Dean has already shown that he doesn't understand why he should apologize. Hopefully this episode will begin to make him understand, but it is COMPLICATED as a mixture of trust, self-determination, and acceptable/unacceptable casualties.
I think that Sam is beginning to question staying the course. For example last week, after Kevin asked them to work it out, when Sam gruffly lied and then walked away from Dean-- he paused a moment before going into his room. And then this week, it surprised him that Dean would think he didn't want to Hunt together.
Imho, Sam is trying to play down that they are brothers because he feels that Dean uses the idea of family and being brothers to justify putting Sam first before everything, and Sam really doesn't want others/the world to be sacrificed for him. I can totally understand that. At the same time, I think Sam would love to forgive Dean, but he can't until Dean understands.
Unfortunately, what we don't see is the brothers getting on the same page. Dean thinks Sam is primarily upset about the Angel possession or letting Sam die -- a lot of fans seem to think this as well -- but I think Sam's real issue is much bigger and yet I don't think he's been able to express it very well. In his head, talking to Death, Sam said, can you guarantee that if I die I won't come back -- *no more deals*. Sam desperately wants to stop the cycle of sacrifice, but Dean is still at the place where he'd do it all again.
Still, I think there was a little progress in that both brothers clearly WANT to get back to being brothers. So there is that. :)
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Re: Hope Dean listened too
Date: 2014-03-05 03:57 pm (UTC)I think that Sam is beginning to question staying the course. For example last week, after Kevin asked them to work it out, when Sam gruffly lied and then walked away from Dean-- he paused a moment before going into his room. And then this week, it surprised him that Dean would think he didn't want to Hunt together.
Imho, Sam is trying to play down that they are brothers because he feels that Dean uses the idea of family and being brothers to justify putting Sam first before everything, and Sam really doesn't want others/the world to be sacrificed for him. I can totally understand that. At the same time, I think Sam would love to forgive Dean, but he can't until Dean understands.
Unfortunately, what we don't see is the brothers getting on the same page. Dean thinks Sam is primarily upset about the Angel possession or letting Sam die -- a lot of fans seem to think this as well -- but I think Sam's real issue is much bigger and yet I don't think he's been able to express it very well. In his head, talking to Death, Sam said, can you guarantee that if I die I won't come back -- *no more deals*. Sam desperately wants to stop the cycle of sacrifice, but Dean is still at the place where he'd do it all again.
Still, I think there was a little progress in that both brothers clearly WANT to get back to being brothers. So there is that. :)