I also picked up on that emphasis. I think it was very deliberate, that Sam could bear that term from anyone but Dean.
I'm glad you noticed it too--I thought I might be being a bit crazy there! But yeah, it did really reinforce Sam's heartbreak and the emotional intimacy of that (internal) exchange.
Our imaginations always tend to be more understanding than the people in our lives!
Ain't that the truth! I've read some other posts saying that Dean, not Mary has been the source of unconditional love, in Sam's (real) life. I was just pushing it a bit farther--to say there's a substitution going on there, maybe because Sam's still not ready to confront the consequences not just of Dean's sacrifice, but also of Dean's parenting, since it's tied up in so much guilt and anger (you talk about this in your post this week, yes?--going over there in a minute to comment).
maybe because I don't have siblings it always stood out to me in their relationship. I think the way they'd argue about who was right on a case, or what should be done was always laced with it, past a matter of professional disagreement.
Heh! and I might be a bit immune to it, since I have two sons who are in constant competition for everything! So, you're probably right--and it just goes past me. I know they have always bickered about who's in charge, who's right, etc., I guess I was thinking it hasn't been an overarching plot dynamic in which someone will be "the winner," or the "one true heir" til this season (though what they'd "win" in this situation is kind of up in the air!), especially a plot dynamic that SamnDean have actually bought into. In DT, for example, the YED tries to provoke Dean by saying John loved Sam more, but doesn't really get much traction with it, from either brother.
(Okay--I can't get that scene out of my head now, and I also have to mention how sad it was to see not-vengeful!Sammy, telling John at the end that there are more important things than killing the YED...)
BTW: I'm having trouble cross-posting from DW to LJ--is there some trick to it? It looks like I've configured things right, but it won't work...
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I'm glad you noticed it too--I thought I might be being a bit crazy there! But yeah, it did really reinforce Sam's heartbreak and the emotional intimacy of that (internal) exchange.
Ain't that the truth! I've read some other posts saying that Dean, not Mary has been the source of unconditional love, in Sam's (real) life. I was just pushing it a bit farther--to say there's a substitution going on there, maybe because Sam's still not ready to confront the consequences not just of Dean's sacrifice, but also of Dean's parenting, since it's tied up in so much guilt and anger (you talk about this in your post this week, yes?--going over there in a minute to comment).
Heh! and I might be a bit immune to it, since I have two sons who are in constant competition for everything! So, you're probably right--and it just goes past me. I know they have always bickered about who's in charge, who's right, etc., I guess I was thinking it hasn't been an overarching plot dynamic in which someone will be "the winner," or the "one true heir" til this season (though what they'd "win" in this situation is kind of up in the air!), especially a plot dynamic that SamnDean have actually bought into. In DT, for example, the YED tries to provoke Dean by saying John loved Sam more, but doesn't really get much traction with it, from either brother.
(Okay--I can't get that scene out of my head now, and I also have to mention how sad it was to see not-vengeful!Sammy, telling John at the end that there are more important things than killing the YED...)
BTW: I'm having trouble cross-posting from DW to LJ--is there some trick to it? It looks like I've configured things right, but it won't work...