Eagerly awaiting tonight’s episode!

The only I’ve been trying to understand is why people are upset about his screentime. I could see it being an issue if for the last 3 years or couple of years all we see is Sam for like the first five minutes of the show and then never again for the rest of the episode, every episode or at least on a consistent basis. After all he is a lead. Like I said I love Sammy so if that was happening it would be not cool.

I don’t know what else to say. Except that fans shouldn’t feel like what Jen described in the beginning of her post. Maybe instead of being fighting, attacking fans we should try to understand where our fellow fans are coming from and then if we don’t agree or can’t work through it: Agree to disagree.

Love the picture of Dean running.

What you said about the actors schedules is true, and would be a valid argument IF it was happening in both directions. Since it isn’t, that can’t be held up as an acceptable reason for the situation.

And finally, most of the bashing I’ve seen here that is directed at the actor, not the character, is aimed at Jared, not Jensen. Like I said in my earlier post, if they happened upon this comment section, I don’t think it’s Jared who would be ashamed of his fans. At the very least, it wouldn’t be JUST Jared, that much I’m pretty sure of.

They don’t really seem to be fans of the character of Sam Winchester as he appears on Supernatural nor of the Sam Winchester that is portrayed with considerable aplomb by Jared Padelecki. They are not fans of a character on a long and arduous journey, who has made mistakes (as just about all the characters on this show have) and who is facing up to them, who still struggles but never denies his own culpability (once he realises it). They are not fans of a character who has grown into a MAN, a fully-fledged adult who takes responsibility for his actions and choices and doesn’t try to shift the blame elsewhere.

They appear to be fans of another Sam Winchester who is a perpetual victim, who never did anything wrong (because nothing that ever happened to him others around him was his fault and none of his choices were actually made by him) and who has been eternally persecuted by his father, his brother, demons, angels and Eric Kripke. This version of Sam Winchester (whom I never really saw, not even in season 1) is permanently enshrined in their heads as THE Sam Winchester and therefore cannot grow or develop at all. He must remain forever like this. Static.

Then they turnaround and complain that Sam gets no character growth and not enough of a story arc.

In all honesty, it’s as if they feel that the “SAM FANS” are getting persecuted and ignored rather than the character himself (the real character that has appeared on the show for over 4 seasons, not the other innocent victim they’ve enshrined in their heads). The fact that some of them (like Alex above) apparently misquote the shows actors and producers to build up the story of their perceived persecution. I am truly agog that (as Erica said) they can take things that compliments to Jared Padalecki and turn them into untruths that are actually insulting to him and his acting skills.

These so called “Sam fans” give true fans of the character Sam Winchester and the actor Jared Padalecki a bad name. They make the group known as “Sam fans” look like irrational and deceitful hate-mongers.

Now, I know that Supernatural fans, in general, have a rep for being a bit nutty (yes, understatement). And I know that there are some equally one-eyed dean fans (and even Castiel fans) out there. But seriously people, take a step back and look at yourselves. Think about what you are saying.

A couple of quotes from the boys stick in my mind (can’t remember the source, but it’s probably the official Supernatural magazine).

1) The actors work a gruelling schedule and enjoy the occassional ep being lite on their characters so they can get a bit of downtime.

2) Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles are close friends. They’ve had people come to them and try to tell them things that they expect the other guy to hear – and those people are told that these guys don’t keep secrets from each other. They are friends who support each other. So tearing one down to build the other up seems pretty stupid, right?

I understand people have opinions I just think being upset because there’s a second episode out of now 5 seasons that has ten minutes of Sam is kind of silly. But I can sit here and tell you this stuff all day and you guys are still going to come up with something that proves that you’re right or something to that effect. I do apologize if any previous posts I made seemed like attacks. That was not what I was intending but it may have come off like that since I got frustrated with the screentime complaints.

I love the picture of Dean staring out the window.