#episode: 5.03

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[sallyrhubarb]

[destieltaggedfic]

5.03 Variations -Part 3

Two Muppets Walk into a Bar - zuzeca   Ao3

Set S5.  When the bartender at the brothel’s name is Bert, Cas thinks he understands what is going on.  After he explains why Dean has brought him here and why he misunderstood, Bert offers to fake it so Dean will let the topic go.  When they talk about it back in the car, Dean admits that if he’d known Cas was into guys he would have made sure himself that Cas’ first time was good.

Word Count: 5k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

IF I HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW – cooloddball   Ao3

Set S5.  Bereft on the floor of the dungeon, Dean reflects back on the one time he allowed himself to act on his feelings for Cas. When he helped the angel lose his virginity before facing Raphael.

Word Count: 2k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Never Knew Anybody ‘Til I Knew You – lefurlong   Ao3

Set S5.  Escaping the brothel, Dean had laid a kiss on Cas just so he had something.  But after getting away from Raphael, he couldn’t help but give Cas everything.

Word Count:2k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

Who's the little bitch now? – ValandraWrites   Ao3

Set S5.  Escaping the ring of fire, Raphael traps Cas and Dean together and curses Cas to succumb to his base urges or die within 24 hours.  Dean is determined to get Cas through it no matter what.

Word Count: 8k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

Last Night on Earth - the_communist_unicorn   Ao3

Set S5.  Questioning Cas about his sexual preferences Dean finds out that Cas has only ever been attracted to him, which is the opposite of a problem.  They were going to leave it at that until Dean sees what happens in a future where he pushes Cas away.  So instead Dean demands they keep it quiet due to a promise he made John years ago.

Word Count: 75k                              Graphic Sexual Acts 

[ardentpoop]

what if i killed you with hammers

[scoobydoodean]

You really just can't unsee it once you see it though, can you?

Sam starts blaming Dean for what he's going to do (work with Ruby) way back in 3.09 because Dean isn't going to be around to be Sam's mommy, which is going to force Sam's hand.

After Dean comes back, Sam actually blames Dean for him working with Ruby by saying Dean wasn't there to protect him (4.04).

Dean repeatedly begs Sam not to work with Ruby and is ignored repeatedly (3.03, 3.04, 3.09, 3.16, 4.01-4.04, 4.12-4.22).

After telling Dean to open up to him and trust him (4.08), Sam calls Dean weak and pathetic for being traumatized by hell and says Dean is holding him back and therefore deserves to be lied to because he can't be of use (4.14) Sam says it's not what he really thinks when they both know it is (and Sam repeats it to other characters in 4.16, and 4.18) and then he admits it's the truth again to Dean's face in 4.21.

Sam accuses Dean of not trusting him enough (4.21).

Bobby blows up at Dean for not supporting Sam enough and calls him a pansy after Sam strangled Dean near unconscious, and tells him family is supposed to make you miserable (4.22).

Dean tries to reach out to Sam and Zachariah and Cas actively prevent him from doing so (Cas only at first) (4.22)

Zachariah (5.01) and Cas (5.02) both tell Dean the apocalypse is his fault because Dean didn't reach Sam in time to stop him from killing Lilith.

Dean says Sam hurt him, Sam is the one Dean depended on the most and Sam hurt him in ways he can't even voice (5.01). Sam apologizes, but then in the very next episode, shoves Dean into a wall for not trusting him like Dean is crazy and irrational when Sam doesn't even trust himself (5.02).

Sam says he thinks they should go their separate ways and is shocked when Dean agrees easily. Dean says that he spends more time worrying about Sam than he does doing the job right and time apart would be good. Sam reiterates that he's sorry and Dean gently says he knows Sam is (5.02).

Cas asks Dean if he's okay even without his brother, and Dean says "Especially without my brother. I mean, I spent so much time worrying about the son of a bitch. I mean, I’ve had more fun with you in the past twenty-four hours than I’ve had with Sam in years, and you’re not that much fun. It’s funny, you know, I’ve been so chained to my family, but now that I’m alone, hell, I’m happy." (5.03)

Sam says he wants back in. Dean objects, on the basis that he thinks they're stronger apart. Dean says they're each other's weaknesses and it's being used against them (5.04, but the weakness line is repeated from 3.03 and 3.16).

Zachariah pushes Dean into a future 2014 where Dean never met up with Sam again, and as a result, Sam said "Yes" to Lucifer, and billions of people died. All because Dean didn't want to be around Sam after being hurt and never reconnected with him (5.04).

Dean reconnects with Sam (5.04) even though he clearly doesn't want to, because the first case we see them on again, Dean struggles to trust Sam and leaves to go drink alone because he doesn't want to be around Sam (5.05).

Sam says part of the reason he went off with Ruby was to get away from Dean, because Dean is smothering. Dean is the problem in the relationship, because Sam feels inferior compared to him. Dean apologizes for being too smothering (5.05).

What does all of this tell you? Dean can't win. Dean will always be the bad guy in the family. He loves too much, or he isn't loving enough. Sam needs him and Dean wasn't there for him and so Sam went down the wrong path, but also Dean is smothering and Dean being smothering is the reason Sam went down the wrong path. Sam is not a trustworthy person, but Dean doesn't trust him enough. Sam not being trustworthy is Dean's fault. Dean doesn't deserve trust, but Sam deserves Dean's trust no matter what and not giving Sam his trust is the worst possible thing in the entire world and also again makes him smothering. The apocalypse is Dean's fault. Every single thing Sam does every single mistake he might ever make in his life is always at least partly Dean's fault and Dean's responsibility.

[green-cargaytions]

Guys i just watched 5.03 and 5.04 and then 5.08 right in a row and . pain.

[spacedean]

DEAN WINCHESTER in one random episode per day ‣ 193/327 5.03 FREE TO BE YOU AND ME

[captainchilly]

One Castiel Quote per Episode 15/136 → 5.03 “FREE TO BE YOU AND ME”

[becauseofthebowties]

DEAN WINCHESTER IN EVERY EPISODE ↳ 5.03 - Free to Be You and Me

[anakinism]

DESTIEL IN EVERY EPISODE: 5.03 - “Free to Be You and Me”

[miriammaisel]

MIRIAM MAISEL’S COSTUMES PER EPISODE

5.01 | GO FORWARD 5.02 | IT’S A MAN, MAN, MAN, MAN WORLD 5.03 | TYPOS AND TORSOS

[eddiediaaz]

eddie diaz in every episode ↳ 5.03 - desperate measures

[captain-hen]

BUCK & EDDIE IN EVERY EPISODE ↳ 5.03: desperate times

[destieltaggedfic]

5.03 Variations - Part 2

In a way it’s very surprising that there are a number of fics for this that don’t have sex.

Canticles - 2street2car   Ao3

Set S5.  The brothel was a bust, so if he can’t get Cas laid, Dean will at least show him what a good date is like.

Word Count: 10k                              No Sex

Wildfire – AnonGrimm   Ao3

Set S5.  At first Dean is just helping out a friend who shouldn’t die a virgin.  But when their connection is so good, he is going to have to face a few things he has just learned about himself and about what he wants from his friendship with Cas.

Word Count: 33k                              Graphic Sexual Acts

pretend it ends tomorrow – equestrianstatue   Ao3

Set S5.  Its what you’d do for your friend when he might die tomorrow and he isn’t interested in the prostitute you tried to buy him right?  You’d just get it done yourself.

Word Count: 5k                                 Graphic Sexual Acts

last night on earth - hot_damn_louis   Ao3

Set S5.  After the Raphael encounter and with Dean and Sam still apart, Dean and Cas think it would be a good idea to get Vegas married and its all working out quite nicely.  However, when they reunite and he spots the ring, Sam is a little slow on the uptake as to who and why Dean got married.

Word Count: 3k                                 Non-Graphic Sex

Physics and Biology - The_overlord_says_yes   Ao3

Set S5.  Cas mentioned that he felt no chemistry with Chastity and Dean made the mistake of assuming Cas didn’t know what that was.  Boy was he wrong.

Word Count: 1k                                 No Sex

[samuelroukin]

JON HAMM as Roy Tillman in FARGO (2014—2024) Episode 5.03 "The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions"

[scoobydoodean]

I'm laughing so hard. In 5.02, Cas was like "Well trying to kill the devil is stupid" and Dean was like "Gee thanks". And then he said Cas's plan to find God was stupid.

THEN what happened? In 5.03, even though Dean thought Cas's plan to find God was stupid, he risked his life helping Cas trap Raphael to interrogate him about it anyway. At the end of the episode when Cas was losing hope because Raphael said God is dead and that Lucifer was probably the one who brought Cas back, Dean told Cas basically "SCREW Raphael what do YOU believe? If you think your dad is out there, go find him."

THEN in the opening of 5.04, Cas calls Dean on the phone and GUESS WHAT HE'S CALLING ABOUT. He's been looking into The Colt! He was looking into Dean's plan to kill Lucifer that Cas said was stupid. Now Cas is HELPING DEAN ANYWAY when Dean is skeptical about his own plan:

DEAN Okay, all right. I'm—I'm telling you, Cas, the mooks have melted down the gun by now. CASTIEL Well, I hear differently. And if it's true and if you are still set on the insane task of killing the devil, this is how we do it.

What I'm saying is: friends supporting each other!!! Friends helping each other with their insane stupid plans they both think are stupid!!!