#sorry not like an attack I just think it's funny we treat wincest like voldemort lmao

[remythologise]

i honestly am still wondering because of how many weird fucking winc*st jokes they made in the early show and like damn even in season 10 when destiel had like completely overtaken it in popularity like are they still mentally in like 2005-2008 and think those are the fans to pander to like thats what fans want or something and would leave the majority of rabid fans happy

I joke about Singer wanting a Thelma and Louise ending (and when I say ‘joke’ I mean he did say that. and that’s wild.) but I don’t actually think he ships Wincest romantically. I doubt anyone on the production side does, I think it’s just unfortunately that they consider the brother’s emotional sacrificial relationship to be really cool and good television where intricate rituals to brotherly touch heads and hold hands or whatever means you can have two male characters’ relationship epic and sad without being homosexual because ew. However, I also think certain Wincest fans have done a truly unparalleled excellent job of CIA tactics by aligning themselves with the bi!bro interests while either a) pretending that isn’t their ulterior motive or b) saying it is but they aren’t like those shippers they would never harass anyone - and strengthening the ‘legitimacy’ of those who want the show to be about the brothers only like it was in Season 1-3. So a lot of the time fanservice to them is like... sort of legitimised within the bi!bro segment of fandom because it can just be seen as fanservice to the classic fans too? Also this is not a very well structured reply sorry but basically I think TPTB have often conflated Destiel and Wincest as like, similar things, (and even similar to RPF, too) and decided over the years to toss a bone in similar ways. Which like. Hm. NOT the same thing! 

TL;DR I’m not sure how much consideration of Wincest shippers went into the finale. Part of me wants to believe that they weren’t pandered to and it was just an accident, but on the other hand, why the fuck was that scene so romantic and why was Sam’s wife... anonymous blur?? WHAT WAS THE REASON. Also no more asks about Wincest pls unless they’re to help me set up the reddit bro/wincest shipper reddit dating app