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08-02-2022, 09:34 PM
https://www.looper.com/950218/supernatural-fans-dont-think-sam-and-dean-got-equal-treatment-from-the-writers/
Fans don't like how Dean has more friends than Sam
Fans on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Supernatural/comments/wd9mbi/one_of_my_biggest_per_peeves_with_the_show/) have expressed their annoyance at the series' treatment of Sam Winchester in particular, saying that it's clear (especially in later seasons) that the writers favored Dean and always seemed to give him the most relationships with side characters. "One of my biggest pet peeves [is that] Sam has very few interesting dynamics throughout the show, especially compared to Dean," wrote u/Ultra_Amp. These thoughts were echoed by u/Terrestrious (https://www.reddit.com/r/Supernatural/comments/wd9mbi/comment/iihn82x/), who explained, "Jensen would largely get all the side-character relationships ... yes, this bothered me."
Even Jared Padalecki has taken note of Sam's apparent lack of close friends within the series, although in his eyes, at least there's a good reason for that. During a panel at JIB Con 2018 (https://youtu.be/H2Ai5ehoQIs?t=312), Padalecki explained that Sam is "an intellectual ... he finds solace and friendship in books and research, and he enjoys whoever's around them, but he's also a bit more reserved." The actor described how (in the past) Sam ended up losing almost everybody he got close to and that those experiences led to him becoming so reserved in the first place.
Padalecki's comments make it clear that, while Dean certainly has more friends than Sam, this is more a result of their differing personalities and not necessarily a result of unfair treatment by the writers.
Fans don't like how Dean has more friends than Sam
Fans on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Supernatural/comments/wd9mbi/one_of_my_biggest_per_peeves_with_the_show/) have expressed their annoyance at the series' treatment of Sam Winchester in particular, saying that it's clear (especially in later seasons) that the writers favored Dean and always seemed to give him the most relationships with side characters. "One of my biggest pet peeves [is that] Sam has very few interesting dynamics throughout the show, especially compared to Dean," wrote u/Ultra_Amp. These thoughts were echoed by u/Terrestrious (https://www.reddit.com/r/Supernatural/comments/wd9mbi/comment/iihn82x/), who explained, "Jensen would largely get all the side-character relationships ... yes, this bothered me."
Even Jared Padalecki has taken note of Sam's apparent lack of close friends within the series, although in his eyes, at least there's a good reason for that. During a panel at JIB Con 2018 (https://youtu.be/H2Ai5ehoQIs?t=312), Padalecki explained that Sam is "an intellectual ... he finds solace and friendship in books and research, and he enjoys whoever's around them, but he's also a bit more reserved." The actor described how (in the past) Sam ended up losing almost everybody he got close to and that those experiences led to him becoming so reserved in the first place.
Padalecki's comments make it clear that, while Dean certainly has more friends than Sam, this is more a result of their differing personalities and not necessarily a result of unfair treatment by the writers.