Beneath that soft exterior, Sam's an extremist and an idealist, which is what makes him so very dangerous.
What I find particularly disturbing here is the extent to which Sam seems incapable of change: he's set himself and the world into certain patterns, and will continue to operate as if those patterns are real even when they self-evidently are not. Someday, Sam will end up trying to change the world in order to fit it to his preconceived notions, and the result will not be pretty.
But you're right, of course: it's completely in character for Sam to believe that ignorance will keep you safe, even in the face of rather a lot of evidence to the contrary, at least in his case.
I also agree with your assessment of the brothers and the way they connect to other people, or fail to do so -- one of the things I like very much about the show is the way that Dean, who is so completely awkward and inadequately socialized, is in fact much better at understanding other people than Sam is, although Sam is a much better social operator. And yet as you say, once Dean had decided that Sherry was a monster, he would have killed her without a second thought.
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Date: 2007-01-27 03:42 pm (UTC)What I find particularly disturbing here is the extent to which Sam seems incapable of change: he's set himself and the world into certain patterns, and will continue to operate as if those patterns are real even when they self-evidently are not. Someday, Sam will end up trying to change the world in order to fit it to his preconceived notions, and the result will not be pretty.
But you're right, of course: it's completely in character for Sam to believe that ignorance will keep you safe, even in the face of rather a lot of evidence to the contrary, at least in his case.
I also agree with your assessment of the brothers and the way they connect to other people, or fail to do so -- one of the things I like very much about the show is the way that Dean, who is so completely awkward and inadequately socialized, is in fact much better at understanding other people than Sam is, although Sam is a much better social operator. And yet as you say, once Dean had decided that Sherry was a monster, he would have killed her without a second thought.