This is a really insightful meta, and I've never thought about the show quite this way.
My question, though, is this: regarding this "middle" that Dean and Sam could hopefully work towards. How do you see them reaching that? I understand that Dean needs to get to a point where he realizes he can live without Sam (this has been a major issue I've recognized at least since the end of S2) but how does Sam realize he actually wants to be with Dean?
I guess the point you've articulated here is that Sam has, in his own way, been trying to get away from Dean all along. And viewed through the lens you've created here, that does appear to be the case. So what then has to change for Sam to realize that he wants to be with Dean?
Dean's main issue is absolutely that he needs to let go of Sam. He can't let Sam do anything on his own, he has this crippling fear of Sam leaving him...you hit the nail on the head with those observations.
I guess I'm just wondering, what IS the positive end game for the two of them - or is there one? If the fundamental tension in the show is that Dean can't live without Sam and Sam just wants to get away from him, then how is there ever a resolution?
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Date: 2014-01-24 05:57 am (UTC)My question, though, is this: regarding this "middle" that Dean and Sam could hopefully work towards. How do you see them reaching that? I understand that Dean needs to get to a point where he realizes he can live without Sam (this has been a major issue I've recognized at least since the end of S2) but how does Sam realize he actually wants to be with Dean?
I guess the point you've articulated here is that Sam has, in his own way, been trying to get away from Dean all along. And viewed through the lens you've created here, that does appear to be the case. So what then has to change for Sam to realize that he wants to be with Dean?
Dean's main issue is absolutely that he needs to let go of Sam. He can't let Sam do anything on his own, he has this crippling fear of Sam leaving him...you hit the nail on the head with those observations.
I guess I'm just wondering, what IS the positive end game for the two of them - or is there one? If the fundamental tension in the show is that Dean can't live without Sam and Sam just wants to get away from him, then how is there ever a resolution?