A wee Sam thought (SPOILERS FOR LAST EPISODE)

[phx69.livejournal.com]

*****SPOILERS for Last week's episode*****



I have seen a number of tags about last week's episode. 99% of which focus on 'poor' Cas being left behind in such a state (which I personally think was poetic justice and I am glad Cas is gaining true insight into what he cast on Sam when he crumbled Sam's wall). But I only have one strong thought on that episode: Holy crow! If what was in Sam's head, was enough to mentally cripple an ANGEL, how the heck had Sam managed to function so long, mere human being that he is? (I will forget for a moment that as an angel, Cas really should not have been affected like that...they do not feel things in the same way as humans do) My respect and love for Sam went up a thousand fold... Unfortunately, that seems to have gotten lost on much of tag writing fandom: dimmed in light of Cas being left behind. If my muse were in working order right now, my tag would be about Dean's new understanding, compassion and respect, for just what his BROTHER survived. That, and Sam is not healed - Cas said he could not heal Sam, he could however, shift things and get Sam back on his feet. Whatever that means... Anyways, that's my wee Sammy thought of the day. And I just wanted to share it with other people who might feel some sympathy for the poor kid.

Comments

[vail-kagami.livejournal.com]

I immediately noticed that as well. Cas' reaction to seeing Lucifer seemed a little other the top considering all he saw was a dude sitting there talking to him - one he expected and one he knew wasn't real.
Only possible explanation: The shift immedately broke Cas' mind completely and let him forget it was a hallucination and that he has, in fact, faced the guy before, in the felsh, without flipping out.
And wasn't there something once about angels having no soul.

Okay, so the whole thing doesn't yet make sense to me. Maybe we'll get an explanation.

Back to the point: Sam saw Lucifer all the time. He saw (and felt) Lucifer hurting him, hurting others, saw glimplses of Hell in form of meathooks and chans and whatnot. And he just kept on going until his body, not his mind, finally brought him down.

Wow.

[phx69.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY! I loved Cas taking this on to himself but I am disturbed by how it was written to have affected him. It made no sense to me. Angels do no thave souls. They don't feel things the same way mankind does. And after everything Cas would have seen as a warrior of God, I can't understand him folding so completely like that - and especially not after that past interactions we have seen him have with Lucifer and especially not when it took the attention away from the impact on Sam. This whole episode has so much in it but all the writing public seem to remember is that Cas was left behind. Mind you, Dean left Sam there too when he went looking for help... LOL!