#spn 11

I love the way Jared stayed in character (kind of) while Jensen cracks up.

Come back ✨

So, first of all the whole Amara/Dean thing. It's always portrayed as their kind of into each other, but there's something holding Dean back. And it's never portrayed as, the codependent brother thing he has with Sam. It's always left ambiguous. What is it? We don't know. We never know.

Secondly, Cas getting possessed by Lucifer. So, the second Dean finds out about this, he pretty much spends the rest of the season sad and always surrounded by beer bottles, something that he did back in season 7 when Cas was killed by the Leviathan, as well as when Cas was killed by Lucifer at the end of season 12, and briefly in the penultimate episode of season 15 when he literally wakes up on the floor a drunken mess. How often he insists that they need to get Cas back, which includes it being one of his first priorities when bargaining with Crowley over the hand of god. Literally, it's not, send Lucifer in to beat Amara, it's get Lucifer into a different body so that Cas can be safe, and then we send him to beat Amara.

These two things together, could have been used to go deeper into Dean's feelings towards Cas. Why can't Dean be with Amara? Because he's in love with Cas. Why does Dean get so bad whenever Cas is gone? Because he's in love with Cas. I think he's been in love with him since at least season 8, but doesn't realize it. Season 11 could have been him realizing he's in love and even if he doesn't admit it, it would be something to explore in the following season. Their relationship and dealing with these newly discovered feelings. Dean questioning if Cas loves him back etc.

Side note: I firmly believe that Cas realized he was in love with Dean when Metatron told him that Dean was dead at the end of season 9. The meta Destiel analysis of that whole season is very interesting and I could get into it, but that's for another day.

But, then when Cas is returned at the end of the season, they barely even acknowledge that Cas was gone. It's just "Hey, we forgive you, we're family" and never mention what happened. Seriously, nothing. They get one more hug and then the seasons over. God, the wasted potential. Also, just want to point out that Amara even seemed to know that there was something going on with Cas and Dean. When she grabbed Lucifer, and he yelled for Cas, she gave Dean this look...I'm just saying, everybody knows. We could have also explored how Amara deals with jealousy over Cas, because she knows this.

I miss Demon Dean.

Chuck, hating on Billie.

“Always sticking the Scythe where it doesn’t belong”

Like in The Empty, perhaps? Like bringing Jack back, perhaps?