CW's has finally given fans the chance to return to the world of . Lately, fans have been more than thrilled to see little more than Winchesters saving people and hunting things again, even without the high stakes of .Yet there is one major element that the show is missing: The relationship between Sam and Dean. After all, the bond between the brothers carried the show. Without it, just isn't ringing as true to fans.
When Sam was a little boy, Dean was obsessed with protecting him. Their father made it clear that Dean needed to be responsible for Sam. It was one of the , as he felt like he could never keep Sam safe the way he needed to.
He spent the rest of his life feeling an obligation to keep Sam safe, even valuing that over his own security.
John Winchester was a horrible father, and there are few things as clear in . Between abandoning his children multiple times and refusing to come to their rescue when they needed him, it was evident that John never really cared about them.
Early on, everything in their lives was about the Yellow-Eyed Demon. If they couldn't kill him, their lives were pointless. Mary's death was one of the most heartbreaking separations in , because it convinced John to view his children as weapons.
While Dean spent his entire life looking after Sam, the younger Sam wasn't exactly coddled. After all, Dean spent a lot of time either mocking Sam or teaching him how to care about himself.
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