When Dean told Sam they needed "training wheels" to ease back into the throe of things, Sam immediately took offense thinking Dean implied he wasn't good enough, whereas Dean merely meant they as a team needed readjustment
See, that's exactly why his reaction would be if he blamed himself. Someone says something and he interprets it as if they are putting the blame on him!
He said Dean's tight control belittled him and made him seek other means to feel strong. But if I remember correctly, Sam never had a problem going off to do his own thing before. When he wanted a normal life, Sam headed for Stanford without a backward glance
That's also true-to-character. Sam doesn't see his actions objectively. He's in denial. I see exactly that in my mother everyday (she's always able to turn thing so she's the victim for example). *head!desk*
I wholeheartedly agree with the not-so-little continuation-errors or whatever they were (Consuela, James Dean and poking in the victim's intestines) although I tend to forgive such things in tv-shows -- there are plenty of shows that make larger and more errors.
I also agree with your observations that Sam shouldn't be saying this or that to Dean, but I understand why he acts like that. I don't see it as an error on the writers' part, but rather an error of Sam himself. He's being unfair, selfish and he's also hurt.
Back all the way to Hell -- yeah, so Dean was in Hell, but being left behind was sort of "hell on earth" for Sam, so each of them was hurt. Oh, well, I think I better explained my take on Sam at the beginning of Season 4 in this fic.
I had a problem with a final scene with Dean's apology. It rang false to me and I couldn't pin-point why. In light of your review, I think I know now -- it wasn't fully sincere. Even though they said they need to start anew and act differently, they fall into the same old patterns -- Sam whining and being all younger-brother and Dean forgiving him everything and accepting it all -- which ISN'T A GOOD THING AT ALL. No one grew up, no one learned their lesson.
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See, that's exactly why his reaction would be if he blamed himself. Someone says something and he interprets it as if they are putting the blame on him!
He said Dean's tight control belittled him and made him seek other means to feel strong. But if I remember correctly, Sam never had a problem going off to do his own thing before. When he wanted a normal life, Sam headed for Stanford without a backward glance
That's also true-to-character. Sam doesn't see his actions objectively. He's in denial. I see exactly that in my mother everyday (she's always able to turn thing so she's the victim for example). *head!desk*
I wholeheartedly agree with the not-so-little continuation-errors or whatever they were (Consuela, James Dean and poking in the victim's intestines) although I tend to forgive such things in tv-shows -- there are plenty of shows that make larger and more errors.
I also agree with your observations that Sam shouldn't be saying this or that to Dean, but I understand why he acts like that. I don't see it as an error on the writers' part, but rather an error of Sam himself. He's being unfair, selfish and he's also hurt.
Back all the way to Hell -- yeah, so Dean was in Hell, but being left behind was sort of "hell on earth" for Sam, so each of them was hurt. Oh, well, I think I better explained my take on Sam at the beginning of Season 4 in this fic.
I had a problem with a final scene with Dean's apology. It rang false to me and I couldn't pin-point why. In light of your review, I think I know now -- it wasn't fully sincere. Even though they said they need to start anew and act differently, they fall into the same old patterns -- Sam whining and being all younger-brother and Dean forgiving him everything and accepting it all -- which ISN'T A GOOD THING AT ALL. No one grew up, no one learned their lesson.
I love this show. :)
(And I love your thought-provoking reviews!)