Sam and John

Sam and John Winchester have a Father-Son relationship as well as a solider-commender relationship. Unlike Dean, Sam and John have had an very rocky relationship. This is mostly due to Sam questioning John's orders. Sam and John are also very similar to another. Dean has even told Sam this.

Background

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Sam is John's youngest child and Mary was killed in Sam's nursery. John pulled Sam from his crib when John saw Mary on the room. Since then, John has protected Sam, and whenever he went out, John told Dean to watch out for Sammy. John really cares for Sam and yells at Dean when for protecting Sam when the Shtriga came for him. Also at this point John has not told Sam about hunting or what really goes on in the dark. Its John's way of protecting Sam, and its showing early signs of Sam being John's favourite. But John also wants Sam to be strong. When Sam tells John hes afaird of the monster in his closet, John gives Sam a .45.

Sam starts asking questions though as he gets older (8 years old) about what John does and why they always have to move. Sam also asks if John is going to be home for christmas. Dean is the one who tells Sam on Christmas eve what John really does. Sam now knows the truth and knows that John won't be coming home for christmas. Sam goes to bed in tears of disappointment (because John isn't going to be there). Sam gives Dean the necklace he was going to give John, because Dean was there when John wasn't.

As years go by, Sam and John's relationship gets more rocky. They constantly argue and fight. Sam like his brother is brought up in the hunter lifestyle. But unlike his brother, Sam wants to be normal and realizes how messed up his childhood is. When Sam wants to go to college, he and John have a huge argument that end with John telling Sam if he leaves, to never come back. Sam and John don't talk for two years after that.

Season 1

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“	Dad, NO! After everything we've been through, all the time we've spent looking for you, please, I've gotta be a part of this fight. Clearly this fight is just starting, one we are all going to have our parts to play. For now you've gotta trust me son. (pauses) Ok, you've got to let me go.	”
	— Sam and John in Shadow

Sam joins Dean in the hunt for John after John goes missing. Sam realizes that John is no longer at his last known spot. Finding John becomes Sam's mission after Jessica's death and he rather go look for John instead of helping people and doing jobs. Sam and Dean do get a lead on John when they discover his old number has been re-actitvated. But it goes staight to voice mail.

Then Sam gets a vision about their old house and they head back there. They solve the case and leave. Unknown to them, John was actually in town watching silently over his boys. John still doesn't want to make himself known to Sam and Dean just yet. Though in Scarecrow, John calls Dean's phone and Sam answers. Sam asks John where he is and if hes okay. John tells Sam hes fine, but Sam needs to trust him. John continues by saying he hunting the demon that killed their mother and he wants Sam and Dean to stop looking for him. He tells Sam write some names down, but Sam refuses. He is more corcerned with finding John than a job.

Dean takes the phone and does as John asks. As they head towards the job, Sam figured out where John was and wants to go there instead. Sam wants to help John hunt the demon rather than do the job. This makes Dean and Sam seperate for a bit, but Sam chooses Dean over finding John.

Sam and John are reunited in Shadow. Its the first time they have seen each other since the fight they had two years ago. John tells Sam its good to see Sam. Sam answers with a Yes Sir. They continue on about talking about the fight they had before Sam left, and then they are attacked. Due to John's weakness to the boys, Dean suggests they seperate. Sam doesn't want to though, since they had just found John. John tells Sam they all have their parts to play and Sam need to let John go (quote is above). So Sam and John go seperate ways.

They meet up again in Dead Man's Blood when John joins them in the hunt for vampires. As they head towards the abandon car's location, Sam begins to get angry at John for not giving them any information on what going on. This causes Sam to stop the Impala in front of John's truck. Sam voices his anger to John, but Dean spilts them up. The anger remains as they prepare to raid the nest, then John explains to them what the colt is and how it is esstential to killing the demon. Sam and John later have a heart to heart. John tells Sam that he never wanted this life for Sam. In fact, when Sam was born, every month John put $100 in an account for Sam to use to go to college with. But when Mary died, that thought slipped away. Sam asked where that fund went and John reveals he spent it on ammo. Sam and John relationship grows from there. John eventually agrees to stay with the boys and hunt the demon together.

So they begin looking for yellow eyes. John shares his research with Sam and Dean. John also finds out about Sam's visions and isn't too happy they didn't tell him about it. Dean points out that its damn near impossible to get John on the phone. John agrees reluctantly. This shows that John may know more than hes letting the boys know. Then John and Sam seperate due to Meg's threats. Sam does confront the demon, but the demon gets away. Like John, Sam wants to go after the demon no matter the costs, but Dean stops Sam.

So with John captured the boys go and find him. They find him, but Sam makes sure John isn't possesed first by dripping some holy water on John. John appears not to be possesed and they get him out. In the abandoned cabin, Dean figures out that "John" isn't really John. Sam is forced to choose between the two. Sam chooses Dean over "John". "John" actually was yellow eyes possesing John.

John manages to overpower the demon and tells Sam to shoot him. Sam does, but not a killing shot. Sam uses the colt to shoot John in the leg, making the demon leave John. John is very angry that Sam didn't listen to him. Sam responds by saying that killing the demon isn't important right now and getting to the hospital is. Then a truck smashes into the impala.

Season 2

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“	Can we not fight? You know, half the time we're fighting, I don't know what we're fighting about. We're just butting heads. Sammy, I, I've made some mistakes. But I've always done the best I could. I just don't want to fight anymore, okay?	”
	— John to Sam in In My Time of Dying