out. while i hated almost everything that happened after the end of season 5 of supernatural, i did not hate castiel’s storyline. i did, however, hate how everyone treated him. like a ‘baby in a trenchcoat’ except to turn around and blame cass for not asking for help. why would he, when all they do is demand things of him and then insult him at every single turn and belittle him and berate him and minimize his struggle and never once indicate that they might care a little bit about happened to him. he was fighting a war in heaven and no one ever asked if he was ok. if they could help. they treat him like a pack mule all season long and then in the last couple of episodes expect the whole ‘we’re family!!!’ bit to play well. what reason did castiel have to believe that the winchesters might understand what he was doing or help when he asked? what reason did he have to trust their professed affection for him? answer: he had none. he didn’t ask them for help because they wouldn’t have helped. he didn’t tell them what was going on because all they did was tear him down. and honestly, it makes me mad at the writers for not doing cass more justice. if they wanted him to be a part of the family they had to make him a part of the family all the time, not just when it was convenient for everybody. instead he gets gaslit and told how stupid he is for like ten fucking seasons and we’re all supposed to be mad at him for making the choices he did. i loved the exploration of what an angel does with free will and how pride mixed with a desire to do good will do to a person and discovering what feelings are and how to deal with them. i loved the hard questions cass had to ask himself before during and after because it made him a real part of the show, not just a plot device and it gave him depth and made this huge, immense, mighty creature relatable to us. i loved his struggle with atoning for his sins because castiel’s story was the most honest and human out of every story in supernatural. but i hated the way everyone has treated him from minute one of episode one of season four.
