#spn 5x07

[strawlessandbraless]

5x07 // The Curious Case of Dean Winchester

(There was absolutely NO heterosexual explanation for this)

[spnstillstudies]

89/327 (KO-FI♡)

S5E07, “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester”

[becauseofthebowties]

DEAN WINCHESTER IN EVERY EPISODE ↳ 5.07 - The Curious Case of Dean Winchester

[shirtlesssammy]

Dean Winchester every day -- 89/326

Supernatural 5x07//The Curious Case of Dean Winchester

[completelymindfucked]

Can we all talk about the fact that Sam did see Dean old? Sure he didn’t get to grow old alongside Dean and be able to compare/tease Dean about grey hairs & wrinkles and all that, but he did get to see his big brother old. I feel like that could of possibly been a bit of a comfort for Sam, even though Dean didn’t get the life Sam wanted for him.

[piratebuttercup]

I see your "what if Castiel met this Dean:"

And I raise you to "what if Cas met this Dean:"

[watchingspnagain]

Rewatching The Curious Case of Dean Winchester

Welcome to “Toothpicks and Dimples and Honor Among Thieves: A Supernatural Rewatch Blog” with Lor and Mace!

Up today, s5e7: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester.

Bobby makes a bid to join Sam and Dean’s League of Extraordinary Idjits by playing a supernatural card game with a devilishly handsome magic man, in which the stakes are years of your life instead of money. He loses, because of course he does. And then Dean rushes off to try to win back Bobby’s years. And loses. Because of course he does. So Dean walks out of the game an old man, and the three of them start scrambling to figure out how to beat Hottie McCardshark. (Folks, this dude is ATTRACTIVE.) And then Sammy, who has been feeling that Dean is treating him like a little kid - you guessed it - plays to save Dean. No one seems to think he can do it, but of course he pulls through with an impressive bluff. Amongst all the card playing, there’s a sweet and sad little story about the cardshark’s wife being unhappy with their everlasting lot, and a not-so-sweet side bit with Bobby being ableist and sexist.

Mace:

boys are looking fine in their suits as per yooosh

Lor:

RIGHT?

BOBBY

Mace:

grumpy gus

Lor:

LOL Bobby

"may I use your facilities, ma'am" you sure can, sugar

Mace:

HA

“like either of us will live that long”

jfc boys

Lor:

right? wraps them in blankets

DEAN

Mace:

OMG THE WINK

Lor:

RIGHT?

"like xbox?" SAM

Mace:

I LOVE THAT HE’S A GAMER

Lor:

YES

Mace:

LORE

Lor:

"stay classy" HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHA

Mace:

HAHAHAHA

Lor:

DRINK!

Mace:

YAS

Lor:

poor Dean. Uncle Bobby is so grumpy at him

Mace:

right?

Lor:

so smooth, Dean

Mace:

take the elevator down… to the home office?

Lor:

LOL

Mace:

BRAINS TRUMPS LEGS

Lor:

"brains trumps legs" HAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA

YES

Mace:

oh Bobby you idiot

Lor:

RIGHT?

Mace:

Dean is NOT losing his second father

Lor:

RIGHT?

Mace:

this dude is hot

Lor:

he IS

Dean you IDIOT

oh Bobby, sucks when your kiddos throw your words back at you, huh?

Mace:

omg the toothpick am ded

right?

Lor:

LOL

Mace:

THE ACCENT

Lor:

HE LIKES THE CUT OF HIS JIB

Mace:

I LIKE THE CUT OF HIS

Lor:

LOLOL

Dean you DOPE

stop sacrificing yourself, idjit

Mace:

I wish they’d gotten a better Old Dean

Lor:

RIGHT?

Mace:

EMPEROR PALPATINE HAHAHAHA

Lor:

all the young actors they got to play them were better than this guy

LOL

Mace:

YEP

“SHUT UP SAM” HAHAHA

Lor:

"bobby's an idiot, that's what happened"

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Mace:

sigh Dean, stop playing the “I’ve been to Hell” card

omg Sam’s smile

Lor:

LOL

Mace:

SAMMY DIMPLE AM DED AGAIN

Lor:

OMG SAM'S FACE

YES

come on, Sammy, he's eighty years old

Mace:

and it’s his own damn fault

Lor:

well THAT is true

Mace:

if he’d eat a salad once a year that would help

Lor:

you two can go out together for your early salads

Mace:

AHAHAHA

MISSION PATHETIC

“they’re harmless” HAHAHAHA

Lor:

LOL

Mace:

god, he’s attractive

Lor:

aw he's not a murderer

Mace:

OMG HE WINKED

Lor:

"well hooray for you" I love Bobby so much

Mace:

ugh, this self-pity stuff is getting tired, Bobby

Lor:

yeah

and I don't love the message about disability

Mace:

right?

Lor:

god his accent

Mace:

YAS

and he’s got the whole thieves code of honor thing and that’s so hot

Lor:

RIGHT?!

Mace:

omg the dance

Lor:

SAMMY

Mace:

YAS

Lor:

YES

Mace:

this guy is so good

Lor:

he really is

Mace:

i want him to have a spinoff

Lor:

oooo

Mace:

this is such a good ep

besides the old Dean dude

Lor:

YEP

"which time?"

BOBBY

Mace:

HA

Lor:

"you're not useless, Bobby" you tell him, Dean

Mace:

yeah, maybe also open up like this with YOUR BROTHER

Lor:

RIGHT?

"I can't do this without you"

Mace:

a lil manipulative, but I suppose I’ll allow it

Lor:

aw his dumb brimful eyes

LOL

"we done feeling our feelings"

HEY. stop with the gender essentialism, Bobby

Mace:

growing lady parts? smacks Bobby upside and tells him he wishes he could be so lucky

Lor:

EXACTLY

[picklesinabottle]

The Curious Case of Dean Winchester is SO funny because like. Aw, poor little piss boy witch wants to kill the michael sword? Good luck with that

[afleetoftrashships]

WE'RE STILL HERE MUTHAFUKAS

Is tumblr still doing the thing where you say supernatural three times and the fandom appears with a random relevant gif?

Lemme try…

Supernatural

[thebeautyofspn]

5x07 The Curious Case Of Dean Winchester

[escapingpurgatorypodcast]

Amy and Annabelle talk about the eighty ninth episode of Supernatural "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester"

This week we discuss; tone of the episode, 3D chess mind games and old Dean.

WARNING: Spoilers ahead and Content Warnings within the context of the episode.

Art by @thepixelagora​

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/escpurgatorypodcast

Listen Here: Spotify

[angelicjackles]

there's so many layers to their dynamic as brothers, and I'm obsessed with it. but a lot of the time it is shown very much from Dean's perspective so it paints him in the right and shows Sam in a bad light, which i hate because there's so much depth to most of Sam's decisions and choices but they paint it as Dean's the older brother so he takes over, and so many people automatically side with Dean being right because they see it from his side. i don't agree with either of them getting unfounded hate for the way they are together.

it is inherently toxic and co-dependent of them but what do you expect when you grow up the way they did and spend pretty much 24/7 together under the circumstances of their life. of course they step on each others toes and feel protective, obsessively so at times, but the layers between the way they view and treat each other is fascinating to me, the way it changes so drastically from episode to episode depending on what in particular was happening. old mindsets slip back in and old habits creep back up.

that being said there were absolutely times i wanted to smack both of them upside their stupid heads. or y'know, smack the writers more often than not for their interpretation of the boys.

i love them as brothers, i love the dynamic they have together even if it pisses me off at times with the way they were written. there could have been so many things done differently to show the complex layers underneath every scene, but ultimately there was reasoning behind each of them, even if it was Dean's own reasoning, it was still reasoning that explains it better.

Sam did deserve more trust and respect in many moments, and i firmly believe that Dean knew that but was unable to let go of the reigns in the way that Sam wanted in order to truly put him on a level playing field and treat him like an equal more often. Sam deserved that but Dean's always been on this pedestal of being a self-imposed (or John forced) protector, and that overrode everything, even if he was doing more harm than good in the way he treated and viewed Sam at times.

How do you think we got here?

[tallieyoink]

SPN 5x07 - The Curious Case of Dean Winchester 

[shinelikethunder]

kripke: show creator; seasons 1-5 showrunner; wrote or co-wrote 1x01 pilot, 1x02 wendigo, 1x09 home, 1x16 shadow, 1x22 devil’s trap, 2x01 in my time of dying, 2x22 all hell breaks loose part two, 3x01 the magnificent seven, 3x16 no rest for the wicked, 4x01 lazarus rising, 4x07 it's the great pumpkin, sam winchester, 4x10 heaven and hell (story), 4x22 lucifer rising, 5x01 sympathy for the devil, 5x09 the real ghostbusters, 5x22 swan song, 6x22 the man who knew too much; directed 2x20 what is and what should never be, 4x22 lucifer rising

gamble: seasons 6-7 showrunner; wrote or co-wrote 1x03 dead in the water, 1x12 faith, 1x14 nightmare, 1x21 salvation, 2x03 bloodlust, 2x08 crossroad blues, 2x13 houses of the holy, 2x17 heart, 2x21 all hell breaks loose part one, 3x02 the kids are alright, 3x07 fresh blood, 3x10 dream a little dream of me, 3x12 jus in bello, 3x15 time is on my side, 4x02 are you there god? it’s me, dean winchester, 4x09 i know what you did last summer, 4x17 it’s a terrible life, 4x21 when the levee breaks, 5x02 good god, y'all, 5x07 the curious case of dean winchester, 5x13 the song remains the same, 5x21 two minutes to midnight, 6x01 exile on main st, 6x11 appointment in samarra, 6x21 let it bleed, 7x01 meet the new boss, 7x10 death's door, 7x17 the born-again identity, 7x23 survival of the fittest

edlund: wrote 2x05 simon said, 2x12 nightshifter, 2x18 hollywood babylon, 3x03 bad day at black rock, 3x09 malleus maleficarum, 3x13 ghostfacers, 4x05 monster movie, 4x08 wishful thinking, 4x16 on the head of a pin, 5x04 the end, 5x10 abandon all hope, 5x14 my bloody valentine, 5x20 the devil you know, 6x03 the third man, 6x09 clap your hands if you believe, 6x15 the french mistake, 6x20 the man who would be king, 7x02 hello cruel world, 7x09 how to win friends and influence monsters, 7x15 repo man, 7x21 reading is fundamental, 8x05 blood brother, 8x13 everybody hates hitler, 8x21 the great escapist; directed 6x20 the man who would be king, 7x21 reading is fundamental

[unhinged-jackles]

SPN Best Episode per Season

Masterpost

[catsconflictscopicsandchamomile]

2.2

(note: tbh, Djinn are a fine fit here- this bit mostly comes from my own discomfort around how Djinn are portrayed in spn, love of meta fuckery and love/hate of Sam’s Terrible, Awful Wig. feel free to skip.)

...that aside, there ARE a few things that don't match up perfectly with Djinn. In-canon, Djinn operate in large buildings or populated areas, and they don't form large groups or cooperate with other monsters. The blood drinking matches, but the ripped-out tongues and taking kids to turn doesn’t- Djinn don’t turn their victims. Also, what’s with the MIMES? Like, that’s weird.

The question is, what did Sam’s death look like to an outside viewer? If it WAS a djinn, then the “flash-forwards” were 100% in Sam’s head, and died he of blood loss, probably trussed up in the barn next to Dean.

But what if some parts of the it were real? Specifically, the aging that Sam undergoes is a VERY good match for spn-canonical age/life draining magic.

https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Aging_Spell

https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Age_Manipulation_Spell

The most famous use of this kind of magic is in 5x07 “The Curious Case Of Dean Winchester”

For comparison:

...huh.

There's a creature from Irish folklore who fits all this perfectly, with the added bonus of some Extremely Juicy Metanarrative Potential:

Age/life draining, vampire-adjacent, feminine appearance with seductress or succubus vibes. Turns or otherwise binds her victims to her, preys on artists (hence the mimes). Also she's literally a *NARRATIVE VAMPIRE*.

Tldr: Blurrywife Scares The Living Shit Out Of Me

@genderanged @unhumanatural @those-aspen-woods @measured-words @chuckwon @very-offkey-kazoo @tasersloth @lifeastheteenagersseeit come get yalls Absolute Metafuckery

uhhh lmk if you're interested in (the thankfully much less complicated explanations for) Cas, Jack, "Heaven", and Baby.

spn 15x20 explanation masterpost pt 1

Dean's last words to Sam in 15x20 are a copy of his last words from 9x23. The direction, pacing & framing of the scenes also match.

Iron and nails are common weapons against demons in-canon, while rebar & similar are regularly used as stakes.

A nail that size shouldn't have been fatal, especially not within minutes. Despite this, Dean immediately knew that he was dying and specifically told Sam not to bring him back OR take him to a hospital.

Though extremely out-of-character for him, Dean's behavior as he dies is similar to how many creatures in spn react to iron and/or stakes.

In s10, Demon!Dean was canonically weak to iron.

TLDR: Dean had been a demon for some amount of time before 15x20, and like most demons, an iron stake through the back is fatal.

(While likely a trick of the light, Dean's eyes briefly flicker black during his death in 15x20, and his face appears more jagged & uncanny as well.)

...Also, Chuck Won. Obviously.

If anyone is interested in the Sam, Cas, Jack etc sides of this analysis, lmk.

@genderanged @unhumanatural @those-aspen-woods @measured-words @chuckwon @very-offkey-kazoo pspspspsps come get yall lore