Dean Winchester - a conundrum?

[amberdreams]

Thanks to tarynelliott for pointing out this fascinating study of Dean Winchester by someone who sits outside (or at least on the edge) of fandom. I think she hits a lot of nails on the head here, particularly about some of our reactions to recent and not so recent storylines. And a lot of what she says makes sense of some of the gender-bending fanfics too.
Read it here.

Comments

[cassiopeia7.livejournal.com]

This is PERFECTION. Thank you so much for sharing the link!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm saving it for posterity - and thank goodness for the Fandom grapevine, eh? :D

Edited to say - are you feeling better now btw?

[cassiopeia7.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm signal-boosting the hell out of that piece -- its wonderful!

Recovery will take a few more days, methinks, to regain enough strength to shower without blacking out in the tub. This morning was not fun. :\ But thanks for asking! *hugs*

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

That sounds awful. Be careful while bathing! A friend of mine cracked her back slipping in the bath, took an age to recover...

[chomaisky.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this well-written article on Dean! The night is too hot here, but now I can ponder over the conflict in Dean when trying to sleep:)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I am so happy I read this! I'm saving it...and like you say, pondering everything that is Dean. An enjoyable pastime!

[justmep2.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing! Great article, I especially liked the way she explained that what sometimes seem as lack of character development (Dean not able to let go of Sam etc) is such a huge part of his personality and past experience/trauma it just can't change. I've been trying to explain that in an on going debate for ages now and she did it in a short paragraph.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It is very well expressed, isn't it!

[tarynelliott.livejournal.com]

yes. yes. yes!!!!

I love that part. It's a large part of why I love Dean. He's flawed. And fixing him really isn't ever going to happen. She has a brilliant insight into Dean. She binge watched all the seasons this year and caught up with the current season. I'm kinda in love with this chick at the moment. LOL

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

This was brilliant. It's great to see Jensen ' s absolute mastery of acting appreciated. I think her insights into Dean were spot on. And reading the conversations in the comments was even more enlightening. Thanks for posting this!

[zara-zee.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting! This was a really interesting piece.

[tarynelliott.livejournal.com]

YAY! I'm so glad you read this and liked it, Amber. =) Her blog is pretty awesome!

[fiery-fox2.livejournal.com]

Absolutely AMAZING article. :)