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However, I think it would be absolutely hilarious if Sam and Eileen also hated legacy names. Like they are so done with that now. They’ve had their whole lives pulled this way and that by God himself, toyed with, their parents murdered when they were babies, for no good reason. So, you know what? Screw being legacies! They are not here for that anymore! And neither are their kids.

However, I’m going to just throw a curveball in here and say that maybe Crowley just so happened to sneak out of the Empty when Jack was resurrecting Cas (because I miss the little fake-British weasel, okay?). And upon discovering that his mother had taken his throne as Ruler of Hell, Dean and Cas were shacked up in heaven, and that Sam was married to a pregnant hunter on earth, he decides to pay a little visit. He ends up being the one to drop the idea of naming their tot after Dean - maybe because he thinks another Dean Winchester running around out there would be fun to mess with? But we all know Sam took Eileen’s last name so probably what’s more likely is that it’s because he knows Sam would just hate the idea, but that he’d get all doe-eyed and tongue-tied in a way that was maybe just a little misleading to his wife.

And he does. And just like that, Eileen thinks that it’s something that would make Sam happy, so she’s agreeing to it so enthusiastically (despite her own wishes) hoping to make her husband smile again. And now Sam thinks that Eileen loves the idea so how can he say no??

Crowley manages to keep his smile neutral until he leaves the house, and then he’s grinning like the cat that got the cream. But could anyone blame him? It was his Hell-given right to mess with the Winchesters every once in a while. He’s not too sure if they’ll actually fully go through with it or not, but Dean’s death is still very recent and so it’s a sensitive topic that they struggle to talk about, so neither of them actually realise that they both hate the name! So, several months later, out pops baby Dean.

The thing is, the way I see it is that Dean’s wish wasn’t to have John back. Not really. His wish was to have his family together and - importantly - happy. That just manifested in John being brought forward from the past. Just look at the way that Sam and John got along in that episode like they never have before. The forgiveness... That wasn’t real. That was just part of the wish.

Think about it: if your dad emotionally and physically abused you for your entire life, but you still looked up to him because you don’t know any other way to be, what would your wish be? It sure as hell wouldn’t be to have him back as-is. It’d be to fulfil that dream of the better life you always thought you’d have gotten if it wasn’t for your mother’s death.