::nods::

What Theresa said.

It does feel like maybe the writers are about to acknowledge that Dean isn't, ultimately, indestructible. And that Sam may be moreso than he or anyone else ever thought. I live in hope that finally, finally, Dean gets to break, and Sam gets to caretake, and they come out the other side as equals, adults, with the ballast of family and history behind them, but a fairly clean slate ahead of them. It's nice to think so, briefly, anyway.

From the same page with "life in motels" was a link to this video [link] I wish that I would be dead. Since we were talking about breaking points. So many good moments included here. Wee Sam with Dean and the fireworks may be one of my all time favorites. Ending with Sam hugging Dean in Mystery Spot wasn't bad either.

eta: Did you guys remember the look on Sam's face when he was walking toward Dean (and therefore everything was okay) right before Hardison stabbed him in the back? Gutting.

Is it really a Wincesty video? Don't want to watch in that case.

Hardison stabbed him in the back?

Take that back! Hardison would be buds with Sam! Separation! Separation!

No, it's not wincesty at all. At least I don't see it. I just see regular Sam and Dean brother love. Then again, sometimes I am naive. But I didn't get that vibe at all.

Take that back! Hardison would be buds with Sam! Separation! Separation!

I try! Usually I am good and can enjoy Hardison on Leverage, but when I see the stabby scene, it just was too in my face.

Oddly, I get no overlap at all. I'm not saying Aldis is a Laurence Olivier, or anything, but Jake and Alec have always been distinct for me, and I can rage at the one and love the other with no latency.

Honestly, I bet I could tell in a few seconds if Aldis was playing Jake or if he was playing Alec. He's goooood.

eta:

I can haz SHOW nao?!!

I remember seeing Aldis in a few other shows and all I could think of was then was "Jake! Jake!" and seethe with burning hatred. But that was closer to the first time I saw him kill Sam, and it was more my problem than his, of course. It took about one full episode of Leverage for me to make the mental switch over to Hardison, and I absolutely love him as Hardison.

I never hated Jake. They gave just enough of his backstory for me to understand how far out of his depth he was, how scared by Azazel's threats to his family, and how desperate he was to survive.

I mean, he didn't know Sam from Adam. I liked that he wasn't a random, conveniently mustache-twirling demon, but a character.

I always felt really sorry for Jake. I wanted him rescued, because Stan held his family hostage to get him to turn. He didn't want to. He'd have died himself, but he couldn't let his family suffer. I have no beef with Jake.

Voodoo, on the other hand. Him I still resent.

Did we know that Aldis was in Fear Itself on Buffy?

Alec's pretty much in a class by himself, though, a more fully-realized character that we know more about and feel more connected to than the walk-ons, no matter how well they were played.

Okay, he might not like Plants vs. Zombies, but I'm going to amuse myself thinking of Dean playing this.

IO9 said that the clip Jared uploaded yesterday was from filming tonight's episode. In which case, I can prepare to bust a gut just thinking about it in its absence.