S13: the narrative structure, textual, subtext and thematic presentation so far...
13x01
clarification and truth is important (structural theme)
what’s inside counts (structural theme) (text)
Dean lost and Jack found (structural theme) (visual theme) (text)
space/light/yellow where Cas is missing is prevalent (visual theme) (negative space)
Sam regaled to support and contrast to Dean’s grief of Cas (structural theme)
Jack subtextually set up to (eventually) leave following a bout of uncontrollable power (subtext) (foreshadowing)
Jack’s powers tied into emotional reaction, both desire and fear (text)
Dean prays to God to bring back Cas first and foremost (we’ve lost everything), everyone else second (text)
“We/I” continues as a roadblock to clarification (structural theme)
13x02
the detrimental effects losing the father causes, four rising sons and four missing fathers (structural theme)
pretenders are bad (visual theme)
relationships with history have greater value than newer ones (text)
things that are defined by their relationship to another (foreshadowing)
Dean unable to separate Jack’s existence from Cas’ death (text)
more space/light/yellow where Cas is missing (visual theme) (negative space)
Sam shown to support Jack more but Jack starts looking to Dean’s approval more (text)
13x03
everyone being stuck on something (HEAVY structural theme)
Dean puts his grief over Cas into text, compared to Dean’s feelings of Sam fake caring for Jack, more clarification (text)
accepting what/who you are by saying it aloud saves people (structural theme)
“want” and “decision” important (structural theme)
Jack able to reach out to Cas across the Empty through Dean textually addressing his grief (text)
the ties that bind (structural theme)
Sam primarily motivated to possibly save Mary (text)
13x04
pretenders who can’t move past their failings until ties are literally severed (structural theme) (visual theme)
catharsis is important and usually is helped by tactile/spoken resolution (text) (structural theme) (visual theme)
what’s inside counts (clarification and reiteration) action and want matters most (text) (structural theme: Jack’s powers)
Cas moves past being stuck on failing Dean by trying to spare him misery and how that has devastated his kind (text) (subtext) (visual presentation)
the missing space of Cas filled in (visual theme)
Cas in love addressed and how he fears it might not be reciprocated (subtext) (negative space)
Sam laments a relationship with Mary he feels he’ll never know (text)
putting emotions into words, speaking things aloud continues to be important (structural theme)
Jack again alluded to leave soon (subtext) (foreshadowing)
Sam admits he’s afraid his hope that Mary is alive is useless (text)
Dean admits he doesn’t believe in anything so he needs Sam to keep either believing or pretending to believe because Dean just can’t move on (text)
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