What I want is the show to acknowledge him as this important character and not use him as a cheap plot devise.
This is my problem. This is the thing that bothers me the most. Yes, Supernatural is the Sam & Dean show, (my favorite episode is Mystery Spot after all) but that doesn't lessen the importance of Castiel. I mean Dean said it himself- they're Team Free Will. Dean, Sam, Bobby, and Castiel are a family. Yet in season 6 Castiel and Dean were both written out of character simply to serve the plot. This of course made the story feel forced and contrived because thematically Supernatural has always been a story about family. Castiel has always been an important and endearing character on the show- if he wasn't they would never have expanded Misha's role as they did. This show has evolved from being just the Sam & Dean show, and that's not a bad thing. Good stories progress, not stagnate.
I've read several times on tumblr how "the Castiel fandom wants this show to be just about him".
What!? Seriously? Where in the world did they get that idea? How does, "Turning Cas into god doesn't ring true for the character" get interpreted as "Replace the show's focus on Sam & Dean with focus on Castiel"?
I can even come up with scenarios where Castiel kills Balthazar that would have been acceptable. But not the way it was done, and certainly not without showing us his burnt wings, and without giving Castiel at least a moment to really grieve the death of the angel who was his best friend for millennia.
See for me the absent wings is such a small thing because the bigger (and more important mistake) was Cas killing Balty in the first place. Although I think Castiel had more profound bond with Dean at this point, I don't think he'd kill Balty simply because he worked with the Brothers Winchester. It seems so petty and vindictive, which Castiel isn't. It's the characterization that bothers me not that the TPTB omitted a wings shot. There are more serious story issues to worry about imho.
*shrugs shoulders* Usually when I'm this fed up with bad writing I give up on a series. I haven't this time because 1) I just started watching the show a year ago and 2) the series is way more thought provoking than it has any right to be. I dismissed this show as teeny-bopper garbage for the longest time, but a couple of my family members insisted that I give it a try. Now I love the characters, I love the themes, and I love the mythology. The writers have gold in their hands and I just don't want to see any potential wasted. I actually went so far to write a letter to Sera Gamble about the Godstiel plot to let her know why it's such a bad idea. You can see she thoughtfully considered my words, taking my reasoning into account [/sarcasm]. I'll keep watching it too though- Supernatural is bigger than any one character (even though the nerdy angel is my favorite).
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This is my problem. This is the thing that bothers me the most. Yes, Supernatural is the Sam & Dean show, (my favorite episode is Mystery Spot after all) but that doesn't lessen the importance of Castiel. I mean Dean said it himself- they're Team Free Will. Dean, Sam, Bobby, and Castiel are a family. Yet in season 6 Castiel and Dean were both written out of character simply to serve the plot. This of course made the story feel forced and contrived because thematically Supernatural has always been a story about family. Castiel has always been an important and endearing character on the show- if he wasn't they would never have expanded Misha's role as they did. This show has evolved from being just the Sam & Dean show, and that's not a bad thing. Good stories progress, not stagnate.
What!? Seriously? Where in the world did they get that idea? How does, "Turning Cas into god doesn't ring true for the character" get interpreted as "Replace the show's focus on Sam & Dean with focus on Castiel"?
See for me the absent wings is such a small thing because the bigger (and more important mistake) was Cas killing Balty in the first place. Although I think Castiel had more profound bond with Dean at this point, I don't think he'd kill Balty simply because he worked with the Brothers Winchester. It seems so petty and vindictive, which Castiel isn't. It's the characterization that bothers me not that the TPTB omitted a wings shot. There are more serious story issues to worry about imho.
*shrugs shoulders* Usually when I'm this fed up with bad writing I give up on a series. I haven't this time because 1) I just started watching the show a year ago and 2) the series is way more thought provoking than it has any right to be. I dismissed this show as teeny-bopper garbage for the longest time, but a couple of my family members insisted that I give it a try. Now I love the characters, I love the themes, and I love the mythology. The writers have gold in their hands and I just don't want to see any potential wasted. I actually went so far to write a letter to Sera Gamble about the Godstiel plot to let her know why it's such a bad idea. You can see she thoughtfully considered my words, taking my reasoning into account [/sarcasm]. I'll keep watching it too though- Supernatural is bigger than any one character (even though the nerdy angel is my favorite).