bakasara:

The first thing you’ve gotta know about this post and me, is that I adore Flutie’s meta, the other is that I can’t watch Repo Man without crying a thousand oceans from start to end: 1) because it’s so Dean-heavy it makes me wanna puke, 2) because it’s so Destiel-heavy it’s gross, 3) because it is genuinely terrifying.

Flutie did an awesome analysis of it, which you are going to need to read in order for this post to make any sense. I’m not going to remake a lesser version, so don’t expect me to explain in detail why x mirrors y. I repeat: this is not an analysis. I am just going to collect all the parallels so that you get a sort of visual scheme with all the evidence that proves that the A plot mirrors the C plot. Also, Flutiebear is not associated with this post in any way and does not necessarily agree with it or with my interpretation of her analysis.

i did this mostly because feels. But since my exam paper in June might be about Supernatural (YES YES YES YES YES SO EXCITED), for the first time in my life I can say it’s also legitimately for science (YAY!)

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The parallels start with physical appearence: Jeffrey and Dean wear the same clothes:

since you never get a clear view of them standing next to each other in the episode, I drew a sketch for you.

Dean’s outfits are both in the same style as Jeffrey’s. This also works if you combine the outfit Dean wears earlier in the episode and after.

All the other characters, Sam included, are wearing visibly different clothes.

Then there is the dialogue. Here are all the quotes that are significative for both the A and the C plot. That is to say, all these parts are about Jeffrey’s story with the demon (in the text), but also they mirror Dean’s story with Castiel (in the subtext) and say something relevant about either Dean, or his grief and struggles and coping mechanisms, or what happened with Castiel. Note that here I’m reporting almost only the dialogue, not the character’s reaction to it. Again, for all Dean’s very telling expressions, Flutie’s analysis will ensure you don’t miss anything.

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