A couple of tiny moments from 8.20

[ash48]

Man, 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.



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. :)

Comments

[debbiel66.livejournal.com]

I didn't see it as much of an eye roll as a "can we all stop talking about how 'fine' Sam is?" Sam is not fine and nobody knows that more than Dean. I almost think that we, as the fan girls, are supposed to be having the same reaction as Charlie.

Sam is fine, fine, fine. Will be fine. He saved the world, didn't he....?

And also, I am just so glad to have that little detail remembered!

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...yes. I like that take. She represents the confidence we all have that Sam can do this. Dean knows he's not fine. Though I think there's a step he takes here of knowing Sam isn't fine and being ready to move forward from there. I'm thinking know it might have been the beginning of his turning point.

I almost think that we, as the fan girls, are supposed to be having the same reaction as Charlie.

I love the way Charlie works in being a representation of the SPN audience AND being a solid, interesting character in her own right.