted but Dean is also hardwired to watch out for Sam and in this particular circumstance and for the moment, it seems that it is *all* he can do.
It is fun to discuss, though.