This ^ (likely busting up the TV after the events that call back to his favourite childhood reminiscent cartoon which also calls back to 12×11, the “who Dean really is below the facade” episode) reminds me so much of this:
Finally using the grenade launcher he’s always wanted to use but was told he really shouldn’t (and has been seen as a metaphor for his sublimation for YEARS by meta writers)
And this:
Literally knocking down the walls (while the bi flag colours flash all over the place, not so obvious in these gifs but obvious with the pink/purple bunker lights and white/blue flashlight in the scenes overall), but also with the support of Sam which is fantastic by the way.
=> Linking it all to the continued and well ramped up since his 11×23 self sacrifice/Mary coming back inducing leap forwards in his character arc, blasting down of his his facade / walls to let out his desires and be his true self v toxic past ending metaphors 😉
I wonder what happened every time Castiel, since this clear introduction of “I’m addressing all of Dean’s core issues: faith, self worth and nihilism”, lost his own faith or died. I wonder what Dean’s reaction was. I wonder what this all means.