Oh, and Dean's drinking! Yeah, I was imagining that it started in his mid-teens, which is why the "virgin liver" comment surprised me. But I could be wrong! His first kiss came a lot later than I would have expected too, and I kind of liked that.
Man, CBGB. I was imagining him to be 16 or so at that point, but I don't think they say that - just "way underage," according to Sam. That whole story! I think I must have missed your recap on that one...because I love that story, but it also doesn't sit right with me at the same time. John Winchester is a complicated mess, and I love that about him, and I love that the boys' opinions on him change and then change back depending on what they're going through (and how much time has passed since his death) - because how real is that! Very believable. And all we have on him is STORIES, all filtered through their perspective, so there's no objective lens on him, which is fascinating. I like to believe that John tried his best most of the time (and failed a lot, as many parents do), so I love the idea of him taking the boys to New York City...but the way Dean describes it..."seeing the sights, riding the subway, eating too much pizza"...I just can't reconcile that with the completely STRICKEN look on Dean's face in "Jump the Shark" when Adam talks about Dad taking him to a baseball game. Just one baseball game!! And the gut-wrenching follow-up of, "What did Dad do with you on your birthday?" and the LOOKS on Dean and Sam's faces. :( It just doesn't seem compatible with their sweet tourist day. But maybe I'm being too picky? This is way off-topic anyway, I guess I should dig up your recap on 10x9. :)
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Man, CBGB. I was imagining him to be 16 or so at that point, but I don't think they say that - just "way underage," according to Sam. That whole story! I think I must have missed your recap on that one...because I love that story, but it also doesn't sit right with me at the same time. John Winchester is a complicated mess, and I love that about him, and I love that the boys' opinions on him change and then change back depending on what they're going through (and how much time has passed since his death) - because how real is that! Very believable. And all we have on him is STORIES, all filtered through their perspective, so there's no objective lens on him, which is fascinating. I like to believe that John tried his best most of the time (and failed a lot, as many parents do), so I love the idea of him taking the boys to New York City...but the way Dean describes it..."seeing the sights, riding the subway, eating too much pizza"...I just can't reconcile that with the completely STRICKEN look on Dean's face in "Jump the Shark" when Adam talks about Dad taking him to a baseball game. Just one baseball game!! And the gut-wrenching follow-up of, "What did Dad do with you on your birthday?" and the LOOKS on Dean and Sam's faces. :( It just doesn't seem compatible with their sweet tourist day. But maybe I'm being too picky? This is way off-topic anyway, I guess I should dig up your recap on 10x9. :)