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…
The Strength of Suffering: Dean Winchester and an Exquisite AngstOr Love Notes from an Invisible Companion “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…
Dean Winchester – An Anthology When I started to put together another selection of You Tube videos I decided to get more specific this time. This gave me the opportunity to trawl through the ridiculous number of clips I have stored and put them into some sort of order. The decision about the…
I read Jasminka’s wonderful Open Couch on “Mannequin 3: The Reckoning” and started writing a reply. And it grew into this, so thank you Jas for the inspiration! It’s just that”¦ Sigh… “Mannequin 3: The Reckoning” is haunting me. It’s not because of creepy dolls, and the dual-tragedy of Rose and Isabelle’s…
The OMG! Dean Winchester Top 10 list 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. 😀 This idea has been…
Mother to the Man or Why Happily Married Middle-Aged Mothers Love The Winchesters Before I begin my dissertation on Why Happily Married Middle-Aged Mothers Love The Winchesters, I should declare my bias, and cite the facts about me. 1. I am a Happily Married Middle-Aged Mother Who Loves The Winchesters. 2. I…
It’s that time of year, another chance to go through the season gone by and examine closely how the beleaguered Winchester brothers fared in their fight against all odds. Needless to say, we’re talking some major damage to their emotional and physical well being. Thanks apocalypse! Up first, the elder Winchester. Dean’s character progression, much…
If Season three was about the self-actualization of Dean Winchester, then what was Season four about? A self-actualized man must face his character tests. Dean’s ultimate season four test ends up being the test of faith. Not faith in God or angels, but faith in everything he believes to be right and what matters to him the most, family. No matter…
Here’s a rare treat at The Winchester Family Business. We have a guest columnist! Faellie posted this on her livejournal site and was kind enough to share it with me. Then, she was even kinder to let me repost it here. Yes, its that good. The title will certainly catch you. A disclaimer that I…
