music meme, from jadecat

If your life were a movie, what would the soundtrack be?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle - Ok, I'll admit that I went to my favorites, as there are like 100 songs in there
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that plays
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...
7. Yeah, you can skip spoken word, comedians, and books on tape if you want.

( i solemnly swear i didn't do anything but follow the rules. )

chapter 5 of sanpit--- 1987 words

Chapter 5:
( in which she receives her assignment regarding an assassination )

meta: supernatural

Disclaimer: I'm a horrible, horrible fangirl. I'm not rewatching any of the episodes to put out this discussion of the characters of Sam and Dean Winchester, from the show Supernatural. I've never been to a con. I'm bi-bro (hahah). This is just some ramblings--my take on the characters. Feel free to discuss and whatnot below.
For future reference, I do ship J2 and Sam/Dean. But that's not what this is about.

Most of my insight here is coming from comparing and contrasting Faith, All Hell Breaks Loose 1 & 2, What Is And What Should Never Be and Mystery Spot. If you've yet to see these episodes... well, consider this full of spoilers.

Dean Winchester: Woobie... or Dean is more vulnerable than he lets on
Meet Dean Winchester: ladies' man, man's man, man on the prowl. He's good at pretty much everything he does. He can rig up a sophisticated EMF meter from a busted up Walkman. He can keep a '67 Chevy Impala in top condition. He hunts demons and other supernatural creatures that threaten the safety of mankind. He's a smooth talker--able to talk his way into your pants and out of trouble (generally speaking). He's the joking type, the big brother, the soldier.

( cut for ramble on dean's character )

Looking at this in comparison with Sam is the most telling.

Sam Winchester: Emo Superhero, or Sam is a lot stronger than he seems
Now, meet Sam Winchester: Sasquatch with a heart of gold. He's lost so much in his life: (1) his mother, 6 months after he was born; (2) his girlfriend Jess, in the first episode; (3) his father, in a deal to save Dean's life; and now he's about to lose Dean. Even being raised the same, Sam wanted a normal life. He went to Stanford for law. He's one smart cookie, the researcher of the pair. He's gotta be the hottest geek ever. Given how much has been taken away from him, and how young he is (generally speaking, he's only 23, whereas Dean is closer to 27), he should be in the midst of a nervous breakdown.

( cut for ramble about sam's character )

But it's amazing to note the way the boys, given their upbringing, face death in distinctly different ways. Dean is completely broken when Sam dies. He doesn't remake himself. He doesn't cope with Sam's death at all. Sam, on the other hand, grows. Granted, he grows harder, calloused. He becomes what he sees Dean to be.

I think that's what makes this one of my favorite shows. Because even though the characters fit stereotypes (Dean is hot and people smart, Sam is geeky and book smart), they still have major gaping flaws in their character that make their downfall. Dean would do anything for his brother; and has, to the point of sacrificing his life so his brother could live again. Sam is your anti-typical prodigal son; he left the fold, but came back and can do the job better and harder than was thought. It's absolutely heartrending to see the boys lose so much and still go on fighting. I wonder sometimes if, given how often they have to save each other, that they're not saving the world for themselves alone.

(On that note, the dialogue at the end of What Is and What Should Never Be has me thinking that even harder. Sam tries to comfort Dean, saying that although the wish he'd made wasn't real, he was saving lots of lives. I can hear the weary tone in Dean's voice when he tries to tell Sam that he'd finally found a place where, even if he wasn't entirely happy, everyone he loved was happy. Sam was happy. It's like it didn't matter whether Dean was happy, so long as Sam had it good. And, when they weren't friends, he realized it was wrong. The whole world was wrong because he didn't have Sam.)


Tell me what you think.