The pilot parallels were really difficult for me too. As Oselle and I were saying uptrhead, it's like they think it's a clever reversal but it's actually apples and oranges, with Sam having to play both sides. Bobby going along with it still amazes me. From what we've been told it seems like Sam has been back for pretty much the whole time. They keep talking about it in terms of Dean having a happy life when the real lie was about letting somebody grieve. The logic seems to be that they had to make Dean think Sam was dead because then Sam could use the deathbed promise to force Dean to do what Sam wanted.
The Campbells really do seem awful. Part of that might even be just that it's so strange they exist. They were said to all be dead and one of them has been dead for over 30 years. It's too much a cheat even for this show, imo. And unnecessary, since they could have made him some Campbell who was played by the same actor. That would even make more sense because it would make those other Campbells an actual family.
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Date: 2010-09-26 03:08 pm (UTC)The Campbells really do seem awful. Part of that might even be just that it's so strange they exist. They were said to all be dead and one of them has been dead for over 30 years. It's too much a cheat even for this show, imo. And unnecessary, since they could have made him some Campbell who was played by the same actor. That would even make more sense because it would make those other Campbells an actual family.