You have covered the majority of reasons why i have had so many issues this season.
Why Sam didn't look for Dean
This has been my biggest issue, not because Sam didn't look for Dean because there are numerous reasons why but because the writers didn't have Sam explain why. They never showed us the audience , Sam directly after he had lost Dean like they showed us in season 4 i know what you did last summer and for Dean after Sam went to hell in Exile on main street . It just really frustrates me that Dean gets entire episodes and speech's dedicated to what he's going through and it feels like Sam doesn't which is really unfair to Sam as a character and the fans so that is my biggest issue - hopefully they can have sam and Dean talk about what happened to Sam before he met Amelia, because i think that missing time is important.
Ok my theory on why Sam didn't look for Dean: the last time Dean died, Sam became obsessed, suicidal and an addict and Dean told him to not repeat the same mistakes he did and Sam didn't listen and then accidently started the apocalypse. In season 6, Dean did get a chance of a normal life and he had a whole year with Lisa and Ben, in season 7 Sam was suffering from hallucinations and mental issues, he had nearly died and he had just seen what happened to Bobby after Bobby didn't let go. Dean disappears with castiel, all of Sam's back up and help is gone, he has no idea where to start or if his brother is dead and at peace, he is just recovering from a mental breakdown, hunting has basically brought him and his family nothing but being misery, pain and death and if he does start to search again he may repeat the same mistakes in season 4. I think Sam was such a mess that he just couldn't, his world imploded and i think he was ready to give and die, then he accidently hit the dog and met Amelia, who gave him purpose and they were two people who could relate to each other. But that's just my theory.
Why Sam is so anti-Benny
This is what had me confused throughout this season as well, but i rewatched the majority of season 8 episodes and i think it's a mixture of things. Again, this is one of the major reasons why i feel that the writers should give Sam more of a voice and scenes where he actually talks to Dean or even castiel.
Ok so Sam has been the more trustworthy one with monsters ever since season 1, he trusted Lenore the vampire because she showed him he could and Sam convinced Dean also. Sam then trusted Ruby, who saved his life and Dean's numerous times, got betrayed by her and look what happened. Sam found Amy who was a monster but saved his life, now she was trying to save her kids life but promised she would return to normal. Sam trusted her, asked Dean to trust her, Dean lied and killed Amy behind Sam's back and Dean said he had to because Sam was too close. Now Dean is friends with a vampire, keeps Benny a secret and acting like Sam did in season 4 - taking phone calls outside etc, then Sam gets a phone call of Dean hunting and probably in danger. Sam sends another hunter to watch Benny, and at the end the episode we still don't know if Benny is innocent or not and Martin, the hunter is dead. I think that Sam was scared that Dean was repeating the same mistakes he did, Dean is trusting a monster when Dean never trusts monsters, Dean's too close to this and Sam maybe a bit angry at himself for not getting Dean out of purgatory and jealous of Benny.
Anyway as a character, i don't trust Benny at all either. There's just something 'off' and fake about him, how he's too good.
Sorry this is long, those are the major two issues i have with season 8.
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Date: 2013-01-24 02:56 pm (UTC)You have covered the majority of reasons why i have had so many issues this season.
Why Sam didn't look for Dean
This has been my biggest issue, not because Sam didn't look for Dean because there are numerous reasons why but because the writers didn't have Sam explain why. They never showed us the audience , Sam directly after he had lost Dean like they showed us in season 4 i know what you did last summer and for Dean after Sam went to hell in Exile on main street . It just really frustrates me that Dean gets entire episodes and speech's dedicated to what he's going through and it feels like Sam doesn't which is really unfair to Sam as a character and the fans so that is my biggest issue - hopefully they can have sam and Dean talk about what happened to Sam before he met Amelia, because i think that missing time is important.
Ok my theory on why Sam didn't look for Dean: the last time Dean died, Sam became obsessed, suicidal and an addict and Dean told him to not repeat the same mistakes he did and Sam didn't listen and then accidently started the apocalypse. In season 6, Dean did get a chance of a normal life and he had a whole year with Lisa and Ben, in season 7 Sam was suffering from hallucinations and mental issues, he had nearly died and he had just seen what happened to Bobby after Bobby didn't let go. Dean disappears with castiel, all of Sam's back up and help is gone, he has no idea where to start or if his brother is dead and at peace, he is just recovering from a mental breakdown, hunting has basically brought him and his family nothing but being misery, pain and death and if he does start to search again he may repeat the same mistakes in season 4. I think Sam was such a mess that he just couldn't, his world imploded and i think he was ready to give and die, then he accidently hit the dog and met Amelia, who gave him purpose and they were two people who could relate to each other. But that's just my theory.
Why Sam is so anti-Benny
This is what had me confused throughout this season as well, but i rewatched the majority of season 8 episodes and i think it's a mixture of things. Again, this is one of the major reasons why i feel that the writers should give Sam more of a voice and scenes where he actually talks to Dean or even castiel.
Ok so Sam has been the more trustworthy one with monsters ever since season 1, he trusted Lenore the vampire because she showed him he could and Sam convinced Dean also. Sam then trusted Ruby, who saved his life and Dean's numerous times, got betrayed by her and look what happened. Sam found Amy who was a monster but saved his life, now she was trying to save her kids life but promised she would return to normal. Sam trusted her, asked Dean to trust her, Dean lied and killed Amy behind Sam's back and Dean said he had to because Sam was too close. Now Dean is friends with a vampire, keeps Benny a secret and acting like Sam did in season 4 - taking phone calls outside etc, then Sam gets a phone call of Dean hunting and probably in danger. Sam sends another hunter to watch Benny, and at the end the episode we still don't know if Benny is innocent or not and Martin, the hunter is dead. I think that Sam was scared that Dean was repeating the same mistakes he did, Dean is trusting a monster when Dean never trusts monsters, Dean's too close to this and Sam maybe a bit angry at himself for not getting Dean out of purgatory and jealous of Benny.
Anyway as a character, i don't trust Benny at all either. There's just something 'off' and fake about him, how he's too good.
Sorry this is long, those are the major two issues i have with season 8.