Hopes for S6

[feliciakw]

I've been thinking about this for a few days, and Geo and I just talked about what he thought of the season (story) finale. He says he's very interested in how they're going to get themselves out of the corner they've painted themselves into (which is a completely different story). But here's what I'd like to see next season:

The past five seasons have been Sam's story. It's always been Sam's story, even when Jensen came in and was more awesome and charismatic than I think anyone expected. The conflict between Good (capital G) and Evil (capital E) has always centered around Sam. That story is over now.

What I'd like to see next season is a storyline that centers around Dean. That might include Lisa and Ben in some way. And it might well have to be a much shorter story (if they don't get picked up for S7 or the guys don't want to renew their contracts). I also know that might sound like kind of a selfish request, because Dean was admittedly the better fleshed out of the two characters. We knew more about Dean and his inner workings and saw more of his inner struggles, I think, than we saw of Sam. But as I said, the story, the mytharc, has always been Sam's. I think it could be interesting if we had something that was Dean's.

/babbling

Comments

[leelust.livejournal.com]

Well, considering depression about one certain show i got right now i have to say i'd love for you to be right but Sera is well-known as avid samgirl and they already promissed us Dean's story and... well, you know how things turned out :(

because Dean was admittedly the better fleshed out of the two characters. We knew more about Dean and his inner workings and saw more of his inner struggles, I think, than we saw of Sam.
But was it because of the writing or because of the actor's skills? In fact i think we know a lot about sam too its just his inner struggle wasn't shown that deep and impressive as Dean's one but again wasn't it because of one actor's *not-skill*? I think writing-wise they fleshed out characters equally (which doesn't mean they did a good job on both). Just saying...
Oh, and i need to PM you about something but a little later. I hope it's ok.

[just-ruth.livejournal.com]

I think we also knew more about Dean because - and this season made it blatant - Dean was Kripke's Westley Crusher.

Oh, and before he was Autolycus, Bruce Campbell made his directorial debut on Xena. (source: If Chins Could Kill - Bruce Campbell's autobiography) He also says the cabin the Evil Dead was filmed in was destroyed in a forest fire and then a bunch of "fans" dismantled the fireplace for souvenirs - one had the audacity to bring a stone to a book signing to have Bruce autograph it.

[ficwriter1966.livejournal.com]

I am there with you!

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. :)

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I see where you're going with this, and to some extent I think we'll HAVE to have it, given where this season left us.

But I'd really love to see, not a Dean-centric storyline, but an equal storyline that gives us both more Dean and more Sam, now that they've both managed to actually grow up. Honestly, I've always been a Dean-girl...and it was the past half season that made me into a real Sam-girl as well. I'd hate to see that go to waste. :)

[kimmer1227.livejournal.com]

What do I want for S6?

Boyz.
Pretteh boyz
Angsty boyz
Happy boyz
Whomped up boyz
Heroic boyz
Together boyz
Funny boyz
Independent boyz
Sexxay boyz
Smirky boyz
Smart boyz
Stoopid boyz
Complex boyz
Boyz!

Anything else is gravy.

[mtee.livejournal.com]

Did you see CW is moving Supernatural to FRIDAYS??
Also CW posted major spoilers for SPN.

Why would they change an established time. Because they feel Season 6 will be the final one.. so why worry about ratings?