Fan Video of the Week: Supernatural Reflections “Black, Reichenbach & Soul Survivor”

aka RIP Demon Dean

It took a long while but finally Dean was graced by Supernatural with a long arc. We were teased about it a long while ago in season three episode 10 “Dream a Little Dream of Me”. Sam and Dean came to Bobby’s rescue in that episode. They need to drink a dream potion. Dean ends up face to face with his worst fear as the cross roads deal loomed over him and he saw himself as a demon.

“DEAN approaches DREAM DEAN on the desk, looking at him. Suddenly DREAM DEAN’s eyes flickers open and they’re completely black, as when a demon possesses a human. DEAN widens his eyes at that. DEMON DEAN sits up, looking into DEAN’s eyes.

DEMON DEAN: You can’t escape me, Dean. You’re gonna die. And this? This is what you’re gonna become!”

This little dream image lived in my mind after that. Dean’s deepest fear. He didn’t say yes to Michael and he didn’t want to become the thing the brothers hunted every day. This is what struck me so hard when I saw Dean’s eyes in season nine finale. His fear finally came true and also the impact what it would be to Sam. It is the last thing he would want to happen his brother and he would do everything to change him back.

During San Diego Comic-Con 2014, Ackles spoke about how he would act out Demon Dean:

“It’s scary how little he cares about anything, even himself. Even the car.”
“There’s nothing funny about this at all. … He’s carefree and careless.”
“So it’s less about him being demonic and evil and sinister, and it’s much more about him being carefree and jovial and doing things regardless of the consequences.”

I remember reading that Ackles really wanted to play Demon Dean differently and not like a normal “bad guy” because that would be too easy. I must confess that I expected that kind of a demon too and I know a lot of other people wanted more evil, sinister, killing puppies demon version of Dean. But is it only our own moral views and opinions that shape our wish? Because the truth is he was not Dean and wasn’t that the whole point?

I like that Jensen took the new challenge and gave us something different even though Demon Dean trying to kill Sam with a hammer was a crossing the line big time for me because simply put Dean in his right mind would never ever do it.

The Mark of Cain arc was interesting for me just because of the lore but still I was afraid because Dean has been always the pilar who had not been touched this way by Supernatural. So, was I sorry or dissapointed that Demon Dean lasted only for three episodes? Partly I am because Jensen could spread his wings while playing him and in Soul Survivor it felt like he just got started and could have gone forward more with the character. But I were also at the same time glad that Dean was back. And me like Sam wanted to keep it that way.

Rest in peace, Demon Dean. It was fun while it lasted.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoPE_Qm5_P4

Dean Winchester // Centuries made by: AmericanPsycho

Centuries by Fall Out Boy

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

Mummified my teenage dreams
No, it’s nothing wrong with me
The kids are all wrong
The story’s all off
Heavy metal broke my heart

Come on, come on and let me in
The bruises on your thighs like my fingerprints
And this is supposed to match
The darkness that you felt
I never meant for you to fix yourself

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

And I can’t stop ’til the whole world knows my name
‘Cause I was only born inside my dreams
Until you die for me, as long as there’s a light, my shadow’s over you
‘Cause I, I am the opposite of amnesia
And you’re a cherry blossom
You’re about to bloom
You look so pretty, but you’re gone so soon

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

We’ve been here forever
And here’s the frozen proof
I could scream forever
We are the poisoned youth

Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du du-du, du du du-du
Du du…

Some legends are told
Some turn to dust or to gold
But you will remember me
Remember me for centuries
And just one mistake
Is all it will take
We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries
He-e-e-ey ya, oh he-e-e-ey
He-e-e-ey ya
Remember me for centuries

We’ll go down in history
Remember me for centuries

“Fall Out Boy is an American rock band formed in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 2001. The band consists of vocalist and guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman, and drummer Andy Hurley. The band originated from Chicago’s hardcore punk scene, with which Wentz was heavily involved. The group was formed by Wentz and Trohman as a pop punk side project of their respective hardcore bands, and Stump joined shortly thereafter. The group went through a succession of drummers before landing Hurley and recording their debut album, Take This to Your Grave (2003), which became an underground success and helped the band gain a dedicated fanbase through heavy touring, as well as some moderate commercial success.

While Fall Out Boy’s music has been typically described as pop punk and pop rock, the band were generally seen in the mid-2000s at the forefront of the “emo pop” explosion.[1] Take This to Your Grave has often been cited as an influential blueprint for pop punk music in the 2000s.”

And last but not least the definition of evil by wikipedia:

“Evil, in a general context, is taken as the absence or complete opposite of that which is ascribed as being good. Often, evil is used to denote profound immorality. In certain religious contexts, evil has been described as a supernatural force. Definitions of evil vary, as does the analysis of its root motives and causes. However, elements that are commonly associated with evil involve unbalanced behavior involving expediency, selfishness, ignorance, or neglect.

The philosophical question of whether morality is absolute, relative, or illusory leads to questions about the nature of evil, with views falling into one of four opposed camps: moral absolutism, amoralism, moral relativism, and moral universalism.”

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References:

en.wikipedia.org

azlyrics.com

supernatural.wikia.com Demon Dean photo

supernaturalwiki.com

ew.com 

homeofthenutty.com Screen caps