Wow, again with the creepiness of ruthless Dean. It's interesting to see how he's progressed to the point of violating the trust Sam has in him by simply wiping Sam's memory instead of explaining himself; after all, given his knowledge of Ruby, his explanation would have been rather good.
Granted, his admission to that he's used his powers on Sam before could indicate that he's constantly been altering Sam's reality throughout their lives. However, I find that my reaction as a reader is different when seeing Dean's actions explicit within the text instead of being a nebulous possibility. (Is putting Sam to sleep in the context of the first snippet the same kind of violation? It certainly overrode Sam's will, although my visceral reaction to it wasn't the same, which is perhaps something to think on. This feels like a progression instead of a continuation, and yet... maybe it's not.) I also find Dean deliberately affecting the Sam-Dean bond more disturbing that Dean acting against threatening outsiders.
This he finds the woman buried far down. She’s gibbering, begging to be let go. Begging for Death on his horse, scythe in hand. Okay then. That simplifies things is also fascinating. Dean seems to be giving some weight to the woman Ruby's possessing; her desires seem to be justifying his actions to at least some degree. In some ways, it's a nice balance to his unilateral actions regarding , although referring to her later as a 'frail human meatsuit' undercuts that.
On an external level, it's interesting seeing this kind of choice made with Dean; often it's Sam who is portrayed in fics as having the potential to override *Dean's* will and/or memory, whether said action is deliberate or inadvertent.
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Date: 2009-09-16 01:59 am (UTC)Granted, his admission to that he's used his powers on Sam before could indicate that he's constantly been altering Sam's reality throughout their lives. However, I find that my reaction as a reader is different when seeing Dean's actions explicit within the text instead of being a nebulous possibility. (Is putting Sam to sleep in the context of the first snippet the same kind of violation? It certainly overrode Sam's will, although my visceral reaction to it wasn't the same, which is perhaps something to think on. This feels like a progression instead of a continuation, and yet... maybe it's not.) I also find Dean deliberately affecting the Sam-Dean bond more disturbing that Dean acting against threatening outsiders.
This he finds the woman buried far down. She’s gibbering, begging to be let go. Begging for Death on his horse, scythe in hand. Okay then. That simplifies things is also fascinating. Dean seems to be giving some weight to the woman Ruby's possessing; her desires seem to be justifying his actions to at least some degree. In some ways, it's a nice balance to his unilateral actions regarding , although referring to her later as a 'frail human meatsuit' undercuts that.
On an external level, it's interesting seeing this kind of choice made with Dean; often it's Sam who is portrayed in fics as having the potential to override *Dean's* will and/or memory, whether said action is deliberate or inadvertent.
And I'm going to stop blathering now....