The Great Supernatural Rewatch Project - Hookman
May 22, 2017 22:58:57 GMT -5
Mystique and onali like this
Post by luxshine on May 22, 2017 22:58:57 GMT -5
Sorry for the delay, between the apathy inducing end of season 12, and a couple of personal issues, Hookman got in the back seat.
Boy that sounds wrong.
(remember, I wrote this around season 10 so some mentions might be weird right now)
General stuff
This is probably the longest cold opening of the series so far. Or at least, the longest feeling. I had to check the timer to see that yes, only 5 minutes passed before we got to see Sam and Dean, because I felt I was way in the middle of your average teen scream movie.
Kudos for the director for that, to be honest.
I mean, who doesn’t love the Hook man urban legend?
As an aside from the usual analysis, is telling how much Supernatural relied on old Urban legends this first season. It was a pity that, as the series advanced, they didn’t kept the filler episodes as tight as these original ones. Don’t get me wrong, I like many of the arcs in the future, but this feeling of foreboding is missing.
Back with the brothers, we have a huge, huge problem for future continuity and its Sam, for the first time ever, being proactive in looking for John. No. That is not the problem
Now, as an idea to find someone, it’s a very good idea.
As an idea to find someone who we know since the Pilot is on the run for SEVERAL credit card frauds, and, as we will find later, is also in the FBI target view. So while I am sure that a simple search for a perfectly innocent person won’t raise any unwanted flags? A known fugitive being searched by his estranged son AFTER his other son who is also wanted for a number of felonies died? BIG Red flag. And while I don’t expect a lot of people to consider that, the pre-law student who had a full ride to Stanford? He SHOULD have known it was a bad idea.
Now, this is not a dig at Sam’s character, but a clear evidence that the show mythos wasn’t really well thought out at this point. Hell, even the continuity here is a bit iffy, since we know that even with a suspect declared dead? If a look-a-like showed up at a campus weeks later, where new and really gruesome killings are going on? the cops WOULD be on top of the case.
Sure, asking realism in a show where ghosts and demons are real is a little crazy, except that we know that they were trying to make it at least look as if it was happening in the real world back then, so this little detour feels a bit strange.
(And of course, it proves that the continuity issues of the series are as old as the series itself, and not a new addition with Carver’s reign)
So Dean finds a case, and yet again, we find a weird bump in the continuity. Because how does this dialogue:
Meshes up with this dialogue, from last episode:
Just one week ago, Sam was all ready to investigate a case that didn’t have a single real indication that it was supernatural, just wanted to go because it involved people he ALREADY knew. This week, with a clearly supernatural clue -freaked out witness or not-, he’s not quite feeling the case, and the only difference is that Sam doesn’t know the people affected.
This? Is a clear case of lack of empathy, and what makes again Sam seem as if he doesn’t care for a case as long as he is not personally involved. It’s a major flaw the writers keep showing, that for some strange reason, rather than showing us Sam being empathic, they rather tell us he’s empathic, and hope we will believe them.
(I believe, this could’ve been fixed really easy. Just have DEAN be the one who doesn’t want to do the hunt, since he wants to lay low while the news of ‘Dean Winchester, serial killer’ die down. I wouldn’t have loved Dean for it, but at least it would’ve been consistent with “Sam Winchester is the empathic brother”)
At Dean’s point that John would’ve gone and looked at the case -which probably was meant to say 'hey, Dad might be there investigating, so Sam you have an interest on checking this out’, they go to check the invisible killer.
Once we’re in the actual case, Dean takes the lead. Which is another weird thing about the writers, since Dean takes the lead on the filler cases, Sam takes the lead on the cases that directly affect him. Again, not a big show of empathy.
Anyway, once they get to the campus, the investigantion starts. And w have this weird scene of Dean volunteering Sam to paint a guy while they interrogate him that will definitely have to be dissected in a future meta (makes note) given a lot of the stage directions.
What it is important is that, after last week were it was Sam the one was making all the questions, where here, we barely get follow ups. Again, it seems as if Sam, at least at the beginning, couldn’t care less about this particular case.
The scene in the church bothers me a bit, but I am going to chalk that up to cultural difference. I am agnostic. I personally don’t go to church, nor care about all the rites that happen in church. However, I have a lot of church going friends. And their advice when I do go with them to a religious ceremony is NEVER try to fake it. Just stay sitting, looking forward, and in silence (like Dean is doing) as opposed to pretend you’re paying attention and believing. Now I know that Sam does believe in angels -as we will know in House of the Holy- but why would he want Dean to pretend he’s a believer too? Or, is he actually trying to force Dean to be a believer? Because that’s what most people are doing when they want you to follow the steps of the ceremony. So… either way? This is Sam forcing Dean to do something, that, by the way, also goes against his personal boundaries. It's a threefer, really. So bad writers, no cookie -and a lot in the tally.
Quite ironic too that Dean goes to talk to the priest, while Sam stays with the cute girl. After another 'subtle’ punch from Sam.
In any case, the next exchange makes it obvious that this particular script was either written before the previous episode, or was planned to be a much earlier episode.
Here, Dean is clearly implying that Sam only believes Lori because Sam finds her attractive. Thing is, not 4 episodes ago, the brother’s dynamic was precisely the opposite, with Sam thinking Dean only believed to try and flirt with the witnesses. So, in that sense, it’s really out of place.
It is even MORE out of place since Jess hasn’t been dead for more than six months. And no one mentions that. Way to remind us that Jess was just a plot device.
Speaking about continuity, it is funny that the guys get arrested, with guns, in the dark… and no one blinks at the fact that Dean is dead. Even more jarring is that the one doing the fast talk is Dean, not Sam, when Sam is supposed to be the future lawyer.
Another victim with a different Urban legend later, and the boys start getting serious. Well, sorta. For once, we see Dean being a horndog when he oogles the sorority girls, although it is at a distance, so it still is sort of an informed trait as he has yet to openly oogle a woman to her face (He will, don’t take me wrong, but part of this rewatch is to figure out WHEN the traits stop being informed and start being textual)
As the episode continue, we see Dean really enjoying the party-side of university life while Sam looks so out of place that you can believe he was going to be a freshman rather than someone who already has four (two) years under his belt. Still, it’s a nice touch.
We get back to the informed trait, though, when Dean tells Sam to go and check Lori… while he is going to dig unmarked graves all night, rather than take advantage of the party… and the very sexy girl who waves at him
Sam’s scene with Lori starts beautifully, btw. THIS is the emphatic Sam that people keep talking about, or so it seems at the beginning:
Thing is? Sam doesn’t “think” he knows how she feels. He knows, because he’s already equating her situation to his, HE thinks he’s cursed, and that he was the cause for Jess’s death (great moment to remember her, by the way). Once again, and this is a huge fault of the writers, the only way that Sam can be truly empathic is IF his situation directly relates to the one of the victim of the week. And it keeps happening, which undermines the idea of Sam as the reluctant hero who learns that not everything revolves around him because the writers keep making everything revolve around him. This is, by the way, a very common problem of the Chosen One narrative, and one of the biggest reasons why said chosen ones tend to be seen as a bit selfish after a while.
The story continues as the guys realize that the reverend is not the killer -which was a nice herring- and Dean still giving not so subtle hints that he thinks that Sam is interested in Lori -and Sam seems to be interested, but it makes no difference really as he doesn’t make a move and it’s implied it is due to Jess. Then we get the one bit of canon mythos that hasn’t been hopelessly broken by now : Objects with DNA of the person will keep the ghost present, even if the body itself is gone.
From here on, the episode is pretty formulaic, up to Sam saying good bye to Lori while Dean watches, waiting for Sam to kiss her, which doesn’t happen and then we have this:
Right here, Dean is telling Sam : “It’s ok if you don’t want to keep going with this life. You can quit, have the normal life you want.” And it is SAM the one who says no, shaking his head so that Dean starts the car.
Violence
Another violence free episode for the brothers. Well, between them. They still shot to kill ghosts.
Emotional Violence
Dean doesn’t start the episode looking good.
Now, again, the writers probably meant it as friendly brotherly banter BUT I said I was going to be fair. And as much as every single eyeroll of Sam counts? This particular line that it’s pretty obvious a jab against Sam’s more 'hipster’, to use a word, tastes, IS Dean mocking Sam for no good reason but to mock him.
Same as in this exchange,
Where yes, Dean is pretty much calling Sam a Dumbass for no good reason
Sam, on the other hand, is quite innocent in this episode, which is a welcome change.
Secrets, Lies (and their consequences)
No secrets, no lies, no consequences of past secrets. It is a pretty clean episode.
Speeches and Apologies
Again, no speeches or apologies. In that sense, this was a pretty unremarkable episode.
Final Tally
To be honest, this episode was weird. Given certain lines and attitudes, it is hard to believe it was written by the same man who wrote Skin, to be the follow up to that. I actually think this might have been proposed to be a far earlier episode that was moved up (At the very least, to be set between Wendigo and Dead in the Water)
One of the reasons why it IS because yes, Dean is far more antagonistic to Sam, earning his first marks on those counters since the Pilot. The other reason is because the whole thing feels a bit off.
It is pretty understandable why this episode is rarely quoted in the endless Sam vs. Dean episodes, as besides those odd moments from Dean -that could easily be chalked to normal brother’s ribbing but I did not, in order to be as fair as possible since similar statements from Sam have been counted- is pretty run of the mill… however, I wonder why the end is never quoted.
Because at the end? Dean is willing to let Sam go. Not only willing, he offers the possibility. Forget the demon, forget Dad, forget everything and just stay with the girl that you obviously like. Which automatically voids any accusations of 'Dean dragged Sam into the hunter’s life’.
Numbers (or the TL;DR summary)
(Episode/Total so far)
Times Dean has lied to Sam or to a loved one: 0 / 0
Times Sam has lied to Dean or to a loved one: 0 / 3
Times Dean has been caught in a lie : 0 / 0
Times Sam has been caught in a lie: 0 / 1
Times Dean has hit Sam in anger: 0 / 1
Times Sam has hit Dean in anger: 0 / 0
Times Dean’s lies or secrets have caused someone’s death: 0 / 0
Times Sam’s lies or secrets have caused someone’s death: 0 / 1
Times Dean has abandoned (Or wanted to abandon) a hunt in the middle for his own needs: 0 / 0
Times Sam has abandoned (Or wanted to abandon) a hunt in the middle for his own needs: 0 / 3
Times Dean forced Sam to do something : 0 / 0
Times Sam forced Dean to do something: 1 / 3
Secrets kept by Dean: 0 / 1
Secrets kept by Sam: 0 / 1
Times Dean has blamed Sam for something :0 / 0
Times Sam has blamed Dean for something: 0 / 1
Times Dean has apologized with words to Sam: 0 / 0
Times Sam has apologized with words to Dean : 0 / 1
Times Dean has respected Sam’s boundaries and/or rules: 0 / 4
Times Sam has respected Dean’s boundaries and/or rules: 0 / 0
Times Dean hasn’t respected Sam’s boundaries and/or rules: 0 / 0
Times Sam hasn’t respected Dean’s boundaries and / or rules: 1 / 4
Times Dean has made fun of something Sam does or has: 2 / 4
Times Sam has made fun of something Dean does or has: 1 / 13
Times we focus on Dean’s needs: 0 / 0
Times we focus on Sam’s needs: 0 / 2
Arc episodes dedicated to Sam: 0 / 2
Filler episodes dedicated to Sam: 1 / 3
Arc episodes dedicated to Dean: 0 / 0
Filler episodes dedicated to Dean : 0 / 1
Arc episodes dedicated to both brothers (or to none) : 0 / 1
Filler episodes dedicated to both brothers (or to none) : 0 / 0
Dean’s Dropped Plotlines : 0 / 1
Sam’s Dropped Plotlines : 0 / 1
Boy that sounds wrong.
(remember, I wrote this around season 10 so some mentions might be weird right now)
General stuff
This is probably the longest cold opening of the series so far. Or at least, the longest feeling. I had to check the timer to see that yes, only 5 minutes passed before we got to see Sam and Dean, because I felt I was way in the middle of your average teen scream movie.
Kudos for the director for that, to be honest.
I mean, who doesn’t love the Hook man urban legend?
As an aside from the usual analysis, is telling how much Supernatural relied on old Urban legends this first season. It was a pity that, as the series advanced, they didn’t kept the filler episodes as tight as these original ones. Don’t get me wrong, I like many of the arcs in the future, but this feeling of foreboding is missing.
Back with the brothers, we have a huge, huge problem for future continuity and its Sam, for the first time ever, being proactive in looking for John. No. That is not the problem
SAM: I had ‘em check the FBI’s Missing Persons Data Bank. No John Doe’s fitting Dad’s description. I even ran his plates for traffic violations.
Now, as an idea to find someone, it’s a very good idea.
As an idea to find someone who we know since the Pilot is on the run for SEVERAL credit card frauds, and, as we will find later, is also in the FBI target view. So while I am sure that a simple search for a perfectly innocent person won’t raise any unwanted flags? A known fugitive being searched by his estranged son AFTER his other son who is also wanted for a number of felonies died? BIG Red flag. And while I don’t expect a lot of people to consider that, the pre-law student who had a full ride to Stanford? He SHOULD have known it was a bad idea.
Now, this is not a dig at Sam’s character, but a clear evidence that the show mythos wasn’t really well thought out at this point. Hell, even the continuity here is a bit iffy, since we know that even with a suspect declared dead? If a look-a-like showed up at a campus weeks later, where new and really gruesome killings are going on? the cops WOULD be on top of the case.
Sure, asking realism in a show where ghosts and demons are real is a little crazy, except that we know that they were trying to make it at least look as if it was happening in the real world back then, so this little detour feels a bit strange.
(And of course, it proves that the continuity issues of the series are as old as the series itself, and not a new addition with Carver’s reign)
So Dean finds a case, and yet again, we find a weird bump in the continuity. Because how does this dialogue:
SAM: (reading) “The mutilated body was found near the victim’s car, parked on 9 Mile Road.”
DEAN: Keep reading.
SAM: “Authorities are unable to provide a realistic description of the killer. The sole eyewitness, whose name has been withheld, is quoted as saying the attacker was invisible.”
DEAN: Could be something interesting.
SAM: Or it could be nothing at all. One freaked out witness who didn’t see anything? Doesn’t mean it’s the Invisible Man.
DEAN: Keep reading.
SAM: “Authorities are unable to provide a realistic description of the killer. The sole eyewitness, whose name has been withheld, is quoted as saying the attacker was invisible.”
DEAN: Could be something interesting.
SAM: Or it could be nothing at all. One freaked out witness who didn’t see anything? Doesn’t mean it’s the Invisible Man.
Meshes up with this dialogue, from last episode:
SAM: I went to school with her, and her brother, Zack. She says Zack’s been charged with murder. He’s been arrested for killing his girlfriend. Rebecca says he didn’t do it, but it sounds like the cops have a pretty good case.
DEAN: Dude, what kind of people are you hangin’ out with?
SAM: No, man, I know Zack. He’s no killer.
DEAN: Well, maybe you know Zack as well as he knows you.
SAM: They’re in St. Louis. We’re goin’. (DEAN chuckles.)
DEAN: Look, sorry ‘bout your buddy, okay? But this does not sound like our kind of problem.
SAM: It is our problem. They’re my friends.
DEAN: Dude, what kind of people are you hangin’ out with?
SAM: No, man, I know Zack. He’s no killer.
DEAN: Well, maybe you know Zack as well as he knows you.
SAM: They’re in St. Louis. We’re goin’. (DEAN chuckles.)
DEAN: Look, sorry ‘bout your buddy, okay? But this does not sound like our kind of problem.
SAM: It is our problem. They’re my friends.
Just one week ago, Sam was all ready to investigate a case that didn’t have a single real indication that it was supernatural, just wanted to go because it involved people he ALREADY knew. This week, with a clearly supernatural clue -freaked out witness or not-, he’s not quite feeling the case, and the only difference is that Sam doesn’t know the people affected.
This? Is a clear case of lack of empathy, and what makes again Sam seem as if he doesn’t care for a case as long as he is not personally involved. It’s a major flaw the writers keep showing, that for some strange reason, rather than showing us Sam being empathic, they rather tell us he’s empathic, and hope we will believe them.
(I believe, this could’ve been fixed really easy. Just have DEAN be the one who doesn’t want to do the hunt, since he wants to lay low while the news of ‘Dean Winchester, serial killer’ die down. I wouldn’t have loved Dean for it, but at least it would’ve been consistent with “Sam Winchester is the empathic brother”)
At Dean’s point that John would’ve gone and looked at the case -which probably was meant to say 'hey, Dad might be there investigating, so Sam you have an interest on checking this out’, they go to check the invisible killer.
Once we’re in the actual case, Dean takes the lead. Which is another weird thing about the writers, since Dean takes the lead on the filler cases, Sam takes the lead on the cases that directly affect him. Again, not a big show of empathy.
Anyway, once they get to the campus, the investigantion starts. And w have this weird scene of Dean volunteering Sam to paint a guy while they interrogate him that will definitely have to be dissected in a future meta (makes note) given a lot of the stage directions.
What it is important is that, after last week were it was Sam the one was making all the questions, where here, we barely get follow ups. Again, it seems as if Sam, at least at the beginning, couldn’t care less about this particular case.
The scene in the church bothers me a bit, but I am going to chalk that up to cultural difference. I am agnostic. I personally don’t go to church, nor care about all the rites that happen in church. However, I have a lot of church going friends. And their advice when I do go with them to a religious ceremony is NEVER try to fake it. Just stay sitting, looking forward, and in silence (like Dean is doing) as opposed to pretend you’re paying attention and believing. Now I know that Sam does believe in angels -as we will know in House of the Holy- but why would he want Dean to pretend he’s a believer too? Or, is he actually trying to force Dean to be a believer? Because that’s what most people are doing when they want you to follow the steps of the ceremony. So… either way? This is Sam forcing Dean to do something, that, by the way, also goes against his personal boundaries. It's a threefer, really. So bad writers, no cookie -and a lot in the tally.
Quite ironic too that Dean goes to talk to the priest, while Sam stays with the cute girl. After another 'subtle’ punch from Sam.
In any case, the next exchange makes it obvious that this particular script was either written before the previous episode, or was planned to be a much earlier episode.
DEAN: So you believe her?
SAM: I do.
DEAN: Yeah, I think she’s hot, too.
SAM: I do.
DEAN: Yeah, I think she’s hot, too.
Here, Dean is clearly implying that Sam only believes Lori because Sam finds her attractive. Thing is, not 4 episodes ago, the brother’s dynamic was precisely the opposite, with Sam thinking Dean only believed to try and flirt with the witnesses. So, in that sense, it’s really out of place.
It is even MORE out of place since Jess hasn’t been dead for more than six months. And no one mentions that. Way to remind us that Jess was just a plot device.
Speaking about continuity, it is funny that the guys get arrested, with guns, in the dark… and no one blinks at the fact that Dean is dead. Even more jarring is that the one doing the fast talk is Dean, not Sam, when Sam is supposed to be the future lawyer.
Another victim with a different Urban legend later, and the boys start getting serious. Well, sorta. For once, we see Dean being a horndog when he oogles the sorority girls, although it is at a distance, so it still is sort of an informed trait as he has yet to openly oogle a woman to her face (He will, don’t take me wrong, but part of this rewatch is to figure out WHEN the traits stop being informed and start being textual)
As the episode continue, we see Dean really enjoying the party-side of university life while Sam looks so out of place that you can believe he was going to be a freshman rather than someone who already has four (two) years under his belt. Still, it’s a nice touch.
We get back to the informed trait, though, when Dean tells Sam to go and check Lori… while he is going to dig unmarked graves all night, rather than take advantage of the party… and the very sexy girl who waves at him
Sam’s scene with Lori starts beautifully, btw. THIS is the emphatic Sam that people keep talking about, or so it seems at the beginning:
LORI: I saw you from upstairs. What are you doing here?
SAM: I’m keeping an eye on the place. (LORI looks at him.) I was worried.
LORI: About me?
SAM: Yeah. Sorry.
LORI: No, it’s cool. I already called the cops. (She smiles. SAM laughs.) No, seriously. I think you’re sweet. Which is probably why you should run away from me as fast as you can.
SAM: Why would you say that?
LORI: It’s like I’m cursed or something. People around me keep dying.
SAM: I think I know how you feel.
SAM: I’m keeping an eye on the place. (LORI looks at him.) I was worried.
LORI: About me?
SAM: Yeah. Sorry.
LORI: No, it’s cool. I already called the cops. (She smiles. SAM laughs.) No, seriously. I think you’re sweet. Which is probably why you should run away from me as fast as you can.
SAM: Why would you say that?
LORI: It’s like I’m cursed or something. People around me keep dying.
SAM: I think I know how you feel.
Thing is? Sam doesn’t “think” he knows how she feels. He knows, because he’s already equating her situation to his, HE thinks he’s cursed, and that he was the cause for Jess’s death (great moment to remember her, by the way). Once again, and this is a huge fault of the writers, the only way that Sam can be truly empathic is IF his situation directly relates to the one of the victim of the week. And it keeps happening, which undermines the idea of Sam as the reluctant hero who learns that not everything revolves around him because the writers keep making everything revolve around him. This is, by the way, a very common problem of the Chosen One narrative, and one of the biggest reasons why said chosen ones tend to be seen as a bit selfish after a while.
The story continues as the guys realize that the reverend is not the killer -which was a nice herring- and Dean still giving not so subtle hints that he thinks that Sam is interested in Lori -and Sam seems to be interested, but it makes no difference really as he doesn’t make a move and it’s implied it is due to Jess. Then we get the one bit of canon mythos that hasn’t been hopelessly broken by now : Objects with DNA of the person will keep the ghost present, even if the body itself is gone.
From here on, the episode is pretty formulaic, up to Sam saying good bye to Lori while Dean watches, waiting for Sam to kiss her, which doesn’t happen and then we have this:
DEAN: We could stay.
Right here, Dean is telling Sam : “It’s ok if you don’t want to keep going with this life. You can quit, have the normal life you want.” And it is SAM the one who says no, shaking his head so that Dean starts the car.
Violence
Another violence free episode for the brothers. Well, between them. They still shot to kill ghosts.
Emotional Violence
Dean doesn’t start the episode looking good.
DEAN: Your, uh, half-caf, double vanilla latte is gettin’ cold over here, Francis.
SAM: Bite me.
SAM: Bite me.
Now, again, the writers probably meant it as friendly brotherly banter BUT I said I was going to be fair. And as much as every single eyeroll of Sam counts? This particular line that it’s pretty obvious a jab against Sam’s more 'hipster’, to use a word, tastes, IS Dean mocking Sam for no good reason but to mock him.
Same as in this exchange,
DEAN: Saved your ass! Talked the sheriff down to a fine. Dude, I am Matlock.
SAM: But how?
DEAN: I told him you were a dumbass pledge and that we were hazing you.
SAM: What about the shotgun?
DEAN: I said that you were hunting ghosts and the spirits were repelled by rock salt. You know, typical Hell Week prank.
SAM: And he believed you?
DEAN: Well, you look like a dumbass pledge.
SAM: But how?
DEAN: I told him you were a dumbass pledge and that we were hazing you.
SAM: What about the shotgun?
DEAN: I said that you were hunting ghosts and the spirits were repelled by rock salt. You know, typical Hell Week prank.
SAM: And he believed you?
DEAN: Well, you look like a dumbass pledge.
Where yes, Dean is pretty much calling Sam a Dumbass for no good reason
Sam, on the other hand, is quite innocent in this episode, which is a welcome change.
Secrets, Lies (and their consequences)
No secrets, no lies, no consequences of past secrets. It is a pretty clean episode.
Speeches and Apologies
Again, no speeches or apologies. In that sense, this was a pretty unremarkable episode.
Final Tally
To be honest, this episode was weird. Given certain lines and attitudes, it is hard to believe it was written by the same man who wrote Skin, to be the follow up to that. I actually think this might have been proposed to be a far earlier episode that was moved up (At the very least, to be set between Wendigo and Dead in the Water)
One of the reasons why it IS because yes, Dean is far more antagonistic to Sam, earning his first marks on those counters since the Pilot. The other reason is because the whole thing feels a bit off.
It is pretty understandable why this episode is rarely quoted in the endless Sam vs. Dean episodes, as besides those odd moments from Dean -that could easily be chalked to normal brother’s ribbing but I did not, in order to be as fair as possible since similar statements from Sam have been counted- is pretty run of the mill… however, I wonder why the end is never quoted.
Because at the end? Dean is willing to let Sam go. Not only willing, he offers the possibility. Forget the demon, forget Dad, forget everything and just stay with the girl that you obviously like. Which automatically voids any accusations of 'Dean dragged Sam into the hunter’s life’.
Numbers (or the TL;DR summary)
(Episode/Total so far)
Times Dean has lied to Sam or to a loved one: 0 / 0
Times Sam has lied to Dean or to a loved one: 0 / 3
Times Dean has been caught in a lie : 0 / 0
Times Sam has been caught in a lie: 0 / 1
Times Dean has hit Sam in anger: 0 / 1
Times Sam has hit Dean in anger: 0 / 0
Times Dean’s lies or secrets have caused someone’s death: 0 / 0
Times Sam’s lies or secrets have caused someone’s death: 0 / 1
Times Dean has abandoned (Or wanted to abandon) a hunt in the middle for his own needs: 0 / 0
Times Sam has abandoned (Or wanted to abandon) a hunt in the middle for his own needs: 0 / 3
Times Dean forced Sam to do something : 0 / 0
Times Sam forced Dean to do something: 1 / 3
Secrets kept by Dean: 0 / 1
Secrets kept by Sam: 0 / 1
Times Dean has blamed Sam for something :0 / 0
Times Sam has blamed Dean for something: 0 / 1
Times Dean has apologized with words to Sam: 0 / 0
Times Sam has apologized with words to Dean : 0 / 1
Times Dean has respected Sam’s boundaries and/or rules: 0 / 4
Times Sam has respected Dean’s boundaries and/or rules: 0 / 0
Times Dean hasn’t respected Sam’s boundaries and/or rules: 0 / 0
Times Sam hasn’t respected Dean’s boundaries and / or rules: 1 / 4
Times Dean has made fun of something Sam does or has: 2 / 4
Times Sam has made fun of something Dean does or has: 1 / 13
Times we focus on Dean’s needs: 0 / 0
Times we focus on Sam’s needs: 0 / 2
Arc episodes dedicated to Sam: 0 / 2
Filler episodes dedicated to Sam: 1 / 3
Arc episodes dedicated to Dean: 0 / 0
Filler episodes dedicated to Dean : 0 / 1
Arc episodes dedicated to both brothers (or to none) : 0 / 1
Filler episodes dedicated to both brothers (or to none) : 0 / 0
Dean’s Dropped Plotlines : 0 / 1
Sam’s Dropped Plotlines : 0 / 1