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"After School Special"

REACTION HIGHLIGHTS Link: https://vimeo.com/385553978/88aa94fc7e

REVIEW After Reaction Begins at: 43 Mins & 32 Seconds

Episode Synopsis: Sam and Dean go undercover at their old high school, causing them to flash back to when Sam was picked on by the school bully... and Dean was popular!

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Supernatural 4x13 STREAM

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Tara

Hi Fellas! I recently became a patron so I could rewatch Supernatural. I'm really enjoying rewatching with you and the discussions after the episodes. Although, I will say that sometimes I'm yelling at my screen for you to be quiet when you start mocking the dialogue and making jokes because I know something important is coming up that I don't want you to miss during the reaction and then Greg is asking John "What did he just say?" lol. Oh well,.. not much I can do now, I believe you guys just finished season 11. I can't wait to get into the back half of the series with Crowley and Rowena. Anyhoo... the reason why I'm commenting is to let you know that the full length reaction to "After School Special" and your review have both been blocked. I'm chugging my way though S4 and can't wait to see your reaction to the finale 😉 I have also seen some of your SPN blooper/ Con reactions on YouTube as well as Jensen singing here on Patreon and was wondering If you could make a playlist for all the SPN extra stuff. I think I've missed some because the search doesn't always work and those are so fun to watch. I went to a SPN Con in 2018 and got a pic with J2M and they are the nicest guys. I remember when they first started doing conventions, people were so surprised by Jared because he is nothing like Sam lol Well, I wrote more than I planned, sorry! I just wanted you to know the video was blocked. I prefer to watch the full length reactions. Keep up the great work! 🙂

Steven Stouffs

This is copyright blocked.

Jasmine Oswalt

This video isn’t loading for me…but every other stream along does. Idk what’s going on :/

thereelrejects

Some of the older ones have moved around. It's one reason I've been moving them all to the website. Hopefully I can start getting to Supernatural soon! - PLD

Reggie B (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:55 goin out rn but i cant wait to watch when i get back later tonight!
2020-01-19 00:08:52 goin out rn but i cant wait to watch when i get back later tonight!

goin out rn but i cant wait to watch when i get back later tonight!

thereelrejects (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:55 Aw, well have a good time out & about - hope you enjoy the show later on!! 😊
2020-01-19 00:30:08 Aw, well have a good time out & about - hope you enjoy the show later on!! 😊

Aw, well have a good time out & about - hope you enjoy the show later on!! 😊

sam

I know when they said let's watch this 6 times a week was a joke but I dont mind if they actually do.

Jennifer Lundstrom

Richard Speight who plays the Trickster got a hold of Dean's "plum hugger" red shorts from this episode and wore them during many Supernatural Convention Karaoke parties LOL. I've seen many people cosplay GymTeacher!Dean - so fun!

sarahzentexas (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:53 LMAO, I had to go back to the last episode post and read all the comments because of what y’all were saying 😂 I don’t think any two diehard SPN fans have the same opinions on *anything*, but there are definitely fandom police. I’m still laughing at what you said. Astute observations, guys! Also: John said “contemplative” 😍
2020-01-19 02:13:30 LMAO, I had to go back to the last episode post and read all the comments because of what y’all were saying 😂 I don’t think any two diehard SPN fans have the same opinions on *anything*, but there are definitely fandom police. I’m still laughing at what you said. Astute observations, guys! Also: John said “contemplative” 😍

LMAO, I had to go back to the last episode post and read all the comments because of what y’all were saying 😂 I don’t think any two diehard SPN fans have the same opinions on *anything*, but there are definitely fandom police. I’m still laughing at what you said. Astute observations, guys! Also: John said “contemplative” 😍

Ash

Haha omg imagine supernatural convention reactions the whole week! It sounds like both a terrible and amazing idea 😂You're absolutely right about the lines not ageing well - I visibly cringe every time a line of that sort comes up. Overall I did really enjoy this episode and it was mostly due to Colin Ford and Brock Kelly knocking it out of the park with their performances. Dean's mannerisms in particular were portrayed really well. I'm sorry I don't comment on your videos often/ever haha but rest assured I do watch them ;)

Toasted Toad

LOL - have we terrified you into wanting to say the 'right' thing for the fans?! 😂😂 I'm glad you like this episode. I think it's a bit underrated. Maybe that's partly due to its place in the season - the 3rd episode in a row which had very little relevance to the season arc - but I think this one does more to look at their characters than the others. Even allowing for young Dean having a growth spurt, the young Dean in this episode suddenly looks way too much older than Sam (I think the actor was in his mid to late twenties, whereas the 'Sam' actor is approx the right age), but I still think he did a really good job (aside from that "hero" line). Aside from the plot of the episode, which I think is a nice, thoughtful one, albeit sad, I like flashback episodes which fill in the detail of their childhood. We see how they both felt marginalised, but whereas it made Sam feel unhappy and out of place, Dean embraced it (or appeared to - we see some cracks in his bravado). But always, Dean's priority was taking care of Sam. We see their lives from the girlfriend's perspective - lonely and abandoned, without a parental figure. John Winchester left them alone way too much. Ah, those orange shorts. Wardrobe deliberately gave him a pair that was a bit too small for a laugh, but Jensen was like 'okay, whatever you want me to wear'.

Feather_Noir

This is actually one of my favorite episodes of the entire show precisely because of how character driven it was. I'm very partial to the backstory/flashback episodes, for sure. And Sam is my favorite character of the series by FAR. His growth and journey is one of the most consistent and enjoyable ones in the show. This episode was quite subtle and emotionally intricate when it comes to discussing bullying, depression, suicide, and child neglect for several different children, Sam and Dean included. It's hard for a lot of shows to really capture what it's like to have those kinds of childhood experiences. How permanently damaging they can be. Some shows can come off really in-authentic when they try but something about this episode really fired on all cylinders. The only thing that didn't work was the gross and misogynistic Dean line. Dean's character concept just does not age well for me. Going back and re-watching the show as an adult has really soured me to him. I have to just judge him episode to episode, sometimes moment to moment. At least it was only one line this time so if you can shuffle past that, there's some real interesting things the episode had to say about Sam and Dean's neglectful and abusive childhoods. Every time we revisit their past, it just confirms to me how much of a right choice it was for Sam to leave.

Steve Rivera

I'm honestly surprised at how many people don't like the previous episode lol oke of the main reasons I see is that there wasn't enough Sam and Dean. WE HAVE 15 SEASONS OF THEM ONE EPISODE IN THE BACKSEAT IS OK 🤣🤣🤣 although there's been a few others here and there where they take a backseat. And I'm now realizing those episodes are usually trash talked LOL oh well I usually enjoy when they do that, because they're usually creative concepts. So yeah I'll defend that magicians episode with my life! 😄

Toasted Toad

There are some episodes without them / in which they take a backseat which are very popular. But they centre around characters we know, not people who we meet in one episode and then never see again. There's just no emotional investment in those characters and I don't care about them. Now if it's, for example, about Bobby, that's an entirely different story.

Toasted Toad

I think the portrayal of young Dean in this episode is a bit OTT. We never see him two time a woman at any other point in the series, nor is there any reference to him doing so. It's OOC. I think the writers were attempting to show how much their marginalisation perhaps caused some stunted emotional growth, but also led to, or at least increased, the close relationship between the brothers, with Dean always being the protector. Mostly they succeeded, but I think Dean came off badly a couple of times. And Sam went beyond fighting back for self-protection - he went on to mock the bully, which led to some tragic results. And do we really approve of him losing his temper and beating up another kid, even if that kid was unpleasant? He did it because he didn't like being called a freak. So neither of them was perfect.

Jani Salminen (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:52 This episode i do like. Mainly for the same reasons as what you guys listed in the review. The actress of the girl who was drowned in the toilet is Marie Avgeropoulos and she plays in another CW show 'The 100' don't know if you guys have watched it. I pointed out in the comments of the Halloween episode that also an actress in that episode plays in 'The 100' (she also was drowned in that episode, which is interesting). I think it's cool to see that two actresses who now play main roles in another show started out in Supernatural. I'm gonna link a pretty funny little clip (20sec) of Avgeropoulos telling a story about her death scene in this episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6YsKmjc98&feature=youtu.be&t=62
2020-01-19 22:28:35 This episode i do like. Mainly for the same reasons as what you guys listed in the review. The actress of the girl who was drowned in the toilet is Marie Avgeropoulos and she plays in another CW show 'The 100' don't know if you guys have watched it. I pointed out in the comments of the Halloween episode that also an actress in that episode plays in 'The 100' (she also was drowned in that episode, which is interesting). I think it's cool to see that two actresses who now play main roles in another show started out in Supernatural. I'm gonna link a pretty funny little clip (20sec) of Avgeropoulos telling a story about her death scene in this episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6YsKmjc98&feature=youtu.be&t=62

This episode i do like. Mainly for the same reasons as what you guys listed in the review. The actress of the girl who was drowned in the toilet is Marie Avgeropoulos and she plays in another CW show 'The 100' don't know if you guys have watched it. I pointed out in the comments of the Halloween episode that also an actress in that episode plays in 'The 100' (she also was drowned in that episode, which is interesting). I think it's cool to see that two actresses who now play main roles in another show started out in Supernatural. I'm gonna link a pretty funny little clip (20sec) of Avgeropoulos telling a story about her death scene in this episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6YsKmjc98&feature=youtu.be&t=62

Reggie B (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:52 One of my favorite episodes! Their childhood and they way they were raised has always been interesting to me, so i’m always welcome to a flashback ep to learn more about it. And yes, the younger sam is the same actor as from the christmas episode! They really liked the actor (Colin Ford), so they brought him back for a bigger role in this ep and i think he really shines, good for him lol. The age difference is a little ehh, with i believe the young sam and dean actors being 12 and 23 at the time of filming? But that’s easy for me to get past. The teacher was also wonderful, idk if it was the writing or casting or both, but you could tell he was exactly what sam needed at that point in his life. I had a high school teacher who helped me through a really difficult period in my life, so i can relate somewhat with sam. The right teacher at the right time can make all the difference, honestly. Also, i hope you guys don't feel pressured to adhere to whatever the popular opinion on an episode is! Im here cuz its a way for me to share something i love with you guys and see what you think! (even tho im not actually doing the sharing, im just along for the ride lol.)
2020-01-19 23:57:35 One of my favorite episodes! Their childhood and they way they were raised has always been interesting to me, so i’m always welcome to a flashback ep to learn more about it. And yes, the younger sam is the same actor as from the christmas episode! They really liked the actor (Colin Ford), so they brought him back for a bigger role in this ep and i think he really shines, good for him lol. The age difference is a little ehh, with i believe the young sam and dean actors being 12 and 23 at the time of filming? But that’s easy for me to get past. The teacher was also wonderful, idk if it was the writing or casting or both, but you could tell he was exactly what sam needed at that point in his life. I had a high school teacher who helped me through a really difficult period in my life, so i can relate somewhat with sam. The right teacher at the right time can make all the difference, honestly. Also, i hope you guys don't feel pressured to adhere to whatever the popular opinion on an episode is! Im here cuz its a way for me to share something i love with you guys and see what you think! (even tho im not actually doing the sharing, im just along for the ride lol.)

One of my favorite episodes! Their childhood and they way they were raised has always been interesting to me, so i’m always welcome to a flashback ep to learn more about it. And yes, the younger sam is the same actor as from the christmas episode! They really liked the actor (Colin Ford), so they brought him back for a bigger role in this ep and i think he really shines, good for him lol. The age difference is a little ehh, with i believe the young sam and dean actors being 12 and 23 at the time of filming? But that’s easy for me to get past. The teacher was also wonderful, idk if it was the writing or casting or both, but you could tell he was exactly what sam needed at that point in his life. I had a high school teacher who helped me through a really difficult period in my life, so i can relate somewhat with sam. The right teacher at the right time can make all the difference, honestly. Also, i hope you guys don't feel pressured to adhere to whatever the popular opinion on an episode is! Im here cuz its a way for me to share something i love with you guys and see what you think! (even tho im not actually doing the sharing, im just along for the ride lol.)

thereelrejects

Oh my god, that's priceless! I love GymTeacher!Dean so much lol. Now I gotta see if there is photographic evidence of this!!

thereelrejects (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:54 Haha thankfully y'all are pretty cool to us even when we do hold different opinions on the episodes. We always try to keep it fun & good-natured even when it's one we don't like as much. Glad ya got a kick out of it tho! :P And that you appreciate the vocab - I'll do my best to keep up the colorful word-choices! ;)
2020-01-20 20:26:06 Haha thankfully y'all are pretty cool to us even when we do hold different opinions on the episodes. We always try to keep it fun & good-natured even when it's one we don't like as much. Glad ya got a kick out of it tho! :P And that you appreciate the vocab - I'll do my best to keep up the colorful word-choices! ;)

Haha thankfully y'all are pretty cool to us even when we do hold different opinions on the episodes. We always try to keep it fun & good-natured even when it's one we don't like as much. Glad ya got a kick out of it tho! :P And that you appreciate the vocab - I'll do my best to keep up the colorful word-choices! ;)

thereelrejects (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:54 Aw, no worries! Always happy to hear from ya when you do chime in :) I think we might succumb to some sort of insanity were we to do weeks-on-end of SPN convention reactions - buuuut of all the types of insanity, it seems like one we'd be able to live with :P Thought Colin & Brock were terrific in this episode! The mannerisms on Young Dean, especially, were blowing our minds a little (even if a couple of the lines could'a aged better haha). Gald you're still enjoying!
2020-01-20 20:35:45 Aw, no worries! Always happy to hear from ya when you do chime in :) I think we might succumb to some sort of insanity were we to do weeks-on-end of SPN convention reactions - buuuut of all the types of insanity, it seems like one we'd be able to live with :P Thought Colin & Brock were terrific in this episode! The mannerisms on Young Dean, especially, were blowing our minds a little (even if a couple of the lines could'a aged better haha). Gald you're still enjoying!

Aw, no worries! Always happy to hear from ya when you do chime in :) I think we might succumb to some sort of insanity were we to do weeks-on-end of SPN convention reactions - buuuut of all the types of insanity, it seems like one we'd be able to live with :P Thought Colin & Brock were terrific in this episode! The mannerisms on Young Dean, especially, were blowing our minds a little (even if a couple of the lines could'a aged better haha). Gald you're still enjoying!

thereelrejects (edited)

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2021-07-15 04:55:54 Hahaha nahh 😝 Mostly we just wanna make sure that our differing opinions aren't a detractor for anybody's enjoyment! A little surprised to hear this is an underrated one, but I s'pose I can see it in terms of the season arc. Still, though, thought it was a rich episode for S&D, especially after they spent the last episode in the background. I can agree with you on the age difference, tho. Dean looked SIGNIFICANTLY older for just a few years' gap. Thought his channeling of Jensen, tho, was insane! Dug the plot, overall, as well. I appreciate a nice, gothic tale of unfortunate events gone awry. Dirk seemed maybe a bit oblivious to his own behavior (mainly labeling Sam as a bully after bullying him a bunch), but I really appreciated the nuances of perspective they brought up over the course of the episode. And yeah, getting a closer look at the true dysfunction in Sam & Dean's upbringing. Thought there were a lot of really nice notes in this one overall. And lastly - LONG LIVE THE ORANGE SHORTS lol. PE Coach Dean is a new favorite of mine. Glad Jensen was game for it haha.
2020-01-20 20:45:11 Hahaha nahh 😝 Mostly we just wanna make sure that our differing opinions aren't a detractor for anybody's enjoyment! A little surprised to hear this is an underrated one, but I s'pose I can see it in terms of the season arc. Still, though, thought it was a rich episode for S&D, especially after they spent the last episode in the background. I can agree with you on the age difference, tho. Dean looked SIGNIFICANTLY older for just a few years' gap. Thought his channeling of Jensen, tho, was insane! Dug the plot, overall, as well. I appreciate a nice, gothic tale of unfortunate events gone awry. Dirk seemed maybe a bit oblivious to his own behavior (mainly labeling Sam as a bully after bullying him a bunch), but I really appreciated the nuances of perspective they brought up over the course of the episode. And yeah, getting a closer look at the true dysfunction in Sam & Dean's upbringing. Thought there were a lot of really nice notes in this one overall. And lastly - LONG LIVE THE ORANGE SHORTS lol. PE Coach Dean is a new favorite of mine. Glad Jensen was game for it haha.

Hahaha nahh 😝 Mostly we just wanna make sure that our differing opinions aren't a detractor for anybody's enjoyment! A little surprised to hear this is an underrated one, but I s'pose I can see it in terms of the season arc. Still, though, thought it was a rich episode for S&D, especially after they spent the last episode in the background. I can agree with you on the age difference, tho. Dean looked SIGNIFICANTLY older for just a few years' gap. Thought his channeling of Jensen, tho, was insane! Dug the plot, overall, as well. I appreciate a nice, gothic tale of unfortunate events gone awry. Dirk seemed maybe a bit oblivious to his own behavior (mainly labeling Sam as a bully after bullying him a bunch), but I really appreciated the nuances of perspective they brought up over the course of the episode. And yeah, getting a closer look at the true dysfunction in Sam & Dean's upbringing. Thought there were a lot of really nice notes in this one overall. And lastly - LONG LIVE THE ORANGE SHORTS lol. PE Coach Dean is a new favorite of mine. Glad Jensen was game for it haha.

thereelrejects (edited)

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2023-05-11 22:17:20 Aw, glad to hear that! We both really enjoyed this one as well! I can see where you're coming from re: Dean. He's got some archetypal machismo to him (and yeah, sometimes that makes for a line or moment that doesn't age so well 😬). Dean can be problematic here n there, so we do our best to acknowledge that when we notice it - but sad to hear it's had such an impact on the character for you overall :( But yes! I think we both really appreciate the character-oriented eps like this as well. Thought this one did a really nice job presenting & walking around in so many nuances of Sam & Dean's existence and their interactions with the people around them. Really enjoyed how none of the circumstances were neat & clean in this one and that they didn't shy away from the heavier connotations. Felt that much more lived-in, on top of giving us some more insight into S&D's difficult upbringing. Loooots of dysfunction in high school already.. I s'pose only more so when your dad is John Winchester.. 😅😰
2020-01-21 20:14:24 Aw, glad to hear that! We both really enjoyed this one as well! I can see where you're coming from re: Dean. He's got some archetypal machismo to him (and yeah, sometimes that makes for a line or moment that doesn't age so well 😬). Dean can be problematic here n there, so we do our best to acknowledge that when we notice it - but sad to hear it's had such an impact on the character for you overall :( But yes! I think we both really appreciate the character-oriented eps like this as well. Thought this one did a really nice job presenting & walking around in so many nuances of Sam & Dean's existence and their interactions with the people around them. Really enjoyed how none of the circumstances were neat & clean in this one and that they didn't shy away from the heavier connotations. Felt that much more lived-in, on top of giving us some more insight into S&D's difficult upbringing. Loooots of dysfunction in high school already.. I s'pose only more so when your dad is John Winchester.. 😅😰

Aw, glad to hear that! We both really enjoyed this one as well! I can see where you're coming from re: Dean. He's got some archetypal machismo to him (and yeah, sometimes that makes for a line or moment that doesn't age so well 😬). Dean can be problematic here n there, so we do our best to acknowledge that when we notice it - but sad to hear it's had such an impact on the character for you overall :( But yes! I think we both really appreciate the character-oriented eps like this as well. Thought this one did a really nice job presenting & walking around in so many nuances of Sam & Dean's existence and their interactions with the people around them. Really enjoyed how none of the circumstances were neat & clean in this one and that they didn't shy away from the heavier connotations. Felt that much more lived-in, on top of giving us some more insight into S&D's difficult upbringing. Loooots of dysfunction in high school already.. I s'pose only more so when your dad is John Winchester.. 😅😰

thereelrejects

Haha well I'm glad we share some enjoyment of that episode! Generally, I can see where people are coming from when it comes to episodes where they're taking a backseat to a character we're already invested in vs. characters we've never seen before. But yeah, going back to that episode, I thought the 3 vets brought good presence, especially Barry Bostwick. I think it generally appeals to me/us when they tweak things that way. Thanks for watchin' with us!!

thereelrejects

Oh damn! Have not seen The 100 yet, but have definitely heard of it. Funny their cast shows up to drown on this show haha 😝but it is pretty cool they share that link. Seems like The CW in general spreads their stable of actors around between the different shows. Appreciate you sending that clip over as well haha, got quite a kick out of it. Quite glad to hear it was a fresh bowl 😅😂

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2021-07-15 04:55:53 It's a good one! Glad you enjoy it as well :) always appreciate when they dig back into Sam & Dean's past, especially when they do it with as much residual nuance as they do here. Luckily wasn't too distracted by their age difference beyond the initial, "woah.." Thought it was really cool they brought back Colin Ford too. I guess the original young Dean must not've been old enough? Either way, thought both actors playing them in the past did a terrific job. Glad to hear you've had a similar teacher experience in the past. Especially during high school, that interest and guidance can make a WORLD of difference. In terms of the episode, I felt like both the writing and the casting choice were really strong. That guy had such a warm, assuring presence. And it's all good haha, we were mostly trying to be self-aware and joke about it. I think sometimes when we find ourselves in the minority there is a little excess worry about clashing tastes perhaps turning people off, but generally speaking we're here to take it all in and tell y'all how we feel for real. Glad you're able to share with us! :)
2020-01-21 20:36:31 It's a good one! Glad you enjoy it as well :) always appreciate when they dig back into Sam & Dean's past, especially when they do it with as much residual nuance as they do here. Luckily wasn't too distracted by their age difference beyond the initial, "woah.." Thought it was really cool they brought back Colin Ford too. I guess the original young Dean must not've been old enough? Either way, thought both actors playing them in the past did a terrific job. Glad to hear you've had a similar teacher experience in the past. Especially during high school, that interest and guidance can make a WORLD of difference. In terms of the episode, I felt like both the writing and the casting choice were really strong. That guy had such a warm, assuring presence. And it's all good haha, we were mostly trying to be self-aware and joke about it. I think sometimes when we find ourselves in the minority there is a little excess worry about clashing tastes perhaps turning people off, but generally speaking we're here to take it all in and tell y'all how we feel for real. Glad you're able to share with us! :)

It's a good one! Glad you enjoy it as well :) always appreciate when they dig back into Sam & Dean's past, especially when they do it with as much residual nuance as they do here. Luckily wasn't too distracted by their age difference beyond the initial, "woah.." Thought it was really cool they brought back Colin Ford too. I guess the original young Dean must not've been old enough? Either way, thought both actors playing them in the past did a terrific job. Glad to hear you've had a similar teacher experience in the past. Especially during high school, that interest and guidance can make a WORLD of difference. In terms of the episode, I felt like both the writing and the casting choice were really strong. That guy had such a warm, assuring presence. And it's all good haha, we were mostly trying to be self-aware and joke about it. I think sometimes when we find ourselves in the minority there is a little excess worry about clashing tastes perhaps turning people off, but generally speaking we're here to take it all in and tell y'all how we feel for real. Glad you're able to share with us! :)

waywardeancas

i’m a little late again (almost done with my catch up on your reactions) and i don’t know if anyone’s said this yet, but i saw something a few years ago which had a theory that young dean looks a lot older than young sam because this flashback is more from sam’s point of view. therefore, whilst sam is around the right age, dean is played by someone who seems older because sam viewed his brother as more grown up. although it hasn’t been confirmed as what the supernatural team actually did, that’s kind of how i justify the seemingly large age gap between them both in this episode.