Birthdays are a special day, and even if you don't have a big party and celebrate, everyone should at least look good on their big day! So to help Dean look his best on his birthday this year, I present a list of things Dean should wear.
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The face has 98 muscles and Jensen Ackles in the role of Dean Winchester uses every one of them to perfection. Jensen is an incredibly talented actor and, whether he is in funny or serious mode, the facial expressions of Dean Winchester can really brighten up my day. For the winter hiatus, I thought a collection of Dean-expressions would help fill the absence of Supernatural for a while. These were fun to put together and just a little fluff to hold us over till January 6th.
A few weeks ago I put out the question, "Is Sam Winchester Really Okay?" along with a little analysis that leaned towards the conclusion that while a lot of evidence isn't there, he probably is due for an upcoming meltdown. The results were overwhelming, and often explosive. Opinions were quite scattered. So how could I not resist looking at the other side of the Winchester universe?
A question asked to me at the Salute to Supernatural Convention in Chicago always rings in my head whenever I look at Dean and his plight in season seven. When will we see the real Dean Winchester again? I made sure I got the definition of who the real Dean Winchester is from this person. Seasons one and two Dean, the wisecracking, confident, never say die badass that charmed all the ladies and evoked fear with just one brutal stare. I do admit, we haven't seen that Dean in a while. Is that the real Dean Winchester anymore though? Has he been through too much where he can go back to that?
A small boy crouches on the floor. His blonde hair and freckles sparkle in the afternoon sunshine, as do the marbles he’s surrounded by. His green eyes squint in concentration as he rolls them in his hands, and shoots them across the floor. He’s playing with all of them, but seems especially attracted to four in particular:
Each year when I sit down and look at how the just finished season has treated the Winchesters, I’m constantly surprised over how rich the story lines continue to get. In Sam and Dean’s case though, rich often means intense emotional angst and excrutiating physical and psychological torture. Just when you think that they can’t go through anything worse, it gets topped.
In season six, that’s especially true for Dean. He had it really rough. We all remember the end of last season when he was a broken wreck. The absolute most horrifying thing that could happen to him did, he lost his brother and helplessly watched him be condemned to an eternity of the worst possible Hell. One would think it’s all up from there for him, right?
Nope. Season six has turned out to be his most heartbreaking yet. Yes, worse than season two when he lost John and had Sam die in his arms. Worse than season three when died and went to Hell. Worse than season four when he saw his brother betray him and then beat him to a pulp before starting the Apocalypse. And then of course, there was Lucifer’s cage in season five.
(Now twice as long, since the second half was lost because of technical difficulties).
“The time of trial is the express opportunity for the one to win glory, for the other to perfect his wisdom. Hence, indeed, virtue gets its name, because, relying on its own efficacy, it yieldeth not to adversity.” –Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy
Warning: Even though this is in the honour of Dean Winchester’s 32nd birthday, the following article will likely cause uncontrollable drooling. I advise to get a bib, napkin, bowl, bucket… Whatever suits you better and prevents you to ruin your computer. :D
This idea has been bugging me for the last couple of days, that the only way to stop thinking about it was to put it on paper (so to speak). It has not been easy because every time I try to do that my brain decides to go blank. So, this is a hard one, very hard, but, I’m amazed and patting myself on back right now because 1) I actually managed to keep it down to 10, well 11 if you count the honourable mention (picky) and 2) My brain didn’t go on vacation and I actually wrote it!! (ya I’m writing this after the actual top 10). So here we go, the Top 10 ways that Dean Winchester makes me drool and, most of the time, turns my brain into mush.
With all this discussion going on about Dean and the twists and turns of his character, I decided I needed to emphasize his strength of soul, so this comes for all you devoted DeanGirls out there from this devoted SamGirl (who can’t deny a soft spot for the older brother….).
No doubt this season has gone in a daring new direction. So much focus and so much outrage has been placed on Sam. He’s not right, he’s soulless, now there’s big doubt that he wants his soul back even though he’s telling Dean he does.
We’re not here to talk about Sam though.
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012 17:00 | 
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