It's odd, but I've never connected Dean's statement in "Wishful Thinking" to his declaration to Zachariah, that's what I get for not listening to the commentary!
I don't see the "nothing" as Dean's ultimate wish -- any more than Sam's ultimate wish is to Hulk out on demon blood. And I really don't see it as a desire to give up free-will. Rather I see it as something furtive and sub-conscious, something he would never voluntarily chose (any more) but something that is still there.
Of course, this?:
Time and time again on the show they have shown that Dean is not a taker and perhaps too much of a giver. And perhaps that is his secret. What does he hunger for that Famine can give him? Nothing. He wants Sam to be safe. He wants to not be Michael's vessel. He wants to avert the Apocalypse. He has his dream car. He's happy going from conquest to conquest. He can have whatever food he wants.
Made. Of. Awesome.
It's something I completely agree with and didn't think to apply here. Most of what Dean wants is for other people. Despite how he comes off -- his swagger and confidence and everything -- he has an extremely low ego. He doesn't demand much of anything or require accolades for what he does. Since Famine's hunger is personal, it could just be that Dean doesn't hunger for anything for himself.
I like Death, but I don't think that he's paying that much attention to Dean at this point, and when he does talk to him, it's mostly to ensure that he lets Sam say "yes". While I'm sure that Death could have helped Dean out, I don't really see him doing so. Although I really love the character of Death, so I wouldn't be upset it he had been.
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Date: 2012-01-31 04:06 am (UTC)From:I don't see the "nothing" as Dean's ultimate wish -- any more than Sam's ultimate wish is to Hulk out on demon blood. And I really don't see it as a desire to give up free-will. Rather I see it as something furtive and sub-conscious, something he would never voluntarily chose (any more) but something that is still there.
Of course, this?:
Time and time again on the show they have shown that Dean is not a taker and perhaps too much of a giver. And perhaps that is his secret. What does he hunger for that Famine can give him? Nothing. He wants Sam to be safe. He wants to not be Michael's vessel. He wants to avert the Apocalypse. He has his dream car. He's happy going from conquest to conquest. He can have whatever food he wants.
Made. Of. Awesome.
It's something I completely agree with and didn't think to apply here. Most of what Dean wants is for other people. Despite how he comes off -- his swagger and confidence and everything -- he has an extremely low ego. He doesn't demand much of anything or require accolades for what he does. Since Famine's hunger is personal, it could just be that Dean doesn't hunger for anything for himself.
I like Death, but I don't think that he's paying that much attention to Dean at this point, and when he does talk to him, it's mostly to ensure that he lets Sam say "yes". While I'm sure that Death could have helped Dean out, I don't really see him doing so. Although I really love the character of Death, so I wouldn't be upset it he had been.