spn-rants:deceptively-quiet-deactivated20:Dean’s reactions in 8x20 and 8x07I’m so glad t

spn-rants:deceptively-quiet-deactivated20:Dean’s reactions in 8x20 and 8x07I’m so glad this exists. What a great parallel, and I didn’t even notice it! This is a fantastic showcasing on how different Dean acts with fun friends (Charlie) and the potential love interest, Castiel. Or heck, anyone that he looks at with interest, love or not. (Once I find it, I’ll edit in the fantastic parallel of Dean’s reaction to a girl in season 1 compared to how he reacted to Cas in season 8). And what’s interesting is that it wasn’t the only Cas parallel with Charlie in his place; they emphasize it ten-fold when she flips her badge upside down (twice, might I add).But I’m getting ahead of myself. This scene in particular is really telling. Dean is getting her ready to go out on the job; she wants to wear something confident and flashy, but she’s stuck with a plain suit- one that won’t stick out while on the FBI job. So she comes out, cleaned up in her suit, and the camera does a pan-up, so we can see her total, Dean-approved outfit. And Dean, ready to get going, gives her a wink and a thumbs up, in what is a clearly platonic fashion (and absolutely adorkable, ugh I love their dynamic).Now Cas is essentially doing the same thing; he’s put in the same position of “brb gotta go clean up and get my suit on”. Obviously there weren’t as many wardrobe changes, but the change was so stark, that you couldn’t NOT pay attention to it. And wouldn’t you know it, but Cas is in his suit, ready to go on the job with the guys once again. There’s even a slow pan-up to Cas’s face, but when we see Dean’s reaction, it’s ENTIRELY different from the platonic wink he shares with Charlie. Instead, he visibly tenses up and his eyes go up and down Cas; he’s practically struck DUMB just by the sight of him. It’s not the first time Dean’s seen him in this outfit. Heck, it’s hardly flattering, in that coat that is far too big, and too many layers to even start to show off Misha’s physique. But he still inwardly bunches up, almost as surprised as us to see Cas all fresh and clean.I mean, I guess you could boil it all down to shock, but it’s not just that, is it? There’s nothing overly “shocking” about Cas’s appearance. To highlight this lack of “shock” value, we have Sam’s reaction to compare to Dean’s, where Sam looks up, but his eyes pointedly stay on Cas’s face; they don’t travel the body like Dean’s so obviously do. Sam also doesn’t “tense up”, and he certainly isn’t “struck dumb”. No, instead he gives Cas a nod, that says “alright, you look like you’re ready to roll. Dean?” and he smiles at his brother and Dean tries so hard to crack a smile and nod like “uh oh, yeah, lets uh, let’s get moving”.These moments aren’t coincidental. They are conscious actions on behalf of the actors and the director, who sits there and goes through the scenes, piecing together the best ones. They CHOOSE to show us these distinct moments in the show to make us NOTICE the similarities and differences. They are there so when the season is over and we go back and watch the episodes, we might finally catch the things we missed and didn’t see the first time around. These aren’t happy accidents; they are meant to be there and be caught by those ready and willing to see them.YUP. No way those upside-down badge moments weren’t a deliberate callback. -- source link
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