I keep hearing "What don't I know about that kid?" from Lazarus Rising every time there's something Dean didn't know about Sam. It's more sad than anything else. And currently I don't think it counts.

Sam and his rapt need to believe are beautiful. I only vaguely remember when he first meets Castiel and has his bubble burst. I can't wait to see it again.

I only vaguely remember when he first meets Castiel and has his bubble burst.

It's awful. Hurty awful times a hundred.

Yes, ouchy is right. Dean had no idea that Sam believed so deeply let alone that he was praying every day. Soup and blankets stat!

I was thinking earlier about how cool it was to get to see Mary again a couple weeks again. Mary and John are such crucial characters for no more screen time than they have had. I would really like to see Original Mary again.

You know there should be a fic that a young Joss Whedon saw the young Mary kicking some ass (maybe even killing a vampire) and that was the inspiration for a young blonde who wasn't afraid to save herself and didn't need anyone to save her. It makes me smile to think of Mary being the inspiration for Buffy. :)

It's awful. Hurty awful times a hundred.

It really is. It hurts to see Sam's face. He is crushed.

It makes me smile to think of Mary being the inspiration for Buffy. :)

Okay, that's AWESOME. I love that idea.

It makes me smile to think of Mary being the inspiration for Buffy. :)

That's the closest I've come to not being skeered by RPF...

It's awful. Hurty awful times a hundred.

I love it. Dysfunctionally, and everything. Can't wait.

They're showing Sam, Interrupted this week and Swap Meat next week. Why can't they repeat from earlier in the season? I still have Swap Meat on my TiVo.

That's the closest I've come to not being skeered by RPF...

yeah, RPF is the only drawback. Maybe the whole story is told and then the aside is the name of the little boy that saw the woman warrior. There is probably a better way but the thought of it makes me smile.

eta: It could be like a Paul Harvey story. "What was the name of that little boy? And that is the rest of the story. Good day."

The more time goes by, the more I dislike Swap Meat. I really wish they'd gone in another direction and had Jared play the kid and vice versa. I think JP would have been outstanding. But then I wonder if the kid could have pulled off being Sam and that's why they went with what we got.

I can't help but think that was a missed opportunity for JP.

I really wish they'd gone in another direction and had Jared play the kid and vice versa.

What do you mean? That *is* what we got, isn't it?

I know JP's got a good hand with comedy, but can he do impersonations? At the very least you need to construct a character and have both actors play him, and then have the new guy do a Sam impersonation.

JP played a good goof, but was he really playing the same character as Colton James?