That, exactly. ALSO. This is a TOTAL deal-killer for me: Dean is not going to be able to really give them the attention they deserve. How could he? He made a promise - to whom? Living like some kind of Stepford husband out of a sense of DUTY - just, no. Hell, the last minutes of 5.22 make the real situation totally clear: Lisa is acting pretty much like she did in 5.17, being all 'you're a good man and you saved my son's life once and NOW YOU'RE SUICIDAL AND IN NEED OF HUGS oh god what do I DO ok ok you can crash here for a while'. And Dean looking all distant over dinner, getting drunk already. / spontaneous essay