I'm back, and I found the paragraph/portion wherein Jensen expresses his chagrin. And I totally think the internet blew it out of proportion. Because if he still felt that strongly about it or hadn't come to terms with it, I don't think he would have said anything. And I totally get what he's saying. Because what's on the page isn't the whole picture. The whole picture doesn't appear until Jensen interprets what's on the page. And I think he's hitting the notes just right. Because whereas he sees Dean being written as "soft," he's purposely not playing Dean as "soft." He's playing Dean in an environment that's completely foreign to Dean, and Dean trying to make it work.
Jensen says that playing this is a challenge. And we all know Jensen likes to challenge himself.
I believe Sera has said that she doesn't worry to much if what she puts on the page isn't the greatest, because she knows Jensen will turn it into something great. That's what he does, and that's part of his job as an actor.
What I got out of the portion that I read (avoiding spoilers, so didn't read the whole thing), is that Jensen was chagrined (what a great word, dude. Not one I hear or use every day) when he first read it, realized that it was going to be on him to keep Dean in character, would find it challenging to work a balance between the two, and is pulling it off marvelously.
I really don't see them totally changing Dean's character so much as showing a different facet or deeper layer.
So . . . don't worry until we have something to worry about. Whereas the cries of previous seasons has been "Trust Kripke!" or "Trust Sera!" I've never subscribed to that. I'm all about the "Trust Jensen!" :-D
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Date: 2010-10-04 06:43 pm (UTC)Jensen says that playing this is a challenge. And we all know Jensen likes to challenge himself.
I believe Sera has said that she doesn't worry to much if what she puts on the page isn't the greatest, because she knows Jensen will turn it into something great. That's what he does, and that's part of his job as an actor.
What I got out of the portion that I read (avoiding spoilers, so didn't read the whole thing), is that Jensen was chagrined (what a great word, dude. Not one I hear or use every day) when he first read it, realized that it was going to be on him to keep Dean in character, would find it challenging to work a balance between the two, and is pulling it off marvelously.
I really don't see them totally changing Dean's character so much as showing a different facet or deeper layer.
So . . . don't worry until we have something to worry about. Whereas the cries of previous seasons has been "Trust Kripke!" or "Trust Sera!" I've never subscribed to that. I'm all about the "Trust Jensen!" :-D