Redemption and End of S.4
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lemmings_ post over at spn_heavymeta.
I'm always about Redemption. So in my fantasy, Dean will have to make a choice being spilling blood and having mercy, and by having mercy, he will win.
In that reading the monster at the end of the book could be Sammy, having used his powers to the extent that he looks Demonic -- with the black eyes and the powers and everything -- looking really like a monster -- the thing Dean fears the most -- but Dean will not be able to raise his hand against his brother.... so Sammy's redemption, and Dean's, will still be possible -- just very difficult due to Sam's "evil" side having gotten so powerful. A big theme of the show has been Sam's newfound desire to protect Dean and his willingness to sacrifice himself for the benefit of his brother. If he has to keep drinking blood and using the scary powers, he's willing to do it for Dean-- even if it makes him a monster. But I agree, that even if he appears to be a monster -- he isn't. I think show has actually been leading us far away from the idea of black and white monsters -- and Sam's monstrous identity at the end of this season, I speculate, will be the test of it. And pray, PRAY, that Dean, with his so-called "something missing" -- what I posit is really a new, almost cripplingly strong empathy with the Monsters, that is forcing him to question and relearn who he is as a Hunter and a Hero-- that powerful empathy and love for his brother will win the day -- even though it will probably feel to Dean like another defeat, and Sam will go on the run to start out s5!! anyway, that is my best guess for what is coming.
This contains Speculation only, and reviews of the situation through 4.18, in response to
lemmings_ post over at spn_heavymeta. I'm always about Redemption. So in my fantasy, Dean will have to make a choice being spilling blood and having mercy, and by having mercy, he will win.
In that reading the monster at the end of the book could be Sammy, having used his powers to the extent that he looks Demonic -- with the black eyes and the powers and everything -- looking really like a monster -- the thing Dean fears the most -- but Dean will not be able to raise his hand against his brother.... so Sammy's redemption, and Dean's, will still be possible -- just very difficult due to Sam's "evil" side having gotten so powerful. A big theme of the show has been Sam's newfound desire to protect Dean and his willingness to sacrifice himself for the benefit of his brother. If he has to keep drinking blood and using the scary powers, he's willing to do it for Dean-- even if it makes him a monster. But I agree, that even if he appears to be a monster -- he isn't. I think show has actually been leading us far away from the idea of black and white monsters -- and Sam's monstrous identity at the end of this season, I speculate, will be the test of it. And pray, PRAY, that Dean, with his so-called "something missing" -- what I posit is really a new, almost cripplingly strong empathy with the Monsters, that is forcing him to question and relearn who he is as a Hunter and a Hero-- that powerful empathy and love for his brother will win the day -- even though it will probably feel to Dean like another defeat, and Sam will go on the run to start out s5!! anyway, that is my best guess for what is coming.
