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It's such an interesting view. The outer limits of the concept of living up to other people's expectations, which in TV morality is usually a bad thing that people need to grow beyond; in this case, we don't really want Sam to Just Be Himself. ("Actually, you get better gas mileage if you swerve around the old ladies.") Poor Dean; I kind of wish he had let Sam go on faking it, though I understand why he's zero tolerance on Sammy lying. I just want him to figure out a way to duck and cover when Sam opens his mouth, because I can hardly stand to watch Dean take the hits.

Re the drinking, Dean may take a warning himself after watching the hapless boyfriend last episode. He seemed more appalled than envious, though I think I heard a trace of each. Your Adam will probably intervene if he's well enough.

The consequences of hard drinking are pretty much a closed book to me, which probably counts as a form of privilege, or at least good fortune. I come from the kind of family where the liquor cabinet contains a couple of unopened gifts and one bottle of blackberry liqueur, sugar-crusted at the cap, that's lasted through decades of Mom's gallbladder attacks because it takes one tablespoon to knock her out and no one touches it for any other reason. I've never had a hangover, but I'd nominate Real!Sam for sainthood just for not killing You'reNotDoneThrowingUpLetMeHelp!Dean.