Dysfunctional. Co-Dependent. Toxic. Destructive. These are the terms that have been flying around the Supernatural fandom lately, especially after the last two episodes. But strong opinions on the brothers’ relationship are nothing new. Fan commentary has always included statements like, “The brothers constantly lie to each other,” “the brothers won’t really talk to each other,” …
Sam Winchester’s Safe Place There are all sorts of reasons why scenes are written, but the way they are staged often is outside the boundaries of authorial intent – practicalities come into play, such as budgetary restraints and actor availability. In Road Trip, we had a very wonderful scene set inside Sam Winchester’s head,…
I noticed, that quite a few viewers were astonished that Sam after all those years “suddenly” embraced Death. But as I will show, the screenwriters gave us viewers a beautiful clue or not who knows. Probably some of you devoted fans already solved the Sam “wanting to stay alive but than to chose death” contradiction….
After sharing the MTV Geek – Supernatural By Numbers article, Det_Coverdale wondered if anyone out there had compiled stats on how many times Sam and Dean had been bound by captors, or each other! When the answer was no, Det_Coverdale went to work and came up with the whole detailed breakdown by episode and season!…
Hello and welcome to Romance, Bromance and Reflections! Today we will be looking at that frequently tossed about phrase “soulmate” and just what exactly it means in the Supernatural world these days. The impetus for today’s discussion really began brewing way back when in Goodbye Stranger – Amelia was referenced as Sam’s unicorn and it…
This is part two of guest writer Ellaine’s thesis from seasons one through five. Part one can be found here.
(For those that missed part one, it can be found here.) For the second half of season eight, Sam’s life took a very different path from the first half. Once again, fate stepped in and had other ideas for Sam and his new outlook on life. It all started with the appearance of his grandfather,…
Sam has always been an inward person, taking in with little protest all the horrible things that have been dished out at him. Yet in season seven, it all got borderline ridiculous. Forget borderline. The wall in his head came down, and suddenly he had to live with psychosis. Yet this is Sam Winchester, the…
In my recent letter to Jared about his outstanding performance in “Sacrifice”, I reminisced about how well Jared has been building the character of Sam over the past eight years. Jared offered a similar observation at the New Jersey convention when asked about Season 8 Sam. He observed, “Season 8 Sam is not season one…
This summer has been a scorcher, and I, for one, have been feeling the heat! Thankfully, Sam, Dean, and Cas have some helpful tips on how to stay cool when temperatures rise. Here they are, in order from easiest to hardest.
I usually relish in the idea of tackling these deep character studies at the end of the season. No character to me in the history of TV is more fascinating to study than Sam Winchester. However, when looking at Sam’s character development in “Supernatural’s” season seven, I’m very disheartened. He started the season with a golden…
Poor Sam Winchester. Not only has he had a ton of misfortune and bad luck in his life, but there are often times he finds himself in precarious, utterly humiliating situations which he didn’t come close to inviting but has been forced to endure anyway. Sure, several of his little embarrassing messes are the result of his…
