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You know the parable with the two sons? The eldest son stays faithfully with his father. The youngest son runs off to dick around and waste money. When the youngest son comes back in shame, the father has a huge celebration, because God values a sinner’s recovered soul more than a steadily devout one.
Even in primary school, this story seemed like absolute fucking bullshit. Why would the eldest son want to stay loving and faithful upon facing such clear favoritism? He stayed out of love and devotion. The other son only came back because he had no other choice. Clearly, dad always loved his youngest better all along.
John didn’t answer the phone when Dean only had a few weeks left to live, but he would have answered if it had been about Sam.
John hated letting Sammy go to Stanford, but he swung by the campus once in a while to check on him. John , upon hearing Dean point out one of his biggest screw-ups as a parent (Dean was dying! Literally dying! And if Dean hadn’t been healed, would he have let Dean die without ever seeing him again? Is that what Mary wanted for her baby boy?) Says “Yeah, you’re right I almost let you die. But watch that new attitude of yours, son.”
John Winchester can go fuck himself. If you wanna know why Dean is so messed up, look no further.
I guess you missed the part where he said “I’m sorry”. And after that moment he realised that his sons—both of them—had grown up and he made them part of the hunt for the YED. He trusted them alone with it when he left to walk into a trap set by Meg. John’s not crazy about Dean’s tone because he’s forced to recognise that in the time he was away, Dean grew up. But once he does recognise it, he respects it.
Two things to remember: firstly, John stayed out of contact with Sam and Dean because he thought he was protecting them. He thought it was the right thing to do. Secondly, at just about this exact point in the narrative, he realised he’d made a mistake. That his boys had grown up and it was time to bring them in on the hunt.
And then, when things go wrong, he dies to save his boy. His elder son. And he lets the Yellow-Eyed Demon win.
Does everyone forget that part? In the end, given a choice between Mary or Dean, he chose Dean.
Dean’s upbringing was fucked up, no doubt. John was severely flawed. But in the end, he recognised those flaws and when he asked himself what was most important in his life, the life he’d devoted to killing the YED, when it came down to it, he chose Dean.
But fandom doesn’t allow for that redemption, apparently. Meg’s redemption, yes. John Winchester’s, no. Idgi.
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Now THIS I agree with. I’m sure they DO care, but they don’t seem to. Like half the time this season, I found myself yelling at the screen “WHY AREN’T YOU ASKING WHERE IAN IS?” or “FIONA, IAN IS NOT FINE. YOU DON’T KNOW.” and just generally being ranty about it. So. Yeah.~E
the number of things that could have been prevented if the Gallaghers asked Ian a real question once in a while and actually had the patience to hear the real answer
Yeah Ian’s family did kind of fail him this season. They didn’t mean to and they had their own shit to deal with but they still did. Hopefully they’ll spend season 4 making up for that because this army thing is going to blow up in Ian’s face and if losing Mickey cost him to go this far off the deep end can you imagine what losing his life long dream is going to do to him? He’s going to need his family more than ever.
The worst would be if Ian got to base and changed his mind in time so he didn’t get caught, but then came back and hadn’t been gone long enough for his family to get worried or think anything was wrong and they just be like “Okay, whatever. How was ROTC?”
Ugh. And then everything would be as normal except the Milkoviches would just know that he was a flight risk and it would be up to them (well, Mandy) to stop him.(And I think he changed his mind on the bus tbh. It looked like it on his face)
totally. And I love Mandy [especially in the finale, her yelling at Mickey was just unadulterated perfection] but “Mandy Milkovich saves the day”??? I think she’s going to play a part in whatever happen next for Mickey/Ian but she won’t be able to do it alone.
and yeah, his face on the bus, was just like this deep gnawing terror and regret. I am so scared for Ian right now, I just… I want him to come home but I want him to be okay. :*(
She’s going to bully that boy into something and I think once she finds out what their dad did, there will be hell to pay as well. I ruddy love Mandy.
YES! all the love. And while I believe that hitting people with cars is wrong, there is nothing in her upbringing to suggest to her that it is. She’s just like “Look a problem. Look I fixed it.” She’s still a little wack. But LOVE MEANS NOT GIVING A SHIT THAT THE PERSON YOU LOVE IS A MILKOVICH!
If Mandy ever finds out about what happened between Ian, Mickey and Terry that day I think shit is definitely going to go down. I can’t see Mandy being able to fix anything about Ian and the army but I can definitely see her murdering Terry. Either her or Svetlana. That’s one way the writers can get us to embrace that character if they plan on having her stick around.
And then the Shameless fandom will make her whichever one does it our Queen.
Yes. Yes. I don’t think it will be Svetlana because, although she was forced into the whole situation, she doesn’t actually seem wholly unhappy about, but when/if (I hope when) Mandy finds out - hello shit? Meet fan.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/2df8d97dfceaa675d612b0e4377102c1/tumblr_ml7zf7xoHM1rfdtemo1_500.jpg)
