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Supernatural 5x04 Full Reaction

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Rue

I've thought about that big question you kept coming back to - were the events Dean witnessed the actual future or was it just a sandbox shadowplay that Zachariah cooked up to mess with Dean's head? - basically ever since I originally watched the episode and after much thinking and writing about it, I honestly do think that it was 100000% a manufactured pocket universe that Zachariah constructed that was geared specifically towards manipulating Dean into saying yes to Michael. Basically every single aspect of the story was cherry-picked right out of Dean's memory, somehow - Cas, Bobby, Crotoan, his devotion to Sam, all these specific points of reference that he knew Dean had really serious feelings about and he used them all as ways of exacting leverage. Cas stays with Dean, he loses his powers, and winds up losing himself in substance abuse and it's-the-end-baby sex (remind you of anyone?), he's hopeless and powerless and Future!Dean (that's what I've always called him, anyway - or Endverse!Dean) basically confirms for us that everything that happened was his fault, specifically *because he didn't say yes*. Like, Future!Dean not saying yes is the first domino that sets off the whole chain reaction that leads to the events we see in 5x04. Everything that happens, all of it, is his fault. Which, given what we know of Dean so far, is a pretty accurate representation of how Dean feels - he feels responsible for everyone in the entire world, and if something bad happens to any one of those people, that's his fault. Everything is always his fault. Zachariah is basically showing Dean all of these people that he cares about and how they are affected by the choice *he* makes - how they're *hurt* by the decision he makes. That's why I think this is just Zachariah's sandbox he tosses Dean into - he's a sadistic asshole and he's definitely not above leaning on Dean's broken mental bones (so to speak) if it gets the results he wants.

DieWinterkirsche

I love this episode even more since 2020 because there are a lot of parallels to our current pandamic - the toilet paper thing for example (who could've guessed that it would be a realistic thing!)

Thomas Corp

One, I agree that Sam does cut quite the striking figure in that white suit. Two, in your place I probably would have commented on it during the reaction, despite it not being an appropriate time but then I have little to no shame. I always kind of love hearing your fashion commentaries. It’s really very enjoyable.

EddieSpice69

This Episode is great even for the 50th time lol! But Also A awesome reaction as always! <3