I hope they haven't just kept Alona Tal's name out of it like they did with BUABS. I just do not want Jo around at all, ever. :)
The thing is I don't hate Ellen, I just think she was used wrong and now she just isn't necessary. I actually think it could have been good for Dean in particular to have a friend, who was older with life experience. I mean yes they've got Bobby for that too but I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing for there to be another and to have it be a woman because I actually like Dean's interaction with women not just when he's in horndog mode(also known as the only man in the world who somehow made horndog utterly adorable:) but just in general. I'm not against female characters in general and I like it when shows can have men and women be friends or working acquaintances. I also like it when older people learn to respect Dean for who he is without the show trying to turn him into something or someone else. I like when we as an audience are allowed to see that part of Dean which is really older than his years because of the experiences of his life and it's interacting with characters like that where we get to see it(like with late lamented Sarge from Croatoan and such).
Problem is they used Ellen in a stupid storyline(Roadhouse and Jo's Ma) as a mother figure which just tends get used by slapping Dean down like a kid and calling him "boy". Dean doesn't need that. He needs to be treated like and respected as an adult, which can yes include disagreeing and arguing, but not belittling.
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The thing is I don't hate Ellen, I just think she was used wrong and now she just isn't necessary. I actually think it could have been good for Dean in particular to have a friend, who was older with life experience. I mean yes they've got Bobby for that too but I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing for there to be another and to have it be a woman because I actually like Dean's interaction with women not just when he's in horndog mode(also known as the only man in the world who somehow made horndog utterly adorable:) but just in general. I'm not against female characters in general and I like it when shows can have men and women be friends or working acquaintances. I also like it when older people learn to respect Dean for who he is without the show trying to turn him into something or someone else. I like when we as an audience are allowed to see that part of Dean which is really older than his years because of the experiences of his life and it's interacting with characters like that where we get to see it(like with late lamented Sarge from Croatoan and such).
Problem is they used Ellen in a stupid storyline(Roadhouse and Jo's Ma) as a mother figure which just tends get used by slapping Dean down like a kid and calling him "boy". Dean doesn't need that. He needs to be treated like and respected as an adult, which can yes include disagreeing and arguing, but not belittling.