Sam Winchester

This page is something of a love letter for Sam Winchester, one of the two main characters from the CW series 'Supernatural'. He is easily my favorite Winchester brother and had one of the best character storylines in the first 5 seasons.

There's nothing quite better than a fictional man who suffers, and boy does this guy suffer. What I love about Sam is that he is supposedly destined to be a part of something very evil, and yet wants nothing more than to be good. His struggle with the shame of his unclean blood and the moral dilemma of using his powers even for good are just. Top Notch.

Religious Imagery

Sam and religious imagery makes me ill (in a good way, though). Sam as an allegory to Jesus is my personal take on it. Even though his destiny is to be Lucifer's vessel, lead the armies of hell, etc., in my opinion, the imagery in the show and his ending in season 5 is more akin to Jesus. He makes the ultimate sacrifice to save the world.

Throughout the show there is crucifixion imagery and references to stigmata. Now, these could definitely just be me projecting and totally not intentional, but they are real in the version of Supernatural that lives in my brain. Which is grittier and not afraid to lean into the darker themes. HBONatural could fix me.

I do very much wish they had been able to explore the BoyKing arc in season 3. Sam's powers seem forgotten in the later seasons, other than a brief mention here or there. I would have absolutely loved to see Sam leading Hell's armies. Sam Winchester, King of Hell, can you imagine? Ugh. A girl can dream, and read fanfiction.

Why Sam?

Something in my brain was genuinely altered when I fell into my Sam era. It was a deep obsession that started right before a massive life change, and I think that only made me cling to his character more. I went through a devastating loss about halfway through watching, and being able to immerse myself in the show, and my delusions of Sam Winchester, was truly something that kept me sane during that deep period of grief.

I sometimes find it difficult to put into words exactly why I love Sam so much. It seems as though Dean is more commonly the favorite of the two brothers, and I often see critical opinions of Sam. Typically blaming him for the events seasons 4-5, or belittling him for ending up in situations where he needs Dean to come "rescue" him. These takes are all bad, sorry! In this house, we are Dean critical (said with love, I like Dean, just very critically). Sam is kind, hopeful, and trying his damnedest to break the vicious cycle that is their family. At least in the early seasons. Blaming Sam for freeing Lucifer blatantly ignores the way he was manipulated and taken advantage of by Ruby, especially in his vulnerable state after losing Dean.

I'm also a sick fuck and love the concept of John finding out Sam is supposed to become this evil thing that he or Dean may have to kill one day, all while Sam is just this sweet kid trying to be good. In the earlier seasons, Sam says he believes in God and angels, and that he prays and believes because "maybe he can be saved". I feel like this also cannot be ignored! I think his desperation to believe in God and that it will save him from himself, while possibly not truly believing deep down, is very neat. It's almost like he HAS to, because if there's not, what other hope does he have for himself?