"I did feel like, even though they were hurtful things the Demon!Dean was saying, they didn't really get time to sink in the way the scene was paced"

Exactly!

About him shooting the thing he never wants to become - he didn't know he was shooting a demon at first. It would make it less heartbreaking if he did. *hugs Dean*

"And poor Sam looking at his lap and not standing up. I'm in love with that scene, too. Bwahahaha!"
Hee. Me, too.