Sep 14, 2019
Oh gosh. The difference between the way Sam & Dean talk to John on the phone at the beginning of Scarecrow (1.11) is heart-breaking. They’ve both been worried sick over John, and Sam shows that 100%. Then Dean takes the phone, just as anxious and upset, & in 7 seconds (yup, I timed it) his face evens out, his shoulders square, and a “Yes, Sir” comes out of his mouth. In 7 seconds, John turns Dean from scared son to perfect soldier.
7 seconds.
God, sometimes I forget how far Dean has come in these 15 years, but this re-watch is reminding me of just how sad, scared, and closed-off Dean Winchester used to be