Hello, Tumblr! It is I, Jo, bringing you once more a meta-analysis of one of the aspects of the Hell that is Supernatural and its fandom and particularly the Circle of Hell that is shipping one of its minor ships. Especially one that has so much canon fodder (see what I did there?) as Megstiel does. I have seen so many extensive (like… you would not believe how many of them, holy shit, they’re everywhere) meta-analysis, essays, theories, hastily put together thoughts, you name it, that people write stating why their ship is/should be/will be canon.
And if someone dares say “Well… I just don’t see it”, they’re likely going to be bombarded by a mountain of evidence of why they’re wrong. Admittedly, some of this evidence is well-thought out and compelling and some is… not… that. But I’m not writing this to argue against that mountain of evidence because I understand those analysis come from a place of love for those characters (and because I would be here all day). I’m doing it because whenever someone brings up Megstiel in these things, it’s usually to belittle it, disregard it or flat out deny its existence. And I, as a Megstiel shipper, have a thing or two to say about that.
Now, let’s make something entirely clear: I’m not here to convince you to stop shipping your ship and start shipping mine. I’m not here to attack you personally. You’re not a horrible person for wanting something different to be canon than I do. I don’t mean to start a shipping war. Full disclaimer, I am a snarky person and sometimes this topic fills me with rage, which is why this essay will be peer-reviewed. Meaning, I will have other Megstiel shippers who are a tad nicer or more jaded than me read it and give me notes before I post it to tone down my salt in the interest of keeping things civil.
And because if I’m excessively mean, Senpai won’t hang out with me.If you have another argument besides the ones I bring up here or if you’re not convinced by my counterarguments, tell me. I will be happy to have a conversation. Unless that conversation starts with you stating I murdered your puppy and destroyed your crops, in which case, I’m not interested in getting to know you and your mom is probably disappointed in you. If you still feel compelled to send me insults because I like a different ship, it will result in you being a) blocked, b) referred to the present essay or c) mocked. Depends on what mood you catch me in.
Okay, so now that we’ve established that, let me tell you why your arguments against Megstiel don’t convince me.
Y’all, I’m rewatching Supernatural before the finale (and I started so late like everything else, and don’t think i’ll finish in time, damn) and it’s so… /interesting/
Like 1 — i forgot how young they looked! which is weird since I’ve seen edits and gifs still from the early seasons. (reminds me of early fandom and all the twink!Sam going around). plus just how much more the height difference is apparent before Sam/Jared’s breadth.
2 — having seen later stuff, it’s cool how i see the importance of some things and/or see how they connect. like the whole 22/23 years later thing for Sam. how the YED got there. why Mary went up herself instead of also getting John to help. plus, seeing the Samulet! and Baby!
3 — thinking about Sam and Dean and ~emotions~. Dean is all macho man and Sam is more outwardly emotional. but they’re two halves since, imo (don’t come at me lol), Dean still feels so much inwardly, seemingly more than Sam since he shows his outwardly. like Dean wanting to look for John, his memories of Mary, and his whole mission with Sam since age 4 (letting him drive Baby for the first time); plus, wanting to make sure they save others so they don’t have to go through the same thing they did (the siblings with the wendigo, wanting to recheck the case because he’s worried about the kid, etc.). (tbh, i’m a known Dean-girl so I’m biased and I’m on s1e4 rn.) generalized as the analytical/logical vs the emotional one.
4 — this one relates to another fandom. i read the hunger games trilogy after watching this, but seeing it now and the similarities is *chef’s kiss*. we all know about John’s A+ Parenting, and I’m not excusing that, especially since Dean and Sam were innocent children, but he went head-first into hunting because of Mary’s death. and Sam and Dean, more so Sam, couldn’t rationalize that to that extent. like Dean was more accepting since he had his 4 years with Mary, but Sam didn’t. but then, Jess’s death happens to Sam and he goes down that same path. he acts like he’s fine but he’s high-strung, he just wants to focus on finding John so they can deal with the ‘monster’ together and Dean has to redirect him and tell him that they’ll help people along the way. Sam criticized him but he’s doing the same thing (i get both reasons and at least, in the beginning, Sam isn’t hurting anyone by doing this). my HG’s point ties into this too, with Katniss criticizing her mom’s handling of the dead-husband/father situation, with reason, and then her going through a similar thing later on (though she does try to fight it and get better).
5 — i forgot what else to say. might add more later, idk
+8
↳ 5.04 // 9.14
There are two kinds of people: the ones who find Dean’s pink Ipod adorable, and the ones who keep repeating that pink is a “very manly color” and that we shouldn’t be acknowledging this as something extraordinary.
Well, both are absolutely right, but it was never really about whether having pink stuff made Dean more (or less) manly. What’s important and made every Dean!girl squeal with happiness is the fact that Dean has gone from the s1 macho guy with the “no chick-flick moments” policy and constant teasing about his brother’s “effeminate” manners (mostly because of shallow things like his haircut or healthy diet), and whose biggest dirty little secret was that he’d once worn a girl’s pink panties and even though it’s kinky as hell and therefor worthy bragging about, had never ever told anyone in fear of being considered as less than a man to NOW PROUDLY BUYING THINGS WITHOUT TRYING TO COPY HIS DAD’S TASTES BUT JUST GOING FOR WHATEVER HE LIKES, and finally letting go of all his complexes and stereotypes.
And this realization is what made me want to just hug the hell out of him. This is the real Dean. And I’m so proud of his character development over the years that I literally can’t stop gifing this scene.
(Source: btonysus)
: 13 Reasons Why, MCU
: MCU fanfiction