#spn 5x07

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5x07 // The Curious Case of Dean Winchester

(There was absolutely NO heterosexual explanation for this)

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89/327 (KO-FI♡)

S5E07, “The Curious Case of Dean Winchester”

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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.

[spn20rewatch]

Season 5, Episode 7: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester (January 18th)

Bobby and the boys get involved in a high stakes poker game that gambles with years of lives. -Super-wiki

Originally aired on: October 28th, 2009

Written by Sera Gamble & Jenny Klein. Directed by Robert Singer.

Fun fact: According to Super-wiki, this is the last episode where Dean is seen wearing his bracelets and ring. RIP 🕊️

Enjoy the episode, and check out #spn20rewatch for more!

[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

[deanstudies101]

5x07, The Curious Case of Dean Winchester

Critical theory: Life expectancy. Suicidal ideation. 

Discussion point/question(s): This is the only time we get to see Dean as an old man. 

Discussion: 

[Dean put down the burger because he wants to take care of his heart.] It’s not just that. It’s the fact that he’s planning to live longer. This is the first time we’ve really seen that. And that is sad to think about. He wants to grow old, despite knowing everything that comes with. 

The witches’ deal was kinda sick. They were kinda chill. Chaotic neutral. Possibly the first Irish mythology. They weren’t malicious. [And I’d fuck him.] Yeah. Yeah. Both of them. And the story with the daughter was cool. [Kinda predictable.] Yeah, but nice. 

Bobby’s going through it. [Yeah. I was kinda considering giving a warning about this arc, because they take a certain stance with it.] But it does make sense that Bobby is thinking/feeling that. He is used to being in the field, he wants to be part of the team.

[“Dean has no emotional intelligence.” I don’t think we really even have to go into it.] He immediately sacrifices himself so Bobby can get his years back. And then he gives the pep talk. And he even puts down the burger down. He admits he doesn’t know what Bobby is going through, like he understands but he’s not been there, which is lovely. He lets Bobby know he’s appreciated, which is pretty much all they can do right now.

[This is the only time we get to see Dean as an old man. Thoughts?] In a way he does live to grow old (sarcasm). He would’ve made a great old man. They actually tried with Dean, how did we get to party city wig by the end? [That is such a good point actually. Because like, okay, I can get not wanting to cast a new actor in your finale, right. You want to give Jared that moment, to be Sam old. But. Could you not have got a better wig?] And they did a good job with this actor. [They did a very good job.]

[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

[lawboymagicshow]

05x07: The Curious Case of Dean Winchester, Supernatural Honorable Mentions Below

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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…

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5x07 The Curious Case Of Dean Winchester

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s05e07 -- "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester"

[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?

[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

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SPN 5x07 - The Curious Case of Dean Winchester