When the war is over...

[coyotesuspect]

I had some (very, very) brief musings about the Winchester Chain of Sacrifice (and Sam's role in it).

No, this is not another rant about Last Night. That's gonna be up this evening. (You think I'm kidding)

Okay, regarding sacrifice. It's pretty typical of the whole epic, hero's journey that secondary characters sacrifice themselves for the hero, so that the hero may eventually sacrifice himself for everybody. (See: Harry Potter).

On Supernatural, we have all kinds of sacrifices, but I'm mainly interested in the Winchester ones. John sacrifices himself for Dean. Dean sacrifices himself for Sam. And poor Sam, try as he might, isn't given the chance to sacrifice himself for Dean. Apparently sacrifice is a one way street.

So, this wouldn't bode well for Sam's future- obviously all these sacrifices happened so Sam could eventually sacrifice himself! Except, what about Mary?

Mary's was the original sacrifice; she sacrificed to save John. But she didn't sacrifice her life; she sacrificed Sam.

Obviously, she didn't do it in so many words. That YED was gonna be coming back to collect her child was more understood than explicit (if I recall correctly; it's been some time since I've seen the episode). And it's always seemed to me to be something of a Rumpelstiltskin type deal.

So what does this mean? If Sam is a sacrifice, is he capable of sacrificing himself? Is Kripke gonna do some horrible "balance" shit like have Sam sacrifice himself for selfless reasons, as opposed to Mary sacrificing Sam for selfish (albeit completely understandable) reasons? I don't think Show will kill off Sam and not Dean, but I am worried that Sam will be called upon to make some kind of final, ultimate sacrifice.

What think you guys?

Mary--(Sam)-->John--(life)-->Dean--(life)-->Sam--(???)-->(???)

ETA: Help me with my homework! What's your favorite artist's rendering of a Greek/Roman myth? (Can be sculpture, photography, painting, etc.) *bats eyelashes at* Nevermind. *g*

Comments

[ano-resan.livejournal.com]

Although Mary did technically sacrifice Sam, she did also sacrifice herself in effort to save him. She knew that YED would be there and that she wasn't supposed to go in, but she ran in anyway and got herself killed. Although Sam was technically the sacrificed item, he was also the product of a sacrifice--although not a successful one. Maybe?

[coyotesuspect.livejournal.com]

Hm. I'm not sure if Mary had made the connection that that was the YED. She didn't seem to remember that it was ten years later, otherwise, you'd think she would have been a little more prepared. It seems more like she realized a stranger was in her baby's room and that was Not On.

Although Sam was technically the sacrificed item, he was also the product of a sacrifice

Hm. That is an interesting way of seeing it though. *thinks some more*