I think this episode just knocked off (or at least amongst) "What Is and What Should Never Be" and "In My Time of Dying" to be my all time favorite episode(s).
Dean is incapable of not looking good. *wink* Actually, I'm glad they didn't make Dean's outward appearance differ too drastically. Like what I said in my comment above to Mick, I think the writer (Edlund) and Jensen had differentiated the two Deans so much that they feel like two people at a cursory glance. The close resemblance served to remind me they are actually the "two sides of the same coin": one still carries a hopeful optimism while the other is ravaged by the circumstance into a seasoned resistance leader. However hardened he is though, that younger, idealistic version is still a part of him, therefore the same person.
Jensen's tear gets me every time too, even before it falls down his cheek, when his eyes are shining with barely held tears. I'll say it one more time (and suspect it may not be the last), I never thought a man can look beautiful when he cries. No wonder everyone loves to hurt the poor guy in fanfictions.
Dean is never too stubborn to admit when he's got things wrong and when he follows his heart he finds the right path in the end.
Well said. This is very true. And I hope that path will turn out the right one as I believe it would. <333
Looking at the path Sam undertook, it seems a bit unfair that when Sam followed his heart/instinct, often time he ended up on the wrong path. Heading off to Stanford, leaving Dean to look for John in California, choosing to follow Ruby in his quest to kill Lilith... They all had unpleasant consequences. The only difference I can see is Dean's heart/instinct lies with Sam, whereas Sam's heart/instinct has a lot to do with self fulfillment/improvement/discovery.
Heee, I need to read your reviews. Two of them! I have them bookmarked already. I wish I can buy time. But then again I probably would run out of money a lot quicker. O_o
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Date: 2009-10-07 11:59 pm (UTC)Dean is incapable of not looking good. *wink* Actually, I'm glad they didn't make Dean's outward appearance differ too drastically. Like what I said in my comment above to Mick, I think the writer (Edlund) and Jensen had differentiated the two Deans so much that they feel like two people at a cursory glance. The close resemblance served to remind me they are actually the "two sides of the same coin": one still carries a hopeful optimism while the other is ravaged by the circumstance into a seasoned resistance leader. However hardened he is though, that younger, idealistic version is still a part of him, therefore the same person.
Jensen's tear gets me every time too, even before it falls down his cheek, when his eyes are shining with barely held tears. I'll say it one more time (and suspect it may not be the last), I never thought a man can look beautiful when he cries. No wonder everyone loves to hurt the poor guy in fanfictions.
Well said. This is very true. And I hope that path will turn out the right one as I believe it would. <333
Looking at the path Sam undertook, it seems a bit unfair that when Sam followed his heart/instinct, often time he ended up on the wrong path. Heading off to Stanford, leaving Dean to look for John in California, choosing to follow Ruby in his quest to kill Lilith... They all had unpleasant consequences. The only difference I can see is Dean's heart/instinct lies with Sam, whereas Sam's heart/instinct has a lot to do with self fulfillment/improvement/discovery.
Heee, I need to read your reviews. Two of them! I have them bookmarked already. I wish I can buy time. But then again I probably would run out of money a lot quicker. O_o