It made me think the writers were trying to portray him as spineless or too obsessed with the Winchesters. It even happened on the rare occasions he was right. It happened when he was wrong but had an defensible reason for his actions yet became tongue tied talking about it. It only took an biting remark from Sam or a scolding look from Dean for him to back down. One of my major problems with Castiel’s writing since season 6 was that he never seemed to stand his ground whenever he was in dispute with the Winchesters. Speaking of spherical rolling objects Castiel grew a pair too. I was with him in his sentiments and reactions, not judging him for them. So when Dean punched him I could understand and feel a bit of satisfaction instead of seeing it solely as the effect of the mark. He stayed focused until the very end when Metatron took it so far even the viewers felt like punching him.
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Naturally Metatron tried to guilt trip him about the things he’d done in the past, but Dean didn’t lose it right away. What was great about this scene was how organic it felt. It shows Dean’s finally getting the character growth he so deserved and was overdue.Īnother example was his interrogation scene with Metatron, which took me back to a similar scene in On the Head of a Pin. Accepting a setback but not letting it railroad you, along with opening up to loved ones about how you feel, is a sign of strength. Yet he knows he has come to the right people, the only people in the world who care about him.
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What stands out about this is that he doesn’t sound defeated, or self-deprecating. He said there was a time he was a hunter, not a stone cold killer. (You will hear me talk about honesty a lot in this review.)ĭean’s strongest moment was when he came to Sam and Cas admitting that what he did was a massacre. They said he showed guts (well they used the word for spherical, rolling objects but let’s go with guts,) not because he was badass, or fierce, or merciless, but because he was honest. On a forum this week someone aptly summarized my feelings about Dean in the Hunter Games.