The big difference between dying and never being born.

[waynedeath1047]

Has anyone ever wondered why Dean was okay with trying John and Mary dying in the episode where Michael possessed Young John but totally did a 180 on Henry when he tried to do practically the same thing?

Was it because of the knowledge of being able to close the gates of hell? Was it just a writers oversight? Or do you think Dean had finally thought he accomplished too much to go back?

Just a thought I had earlier today.

[SuperSheltie]

I'm leaning towards writers oversight as far as it being relevant to the story being told now rather than keeping the plot holes away.

[Anno_Domini]

It's not really a 180 when Dean and Sam went through the Apocalypse and stopped it. I mean, Dean didn't mind them not being born during season five, but after what the brothers went through with stopping the Apocalypse, I think it definitely meant something to Dean without the series acknowledging it via dialogue.