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http://dustydreamsanddirtyscars.tumblr.com/post/160400895956/in-the-theres-something-about-mary-promo-in-the This post suggests Dean is holding his right side while he's shooting the gun. Its hard to tell because of the way the picture is framed but it does look like his left hand is holding his right side.

Then the show needed better direction if they wanted me to see this, because Lucifer's punches never slowed or became hesitant to show us Dean's pleading was having any effect. IMO, he was going for the killing blow when the glare caught his eye, and it landed on the army man. Bobby, Cas, John and Mary didn't need an avatar, only Sam did which I felt cheapened the moment. It's too easy to dismiss Dean's contribution, and even Sam has done this. In 9,01 which was a direct look into Sam's head he gave himself full credit for saving the world. He didn't credit Dean with being there for him. He said Dean was and I quote... "A halfwit who didn't do jack." We can agree to disagree

But as that scene was filmed it was the green army man that broke though to Sam's memories not Dean himself. Nothing Dean did was unique and physically Dean wasn't needed at all. Bobby and Cas showed up too. Since Cas had almost no power, Cas and Bobby probably had to drive to get there. So they easily could have done what Dean did. Dean, himself wasn't needed for anything since is physical presence had no effect on Sam. After SS aired I lost track of how many posts and reviews gave more credit to the car. Even the narrative did as the voice over said the car was the most important object in the universe, so it seems that was Kripke's intent.

The Righteous man turned out to be another red herring because Dean was as easy to replace as a light bulb. He went from the only vessel, to the true vessel, to a dime a dozen. Adam was inserted into the plan easily enough, so I can't rule out John based on that.

The one episode dealing with Dean's hell fears was done as a comedy. Nothing about Sam's time there was treated that way. We even had Sully tell Sam how great and awesome he was about wanting to go into the cage. While I agree in theory that you really can't compare them the show doesn't share that view. I think the closest we had with Dean's was Sam telling him that he held out longer than anyone would, but the show couldn't even let that stand as they had to make sure we knew that John lasted over century while "Daddy's little girl broke in 30." I can head canon that John was never the righeous man or Alastair was lying but nothing was ever said on the show, nope just tried to make it sound like Dean was weak

The show had no problem minimizing Dean's treatment and acting like it was no big deal. There was Jensen's line about his hell being Disneyland, as opposed to just having Dean say something like, "I know what you'll be in for." I also remember s6 comic con with Gamble talking about just how much worse Sam had it. I disagree Sam's time in hell has been minimized. It spanned two years with two storylines. Including an episode that took place all in Sam's mind where he got to confront his souless and hell self. We got On the Head of A Pin and as great as that ep was, Alasitair ended up geting better of Dean whereas Sam got to kill him. Then last season they made several references to Sam's hell while ignoring Dean's and Sam even got a direct confrontation with Lucifer. We basically got 3 episodes (seems to be a pattern) of Dean talking about his hell, then he got told to suck it up and stop whining about it.

I always thought that The Empty would have been just like it sounds. A barren landscape devoid of anything. As bad as it was in the black site at least they had meals to help mark the passage of time and sleep to help kill some of the hours. I figured The Empty would be like solitary on steroids. With just you and no need to eat or sleep. Billie made it sound like a punishment. Everyone seemed to be filming together, so it seems like it would be the opposite of what the empty is. Unless, its a kind of outside looking in scenario. Where the one effected is kind of an observer where you can see everyone interacting with each other but they can't see or hear you. IMO, that is kind of what's happening with Dean this season and that would be a fate worse than death for him.

For me, Benny demonstrated his loyalty was real just after Dean resurrected him. If Benny was only using Dean to get out of purgatory then it would have been in his best interest to get rid of Dean, since Dean warned him what would happen if he didn't stay on the straight and narrow. When Dean went in for hug, Benny had clear access to his throat. Its not like anyone was looking for Dean if Benny left him for dead on the side of the road.

Agree. I have never seen Dean so disinterested in a case before. I'm not sure if it was Dean or Jensen though. Not one of my favorite performances from him. True, but Dean I always felt that statement was directed more toward Sam's actions at the end of The Rapture than the Nurse. Sam practically ripped a woman's throat out with his teeth. That was Sam straight up jonesing for a hit, since Ruby left him high and dry. Even Dean flinched when Sam stood up with all the blood all over him. I went back and looked up the dialogue I thought what Dean was saying was that if Sam knew what he was doing was wrong but he did it anyway than that makes him a monster. He even tried to give Sam an out and say it wasn't him.

I think it would depend on the spawn's mission. Whatever he showed Cas it couldn't have been all doom and gloom otherwise he wouldn't have told Sam and Dean he had faith. If the baby's primary mission is survival, I can see it trying to lull Sam and Dean into some kind of false sense of security by showing them an idealized version of the future. Sam, Dean and Mary all retired and living by the lake as a family would be something that would appeal Sam and Dean.

I also wondered if it might be a vision showed to Sam and Dean by Lucifer Jr. Something similar to what happened to Cas.

Interesting that at the con this weekend Jensen mentioned again that he misses purgatory Dean. This leads me to believe that Jensen did not ask to have his actions scenes reduced.

I think the writers tend to write the shallow characterization for some reason can't see past Dean saying no chick flick moments. I have two minds about the unanswered text messages. First, is that I wish Dean would wipe his hands off all of them and refuse to clean up their messes, but if he did that he wouldn't be Dean anymore. One thing I wish they would do is for Dean to decide he needs space. Let the other characters see how much they take him for granted.

But the writer knew. Dean had that lesson when he was four. He could have used different words. The whole thing sounded like 'cut your mom some slack.' Which Dean has been doing all season.

Kind of shows how bad the writing has gotten when the best thing you can say about Dean is that he wasn't totally useless.

I'm sure Sam will use the grenade launcher to blow up the BMoLs headquarters.

It also pissed me off with Dean getting another lecture about accepting that parents are people too. Dean's mom died when he was four. His father treated him like a solider and then his mother comes back and rejects him. Dean wants to connect with Mary. But nope that's wrong. Bad Dean for expecting her to be a mom. Ironic since Mary has suddenly decided that after 19 episodes that she suddenly wants to be one.

I know, but its wishful thinking.

I hope they aren't going in this direction because it seems like they might be doing it with Cas and the baby. Plus, we've already gone there with Sam multiple times.

Given the way the anvils and sledge hammers were falling in this ep, I'm thinking Mary and one of the brother will die in the finale and the other will bring him back. Or both brothers will die and Mary will have to choose which one to save.

Another Sam only promo

Yup, and then for good measure they had to make Sam fall down the stairs, get up and take out another werewolf before he finds the care. It was too over the top, and yes. It was also another reason why I feel like Dabb had no interest in the Amara story, because in the premier Amara tells Dean that no matter wherever they are they will never let anyone harm each other. If that was true Dean should never have gotten as far as he did. IMO, Amara should have shown up instead of Billie and agreed to bring Sam back. Then Dean would have owed her a favor.

Sam had the Lucifer/visions arc that dominated the first half. The Amara storyline, was mostly back burned and barely touched upon. MMV.

I feel like something is missing in this pic

Yup, and in the promo in addition to the stuff in the sneak peek,