I hope you didn't pay too much for the popcorn,
JohnP and
WillsBabe. I'm afraid there's no wrath to be had from me. AJBryant isn't in for a world of hurt. I'm too busy trying not to blow away in the hurricane force winds that have invaded the metro. The wind blew my Dish Network receiver off my roof.
Temis, however, will be dying a slow painful death for even mentioning Dean in the same breath as that sanctimonious, sniveling, too short, dumber than a bag of rocks waste of oxygen Peter Petrelli. Now that's
low.
Comparing Dean to Peter? May a sacred cow leave a relic in your Gatorade, missy.
Dean either appeals to people or he doesn't, though I do think AJ has misinterpreted the character. Dean's so bellicose because, as
hyzmarca points out, he's miserable. Dean was trained to be nothing but daddy's blunt little instrument. As the series progresses, you see just how much John screwed Dean over. Dean acts the way he does because of John. Daddy Winchester doted on Sam and basically told Dean to suck it up from the time he was in grade school. He treated him like an adult who'd failed--not speaking to a nine year old for weeks because he didn't guard his brother well enough when you left them alone in a hotel room for days with a life sucking Shtriga on the loose ain't exactly Mike Brady material. It's why Dean overdoes everything from the smart ass comments to the one night stands. However, when it comes to actually facing the beast of the moment, that's where Dean's talent kicks in. It's what he's good at. Dean's a social outcast in a handsome package and he knows it. He knows that Sam got the academic gifts and is more book smart than he is. Dean's the everyman who made good. Dean acted the way he did all through season three because he was terrified of what was about to happen. Have you watched season three's finale yet? You may be surprised. You can't hate it that much or you wouldn't have raced through the DVDs.
I suspect your impression of Dean might change once you get through season four, AJ. The dynamic changes in some pretty thoughtful ways. Not many shows' ratings go up during a fourth season. There's a reason. However, if you don't change your mind, then you don't change your mind. Hell, my husband left me for his best friend's 21 year old sister last Christmas. You don't get too bent out of shape over someone not liking a TV boyfriend after that happens.
Not the best Christmas present after 15 years.
You remember Martin's little sister, don't you, honey?
Supernatural has always interspersed the comedy with the horror pretty liberally. That's its distinct style. It goes from light to very dark on a dime and the dark gets worse towards the end of this season. On the Head of a Pin, anyone?
What I like about it as opposed to the X-Files is that you eventually get some concrete answers. They didn't make it all up as they went along. There's a new episode two weeks from tonight on the 23rd, AJ. Feel free to join the discussion thread. I'll be interested in your impression after you've watched season four.
Same here. I also hated Sam's hair in that season.
I love Sammy to death, but damn his hair could have sucked the chrome off a trailer hitch it sucked so bad. Sam seemed like a void during season one because Padalecki was still learning to act. I agree that Dean carried the show that season, but Padalecki has grown by leaps and bounds. Bad Sam I like.
Oh, and calling the angels "dicks" is another good one.
Indeed it is.
You gotta love Dean. LOL!!
