10.12 spoilers

[fufaraw]

I thought Dylan did a good job, even though he didn't resemble Dean, in 9.7, Bad Boys. Not his fault the honchos screwed the timeline and made his Dean older than he played him. Facially, even with the cheeks and the eyebrows, it was obvious he'd studied Jensen's Dean, and set out to play that character at a much younger age.

I wondered at the time what has become of Ridge Canipe, the actor who played Young Dean in Something Wicked, S1, and in A Very Supernatural Christmas, S3, and if the casting people had thought of using him again for either Bad Boys or About a Boy.

After watching About a Boy, I was impressed all over again with Dylan's performance, even moreso when I read the advice Jared gave him about Dean, and how Jensen plays him. I thought Dylan's performance was pretty much spot on, and the rapport between Dylan and Jared was great.

But I did spare a wonder for Ridge Canipe, and went to look up what he's doing these days. I suppose it's unfair to expect child actors to exist, as they are, preserved in amber. But Ridge has https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l2C27jP4Kw> changed.

And yes, Dylan was by far the best casting for young Dean.