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finalgirlsamwinchester · 5 months ago

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to round out tonight's humphris-gamble spiral: the 2.14 exorcism as an almost prophetic play-by-play of 4.21, with both episodes featuring the dean-bobby familial unit bringing a monstrous sam back under control (meg, earlier in 2.14: 'meg? no. not anymore. i'm sam'). and the different parting glances between sam and bobby here. bobby's wary, assessing look in 2.14 vs. the 'what's become of you' face he's making in 4.21. sam's anxious smile in 2.14, seeking reassurance, vs. his look of worn down despair post-panic room in 4.21. a sam who still hopes that his monstrosity might be treated as something external to himself, a demon to be exorcised vs. a sam face-to-face with the barrel of a gun, knowing that he is The Monster in this story (dean in 4.21 later telling him, 'it's what you are').

#it's midnight and i'm in the sam's designated monstrosity pits. the sam outsider studies despair loop. god i need a drink #also!!!!! i'm probably adding nothing new under the sun but comparing those two eps side by side.......phew #s2: boy who thinks he might have a chance at being normal (in his family's world) if he works hard enough at beng a good hunter #and by the end of s4: man who realises there's no place for him in that world. he's been marked as monstrous from the start #like revisiting the early seasons after writing/editing mid-late show analysis and huh.#even after sam's powers and demon blood long stop being relevant. we're always revisiting this narrative dynamic #even when the show tries flipping the monstrosity script. it never changes!!#my meta #sam monstrosity studies #j.txt

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