History TearJerker / Supernatural

** This was the third ''{{Supernatural}}'' episode I had ever seen at that point, and I was on the verge of tears (I never cry, but I come close when it's ''really'' heart-wrenching). When I realized it, I thought, "I'm barely familiar with these characters and I hardly understand their situation, but this is so ''sad''. And it's so '''good!!'''" And that's when I fell in love with the show.

"The Rapture", from beginning to end, is a masterpiece and a work of art especially from Misha Collins. Two things get this troper every time:

*** It was mainly a tearjerker because alot of Cas fans [[spoiler:saw 'something' heading towards him snapping. The continuous poor treatment Castiel endured from all the other characters were brushed off by many other fans as Cas!fans being to sensitive and that Cas didn't seem all that bothered by it. You really get the feeling had the Winchesters actually treated him a bit better, Dean's last ditch "we're family, please stop" speech might have worked, rather then being laughably too little too late, not to mention insincere at that point.]]

** And what makes it worse is that [[spoiler: Balthazar's last word is "Cas...", in what was either shock or a plea, or a combination of both. It really got to me.]]

*** It was mainly a tearjerker because alot of Cas fans [[spoiler:saw 'something' heading towards him snapping. The continuous poor treatment Castiel endured from all the other characters were brushed off by many other fans as Cas!fans being to sensitive and that Cas didn't seem all that bothered by it. You really get the feeling had the Winchesters actually treated him a bit better, Dean's last ditch "we're family, please stop" speech might have worked, rather then being laughably to little to late, not to mention insincere at that point.]]

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* In "The Man Who Would Be King", Castiel spends the whole episode praying to God, explaining how he came to work with [[spoiler: Crowley]] in order to defeat Raphael and prevent a second attempt at the Apocalypse, and how he's come to both doubt himself and fear what he's turning into. At the end of the episode, Cas breaks down, on the verge of tears, begging his father to give him a sign that what he's doing is right.

** Dean, not realizing he is dead and in heaven, follows a young Sam to a field where he relives a memory of taking Sam to shoot off fireworks on the 4th of July. Young Sam is delighted, and Dean looks the happiest we've seen him in a long time. All while "Knocking on Heaven's Door" plays in the background. The moment is then broken by gunshots as Dean remembers his violent death.

** Not to mention that future!Dean is read to sacrifice him (and the other guys, but present!Dean was most horrified when it came to Castiel) without batting an eyelash. And it was entirely pointless. Dean and Castiel's reunion at the end of the episode was a CrowningMomentofHeartwarming, but also a TearJerker for this troper.

* This troper was a wreck at the end of "Heart".

** Oh, God, in retrospect the Trickster bringing Dean back to life because he was bored is heartbreaking when you consider that in season five you discover that he [[spoiler: is Gabriel and left Heaven because he couldn't stand to watch his family rip themselves apart, that he only wanted it all to be over. He would give anything for everything to be reversed so that his family was together again. Maybe he didn't just get bored of screwing with Sam...