I don't think Dean has ever been a loser nor ever will be. Reducing him to that one word is like calling the holocaust a misunderstanding. And i don't think ultimately the writers nor the show ever had that intention as their final product. I think it is all just fans perspective in the end. It would be terribly out of character for Dean to dump Lisa simply because Sam is back. And if he ever did it, it wouldn't be without reason. And if he ever did dump her without reason, he wouldn't be the only one who will look like a jerk. Sam will be as much to blame. In all honesty, i think it WILL be like season 1 where Sam was reluctant to go with Dean and only went because he wanted to find Jessica's killer which meant finding dad. He was torn about hunting but it never meant he didn't love his brother and didn't want to be with him and wasn't glad about Dean being him. On the contrary. Without Dean, Sam would have gone Mystery Spot or died doing something stupid due to his grief and anger. SO i think it will be the same way with Dean. Dean WILL be torn about going back to hunting, but it wouldn't mean he doesn't want to be with his brother and is happy to have his brother by his side. I think the problem is people trying to separate both sides when they mesh perfectly. And just like Sam's reason was the death of Jessica, there will be a reason to why he would have to leave and go with Sam. And just like Sam had Dean to help him deal with his grief and pain and anger, and hurt, Dean will have Sam to help him too. That is the callback to the first season I think the writers are talking about it. And just like you, I too think the brothers still have a lot of issues to deal with in their relationship. it was never fully repaired by the end of season 5. They had to leave something for season 6 me thinks. But i think it is no different from season 1 again in that respect. Sam & Dean weren't perfect. Dean was the more experienced hunter who stayed behind for the family and Sam left for college and was no longer a teenager but a grown man when him and Dean reconnected. The dynamics had changed and they had to get used to each other and find a working system while dealing with their issues. Sam thing will happen. New issues, same brothers. What happened in the finale that was important was the unconditional love and support that they showed and accepted from each other. That place they reached will help them start to heal and serve as the foundation for any kinks they still have to work out in their relationship. I for can't wait to watch out this aspect with Dean in the reverse position this time around. It would be nice now that they've both worked a mile in each other's shoes: Sam has been to hell like Dean, Dean has had to live without Sam for a long period just like Sam had to do without Dean, Dean has tasted "normal life" like Sam had, they both have PTSD(as far as i'm concerned, simply from being Sam & Dean Winchester long before Dean went to hell and Sam watched his brother die in front of his eyes, helpless to do anything) Sam has experienced the pain of having your loved one walk out on you and leave just like Dean had to experience every time Sam walked out on him. I think all this shared experiences will bring them much closer and help them heal. Of course like i said, this is just my own fan perspective. I am that optimistic.
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SO i think it will be the same way with Dean. Dean WILL be torn about going back to hunting, but it wouldn't mean he doesn't want to be with his brother and is happy to have his brother by his side. I think the problem is people trying to separate both sides when they mesh perfectly. And just like Sam's reason was the death of Jessica, there will be a reason to why he would have to leave and go with Sam. And just like Sam had Dean to help him deal with his grief and pain and anger, and hurt, Dean will have Sam to help him too. That is the callback to the first season I think the writers are talking about it.
And just like you, I too think the brothers still have a lot of issues to deal with in their relationship. it was never fully repaired by the end of season 5. They had to leave something for season 6 me thinks. But i think it is no different from season 1 again in that respect. Sam & Dean weren't perfect. Dean was the more experienced hunter who stayed behind for the family and Sam left for college and was no longer a teenager but a grown man when him and Dean reconnected. The dynamics had changed and they had to get used to each other and find a working system while dealing with their issues.
Sam thing will happen. New issues, same brothers. What happened in the finale that was important was the unconditional love and support that they showed and accepted from each other. That place they reached will help them start to heal and serve as the foundation for any kinks they still have to work out in their relationship. I for can't wait to watch out this aspect with Dean in the reverse position this time around. It would be nice now that they've both worked a mile in each other's shoes: Sam has been to hell like Dean, Dean has had to live without Sam for a long period just like Sam had to do without Dean, Dean has tasted "normal life" like Sam had, they both have PTSD(as far as i'm concerned, simply from being Sam & Dean Winchester long before Dean went to hell and Sam watched his brother die in front of his eyes, helpless to do anything) Sam has experienced the pain of having your loved one walk out on you and leave just like Dean had to experience every time Sam walked out on him. I think all this shared experiences will bring them much closer and help them heal. Of course like i said, this is just my own fan perspective. I am that optimistic.