oh no, please don't misunderstand me- I don't blame Sam for not figuring it out as easily as I did- *I* saw all that coming because I'm sitting comfortably at home, etc. But-my comment is about the character- Both boys are very very good people, generous and selfless, but neither is perfect. Certain kinds of pain can turn both stupid, selfish and cruel. They have different triggers-Sam's has always been his pride. Think about it- have you ever seen him lose it and lash out for any reason except guilt-i.e., his pride is hurt? (Well, ok, maybe 3-5% just pride:) You can see him at the end of LR, figuring it out -the clues were there, and he missed them. He did things he *knew* he shouldn't, HE screwed up and *he* brought on the apocalypse. It might NOT be his fault he missed the clues, but hindsight's 20-20, and can you really see him forgiving himself? And when his pride is hurt, he's not nearly so nice. He can be ruthless and downright mean-he tried to leave Dean and hunting out of pride/guilt, tried to kill Bobby in Mystery Spot and dealt with demons because he'd failed Dean, his accusations in S&V were that Dean was holding him back out of jealousy...etc. So, no, I really don't see happy brother bonding in the near future, or Sam getting better soon..IMO, That's just not in character. That's all I'm saying:)
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But-my comment is about the character- Both boys are very very good people, generous and selfless, but neither is perfect. Certain kinds of pain can turn both stupid, selfish and cruel. They have different triggers-Sam's has always been his pride. Think about it- have you ever seen him lose it and lash out for any reason except guilt-i.e., his pride is hurt? (Well, ok, maybe 3-5% just pride:)
You can see him at the end of LR, figuring it out -the clues were there, and he missed them. He did things he *knew* he shouldn't, HE screwed up and *he* brought on the apocalypse.
It might NOT be his fault he missed the clues, but hindsight's 20-20, and can you really see him forgiving himself?
And when his pride is hurt, he's not nearly so nice. He can be ruthless and downright mean-he tried to leave Dean and hunting out of pride/guilt, tried to kill Bobby in Mystery Spot and dealt with demons because he'd failed Dean, his accusations in S&V were that Dean was holding him back out of jealousy...etc.
So, no, I really don't see happy brother bonding in the near future, or Sam getting better soon..IMO, That's just not in character. That's all I'm saying:)