#spn 1x22

[2sw]

Supernatural S1E22 Devil's Trap

[samsocialism]

[eversw]

i think sam is cute when he breathes

[bloodydeanwinchester]

hmmm i think possibly nothing is better than this image

[xofemeraldstars]

he wouldn't be proud of me 😵🥴

[t00muchheart]

John in 1x20 apologizing to Sam for stopping being a Dad at some point and becoming a drill sergeant, letting the mission become everything, and then immediately getting sucked back into that mission and not understanding why Sam didn’t kill him to get to Azazel in 1x22, framing it as I thought you of all people would understand, because when Sam told him that they were alike, that they understood each other, he accepted that Sam was all in, at any cost

VERSUS Dean seeing that Sam is in at all costs and reminding him that his life has worth too, telling him that just because they couldn’t get back the people they lost didn’t mean they needed to lose more people. When John tells Sam to kill him the scene is framed as Sam being ready to do it until Dean’s appeal convinces him not to, and Sam looking back at Dean before telling John that family is more important emphasizes that it is Dean holding things together, like he has since he was a child.

Because when John stopped being a dad and became a drill sergeant, Dean stopped being just a brother and became a dad.

[pagannatural]

1.22

Devil’s Trap

-Dean walks away from Meg and Sam is like “are you okay?” It’s just so cute how Sam shows his care for Dean by paying close attention to him like this

-Dean says he always wanted to be a fireman when he grew up and Sam goes “you never told me that!” in this cute little brother way like he can’t believe Dean would keep something like that from him.

I feel like we as a society (by which I mean the wincest posts that show up on my dash) moved on too quickly from fireman Dean. Dean would be a fantastic fucking fireman. He could put “rescued my perfect sweet-eyed baby brother from three burning buildings” on his resume. He really sees no value in anything that he can’t relate back to Sam, does he?

-The first time Dean knowingly kills someone it’s to save Sam. A love that corrupts etc

Images that feel both illegal and religious

The way Sam melts into Dean completely, mouth open, eyes shut.

Sam says softly “you saved my life back there” which is inherently romantic. Dean tells Sam “For you or dad the things I’m willing to do or kill…it scares me sometimes.” His love for Sam scares him sometimes. Dean also saved Sam in spite of his dad’s disapproval of him using the Colt.

-Dean to possessed John: “He wouldn’t be proud of me… you’re not my dad.” Yikes, condolences. Poor Dean

-Sam walks into the room to find Dean aiming the colt at John and goes “Dean!” right as Dean tells him to stay back. I have a feeling if it had been John aiming a gun at Dean, Sam still would’ve gone “Dean!” and Dean would’ve told him to stay back, and if it were either of them aiming a gun at Sam, Sam still would’ve gone “Dean!” and Dean would’ve told him to stay back. If something’s not right Sam’s gonna yell “Dean!” and Dean’s gonna tell Sam to stay back.

Dean tells Sam John is possessed.

Sam asks how do you know, because Sam likes to be informed, and Dean just says “he’s different.”

That’s enough for Sam. He GETS BEHIND DEAN. This is the underrated samdean moment of all time for me. He doesn’t even hesitate. He tested John with holy water himself, but he knows that Dean knows John well, and he trusts Dean. He said last episode that Dean is the one person he can always count on. And he doesn’t just go to his side, he stands close behind him so that Dean can protect him.

-The demon taunts Dean by saying his family doesn’t need him

and the camera cuts to Sam who’s like. He doesn’t think I need him? 🥺

-Sam shoots their possessed dad in the thigh and immediately runs to kneel by Dean and worry over him. Dean asks Sam to go check on John, and Sam makes a face like What the fuck? I’m busy checking on you

Sam complies and stands over John to check on him. It’s just so different from his concern for Dean. Like, that’s his dad that he just maimed, lying on the floor not moving, and 110% of Sam’s concern is directed at Dean. It’s not a competition, but if it were, Dean would win.

-John tells Sam “shoot me” but Dean tells him not to, so of course he listens to Dean.

John is disappointed in Sam because “killing this demon comes first. Before me, before everything.” Sam looks at Dean in the rearview mirror and says “no sir, not before everything.” John is the one that Sam chose not to kill when he had the chance to kill the demon, and yet it’s Dean he’s thinking about when John says this. Nothing comes before Dean. A big part of Sam’s choice not to shoot when his dad was possessed was not being able to hurt Dean like that, knowing that Dean would rather have John alive than the demon dead. I honestly think he would’ve pulled the trigger if Dean told him to.

It’s a beautiful resolution to their fight last episode when Dean told Sam that he is more important to him than killing the demon. They’re explicitly each other’s top priorities by this last scene.

[cannibalbrothers]

Devil's Trap, S1E22

[2sw]

You always said roses were lame.

[redmyeyes]

SPN parallels

↳ 1x22 ❝ Devil's Trap ❞ // 2x01 ❝ In My Time of Dying ❞

[bloodngutsr]

Georges Bataille, Visions of Excess

[literally-just-watching-spn]

Sam automatically checking on Dean before he checks on his dad is my roman empire actually

[creatorofarcadia]

Sam choosing not to sacrifice John to kill the demon in S01 E22 is so fucking important to me. This poor boy has been primed by a lifetime of neglect and the machinations of Azazel to become the next John Winchester, fuelled by rage and violence, prioritising revenge above all else. It would be so easy for him.  Jessica’s death clearly devastated Sam and there is so, so little tying him to a life not consumed by hunting above all. He has no friends he can be honest with and his father seems almost desperate for Sam to join him in his lonely, bloodthirsty world. It’s only really Dean that tries to convince him that preserving the family is more important than pursuing revenge. 

Despite all of this, Sam in this moment resists the temptation to become his father, choosing life and family over revenge and its wonderful. I think a lot of people with less than perfect parents worry about becoming them and continuing the cycle, so to have a character who clearly struggles but ultimately breaks a cycle of revenge seeking to the point of self-destruction is just <3. And don’t get me started on how much I adore that rather than choosing the right thing being an easy thing for him, it’s clearly difficult and he fucking does it anyway. 

[bloodydeanwinchester]

🩸Bloody Dean Every Episode🩸 ↳ 1x22 || Devil's Trap

💞 also happy 1 year anniversary to this series 💞

[shirtlesssammy]

Dean Winchester every day -- 22/326

Supernatural 1x22//Devil's Trap

[justpadaleckisackles]

Sam and Dean in every episode: 1x22 ➡️ Devil's Trap