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. core four . the winchesters 1.09

CARLOS CERVANTES

The Winchesters - S01E13

This was a fantastic episode. Maybe the best one yet.

We learned so much about the core four. Even Millie. There was no Ada, which is disappointing. I hope to see all six of them in future episodes. No more of this Ada one episode, Millie the next.

This episode really drives a wedge between John and the other three.

He's suffering and he refuses to do anything to help himself and he won't let them help either.

Mary, Carlos, and Lata lean on each other at the end of this episode. Each of them having found a coping mechanism or two to help them deal with the darkness.

I loved seeing the differences between John and Carlos' Vietnam experiences. John volunteered, lied about his age, and went to fight. Carlos got in trouble and was given the choice between jail or service and chose service. He was a combat medic, his job was saving people. John won't talk about it, we see that he can in group, but he's so bitter about it he doesn't benefit from it. Carlos is open, he forgets about the case, and just talks. It helps him tremendously.

They're all trying to be there for John, but he'd rather be alone. This is nothing new. This is the John we've always known.

Seeing John interact with Neto I can't help but see Dean. But here's the thing, John's behavior is similar to Dean's behavior when he's at his worst/darkest times, that behavior is not Dean's normal.

When John bludgeons Neto repeatedly, it gives me strong MOC!Dean vibes. The vicious violence. It's part of who John is, it's only part of Dean when there is something else driving him.

John is Dean at his worst.

Dean at his best doesn't look anything like John. He builds a family, he loves completely, he protects everyone, he doesn't care what they can do for him, only that they're safe.

We didn't get much on the Akrida this episode, but I find it fascinating that gods are worried about them and looking for tools that will help in the fight against them.

Like, yes, Neto was a bad guy, but I wish we'd gotten more info on the Akrida from him before they killed him.

It's a symbolic item linked to his immortality while he visits Earth.