After hearing repeatedly just how difficult that scene was for Jared and how hard it was for Jensen to see him like that, I’m going to have to say that Jensen probably used his own emotions to make Dean’s more real. I know at a previous con when they discussed Sacrifice, Jared said that Jensen told him that he doesn’t need to bring that pain home with him because he was really concerned about Jared. And at this con, Jared mentioned it again:
And you can see Jensen nodding in agreement. Actors usually call on real life experiences to help with emotional scenes, so I think we can safely say that their real life connection and concern for one another helped bring out what we saw on screen.
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