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I think Dean was just caught off guard with the whole gay couple thing. Supernatural hasn't really introduced a lot of gay characters, so of course if Dean stumbles upon a gay couple, it's not something he sees everyday (in backwater Midwestern towns). I think for Dean, he just feels a little awkward, like he doesn't really know how to react. I though his reaction was how a majority of people would react when confronted with a gay couple.

I would be a little squicked out if someone dressed up like me and my brother and then told me they were lovers. I didn't take it as any more than that.

I thought the inclusion of the rabid fans was pure gold, and I love Kripke for doing it. There are those who say that he was poking too much fun and that this portrayal reveals how he really sees us... but I don't think that's right at all. All of the elements that we saw in that episode and in others are actually present in our fandom--from the role playing to the in depth analysis of Sam and Dean's inner workings... you think most of us don't have a "scared little boy" theory about Dean? Then you're not watching hard enough. But the very fact that these elements made it into the show just goes to prove how much Kripke and Co. are paying attention to what the fans do and say. They know what we talk about--they fully understand that, if we had the money, we'd all run out and buy Metallicars... they know we call it the Metallicar. They know that all serious fans have bought, are saving up to buy, or have at one point entertained the idea of buying a replica of Dean's amulet. And rather than think we're neurotic and pathetic (like some people are claiming this ep is pointing to), I'd bet dollars to rock salt that they squee with delight in knowing how much we take the show to heart.

Kripke loves the fans, from the part-time arm chair fan to those who have started salting their own window sills. Some fans (the really loud ones) are taking this fan portrayal too seriously when they should see it for what it is. And what it is, is that by creating the in-show Supernatural books, establishing an in-show rabid fanbase, and including all the caricatures of what we fans produce, Kripke's saying, "I adore you so much, I found a way to add you, yes you, to the show. You're Becky and Damien and Barnes...." Yes, I know, Becky's totally obsessed and completely off her rocker, and our copy cats are weird, but how funny would it have been if all the fans had been normal and straight laced?"

What's really important to note here is that despite Becky's rabid fan status, Chuck (the "Supernatural" creator) totally digs her... like Kripke totally digs us. Also, yeah, Demian and Barnes might be total wannabees geeks, but in the end, they sack up and save the day. The show's not saying fans are pathetic; the show is saying that fans step up to the plate, reach way down, and pull up the things that the show and its characters inspire in us. And it says, thanks for caring so much.

To the original writer: I disagree with your assessment that Dean's momentary squick to Demian and Barnes' relationship should be interpreted as homophobia. He wasn't passing judgement on a gay couple in that scene--he was reacting to Wincest, which is totally different. Pokes at the subset of the fandom that pairs Dean and Sam as a gay couple ("Slash") have been repeatedly included throughout the series. Conversely, the episode, All Hell Breaks Loose, Part One included a lesbian as one of the Special Children, and nary an eyelash was batted.

I have scoured the other sites and there seems to be alot of hate for this episode which I don't get, because I loved it!!!!

I thought it really brought the funny and any ribbing toward the fans was meant in good fun.

There were a few things that I didn't care for such as Becky who I find to be an embarassment to the RL fandom, but I want to end this in positive way since I had so much love for this episode and almost everyone in it. I will comment on my nitpicks later.

Just one more thing, it wasn't the fact that Barnes and Demien were a gay couple that caused Dean's momentary speechlessness it was the implication of "winsest" it was supposed to represent. Dean and Sam both cringe at the thought and so do I!

I wonder if Dean was more weirded out that the gay couple was dressed like himself and his brother, more than the fact that they were gay.

I also think he just wasn't expecting it, especially seeing the look on his face when he was waiting for Sam by the Impala. I think it took him by surprise at first, but ultimately, was kind of "whatever floats yer boat." He seemed fine at the end.

i though that this episode was great it was not harsh at all can wait 4 next week and i hope that there is a season 6

I didn't find the whole fan element harsh at all. I saw it like last weeks episode. Like a over-exaggeration of how the fans really are. I seem to be alone on this thought, but whatever. That's what I think the writers were going for.

Also, I LOVE BECKY! I think she's adorable.