Jack in the Box episode thoughts
Okay look, Jack is one of my favorite new characters on the show and I love what he brings to Sam and Dean’s storylines, especially bringing out the big brother and then fatherly side of Sam. You know there’s a “but” coming up.
In the latest episode Jack killed and tortured people and don’t tell me he doesn’t know right from wrong *me side eyeing Cas* or that he’s only two years old. I repeat, he killed and tortured innocent people. So yeah, I’m completely on Sam and Dean’s side for containing Jack before he kills, torture, and kidnaps more innocent people.
Castiel: “After knowing this, you still want to keep Jack in the box?”
Me: Uh, didn’t you just see Jack turning bunch of people whom he kidnapped into angels against their will?
Duma manipulated Jack but he still knows right from wrong even if he doesn’t have a soul. So I don’t get where Cas is coming from but he’s always been more of a plot device to cause problems than a consistent character so I write him off as the former.
Who I do get is Sam and Dean, especially Dean. Sam, Sam, Sam, always trying to find the positive like in the beginning when he talked about Mary being in heaven with their dad. Dean is not falling for it because by Sam’s logic, then why save people from monsters if the victims will be going to heaven? But I also get where Sam is coming from too, they can’t bring Mary back so he’s trying to take comfort in the knowledge that they know heaven exist whereas mere mortals like the rest of us can only rely on hope and faith that there is a heaven.
Traditionally Dean is the more emotional brother who makes rash decisions while Sam tends to be more rational and empathetic while trying to look at the bigger picture, hence taking on the leadership role for the past two or so seasons. But not this time because for Sam, Jack is his son and he’s an emotional mess but still follows Dean’s pragmatic plan.
The only way Jack can come back from this realizing that what he did was wrong, wrong, wrong and promise never to do it again while healing the preacher of worms and return the kidnapped people back to their lives. The synopsis for the finale is Jack “becomes disenchanted with all the lies” so maybe he wise up and make amends.