Interesting theory! It's pretty clear Dean can't forgive himself, so it makes sense that if he considered Sam's mistakes his own responsibility, he couldn't forgive him either.
Yeah. It's awful and unhealthy, and it denies Sam his individuality -- but I also find it hard to 100% blame Dean for it, because he's had that view of them as a codependent unit impressed into him from such a young age that he doesn't know how to be any different, and, unlike Sam, he doesn't know how to want to be any different.
Ugh, I don't know if I've put that very well. It's not that I don't think Dean has any personal responsibility for his behaviour towards Sam -- of course he does. And I hope something will happen this season to make him change his attitude. But I find myself feeling sad for both of them more than angry at either of them, most of the time.
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Date: 2014-02-22 01:35 pm (UTC)Yeah. It's awful and unhealthy, and it denies Sam his individuality -- but I also find it hard to 100% blame Dean for it, because he's had that view of them as a codependent unit impressed into him from such a young age that he doesn't know how to be any different, and, unlike Sam, he doesn't know how to want to be any different.
Ugh, I don't know if I've put that very well. It's not that I don't think Dean has any personal responsibility for his behaviour towards Sam -- of course he does. And I hope something will happen this season to make him change his attitude. But I find myself feeling sad for both of them more than angry at either of them, most of the time.