Who Is Dean Winchester?

Regardless of the idea that Supernatural is a horror show, in my opinion, it is more so a show based on family values and love between two brothers and other people that comes into their lives. Dean Winchester is one of the greatest characters ever to finesse a television screen. His actions in the show are both believable and identifiable. This is in part because of the distinguished writers that work on Supernatural, but mostly because of the phenomenal acting of Jensen Ackles. The terrific writers in the world can mastermind the outstanding character in the world, but if you hand the character over to unskillful actor, then writing becomes middling at best. And of course the opposite is accurate as well. For example, give a skilled actor a poorly written character and he can surpass the worst script and make the character more than the writers could …show more content…
I have noticed Jensen Ackles do this with other roles that he portrayed, for example, TV-Shows like Dark Angel as Alec McDowell, Smallville as Jason Teague and in the movies like Devour as Jake Gray and My Bloody Valentine 3D as Tom Hanniger. Jensen has the range and nuance to play a puzzling, many-sided character with seeming ease, giving us an opportunity to share in Dean’s agony, rage and happiness.
Dean Winchester is a flawed hero and that’s what makes him ideal. He can be overbearing, bossy, stubborn and close-minded, but he can also be brave, intensely protective, unconditionally compassionate, and extremely loyal. Dean Winchester can be amazingly altruistic and incredibly narcissistic, or sometimes in the same breath, for example, in the season 2 episode 22 “All Hell Breaks Loose, Part II. No one can narrate to a character without imperfection and Dean has them a plenty and willingly admits it. He doesn't endeavor for perfection. He doesn't even think of himself as a hero. He does what needs to be done