"Exactly," Dean said with a nod, before tilting his head to the side slightly. "Though -- I wonder if they're hurting him because he's trying to fight them. I mean, he's a demon now -- you'd think that they'd get easier."

And there came the million dollar question that started the infamous Dean Winchester inner turmoil. Because Dean didn't want Sam to lose what was keeping him close, but he didn't want his brother to be intentionally hurting himself either.