we can read or interpret dean however we want but jensen’s acting choices and the sheer amount of thought and effort he puts into understanding dean’s actions and feelings mean that he is actually the one who knows dean the best by virtue of the fact that he is the one who brings to life all of those little dean things y’all like to dissect. without all the work he puts into dean’s characterization there would be no dean so let’s not disrespect the man like that just because he said dean and cas don’t bone how ‘bout that
My tag for when Jensen talks about Dean AND for posts like this is Jensen on Dean. It’s just a coincidence (really) that in Finnish that literally means Jensen IS Dean.
that’s cute – the finnish translation.
anyway, yeah. there really wouldn’t be anything to dissect if jensen didn’t give life to so many of dean’s aspects in his performance. he does all the work to keep dean consistent, real and vibrant, work that other actors do not do and it shows.
“Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” — Stan Lee
Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
dir. Joss Whedon
He definitely could have if he wanted to 😂
If he could’ve picked up the hammer, he would’ve lifted it up all the way. He wouldn’t physically exert himself.
True. Hes only exerting himself to please Thor
Right, also may I add that Cap wasn’t worthy considering he was hiding the fact that he knew who killed Tony’s parent. Thor, on the other hand is somewhat humble but completely honest; Vision being an “innocent” AI robot also made him worthy. Steve was probably honorable by Mjolnir but could not properly yield it.
Oh Christ. I don’t think Mjolnir gives a fuck about Tony Stank’s parents, dead for thirty years. And Steve, who was neither alive when it happened nor culpable in their deaths, was in no way obligated to tell Tony about the split second inference Zola made in TWS.
I also doubt some vague standard of ~honesty~ is what definitively makes one worthy of the power of Thor. Unless you’re also saying Thor has never lied in his 1500 years of existence, or withheld information. Which of course would be stupid, as well as false. This line of thinking also does not explain why Rhodey can’t lift the hammer, even though as far as I can recall he’s never once lied in all of his screen time.
And finally, ‘Mjolnir found Steve honourable but not worthy’ makes very little sense. ‘Honourable’ is a far less arbitrary gauge of worthiness than honesty or innocence, not to mention far less context-dependent also. If the hammer found Steve to be ethical, principled, righteous and right-minded (all synonyms of honourable) when he’s keeping Hydra’s involvement in Tony’s parents’ deaths from him…why in the world would it not find him worthy? And how does that even work when he can clearly move the hammer? He’s either worthy or he isn’t. He can’t be both at the same time.
“may I add that Cap wasn’t worthy considering he was hiding the fact that he knew who killed Tony’s parent”
The hammer is a yes/no option, not a freaking slide rule.
You are not “kind of” worthy or “a little bit” worthy. There’s not some percentage that you can move the hammer if you’re deemed “honorable enough.” It doesn’t magically get harder to move or heavier to pick up if you are harboring a secret from someone.
You either are worthy, or you are not.
There is no middle ground.
The only reason Steve could move that hammer at all is because he was worthy. Simple as that.
Mjölnir
has not been budged/shifted/rocked/slid/nudged/wobbled/scooted/tipped/tilted/turned/bumped/shaken/any other form of small movement by any other being that tried to move it, save for the royal family of Asgard.
(And later, Vision.)
Once that hammer is set down, it stays freaking put and there is nothing that can move it.
It is literally the whole feature of the hammer – that it can’t even be moved the tiniest fraction by someone who is not worthy.
Steve absolutely could have picked up that hammer.
The only reason Steve didn’t pick it up is because Thor had bet his kingdom on it after a few drinks…
…and Steve is too much of a good person to take advantage of someone who’s been drinking.
Unlike certain other characters who would not only take him up on it, but would abuse the power immediately for their own immoral gain. Say, by reinstating prima noctra or becoming a dictator.
Because we all know that Thor is nothing if not a man of his word, and would have absolutely upheld his bet, however ridiculous it was.
I mean seriously, look at the gifs.
Cap prepares to go at it, but after that first little tug he stops pulling it immediately.
If you watch the video (which I’ve added a gif from above) you can actually see Steve let the handle slide through his hands so the hammer is resting back against the table.
Cap shifts the hammer a little with his first attempt, and once he realizes that he can actually pick it up he lets it go again under the pretense of “adjusting” his grip as Thor looks on with an increasingly worried expression. Then Steve “tries to lift the hammer again now that he has a better grip on it.”
Look at Steve fake that strain. Look how quick he gives up after one more pathetic tug that does nothing to move the hammer. Look how relieved Thor looks when Steve puts his hands up like “nah it was just a fluke, totally can’t move this thing, Thor’s the only worthy one.”
Look at that darling smile on the Thor’s face.
Cap pretended that he wasn’t worthy enough to lift the hammer in order to spare Thor.
It’s stuff like this that makes him worthy enough to lift it.
However, just for fun’s sake, let’s say that this isn’t the case.
Let’s say that
the hammer did not find Steve worthy, and that’s why he could not pick
it up all the way.
This means that Steve, by sheer muscle, managed to overpower the mythic power of
Mjölnir
to the point where he was able to move the hammer.
Even for someone who is supposedly not worthy of the hammer…that’s pretty fucking impressive.
Does anyone else love bad weather? Like the kind that’s loud and dark and draws attention to its self like pounding rain drops and thunder and lightning that seems just so close. And you can sit near a window and it’s dark outside and maybe you’ve got a candle lit or a lamp and it’s so warm inside and you’re wearing you’re favourite sweater and watching a good show or reading a good book and it’s beautiful outside the rain and the clouds and the sound of it all and you’re just so content and cosy and happy
Pre series really interests me because I want to know why Sam is the way he is with Dean. Watching the ep with Sonny and Sam saying John told him Dean was on a case or whatever instead of abandoned and hearing Sam didn’t know Dean carried him out of the fire makes me so curious about how many other completely different experiences the brothers have growing up. What other lies did John tell Sam that affected Sam’s view of Dean? What lies did John make Dean tell and what secrets did Dean have to keep for Sam’s well-being? Dean’s experience of their childhood was practically raising a kid while being a kid, but Sam didn’t think Dean would know anything about children. As much as they were raised inside each other’s pockets, their lives were completely different and I don’t think Sam has ever considered that, but the fandom should.
Of course the real problem behind the lack of interesting pre series fic is that people think Sam’s behavior is fine. No one is exploring Sam’s flaws, because no one sees Sam’s flaws. So boring.
I also find this really interesting. We only get the smallest glimpses of their lives pre-series, but there’s just an important revelation about Dean’s experience versus Sam’s in most every one. Overall, Sam’s perceptions of their childhood have been rather warped. Like what you mention with kids, there was also Sam’s seeming surprise that Dean could cook, despite the fact that Dean often did (and still does) cook for Sam. And Sam supposedly always “looked up to” and wanted to be just like Dean his whole life…only not in any of the flashbacks we get is that shown. It really does make you wonder.
And there’s almost a sinister sense of mystery around what Sam doesn’t know. I mean he didn’t even know Dean was scared of flying, say nothing about whatever was behind Dean’s shifty response to Sam’s praising their dad for not beating them in Nightmare or whatever Dean couldn’t manage to say aloud in DSOTM.
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