‘Supernatural’ season 10 spoilers: The story for Jared Padalecki’s Sam

Can Sam Winchester save his brother Dean from himself? Expect to see this question pondered aloud on a number of different occasions through the second half of “Supernatural” season 10.

While it may feel like we are in the middle of what is a pretty epic Dean story about the Mark and how to get rid of it, executive producer Jeremy Carver offers up a pretty interesting perspective in a new quote published by Entertainment Weekly. While Dean may be the character going through the turmoil directly, it is really up to Sam in order to figure out if there is a way to make his brother what he once was:

“It’s going to be a Sam story, but it’s going to be focused around, ‘How do I save my brother?’ And it’s going to make Sam ask a lot of questions [about] himself that may actually have him questioning stances he’s taken in the last couple years … Sam’s come a very far way in the last couple years in terms of this unwillingness to let others die while the brothers live. And what Dean is facing is going to have Sam facing that question anew. People should not despair that Sam doesn’t have a story. Sam has a story, and he has a want.”

The one note that we feel we should be watching out for is this: What sort of emotional peak are we leading to here with Sam? We do think that there is something big that could be brimming at the end of the season, but the writers / producers don’t want to rush the journey to get you there. It they did, it would take away some of the shock when it happens.

For now, just think of that as a little bit of food for thought.

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