By "It's all good," I meant that I didn't think I needed to go into an in-depth explanation of whys and wherefores of incest in Supernatural. It might be a New England-ism, but saying it's all good doesn't necessarily means it's all... happy bunnies, but that it's done and well paid for, if that makes sense. And we're here for the whole package, not just the incest - but Sam and Dean's emotional intimacy and codependence is a big part of the Supernatural package.
Honestly? I think Sam and Dean's relationship is immensely unhealthy for both of them. And I don't think it's portrayed as a good thing. The Winchester have an incredibly screwed up familial and social dynamic. I think in a lot of ways, Sam and Dean are psychologically forced into their emotional intimacy and codependence.
And certainly, the physical incest of Mary/Samuel's body is horrifying and justifiably so. It's used as horror. In addition to being a demon, Azazel is a demon housed in her father's body. Instead of being a figure in which she can trust and whom she can love, her father's body has become twisted and inhuman.
I would argue, however, that Sam and Dean use their emotional romance as something to counter the horror of their everyday life and as a barrier against their hard life, thereby turning it to good, in a making lemonade out of lemons situation.
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Date: 2008-10-04 03:57 am (UTC)Honestly? I think Sam and Dean's relationship is immensely unhealthy for both of them. And I don't think it's portrayed as a good thing. The Winchester have an incredibly screwed up familial and social dynamic. I think in a lot of ways, Sam and Dean are psychologically forced into their emotional intimacy and codependence.
And certainly, the physical incest of Mary/Samuel's body is horrifying and justifiably so. It's used as horror. In addition to being a demon, Azazel is a demon housed in her father's body. Instead of being a figure in which she can trust and whom she can love, her father's body has become twisted and inhuman.
I would argue, however, that Sam and Dean use their emotional romance as something to counter the horror of their everyday life and as a barrier against their hard life, thereby turning it to good, in a making lemonade out of lemons situation.