And I'll agree with the proposition that we know more about Dean (or feel like we do) because Jensen is so incredibly skilled at conveying metric tons of information by simply shifting his face, or inflecting a word.
What I'd wish for Dean in S6 is that he be allowed to "grow up" for lack of a better term. Let go of the lifelong belief that he has no place in the world other than to take care of Sam. Let him come to terms with his feelings about his father - what he felt his father didn't give him, and the fact that his father went to Hell so he could live.
I'd hope, as I've expressed in fic, that the memories of Hell could fade enough into the mist that he's not constantly confronted with the fact that he tortured souls (though they may well have deserved it).
I'd love to see a strong, independent, capable Dean - who loves classic rock, his car, a good bacon cheeseburger, a beer, a pretty woman (or twenty), and his LIFE, and can go about his job with the brash good humor we saw in S1.
That's not too much to ask, is it?
Beyond that... A nice supporting cast of interesting, 3-dimensional characters. A couple of worthy adversaries. A couple of recurring hunters. Perhaps a law enforcement official who discovers that - huh! Those two guys look like Sam and Dean Winchester. But didn't they die in a helicopter explosion?
Good storytelling, most of all.
No fanservice. No Ghostfacers. Stop killing people and then bringing them back. (Ben Edlund said, the writers intend to kill the boys a lot more times. Please, NO.) No Big Damn Destinies. No retconning.
More flashbacks. Pastor Jim. Young John and Mary. Weechesters.
And stop having people use Dean as a punching bag. Someone who's battered and bleeding isn't sexy. At all. Especially when it happens every other episode.
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Date: 2010-05-20 01:30 am (UTC)And I'll agree with the proposition that we know more about Dean (or feel like we do) because Jensen is so incredibly skilled at conveying metric tons of information by simply shifting his face, or inflecting a word.
What I'd wish for Dean in S6 is that he be allowed to "grow up" for lack of a better term. Let go of the lifelong belief that he has no place in the world other than to take care of Sam. Let him come to terms with his feelings about his father - what he felt his father didn't give him, and the fact that his father went to Hell so he could live.
I'd hope, as I've expressed in fic, that the memories of Hell could fade enough into the mist that he's not constantly confronted with the fact that he tortured souls (though they may well have deserved it).
I'd love to see a strong, independent, capable Dean - who loves classic rock, his car, a good bacon cheeseburger, a beer, a pretty woman (or twenty), and his LIFE, and can go about his job with the brash good humor we saw in S1.
That's not too much to ask, is it?
Beyond that... A nice supporting cast of interesting, 3-dimensional characters. A couple of worthy adversaries. A couple of recurring hunters. Perhaps a law enforcement official who discovers that - huh! Those two guys look like Sam and Dean Winchester. But didn't they die in a helicopter explosion?
Good storytelling, most of all.
No fanservice.
No Ghostfacers.
Stop killing people and then bringing them back. (Ben Edlund said, the writers intend to kill the boys a lot more times. Please, NO.)
No Big Damn Destinies.
No retconning.
More flashbacks. Pastor Jim. Young John and Mary. Weechesters.
And stop having people use Dean as a punching bag. Someone who's battered and bleeding isn't sexy. At all. Especially when it happens every other episode.
Okay, I'll stop now. :)