All you’re missing is the fact that any time a female character is announced, the first reaction tends to involve a lot of knee-jerk terror that said female character will suddenly become Dean’s long-term love interest, and then Panic Ensues.
I generally ignore that panic, because there was speculation over the announcement of Charlie joining the cast that of course she was going to be Dean’s long-term love interest, and… >.>
https://justanotheridijiton.tumblr.com/post/150467620579/youre-welcome-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-bonus
Just go take a look at that post and you’ll get a small peek into why I detest speculation. 😛
And yeah, Dean’s got a lot more worry on his plate right now than establishing long-term romantic connections with veritable strangers… But I think some people simply enjoy getting themselves worked up.
Which is fine, but it’s not gonna happen on my blog. 😛