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.
Oh, I'll agree that Jensen can take a little and turn it into a lot. In that regard, I think you're right in that we feel like we know more about Dean. But I also think the writers gave him more opportunities to play with that. He was made to confront his angst more often, or perhaps more obviously, than Sam was, if that makes any sense. So in that regard, I think the writers took Jensen's awesomeness and ran with it.
As far as getting S1 back, I don't see it happening. As Jensen said, they can't go back; too much has happened. Do I want to see him happy again? To see him regain his good humor? Of course! I want to see him smile and laugh and get excited about big pretzels. And if they do somehow keep him with Lisa (ala the Harvelles), I want him to remain faithful. That's part of the growing up, imo.
Maybe I'm not explaining it well, or maybe we just see Dean differently at this point. But I think he has grown up and that he sees the value of . . . being an adult, if that makes sense.
Regarding the rest of your list, no retconning should be a standard rule. :-)
I can take or leave Young John and Young Mary storylines. The time travel eps felt weird to me, so an entire episode of flashback would be my only other option for that. And if we're going to do flashbacks, I think I'd rather see it in regards to the brothers learning more about each other (like what Dean was doing while Sam was at Stanford).
The thing about Dean getting beat up all the time . . . if there's a heroic reason for it, I can maybe get behind that. (Like the contrast in the finale of a beaten-to-a-pulp Dean staying focused and present for Sam.) But every other week is a bit extreme. Give the dude a break, guys.
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Date: 2010-05-20 02:05 am (UTC)Oh, I'll agree that Jensen can take a little and turn it into a lot. In that regard, I think you're right in that we feel like we know more about Dean. But I also think the writers gave him more opportunities to play with that. He was made to confront his angst more often, or perhaps more obviously, than Sam was, if that makes any sense. So in that regard, I think the writers took Jensen's awesomeness and ran with it.
As far as getting S1 back, I don't see it happening. As Jensen said, they can't go back; too much has happened. Do I want to see him happy again? To see him regain his good humor? Of course! I want to see him smile and laugh and get excited about big pretzels. And if they do somehow keep him with Lisa (ala the Harvelles), I want him to remain faithful. That's part of the growing up, imo.
Maybe I'm not explaining it well, or maybe we just see Dean differently at this point. But I think he has grown up and that he sees the value of . . . being an adult, if that makes sense.
Regarding the rest of your list, no retconning should be a standard rule. :-)
I can take or leave Young John and Young Mary storylines. The time travel eps felt weird to me, so an entire episode of flashback would be my only other option for that. And if we're going to do flashbacks, I think I'd rather see it in regards to the brothers learning more about each other (like what Dean was doing while Sam was at Stanford).
The thing about Dean getting beat up all the time . . . if there's a heroic reason for it, I can maybe get behind that. (Like the contrast in the finale of a beaten-to-a-pulp Dean staying focused and present for Sam.) But every other week is a bit extreme. Give the dude a break, guys.