You're right, a phone call was all that was needed. From both of them. Tbh, I'm of the mind that they have a very superficial friendship anyway and they play it up for the fans. Neither of them were very good friends in this scenario.

FWIW, I genuinely don't believe Jared thought about the implications of his actions (even though his follow up tweet came off very insincere). He is very good at going after people he sees as being beneath him, but not his friends. I think it's more than just the show itself, and more about money and the overall implication. Jensen going off on his own implies he has some sort of greater claim to Supernatural than the rest of them - and he would be the only one to continue profiting if the show was successful. I don't think Sam was even mentioned in the press release. That seems deliberate and personal. That alone is enough to send someone over the edge.

Agreed, Jared should have better control of himself, but at this point, we all know he doesn't and probably never will.

Oh, I didn't take it that way at all, I was just trying to say I'm the last person who would defend Jared due to all his past behaviour. Yeah, I feel like when you don't know the full story (and we often don't and never will), it's better to have a balanced view. That and I can't stand any of them so it's very easy to be neutral (ish) in this case. :P