I agree that they are rough on each other. As for Dean being a torturer, I don't think he got a pass on it so much as it got ignored which really annoyed me. I thought Yellow Fever could have been a great episode exploring just that and other things but they went for comedy instead.
As for Dean ordering, he does it because people look to him to do it. He follows if someone comes up with a plan (even if it is as stupid a plan as the whole Sam taking control of Lucifer thing) but Sam and Castiel look to Dean to lead and so he does. I don't think he makes the best decisions but he at least decides. What Sam needs to do is acknowledge that Dean WILL follow him when Sam starts acting like an adult.
One of the worst things for me is knowing Dean's abandonment issues and his vulnerability because of his broken leg, Sam still deserted Dean and refused to take Dean's calls. That is the action of an immature child, not a responsible adult, particularly one suffering from hallucinations.
The writing was set up to make Sam look good and Dean look bad, but I don't accept that it did that.
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Date: 2011-10-10 03:14 pm (UTC)As for Dean ordering, he does it because people look to him to do it. He follows if someone comes up with a plan (even if it is as stupid a plan as the whole Sam taking control of Lucifer thing) but Sam and Castiel look to Dean to lead and so he does. I don't think he makes the best decisions but he at least decides. What Sam needs to do is acknowledge that Dean WILL follow him when Sam starts acting like an adult.
One of the worst things for me is knowing Dean's abandonment issues and his vulnerability because of his broken leg, Sam still deserted Dean and refused to take Dean's calls. That is the action of an immature child, not a responsible adult, particularly one suffering from hallucinations.
The writing was set up to make Sam look good and Dean look bad, but I don't accept that it did that.