Dean with the trench coat, and Ennis with Jack's shirt (Brokeback Mountain).

I see the trenchcoat hanging out with the missing leather jacket. Not Brokeback style. They just need a hoodie from Sam and a trucker cap from Bobby.

OMG. I totally haven't seen that precisely (re: Brokeback). I want it, now.

Hmm. Somebody on my flist just jogged something I recognized but hadn't actually articulated in all the other stuff going on. It may be nothing but getting evil into the water supply, but Cas walking into the reservoir did remind me of a baptism scene from a dozen movies--Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?, Big Fish, etc.

The prevailing theory is that Cas himself--his soul, or whatever passes with an angel for a soul--is in purtatory, and that the earthly body created in Jimmy's image simply dissolved in the water when the evil left it, and all that was left was the coat.

The imagery though, was one of baptism, of transmuting from one form (corrupted angel, evil) to another, (freed spirit). That the evil was washed from him the way a believer's sins are washed away, leaving Cas' spirit cleansed and able to enter heaven.

Maybe that image is due to my upbringing in the bible belt, but it did register at the time. I don't know which theory I lean toward--I guess I'll wait and see what canon says. I do believe we'll see Cas again, though, and in his familiar form.

ita, I saw Dean holding the coat up to his face on Tumblr. Not on a hanger, but still.

The Tumblr was bluesbayou, I think. I'll look.

I like the baptism/cleansing image.

I suppose the difference between a powerful image and a cliche is how many times you have seen it. The disappearance of the amulet has always bothered me. But if Dean fished it out, kept it, and is now keeping it with Cas' coat, well that would tie up some loose ends in an image that i would like.

Dean fishing out the amulet doesn't work for me--just Sam, holding onto it for a moment when it's right to give it back to him.

I can't believe I'm commenting unanon on the obstinatrix wank. But, Jesus, I'm reading tons of people bitching about improper fic warnings, and the simple truth of it is, she didn't warn properly. That's been corrected (albeit flippantly), but when you say there's no sexual contact and then there's frottage to orgasm and kissing, HELLO?? People with squicks and triggers are going to be bothered.

This is my favourite trenchcoat pic so far. PM has gotten quite D/C, although she's still a Wincester. And daggomus_prime is quite a Wincester, although she's still D/C. I like it. Harmony. As long as you label properly, that is.

NEw webclip for this week's episode.

Dean definitely walked away from the amulet. When he gives up things, I don't think he goes back (see: leather coat, etc.).

Sam, in my heart of hearts, took it out of that can and held onto it. In my schmoopiest secret heart, he had it in his pocket before he fell into the pit with Adam.

Wait, what did obstinatrix do? Which story are you talking about?

Hat trick! This is the Dean/trench coat a la Brokeback picture I was thinking of.