Carry On My Wayward Son

 

Ghosts are real. So are angels and demons and even the bogeyman.

Maybe not to some of you, but to Sam and Dean Winchester,  it's all they know. As it nears the halfway point of the seventh series, television show Supernatural leaves me breathless and wanting more after every episode. This fact only makes it fitting that I discuss with all of you lovely people, such a colossal story.

Every week, I will post about a character, monster, episode, location or a general witty occurrence from the seasons that have gone by.

We start with one of the stars of the show; Dean Winchester.

"My name is Dean Winchester. I'm an Aquarius. I like sunsets, long walks on the beach and frisky women."




When Season One begins, Dean is 26, while younger brother Sam is 22. An expert with fire-arms, Dean prefers to use his silver-plated Colt 1911 pistol or his home-made, sawn-off shotgun. Raised as a soldier by his father John, Dean possesses a strong nature in use of martial arts and knife fighting, often subduing assailants and attackers with ease, when they are more often than not, a lot stronger.

Dean lives his life hunting, scouring bars for women, loving his car - a 1967 Chevrolet Impala - and doing what fans love him best for: his awesomely funny quotes.

Possessing an in-depth knowledge in escapology, Dean can find a way out of a room with no doors. With a aged, wooden box stuffed with fake I.D's and police badges, drowning in old grains of rock salt, Dean has the ability and arrogance to pull a very convincing act out of the bag, often posing as an F.B.I agent or governmental official to gain information.

 

• Dean is a talented mechanic, meaning the Impala is always in tip-top condition.

• The pendant that Dean wears around his neck was a gift from Sam, originally meant to be a Christmas gift for John. But when John didn't return for Christmas, Sam gave it to Dean. 

• Dean has died repeatedly throughout the first six seasons of Supernatural, and has been to both Heaven and Hell

• The pendant is also angelic; burning hot to help locate God on Earth.

• Dean is in love with mullet-style rock music. His favourite band is Led Zeppelin.

• The most insatiable craving in Dean's life is that of bacon cheeseburgers.

• Dean is noted for being one for witty remarks and quotes, with some of my favourites below:

"Dude, where's the pie"?

"Is it 'cause we're so awesome? I think it's 'cause we're so awesome."

"I'm not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren't even hot."

"What do you want me to do, Sam, huh? Sit around all day writing sad poems about how I’m going to die? You know what, I’ve got one. Let’s see, what rhymes with "Shut up, Sam"?