The Wisdom of Dean Winchester – Season Three
When I last left off profiling the words of wisdom spouted by our intrepid hero those many months ago (dodges flying tomatoes), Dean had just sort of sold his soul to a demon in order to bring Sam back from the dead. Talk about a perspective changer. Dean’s sharp tongued lines went from snarky in season one to edgier in season two, so season three was bound to be different. I would say less Dean’s comments were less “woe is me” and more bravado and smut, all to hide the reality that he was due for “Dean Winchester meet and greet” in Hell and apparently had to learn something known as the “Hellfire Rumba.” That’s right, no more boundaries.
The Kids Are Alright:
Dean is still pulling the “final wish” card with Sam, even though he’s got about 11 months left on the deal. So, why not truck off to a motel in rural Indiana that has the only pine trees in the state and some very flamboyant style, all under the premise of looking up an ex-lover that gave him the night of his life. After all, she’ll want to hook up with him eight years later. Sam is skeptical, but Dean isn’t worried. It’s that new perspective thing.
"Come on, smile, Sam. God knows I'm going to be smiling after 24 hours with Gumby girl. Gumby Girl…does that make me Pokey?"
Oh, said lover apparently has an eight year old son. Who looks like Dean. Who acts like Dean. Who is a carbon copy of Dean. Even though it’s denied he’s the dad, Dean has to take charge anyway, since the boy has been growing up without that father figure. Leave it up to Dean to find the right words to defend himself to Lisa when the bully must go home to ice down.
"What? Someone had to teach him to kick a bully in the nads."
Bedtime Stories:
The bizarre tale of fairy tales gone wrong has already involved a gruesome three little pigs massacre, a homicidal grandma in the woods, a Cinderella being chained up by her stepmother and a woman being mauled by a wolf like creature. Sam’s going to deal with the person causing this. So what’s Dean’s task?
"I'm gonna go stop the big bad wolf. Which is the weirdest thing I've ever said."
Red Sky At Morning:
Bela doing MOTW plot exposition. Boring! Leave it up to Dean to break the dull rhetoric. When Bela talks about the "Hand of Glory," Dean can strangely relate.
"A Hand of Glory? I think I got one of those at the end of my Thai massage last week."
The only worthwhile part of the ridiculous museum plot twist is seeing Sam and Dean in tuxes. To say Dean is a fish out of water is an understatement. Bela is charmed, that’s for sure. “You know, when this is over, we should really have angry sex.”
(After thinking hard) "Don't objectify me."
Fresh Blood:
Dean is on a kamikaze mission. It’s probably that inching toward death thing. Sam doesn’t like it. So what does Dean say when he doesn’t like that Sam doesn’t like it? A mouthful.
“What do you want me to do, Sam, huh? Sit around all day writing sad poems about how I’m going to die? You know what, I’ve got one. Let’s see, what rhymes with ‘Shut up, Sam’?”
Lovely.
Cheers, Alice … That Jus In Bello crack made me snort coffee up my nose … 😆
This is just what I needed right before Christmas, Alice, blessed art thou, dear lady of this site… 😉
Thanks so much for the fun of Dean’s wisdom… Lovely guy, and he can get as snarky as he likes… loved this trip down memory lane…!!!
Could you explain to me – who or what is Pokey? Never understood that, un-native speaker that I am (here goes another weird wordplay)…
Loved that ‘which is the weirdest thing I ever said’ and in particular the expression on his face a heartbeat later, epitome of cute… just as that scene in Jus In Bello. I don’t know how Jensen does that, but he can be incredibly petrifying when he’s angry and unbelievably moving and sweet the next instant… Yeah, ‘you didn’t shoot the deputy’ awwwwwwwwh…. A friend’s son actually kind of reminds me of Dean – who’s the cutest boy ever, seven years old, and already the smartest mouth around…
Bring on more of this,…. I’ll soak it up like a sponge…
:D, Jas
Suze, any milk with the coffee?
Hi Alice
This was great. I just love the lines Dean comes out with.
His delivery at times is just adds so much to a scene.
Hi Jas…Gumby and Pokey was a children’s show back in the 60’s.
They were clay animation characters. Gumby was a green boyish character and Pokey was a pink pony.
They had Dean watching them on the TV in Yellow Fever.
Stupendous, Alice. So nice to see a smiling Dean, AND get a bunch of his GREAT one-liners. Also loved Sam, bitch face too….those two can do anything well together. I agree with Jas….so nice just before the holidays….And all those wonderful screen caps….nice Christmas present for me. Hope we see more smiling Dean next year. Happy Holidays everyone.
Hey now, there’s nothing wrong with sad poems. On the other hand, Zen and the Art of Dean would sell millions of copies.
Another completely inappropriate, and thus, perfect, bad joke/line was from The Magnificent Seven. “What’s in the box!”
Thanks Karen, now I’m wiser.. And that joke suddenly comes more hilarious…
Yeah, Randal, I loved that box-one, too. It got even funnier with the slightly shocked reactions of Sam and Bobby… (the classic scene from se7en was utterly horrific…)
Best wishes, Jas
Thanks Alice!
Love all the Deanisms and Sam bitchfaces. I too would like more of Dean’s funnin’ snarky mouth and evil grins. Cheers me up something fierce.
Loved his face with the “What’s in the box?” remark. Obviously unappreciated by his peers at the time. At least he amuses himself (and us of course).
Thanks for the early Christmas present, Alice! Only the charming Dean Winchester could get away with saying these things. Kudos to the show’s writers & to Jensen for delivering each of these witticisms so perfectly!
And thanks to all of the writers here for keeping us supplied with reading material during the hellatus.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all!
Dawn
The works, Jas … Milk, sugar, brandy … It was very nice coffee and didn’t deserve what happened to it at all.
I cackled madly at ” What’s in the box ” Bless ‘im, he always makes ultra-crass and insensative look so good …
Randal, did you actually make it to the end of ” Zen And The Art Of Seriously Obscure Metaphysical Wibble With A Tenuous Connection To BMW’s “? If so give yourself a sweetie for extreme cleverness and staying power … Everyone else I ever met gave up half-way through and just left it lying around the place to make themselves look interesting …
Dean Winchester, the King of Snark. I love all these little quotes, paired with Sam’s bitchface, they make my day hahah.
The first time I watched Jus in Bello, I was THINKING “but you didn’t shoot the deputy” a split second before it came out of Dean’s mouth…and I was so glad he said it, it was perfect!
Suze, of course he makes ultra-crass and insensitive look good..thay boy makes ANYTHING and EVERYTHING look good 😀
Suze, I am so completely un-Zen, that if I ever read a book ON Zen, I might explode in a very non-Zen way. But “Zen” and “Tao” make one observe with interest in an observationally interesting way.
Dean always has those cool ‘you gotta be kidding me/really’ reactions, even when the shoe’s on the other foot, as when Sam lost his. Always good for a chuckle.
😆 😆 😆
yeah, I too had a split second moment during Jus in Bello, but I was thinking. “Oh no, don’t you say it, Dean.” Of course he said it. It was set up so he could say it. And of course I cracked up, because it was so SPECTACULARLY inappropriate. Gotta love these guys as a comedy duo, “Abbott and Costello meet the monster.” Even my kid sister, who actively dislikes SPN, likes Dean.