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[rivkat]

Destina says, "Richie was kind of pointless, other than to once more illustrate the fact that Dean had a life while Sam was in school." I think he had another point; SPN has accelerated its use of other hunters to contrast with Sam and Dean, usually with the idea that Sam & Dean represent the superior alternative, the moderate compromise between extremes. And as Dean's, um, difficulty respecting women has gotten more play this season, they needed a more extreme version to make his leering cuter. By the end of the season, I expect the boys to have confronted a flat-out Jack the Ripper type, so that we will see that Dean's attitude is in no way problematic compared to what it could be.

(I am, however, spackling the "nickel ass" comment (why is that attractive, again?) by theorizing that Dean is very sensitive to his environment, which helped him fit in seamlessly both on a movie set and in prison, and so he unconsciously exaggerated the Sin City-compliant aspects of his character in order to fit in at the bar.)

I loved the demon theology and so was happy to watch the exposition show. "... the cavalry or the Indians" was a terrific line. Not sure I buy Dean not knowing exorcisms on his own -- he did hunt on his own, and what looks like a ghost could be a demon -- but I am also willing to accept the idea that the past few years have been particularly demon-heavy for the Winchesters and not usual. But he'd damn well better know it cold next time; there's not being the book-smart one, and then there's being the stupid one.

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Well, it's a commonplace that misogyny and homophobia travel together -- all I can say is, get the Hell out of my Dean Winchester.