Five times Dean was okay with Sam driving and one time he really wasn’t.
When I saw this scene in 13×2, I yelled “Season 1!” and my husband looked at me like I was crazy (which he does a lot when we watch Supernatural together). But it’s true.
According to the wiki, Sam drives the impala 12 times in season 1. 10 of those with Dean as the passenger.
He never drives baby in season 2 (except in recaps) and rarely after that.
What happens at the end of season 1 that makes Sam stop driving?
Moreover, in 2×03, within a couple days of Dean getting Baby back on the road, he tosses Sam the keys to go back to the motel. So it’s not like Dean forbids him from driving; it’s more Sam who would prefer not to. Understandably…
Whenever I hear Sam and Dean say “he’s my brother” to explain why they go through tremendous lengths to save/protect one another. All I hear is “he’s my everything.”
raise your hand if you love Dean and I mean all of Dean both the good and the bad, soft and rough, forgiving and bitter, Dean is not one or the other and that’s the whole point he’s a complex character and both his good as well as bad traits make up the amazing person he is, goodbye