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Supernatural 4.19
Show!!!
How much do I love show. John is a real live person in my mind now. In the wake of his wife's brutal murder, he goes a little crazy, like anyone would. He arms his children, teaches them to be warriors, terrified and determined to save the rest of his family from the dark forces he now feels everywhere he looks. He won't be caught out again.
Then, Sam goes off to college estranged from him, and John looks at the wreckage of his older son's life, and he is filled with regret for the mistakes he has made as a parent. Given a chance to try again with this newly discovered son, and having calmed down from his initial reaction to Mary's murder, feeling now that perhaps the threats are not so overwhelming, he tries to do things differently with this uncorrupted son. And still it goes horribly, tragically wrong.
As a parent of grown children now raising a second batch of kids, I so, so sympathize.
This makes me love John. He tried so hard, and he fucked up everything.
How much do I love show. John is a real live person in my mind now. In the wake of his wife's brutal murder, he goes a little crazy, like anyone would. He arms his children, teaches them to be warriors, terrified and determined to save the rest of his family from the dark forces he now feels everywhere he looks. He won't be caught out again.
Then, Sam goes off to college estranged from him, and John looks at the wreckage of his older son's life, and he is filled with regret for the mistakes he has made as a parent. Given a chance to try again with this newly discovered son, and having calmed down from his initial reaction to Mary's murder, feeling now that perhaps the threats are not so overwhelming, he tries to do things differently with this uncorrupted son. And still it goes horribly, tragically wrong.
As a parent of grown children now raising a second batch of kids, I so, so sympathize.
This makes me love John. He tried so hard, and he fucked up everything.