User blog comment:Dominic1743/“The Heroes' Journey” Discussion/@comment-44905711-20200124024009/@comment-108.36.76.116-20200126071948

I'm inclinded to the idea Dean might have been right about a curse. I think though some of it could be absence of a blessing, Dean was taught to pick locks by someone who knew, at least when it came to handcuffs. Lock picking seemed to be an acquired skill that they worked on over time. To fail at it seems more like a curse, I thought it made sense how it made Dean question himself and their lives, while also being a bit meta about Jared and Jensen.