First, they handled the Demon!Dean thing exactly the way I wanted them to. He's not a demon, he's like Cain, a Knight of Hell. He retains his personality, but with all the bad aspects of it amped up. And the way Crowley brags about him being his best friend, and the way we see them working together and finishing each other's sentences, it was perfect. Also heart-breaking, obviously.
I loved what they did with Sam. He's done so much character development, they couldn't just revert to Mystery Spot. He's accepted the death of his brother, he's working to put him to rest. Sam's misunderstanding of the situation was one of the things I loved most, and that also hurt the most. It felt like he knew the truth, on a very deep subconscious way, but couldn't even bring himself to think of it as a possibility.
And they did a great job with Castiel too. He's grieving for Dean, for his life, but he won't compromise his morals, what Dean taught him. He'd rather die than live off another angel's life.
I loved how they could have gone the easy way, and make all three of them just depressed and cynical and leave it there, but instead they dug deeper, and found them all complex, believable reasons for their choices. Castiel has lost Dean, so obviously his will to live is crumbled, but most of all it's about a moral choice, and I loved that. And Sam is grieving, but he's also accepted that his brother's dead, and he's doing what he can about it. No deals, no self-destructing actions born out of pure desperation.
Even Dean acting on his worst impulses didn't feel like the usual I've-given-up-on-everything-because-I-don't-deserve-it Dean. He cares for the same things he did before, but in a dark, twisted way. He doesn't care if Sam dies, but he still would destroy anyone who touched his brother, because Sam is his brother. He sleeps around and drinks and destroys, but it's not self-destructive, it's a party before real work starts. He wants the fun to never end, because he doesn't know what's going to happen next.
I loved A LOT that last scene with the waitress. I loved how she put him in his place for calling her a slut. It was really, really well-written. It wasn't a random badass moment, it felt real. She felt like she deserved that kind of treatment from anyone, and she realized that line of thought was messed up. I cheered a lot there.
I also love Hannah's storyline. I have a weak spot for angels learning about what it is to be human, and I enjoyed her conversations with Castiel a lot. I feel like there's bound to be changes in Heaven, in the Angels' way of thinking. They gotta stop thinking like sheep, and they have to learn from Humans. Art, music, love.
I don't know what to think about that new hunter. We still know nothing, no backstory, anything. So yep, I literally have zero thoughts there. Except that he needs to die, because he hurt my precious Sam.
And I'm super curious about Sam's accident. I want to know more!
Also, Dean's demon hair is super hot and I spent the whole episode itching for running my fingers through it. It just looked so glorious!
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I loved what they did with Sam. He's done so much character development, they couldn't just revert to Mystery Spot. He's accepted the death of his brother, he's working to put him to rest. Sam's misunderstanding of the situation was one of the things I loved most, and that also hurt the most. It felt like he knew the truth, on a very deep subconscious way, but couldn't even bring himself to think of it as a possibility.
And they did a great job with Castiel too. He's grieving for Dean, for his life, but he won't compromise his morals, what Dean taught him. He'd rather die than live off another angel's life.
I loved how they could have gone the easy way, and make all three of them just depressed and cynical and leave it there, but instead they dug deeper, and found them all complex, believable reasons for their choices. Castiel has lost Dean, so obviously his will to live is crumbled, but most of all it's about a moral choice, and I loved that. And Sam is grieving, but he's also accepted that his brother's dead, and he's doing what he can about it. No deals, no self-destructing actions born out of pure desperation.
Even Dean acting on his worst impulses didn't feel like the usual I've-given-up-on-everything-because-I-don't-deserve-it Dean. He cares for the same things he did before, but in a dark, twisted way. He doesn't care if Sam dies, but he still would destroy anyone who touched his brother, because Sam is his brother. He sleeps around and drinks and destroys, but it's not self-destructive, it's a party before real work starts. He wants the fun to never end, because he doesn't know what's going to happen next.
I loved A LOT that last scene with the waitress. I loved how she put him in his place for calling her a slut. It was really, really well-written. It wasn't a random badass moment, it felt real. She felt like she deserved that kind of treatment from anyone, and she realized that line of thought was messed up. I cheered a lot there.
I also love Hannah's storyline. I have a weak spot for angels learning about what it is to be human, and I enjoyed her conversations with Castiel a lot. I feel like there's bound to be changes in Heaven, in the Angels' way of thinking. They gotta stop thinking like sheep, and they have to learn from Humans. Art, music, love.
I don't know what to think about that new hunter. We still know nothing, no backstory, anything. So yep, I literally have zero thoughts there. Except that he needs to die, because he hurt my precious Sam.
And I'm super curious about Sam's accident. I want to know more!
Also, Dean's demon hair is super hot and I spent the whole episode itching for running my fingers through it. It just looked so glorious!