I think telling the fic comment that led you here is completely fine. As long as it's constructive criticism I don't see the problem and after all it's just an opinion as long as it's not needlessly cruel I don't understand why writers would be offended. It's an art medium after all. Yeah I liked Ouroboros a lot for the most part but I didn't understand some of her criticisms about the Sam character. He was saying a lot of real things in the middle of the story and then all of the sudden the author just out of nowhere called him selfish and narcissistic. I just didn't understand that. I also think it is very out of character for Sam to want to solve his issues with violence for the most part. Sam was never really the brawling type. When there was a conflict between the brothers it was often Dean who usually hit Sam first (Bloodlust, Metamorphosis, You Can't Handle The Truth, etc). The only time Sam hit Dean first was in Levee from what I remember.
Sometimes I post there (TWOP) but I mostly just leave my initial thoughts on the episode and get out of there. Sometimes I will post in the character threads but I make it a point not to post their regularly, it's just a profoundly negative place for all involved. Even the fans of Dean, the show and Castiel are ridiculously negative and seem to have so much hate within themselves for so many people within the SPN fandom. It's just sad and it honestly just makes me not want to participate most of th time because it's just such a toxic environment most of the time.
I always found Sam to be an incredibly sympathetic character and all of his actions and responses IMO have been ones that a regular person would have. I think every choice he has made has been an understandable one and one that many others would arrive at if they were given the same outlook and situations. He honestly reminds me a lot of Buffy, who also did the best with what she was dealt with and who in her heart was a good character even when she lost her way. I think Sam is a hero because he persists even though he has lost everything important to him. His need for normalcy, his mother, his girlfriend, his father, etc. He continuously has his entire life turned upside down but he still fights the good fight because he wants to make a difference in the world.
But it seems that all certain fans think about is how he isn't like Dean, and that's all they are interested in. The fact that he isn't a Dean clone who has his own thoughts, ideas and makes his own decisions independent of him seems to drive certain fans to ridicule and hatred. I think the major reason why Castiel is so popular is just because he is a character who did everything Dean asked of him. So Dean fans like him just because Castiel lived to serve Dean. But that's not really a character nor a relationship I would ever want to support or am interested in.
I try to see things from both sides of the fence at all times but I agree completely with Dean hitting Sam. It surprises me that fans don't see a problem with this. They say Sam is an abuser of Dean yet they don't count all of the times where Dean has hurt Sam just as much if not more then Sam has hurt Dean. That speech he gave to Sam in both Metamorphosis and Levee where Dean calls him a monster and that Dean would want to kill him is probably the worst thing either brother has ever said to one another. And Dean still hasn't told Sam that he is sorry about it, so Sam still thinks that Dean feels that way deep inside of him.
I honestly don't know why there is such an intense need to hate Sam just because you are a fan of Dean, but well soo many do and it makes me not really want to be apart of the show/fandom a lot of the time because the logic is just so skewed, lopsided and just plain convoluted. If Dean does something it's right because well Dean did it, if Sam does something you can bet your house that it will be nitpicked until several faults will be found.
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Sometimes I post there (TWOP) but I mostly just leave my initial thoughts on the episode and get out of there. Sometimes I will post in the character threads but I make it a point not to post their regularly, it's just a profoundly negative place for all involved. Even the fans of Dean, the show and Castiel are ridiculously negative and seem to have so much hate within themselves for so many people within the SPN fandom. It's just sad and it honestly just makes me not want to participate most of th time because it's just such a toxic environment most of the time.
I always found Sam to be an incredibly sympathetic character and all of his actions and responses IMO have been ones that a regular person would have. I think every choice he has made has been an understandable one and one that many others would arrive at if they were given the same outlook and situations. He honestly reminds me a lot of Buffy, who also did the best with what she was dealt with and who in her heart was a good character even when she lost her way. I think Sam is a hero because he persists even though he has lost everything important to him. His need for normalcy, his mother, his girlfriend, his father, etc. He continuously has his entire life turned upside down but he still fights the good fight because he wants to make a difference in the world.
But it seems that all certain fans think about is how he isn't like Dean, and that's all they are interested in. The fact that he isn't a Dean clone who has his own thoughts, ideas and makes his own decisions independent of him seems to drive certain fans to ridicule and hatred. I think the major reason why Castiel is so popular is just because he is a character who did everything Dean asked of him. So Dean fans like him just because Castiel lived to serve Dean. But that's not really a character nor a relationship I would ever want to support or am interested in.
I try to see things from both sides of the fence at all times but I agree completely with Dean hitting Sam. It surprises me that fans don't see a problem with this. They say Sam is an abuser of Dean yet they don't count all of the times where Dean has hurt Sam just as much if not more then Sam has hurt Dean. That speech he gave to Sam in both Metamorphosis and Levee where Dean calls him a monster and that Dean would want to kill him is probably the worst thing either brother has ever said to one another. And Dean still hasn't told Sam that he is sorry about it, so Sam still thinks that Dean feels that way deep inside of him.
I honestly don't know why there is such an intense need to hate Sam just because you are a fan of Dean, but well soo many do and it makes me not really want to be apart of the show/fandom a lot of the time because the logic is just so skewed, lopsided and just plain convoluted. If Dean does something it's right because well Dean did it, if Sam does something you can bet your house that it will be nitpicked until several faults will be found.