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growyourwingsThis meta by bowtrunckle is an amazing piece of work. She systematically explores (and even builds a data table to support it!)--the fandom's statements that Sam has gotten all the plot but little characterization and Dean has all the characterization and little plot. My brain is a little overloaded with all the points she's made. I'm in awe.
There's way too much information in her meta for me to appropriately comment at this time. But among other points, she points out that some of the Dean-plot points were hidden-in-plain site (ala Sherlock Holmes). We've all come to realize and appreciate the fact that we can go back and re-view older episodes to find sub-plots or pieces of information that were there all along--we just didn't notice it. Such as the irony of Dean's condemnation of the husband who made the crossroads deal to save his dying wife. Or Dean's statement in Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things that "what's dead should stay dead." Or asbowtrunckle points out in IMToD:
"In some cases, our understanding of mytharc made some episodes, at their airdate, appear to be Sam-centric even though we now know they weren’t. “IMToD” is an excellent example of Dean’s plot hiding in plain sight. Until “AHBL-2”, the last episode of S2, when Dean’s own plot emerged, the plot-related events in “IMToD” were viewed only in terms of Sam’s plot arc because Dean’s plot, although present, was incognito. But looking back on S2, it’s clear that Dean’s plot had been quietly unfurling since the fall of 2006, we just didn’t notice. Silly us."
Again, I'm in awe. I love our show and our fandom. Also this was a refreshing read after going through the wank-dom today.
bowtrunckle is an amazing piece of work. She systematically explores (and even builds a data table to support it!)--the fandom's statements that Sam has gotten all the plot but little characterization and Dean has all the characterization and little plot. My brain is a little overloaded with all the points she's made. I'm in awe. There's way too much information in her meta for me to appropriately comment at this time. But among other points, she points out that some of the Dean-plot points were hidden-in-plain site (ala Sherlock Holmes). We've all come to realize and appreciate the fact that we can go back and re-view older episodes to find sub-plots or pieces of information that were there all along--we just didn't notice it. Such as the irony of Dean's condemnation of the husband who made the crossroads deal to save his dying wife. Or Dean's statement in Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things that "what's dead should stay dead." Or as
bowtrunckle points out in IMToD:"In some cases, our understanding of mytharc made some episodes, at their airdate, appear to be Sam-centric even though we now know they weren’t. “IMToD” is an excellent example of Dean’s plot hiding in plain sight. Until “AHBL-2”, the last episode of S2, when Dean’s own plot emerged, the plot-related events in “IMToD” were viewed only in terms of Sam’s plot arc because Dean’s plot, although present, was incognito. But looking back on S2, it’s clear that Dean’s plot had been quietly unfurling since the fall of 2006, we just didn’t notice. Silly us."
Again, I'm in awe. I love our show and our fandom. Also this was a refreshing read after going through the wank-dom today.
