Yeah, they could have been a little more subtle with Snow White, there.
Your whole section on the "let me go" line is interesting. Such as He thinks Sam is emotionally stronger, he thinks Sam doesn`t need him as much and he wants to make it easier on Sam. I find this is such in line with Dean thinking very little of himself. And yes, it is mean. But I think maybe it's like the unintentional meanness of Sam's line in "Shadow" of "I can go back to being a normal person," as if hunting is only for abnormals (= Dean is abnormal and leading an undesirable life). Dean is pushing Sam away with all his might, trying to prepare Sam for (what he thinks is) the inevitable BUT MOST OF ALL, Dean is pushing Sam away so harshly because it is what he needs to do to cope with his own death. Distancing himself, making it seem that his death is (1) no big deal, and (2) inevitable, is the way Dean tries to dissociate from the situation. I mean, Dean isn't AT ALL okay with his own death, which I thought he was. Well, at least in consequence of the "I'm tired" sentiments. What changed my mind was the overly straight face during "Sin City" when saying he wasn't afraid of his death to Demon!Casey. That whole discussion turned my mind around.
So it is very selfish, but as always, I feel for the man. I got tear-y at the "let me go" scene.
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Date: 2007-11-03 09:56 pm (UTC)Your whole section on the "let me go" line is interesting. Such as I find this is such in line with Dean thinking very little of himself. And yes, it is mean. But I think maybe it's like the unintentional meanness of Sam's line in "Shadow" of "I can go back to being a normal person," as if hunting is only for abnormals (= Dean is abnormal and leading an undesirable life). Dean is pushing Sam away with all his might, trying to prepare Sam for (what he thinks is) the inevitable BUT MOST OF ALL, Dean is pushing Sam away so harshly because it is what he needs to do to cope with his own death. Distancing himself, making it seem that his death is (1) no big deal, and (2) inevitable, is the way Dean tries to dissociate from the situation. I mean, Dean isn't AT ALL okay with his own death, which I thought he was. Well, at least in consequence of the "I'm tired" sentiments. What changed my mind was the overly straight face during "Sin City" when saying he wasn't afraid of his death to Demon!Casey. That whole discussion turned my mind around.
So it is very selfish, but as always, I feel for the man. I got tear-y at the "let me go" scene.
Wow. Brain vomit.