Okay, so you know what drives me nuts? When people (particularly the haters) use Sam’s and Castiel’s first meeting as proof that Castiel is a dick who hates Sam.
I mean…that is either a deliberate misinterpretation of that scene, or people are for some reason not getting it.
Most importantly, it establishes Castiel’s rebellious/too-much-heart nature before his character was even planned to be on the show for more than a few episodes.
You see…Sam greets him in full on puppy-mode:
And Castiel does look a little Uriel-ish:
And then he takes Sam’s hand:
And looks up and calls him the “boy with the demon blood:”
Which, yeah, if it was left at that, total dick.
BUT!
Then Castiel does this:
Castiel acknowledges that he knows everything about Sam. That he’s “corrupted” and an “abomination,” a nasty mud monkey that Uriel doesn’t even want to be in the same room with. And what does he do?
He puts his hand on top of Sam’s, an intimate gesture, showing that he is not afraid or unwilling to touch him. That he thinks Sam is still a good person and that he deserves God’s (and all angels’) love.
I mean, Sam’s own father suggested Dean might have to kill him, and Castiel accepts him and lets him know that not everyone thinks he’s beyond saving.
LIKE. DO YOU SEE HOW AMAZING CASTIEL IS? DO YOU SEE HOW LOVING?
He’s better than a cinnamon roll.
He’s a made from scratch Christmas morning orange roll.
Always big heart… oh Cas
Omg YES. His first ten seconds with Sam: You are valid.
His first ten seconds with Dean: Validated (or at least is surprised enough by Dean’s reservations to challenge the fact) that he deserved saving.
Cas, my beautiful angel with the big, beautiful heart!
Castiel, Angel of the Lord could see directly into their souls, saw what good people they were and validated/comforted both of them re: their biggest fears, Sam: being more/other than just the boy with the demon blood, Dean: deserving to be saved and good things happening to him.
Almost like he was an expositional character at that point…
*tink stares into the camera*
He was, in comparison to all the other Angels they met, extremely kind to them even though his mission was literally just to get them ready to be meatsuits.
His openness is what led him to realise what was wrong with Heaven and led to his fall.
Too much heart was always Castiel’s problem best asset.
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