Sorry it took me so long to reply. This week has been a zoo.
I didn't think Dean identified with the monsters so much as feel sorry for them. Those feral kids weren't inherently evil, they were the product of an abusive and neglectful upbringing (and I'm sure the inbreeding didn't help much either) and really didn't know any better. Unfortunately, they were well past the age where therapy might make them functional.
I think the roadside confession thing is actually what Dean needs to talk to Sam. The car is right there so he can make a break for it if things get too heavy, they're in a semi-public place so Sam might be more restrained in his reactions than if they were completely in private, and it's easy for Dean to avoid looking at Sam's face (the key thing). I hope Dean eventually gets to the point where he does look Sam in the face during one of these confessions because I don't think he's going to see what he's afraid he's going to see there.
Now I'm wondering what happened to Missy Bender. She's another one who was a product of her upbringing, but she was right on the border of an age where therapy might or might not have been useful.
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Date: 2009-01-23 01:25 am (UTC)From:I didn't think Dean identified with the monsters so much as feel sorry for them. Those feral kids weren't inherently evil, they were the product of an abusive and neglectful upbringing (and I'm sure the inbreeding didn't help much either) and really didn't know any better. Unfortunately, they were well past the age where therapy might make them functional.
I think the roadside confession thing is actually what Dean needs to talk to Sam. The car is right there so he can make a break for it if things get too heavy, they're in a semi-public place so Sam might be more restrained in his reactions than if they were completely in private, and it's easy for Dean to avoid looking at Sam's face (the key thing). I hope Dean eventually gets to the point where he does look Sam in the face during one of these confessions because I don't think he's going to see what he's afraid he's going to see there.
Now I'm wondering what happened to Missy Bender. She's another one who was a product of her upbringing, but she was right on the border of an age where therapy might or might not have been useful.