You're very welcome, all! This was a blast!

So the Winchester version of "I'm cold, go put on a sweater"? Good point.

It's so Dean, though. I don't think he realizes at all that not every guy sees random hot women and/or casual sex as the ultimate free time hobby /stress relief he does.

I'd like to see it, too, Bev, the boys finding a home base, choosing something else, at least part-time.

And I think Dean is actually ready for it, based on the "I'm tired" speeches. Right now, no, not with the demon war, blah blah, but if Sam were to get him out of his deal and not succumb to being the Antichrist, I bet Dean would jump on settling down somewhere, with the occasional salt and burn on the side, or possibly training other hunters.

All right, deadline, ticking clock, demon heir apparent. Not so much with the choice right now. But there have been, and there will be points where they could choose something else. Or at least a compromise with something else. I'd like to see that.

Well, we saw Sam choose it and then lose it in the pilot. As close as we've seen with Dean is Cassie. I honestly think by the time Dean even thought about choosing anything else, or having it both ways, he'd already screwed his future six ways from Sunday with various felonies in various states and didn't have a lot of options as himself, under his own name.

And then, when John died, Sam wound up in the same basic place. My read on WIAWSNB remains that Dean blames himself for that, as the reasons for his estrangement from Sam that are made explicit in the alternate version of reality involve the ATM card and the prom date (taking from Sam financial and romantic potential).

Yes, thank you Anne. That was fun (the ones that I got to watch) and it was almost as much fun going through and reading your W&P with all the thinky thoughts. I love you all.

I also love the shot at the end of the Christmas Special when they pull back from the motel window and you see the Impala guarding watching the boys and she is wearing her (reflected) holiday lights.

I was turning past TV Guide channel and they were listing character deaths of 2007. My attention was immediately captured when they said, "Sam Winchester" and showed him in Dean's arms. Then they listed him as the first one under the category of character resurrections of 2007. YAY for show main stream publicity!

I wanted to respond to Plei's post, but I've been invaded by football watching sorts who want me to watch with them and listen to them *talk* about it.

Send help.

Bev, try holy water.

In beer.

Well, I think Sonny Boy was pulling hard for Andy, and was pissy that Daddy Dearest wanted it to be Sam, Sam, Sam. Always Sam fuckin' Winchester. Dude, couldn't Dad see that Andy would have been WAY more fun as Miss Antichrist 2007?

Plei made me spit coke. In a COMM way, not the naughty 80's way.