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Topic - Characters - Sam and Dean


I thought about starting a topic thread on Characters. However, the thread gets too long, so a thread a character(s). I feel I might be talking to myself, or doing this solo, if so, so be it. Create a character thread, whether you like them or not, tell a story if you'd like about them. Hopefully more people join in. It's "Summer" so I thought it would be good to have Supernatural discussions along with a Re-watch of the series.

I'm going to start with Sam and Dean. I don't necessarily have a favorite, but I see many fellow viewers be as they say a "Sam's girl" - I don't like to think as myself as a characters girl, but to each their own. In the beginning of the series, I "drifted" towards Sam more because I was familiar with Jared. Also, I felt I followed his character more in the beginning of the show. I had no idea who Jensen Ackles was, though I did see him star in My Bloody Valentine (Remake) first with my brother and he's like, hey it's Dean. I would say I eventually became a Dean "fan" and it's mostly because on how he's always been looking out for Sam since the Pilot. As for Sam, I hate how he's been a punching bag for the show, but I feel both of the brothers have been through a lot. I'm not sure how their story is going to end, but I think whatever happens they have to be together. I mean, if one dies, no-they cannot be separated.

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Its taken me a while to think about this one Sammi as there are so many.

I am on the same level as you. I love BOTH brothers with a passion, but Sam has been there for me, the one that I can relate too. He was heavy in the beginning the one with the plot that centred around him with his powers which attracted me to the show in the first place. For me that's a main reason why I like Sam's character because of the journey he'd been on. The troubles he faced, and how he got through them. Both of them are heroes to me, and the fact that they would do anything for each other if they had too. As you, I have loved how Dean goes that extra mile in protecting Sam, and Season 2 proved that for me when Sam died.

As far as knowing them in anything else, I had never heard of Jared before SPN, whereas with Jensen I felt I'd seen him before but wasn't sure what on until I researched him and found I'd seen him all season on Smallville without really knowing him. I found his ending odd on that one. I went back to watch all of their projects and did fall in love with Gilmore Girls the most and did re-watch three times. I wished he'd had a bigger part in that and hated the way how his character ended too. Not seen My Bloody Valentine or devour the one Jensen warns fans not to see as he's not a fan of it. I think sometimes both brothers get a raw deal in terms of story and the amount of plots they get to transform their characters in. But Sam does appear to have a rougher deal sometimes.

I really hate the term are you a 'Sam' or 'Dean' girl? It's a fan thing I just cringe at. Maybe it's an older person thing in me.

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