You didn't post that in LJ and I missed it, did you? I'm going to reply here because I don't have a IJ account and leaving an anonymous comment trips my stalker alarm.
No problem, I don't mind anonymous comments (and anyway if you signed it, it wouldn't be :>). I did actually, about a year ago, but when I was going to post it to my IJ account I realized that I should update it since S3 had brought about some changes.
I had no idea there was even a "younger brother". My response when I first saw Sam was "WHO IS THAT?!".
Heh, I guess I did know about the brothers even before watching the show because there was so much talk about how slashy it was, and that seemed to be the real draw for people. And the relationship was definitely what drew me in, so I'm firmly in the bibro camp ;>
the motivation tiger --whose central drive is usually another character--is stuck being reactionary without the illusion of choice
Yes, I suspect this is what is probably behind a lot of the complaints about Dean's role. I remember hearing a lot of that regarding Spike when he was on both BtVS and Angel, complaints that the character was stuck simply reacting to (and being taken for granted by) the main characters. While Spike was my favorite character I really felt his best role was to be that foil, and that it was one of the things that made him interesting. However on those ensemble shows everyone reacted to the main character. Perhaps with SPN there's more friction because the set-up of the show makes them seem like equal characters whereas Dean often has spent a lot of time reacting. To see him only that way though seems to me to sell the character short.
I'd love to see Sam and Dean go head to head in S4.
I thought early on this season that's where they might be headed and I think it would be really fascinating to see. It could open up all sorts of new character development. For people who are very married to the idea of the two as a close team ala parts of S1 and S2 though, I'm not sure what the reaction will be.
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No problem, I don't mind anonymous comments (and anyway if you signed it, it wouldn't be :>). I did actually, about a year ago, but when I was going to post it to my IJ account I realized that I should update it since S3 had brought about some changes.
I had no idea there was even a "younger brother". My response when I first saw Sam was "WHO IS THAT?!".
Heh, I guess I did know about the brothers even before watching the show because there was so much talk about how slashy it was, and that seemed to be the real draw for people. And the relationship was definitely what drew me in, so I'm firmly in the bibro camp ;>
the motivation tiger --whose central drive is usually another character--is stuck being reactionary without the illusion of choice
Yes, I suspect this is what is probably behind a lot of the complaints about Dean's role. I remember hearing a lot of that regarding Spike when he was on both BtVS and Angel, complaints that the character was stuck simply reacting to (and being taken for granted by) the main characters. While Spike was my favorite character I really felt his best role was to be that foil, and that it was one of the things that made him interesting. However on those ensemble shows everyone reacted to the main character. Perhaps with SPN there's more friction because the set-up of the show makes them seem like equal characters whereas Dean often has spent a lot of time reacting. To see him only that way though seems to me to sell the character short.
I'd love to see Sam and Dean go head to head in S4.
I thought early on this season that's where they might be headed and I think it would be really fascinating to see. It could open up all sorts of new character development. For people who are very married to the idea of the two as a close team ala parts of S1 and S2 though, I'm not sure what the reaction will be.