I, too, wondered why the frick they'd deliberately show Dean watching that moment between Jimmy and his wife. It seemed very much like Castiel watching the Dean/Anna kiss... hard to place beyond slashdom. I mean, I tried to give it a generic "he wants to save Jimmy but can't"... the softer side of Dean we've been getting as Sammy goes further and further dark... but, it still seemed weird in the gen. Slash-goggles made it much more deliberate and well-placed.
Which leads into 2... again, it was Dean they panned to when Jimmy got shot, Dean who look like he lost his world. We don't get Sam's reaction (or do we?! I don't recall it).
And 3, the emphasis on serving Dean. I don't think Dean ever even meant to have it perceived that way. Did he ask for Cas to serve him? Not quite. It's sort of implied, but it's not deliberately asked. So, it seems more like Castiel projecting his own issues. He HAS been serving Dean's will more than anything else. And Heaven wants it to stop. I don't think he quite gets that he made a choice and Dean can't force him to serve him nor has he been outright asking him to.
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I, too, wondered why the frick they'd deliberately show Dean watching that moment between Jimmy and his wife. It seemed very much like Castiel watching the Dean/Anna kiss... hard to place beyond slashdom. I mean, I tried to give it a generic "he wants to save Jimmy but can't"... the softer side of Dean we've been getting as Sammy goes further and further dark... but, it still seemed weird in the gen. Slash-goggles made it much more deliberate and well-placed.
Which leads into 2... again, it was Dean they panned to when Jimmy got shot, Dean who look like he lost his world. We don't get Sam's reaction (or do we?! I don't recall it).
And 3, the emphasis on serving Dean. I don't think Dean ever even meant to have it perceived that way. Did he ask for Cas to serve him? Not quite. It's sort of implied, but it's not deliberately asked. So, it seems more like Castiel projecting his own issues. He HAS been serving Dean's will more than anything else. And Heaven wants it to stop. I don't think he quite gets that he made a choice and Dean can't force him to serve him nor has he been outright asking him to.