Yep, that's what Ausiello said. But notice that while he referenced the Sex and Violence fight between Sam and Dean, he didn't actually say the fight to come would also be between them, or even that it would include them. I'm nitpicking in favor of brotherhood guess ;-)
The other spoiler was something along the lines of "Sam might have to attend meetings" or something, indicting only, really, some sort of emotional trauma or epiphany. Because it was easy to associate "meetings" with AA, someone else added the addiction/alcoholism idea, then someone quickly asked added addiction to what and came up with, "ooh demon blood"! And so on. Anyway, that's how it seemed to me.
Yes, the changes really are dramatic, and more obvious if you take the time to review earlier seasons-- and it's surprising how much foreshadowing you'll discover when you do that. There might be more than a few red herrings in there, but still, it fuels speculation to go back and try to figure out where they've meant to take us all along. Some of the changes in character we're seeing is probably just the actors becoming more seasoned, but I'm sure a lot of it is intended to be part of the arc. I feel Dean is becoming less and less a leader in Sam's eyes, and I guess in his own as well. Interestingly, Dean tends to bluster and growl more now than when he felt more secure in his moral authority. Sam's resentment, confusion and/or alarm at this is fascinating to watch as it plays out. The nuanced acting is delicious.
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Date: 2009-02-19 06:16 pm (UTC)The other spoiler was something along the lines of "Sam might have to attend meetings" or something, indicting only, really, some sort of emotional trauma or epiphany. Because it was easy to associate "meetings" with AA, someone else added the addiction/alcoholism idea, then someone quickly asked added addiction to what and came up with, "ooh demon blood"! And so on. Anyway, that's how it seemed to me.
Yes, the changes really are dramatic, and more obvious if you take the time to review earlier seasons-- and it's surprising how much foreshadowing you'll discover when you do that. There might be more than a few red herrings in there, but still, it fuels speculation to go back and try to figure out where they've meant to take us all along. Some of the changes in character we're seeing is probably just the actors becoming more seasoned, but I'm sure a lot of it is intended to be part of the arc. I feel Dean is becoming less and less a leader in Sam's eyes, and I guess in his own as well. Interestingly, Dean tends to bluster and growl more now than when he felt more secure in his moral authority. Sam's resentment, confusion and/or alarm at this is fascinating to watch as it plays out. The nuanced acting is delicious.