#they structure it differently so it isn't concurrent with the familial patriarchal structure like it is on supernatural though
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the spnisms of walker r literally everywhere in that damn show. jensen (barely) had the winchesters and jared created a whole different show and used the same core themes
#it's even got the You're morally wrong for leaving/betraying your family Thing#they structure it differently so it isn't concurrent with the familial patriarchal structure like it is on supernatural though#<- like kripke genuinely thought the patriarchs he developed in his show were cool and righteous#and much its patriarchal structure forms around that narrative framing#cordell fucking sucks. he's not the best guy. the whole first season is about him trying to be better and people calling him out about it#his whole deal is like constantly trying harder despite the circumstances. and yet he's a patriarch#but it isn't synonymous with the show's idea of family. not sure how to completely explain it yet#but it helps that there isn't just one family that ripples outward into the entirety if the rest of the show#whatever. i cant count how many times characters have said the phrase “i cant leave my family 🥹” like okayyy#eo hic
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