In the , it seemed fairly clear that Sam was the show's primary protagonist. First and foremost, the series started with him. In the iconic flashback scene that opens the show, Sam is the one that the demon targets, and it is Sam's room that catches fire due to his mother's tragic death.
Additionally, when the episode returns to the present, it is Sam that the audience follows as he enjoys Halloween with his girlfriend and discusses exam scores with his college friends. This fact makes it undeniable that Sam was supposed to be protagonist over Dean, whose perspective doesn't appear at all.
A major storyline that comes up throughout Supernatural, and also proves that Sam is the main character, is the fact that Sam is the chosen one. As previously mentioned, Azazel picked Sam as a victim when he was a baby, and as a result, Sam is different from everyone else, including Dean.
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