Why I Relate to Sam from "Supernatural"

Written by Shae

While our beloved show doesm't start for another few weeks, we are getting ready to hit peak Fall season! Are you guys excited? I know I am. For those of us living in Colorado, Supernatural is having a convention here in November at our very own Marriott Tech Center! Which, is beyond the coolest thing ever. Tickets, autographs, an photo ops are available at their convention site, along with a list of what others cities this convention will visit!

It's way too early to give a last season recap, so today I'm going to talk about the two types of people in the fandom. You are either a Sam fan or a Dean fan, and while we all love them, each of us has a preference. This actuallly came about one day while Mattie and I were out at the mall and happened to run into a few fans that day thanks to a shirt I was wearing. Mattie likes Dean more, while I like Sam. There's reasons for both sides of it, of course, and we asked our new friends why they chose who they did. In most cases, they chose Dean because, like him, they were older siblings and could relate to his struggles a little more. Oddly, I agree, There are many times in the show that have me feeling very much like Dean felt, especially when it comes to being protective over the little sibling.

For me, though, it's Sam that I relate to more. Sam is troubled and has spent most of the show, if not all of it, struggling to come into his own. On top of that, Sam isn't very open with his feelings nor is he good with talking about how he feels, A lot of the time Sam hides his feelings and what he's dealing with from Dean and even Cas. Granted, it's not aways on purpose. Most of the time Sam is just trying to figure things out on his own, and in the process, fails miserably. I suppose this is where Sam really strikes a point with me. 

Sharing things isn't always the easiest, and trying to fix them by oneself can feel like you're really just protecting the other person. Even from the get go Sam has been a strong independent person who wants to be on his own and not burden his family any further, like he believes he has. Granted, he's been anything but a burden, especially to Dean, but feeling that way is often hard. Sam even struggles with addictions that are hurting him. Granted, drinking Demons's blood did give him some pretty cool powers, but being Lucifers' true vessel...kind of puts a damper on a lot of things. Also, that is just gross.

Sam's constant struggles to do good by his brother, and handle his own problems are often is downfall. What Sam doesn't realize, which I never do, is if he would just open up to Dean, his problems might get fixed a little sooner. Then again if the Winchesters ever learn to communicate the world may very well come to an end. But, you know...they'll find a way to save it....just not themselves!

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