#leader!sam

[fandom-hoarder]

Ruminating on @adihildilid 's leader Sam commentary again and thinking about Castiel's 'i know what it's like to lose your army'. The whole premise just an excuse for sastiel bonding about being pushed into leadership out of necessity, and failing. The way both heaven and the bunker are a mausoleum.

[eeeffietrinket]

like, i saw supernatural trending again today and since i’m back on my spn bullshit because i’m doing a rewatch (as if i ever stopped being on my spn bullshit) i would just like to state that this show could’ve been such a serve if they didn’t decide to get rid of every single character that appeared besides sam and dean!

like, ash?? ThE pShYciC kIdS?? BELA??? SO MUCH WASTED POTENTIAL, I AM GOING INSANEEEEE!

ash was a total fucking genius that could help the boys in any fucking situation they needed while still being the most laid back guy ever and partying so fucking hard (and if they ever decided to actually make official bi!dean i could totally seee them hooking up from time to time - until dean got with cas of course) (this is also in honor of chad lindberg who’s been serving us so much today)

THE PSYCHIC KIDS???? WOULD’VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY FERAL WTF, so much wasted potential there (again, but this time i really fucking mean it) like i never saw anybody talking about them, but let’s face it they could’ve had the most badass storyline instead of that cheap hunger games version, since we find out later anyway that all of that spectacle was useless because sam was lucifer’s true vessel not any of the other kids and sam would be the one that had to survive. so we could’ve had explored these amazing things with these different kids that had superpowers, sam could’ve trained them and proved that he could’ve been the most incredible leader ever (and if azazel was truly smart he would’ve done just that, because sam wouldn’t just abandon these lost kids that were just like him) we had jake who sam could’ve easily bonded because of all the traumas they had been through, we had andy that was hilarious and would’ve been such a serve, we had lily that would’ve been the problematic one that everybody loved (and DiD i MENTION SHE WAS A FUCKING LESBIAN??? I DIDN’T EVEN REMEMBER THAT) and meanwhile throughout all of that we could’ve had ava trying to manipulate everybody to come to azazel’s side so he could get what he wanted in the end. THEY WOULD’VE BEEN A BADASS LITTLE ARMY OKAY????

AND BELA!!!! DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON MY BABY, LOVE OF MY LIFE, GREAT THIEF THAT DESERVED SO MUCH BETTER, WTF!!!! She truly had the means for everything, she always had some kind of information, she was skilled, a great liar, knew how to handle herself and gave the boys a run for the money!!! She could come around for certain episodes when the boys needed help (or she did) and it would be full of snark all the time, but in the end they would be grateful for each other (and from time to time her and dean would have angry sex because i said so and i’m still bitter that didn’t happen). she could’ve had told the boys she made a deal and she was going to hell and they could’ve helped her and actually saved her which would strengthen their bond and make her trust them for real, which in turn would make it even more heartbreaking when they couldn’t save dean from going to hell, because the demons weren’t willing to let his soul go!!!!

this got really long, but LISTEN!!!! I NEED SOMEONE TO REWRITE THIS SHOW WITH THE EXACT SPECIFICS THAT I POINTED OUT!!! to everyone who got this far into my rambling, ty for your time ly 🤍

[hauntedorpheum-moved]

sam with newbie hunters

[adaav]

Sam Winchester 15x02

[sammys-blue-eyed-angel]

I would just like to say that Sam Winchester did NOT "fail as a leader"

Sam did his absolute best to keep the AU people safe. Even when Dean was possessed by Michael and was missing, Sam made time to teach the new hunters about our world and how to hunt. He came up with safety measures and genuinely cared about each person.

[mapofredemption]

LEADER!SAM FUCK ME UP

[cagetraumasam-archive]

i’m so sick and tired. now i’m on the side, feeling so despised. when you laugh, laugh, i almost died.

[missjackil]

Miss Jacki’s Top 30 Favorite Episodes

#12

The Raid 12x14

I love this episode for so many reasons! I feel like this was the main introduction of Leader!Sam. Its not the first time that Sam has been a leader, but this is the first time it was focused on. Ill get to that more in a minute, because I want to talk about something else first.

In the beginning, we have a continuation of an argument that Sam and Dean are having with Mary, from the episode before. Family Feud. She has just admitted to them that she has been working with the BMOL and Sam and Dean are less than happy about it. For obvious and totally justifiable reasons, Sam and Dean dont trust them, and theyre visibly hurt that Mom went to work for them. Dean really lays into her. 

Dean and Mary argue back and forth. How dare she chose to work with the Brits after what they did to Sam? Because theyre doing good work and killing monster, and why cant she act like a mom? Because shes more than just a mom and they are not children. So, Dean dramatically calls her Mary, and tells her “there’s the door” and leaves. Now, Sam, who is always the peace maker, always the more understanding of the two, surely, she can talk to him...but, like Ive said before, Sam is a man of few words, but those words always pack a meaniful punch. He tells her “You should go”. This is like Dean rabbit punching her till she’s worn down, and Sam landing the final right hook to finish her off. If Sam Winchester tells you to leave, you done fucked up. If Sam Winchester tells his own mother to leave? You may as well stuff yourself into a canon and light the fuse.  However, a few days pass. and Mary is blowing up their phones via text. Sam has had time to cool down, Dean has not. Sam thinks they should hear mom out, Dean is just done. He tells Sam the peacemaker schtick is getting old, “For once, why dont you pick a side?” Which, in Dean-ease means “Why dont you pick MY side?” And thats fair really, in this situation, the bros should be on the same page, but really... that doesnt happen often (draaamaaaa). This reminds us that even though Sam and Dean are different sides of the same coin, those sides are very different. They both hold grudges when someone hurts them, but if youre a friend or family member, Sam will calm down after a bit and hear you out. Dean hurts worse if youre a friend or family member and wronged him/them.

Dean goes out to drink, and Sam decides to go see Mom and get her side. He gets a tour of the satalite base for the BMOL and he’s not terribly impressed until he learns theyve nearly rid the Mid West Region of vamps. Now they have his attention. 

Its not long before the base is attacked by vamps, and no one knows what to do. Sam just slips right into leader mode! Sam is a different kind of leader than Dean is. Sam can lead large groups, and Dean is better at the small ones. Dean uses the strength of the individuals, and Sam uses the strengths of the group. At another time Ill go into more depth about that, but right now Im just going to talk about this episode. 

Already Sam learns that they are fed inaccurate information. The Alpha Vamp is not in Moracco like they think, because Sam met him in Hoople ND. Sam is getting a migraine. How can these people be so smart and so stupid at the same time? Anyway, Sam wants all the weapons gathered, and they dont have much. Mary tells Mick to go get “it” and “it” just so happens to be The Colt. When Sam sees this, he gets visibly emotional. This scene is wonderful acting by Jared. A perfect example of how fantastic he is at saying 1000 words with just his face. 

In only a few seconds time, we see him run through all the ways this gun was involved with his family. From their hunt with Dad for it, his own act of shooting Dad in the leg when he was posessed, Dean killing Azazel after Sam was brought back to life, Jake using it to open the gate to Hell, Sam shooting Dean’s crossroads demon, and Dean shooting Lucifer. Even going back to see Samuel Colt. I could see all these memories flooding back on him. He asks Mary where she got it... she says “I stole it... from Ramiel” and Sam nearly breaks into tears. 

However, he collects himself, swallows it down... again... because he has a job to do. From MEMORY Sam recalls the spell used to make the bullets powerful enough to kill anything, and this is accomplished just in time for the Alpha to show up and start killing people. The Alpha Vamp is by far my favorite bad guy! Sucks hes gone now :P 

Sam has The Colt and threatens the Alpha, but is the gun loaded? We didnt see him load it? So Sam starts bargaining with him, and I really believed him. I really believed he was gonna ditch these morons and take his Mom and go. Go back to the fair fight, and hand Mick over to the Alpha. Little did we know that Sam managed to communicate to Mick to get a bullet to him, and they worked it out during a scuffle. 

Sam and the Alpha have a little battle of wits, and the Alpha realizes Sam manage to get the gun loaded when he wasnt looking. “Clever clever boy” and Sam cocks the Colt. The effects and direction are so good here. Sam’s long slender finger wrapping around the trigger, steady hand as he fires, and the slow motion drama of  going through the Alpha’s head, so clean we can see through the hole was AMAZING!! BRAVO!! We end the episode with Sam and Dean meeting up again. And this is what I want y’all to go back and see. Sam asks Dean why he came out there, “You dont care about these guys, and you didnt even know I was here” and Dean looks at Mom... Sam looks a little salty when he realizes Dean came out to help Mom “Right... of course” I think this is that quiet, but not entirely hidden, jealousy that Sam has that Dean might love someone thats not him.  *wink wink*  So Sam tells Mick he’s on board and just give him some time with Dean. I dont like that Sam didnt tell Dean right away, because honestly, they can talk each other into anything, and dont need to be sneaky, but fortunately, it was resolved in the next episode.  So there ya have it, coming in at #12, another under appreciated gem from S12.