And I don't even want Dean to forgive Cas; I want him to apologize and admit that Cas isn't the only one who screwed up! They share equal blame if you ask me, so why is Cas taking all of it and Dean acting oh so righteous again? It's freaking annoying!
Amen to all of this.
I have hated the way the show has written Dean as being this self-righteous and acting like he and Sam are morally superior and that nothing is their fault. Obviously they're screwed up but at the same time they act like Castiel did something so reprehensible and repulsive that he could never be forgiven again. Like they've never made mistakes or made deals with the devil to save the freaking world. It is irresponsible of the show to paint the Winchesters as that self-righteous and having Castiel take the blame for everything.
Castiel has always apologized, he's always sacrificed, he has rebelled and killed his own kin to save the brothers and humanity and they always point the finger at him. Enough is enough. Dean and Sam should start taking responsibility of their own faults instead of scapegoating because it's easier for them. They've all made mistakes, and the only way of moving forward is to admit to that and then forgive each other and move on.
Really, it's not that hard.
It's also interesting because there have been points in the show where it's clear they are pointing out the flaws of the Winchesters and how they've treated Castiel (7.21 most notably) but it almost seems like it's a throwaway thing. I mean, they hardly have characters dealing with it and that's something holding back character development, imo. It's good to have characters who are flawed, but have them acknowledge these flaws and actually evolve instead of remaining the same.
(lol wow long comment is long, sorry about that. I just have loads of feelings on this very topic, something I'm hoping Carver addresses more next season because seriously, enough is enough already)
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Amen to all of this.
I have hated the way the show has written Dean as being this self-righteous and acting like he and Sam are morally superior and that nothing is their fault. Obviously they're screwed up but at the same time they act like Castiel did something so reprehensible and repulsive that he could never be forgiven again. Like they've never made mistakes or made deals with the devil to save the freaking world. It is irresponsible of the show to paint the Winchesters as that self-righteous and having Castiel take the blame for everything.
Castiel has always apologized, he's always sacrificed, he has rebelled and killed his own kin to save the brothers and humanity and they always point the finger at him. Enough is enough. Dean and Sam should start taking responsibility of their own faults instead of scapegoating because it's easier for them. They've all made mistakes, and the only way of moving forward is to admit to that and then forgive each other and move on.
Really, it's not that hard.
It's also interesting because there have been points in the show where it's clear they are pointing out the flaws of the Winchesters and how they've treated Castiel (7.21 most notably) but it almost seems like it's a throwaway thing. I mean, they hardly have characters dealing with it and that's something holding back character development, imo. It's good to have characters who are flawed, but have them acknowledge these flaws and actually evolve instead of remaining the same.
(lol wow long comment is long, sorry about that. I just have loads of feelings on this very topic, something I'm hoping Carver addresses more next season because seriously, enough is enough already)