speaking in tongues
If I had to pick just two moments that have stood out for me during the past four seasons, there's not a doubt in my mind which ones.
1.) Season 1, episode 10, Asylum. Dean is down on the floor, chest full of rocksalt, Sam pointing a gun to his face, "You hate me that much? You think you can kill your own brother?" And Sam pulls the trigger. Four times. If I had to pick the one moment that made me realize this show owns my heart and soul, that would be it. (Plus, that question hasn't been answered yet.) I remember thinking, had this been any other show (I'm looking at y'all, Buffy/Smallville/One Tree Hill/Beverly Hills!), no way Sam would've pulled that trigger. But this is Supernatural, and he did. He fucking did, and I love him/this show/Dean so much for it. In a, you know, rip-out-my-heart-and-stomp-on-it kinda way.
2.) Season 4, episode 21, When the Levee Breaks. The confrontation that the entire season, nay, the entire show has been building up to, and Dean chokes out, "I just...want you to be okay!" That is the line that gets to me, every time. The whole monster thing after that is powerful, yes, but that line...it basically sums up the entire show, you know? The whole premise of Dean's character and his relationship with Sam. You must understand, Dean is not an eloquent guy. He relies on instinct and feeling more often than not (yet he's agnostic, funnily enough). That was why he couldn't come up with a good argument in 2.09 or 4.05, backed down yet was proven right in the end. And just...yeah. I have my problems with SG, but she nailed this episode.
So yeah. Those two moments. There are countless of others, of course (hello, the end of Salvation/Everybody Loves a Clown/All Hell Breaks Loose Part 1), but if I had to choose...
1.) Season 1, episode 10, Asylum. Dean is down on the floor, chest full of rocksalt, Sam pointing a gun to his face, "You hate me that much? You think you can kill your own brother?" And Sam pulls the trigger. Four times. If I had to pick the one moment that made me realize this show owns my heart and soul, that would be it. (Plus, that question hasn't been answered yet.) I remember thinking, had this been any other show (I'm looking at y'all, Buffy/Smallville/One Tree Hill/Beverly Hills!), no way Sam would've pulled that trigger. But this is Supernatural, and he did. He fucking did, and I love him/this show/Dean so much for it. In a, you know, rip-out-my-heart-and-stomp-on-it kinda way.
2.) Season 4, episode 21, When the Levee Breaks. The confrontation that the entire season, nay, the entire show has been building up to, and Dean chokes out, "I just...want you to be okay!" That is the line that gets to me, every time. The whole monster thing after that is powerful, yes, but that line...it basically sums up the entire show, you know? The whole premise of Dean's character and his relationship with Sam. You must understand, Dean is not an eloquent guy. He relies on instinct and feeling more often than not (yet he's agnostic, funnily enough). That was why he couldn't come up with a good argument in 2.09 or 4.05, backed down yet was proven right in the end. And just...yeah. I have my problems with SG, but she nailed this episode.
So yeah. Those two moments. There are countless of others, of course (hello, the end of Salvation/Everybody Loves a Clown/All Hell Breaks Loose Part 1), but if I had to choose...
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