So one thing I forgot to rant about last week's episode: nice work, continuity people... The fake Samulet is already gone from the rearview mirror. What the hell?
Anyway, this week. I agree with Dean, I don't really care for witches, but I like this episode more than last week's and luckily it moves from the uncomfortable representations fairly quickly. And Cas and Crowley are back, and Hannah gets some character growth, and gives Cas something to think, and it gives closure to Cole's storyline.
Lets start from the beginning! I was not very excited to see that this episode was going to involve sex workers, since this show does not have the best track record with the representations of women, but if grading on a curve, this is one of the show's better portrayals. The woman in the cold open defends herself and would have won if the guy was not a demon. But I gotta ask, who stabs someone in the eye with their heel? That was super gross.
Sam and Dean are having some relaxing brother time, while Dean waits for a date. And apparently Dean uses a dating app... Okay... Sam sees it as his brotherly duty to make fun of Dean and to lecture him on the dangers of internet dating.
Cas is back and he is still on a mission with Hannah. Hannah, on the other hand, seems more interested in distacting Cas. Hannah, you really are making Cas uncomfortable. He already rejected you, the polite thing is to accept that and move on, okay?
Dean's date is going well, except when it turns out that Shaylene wants payment. Not money, though, just Dean's soul. Which would work on someone who has no idea what souls are worth, but Dean does, and he ain't doing that again. When Dean starts asking questions, he quickly figures out that there is something else going on.
A demon comes in to seal the deal but is ambushed by Sam and Dean. The demons have forced Shaylene and other women to become sex workers and she is not happy. Thank you, Supernatural, for giving Shaylene the chance to kill the demon tormenting her.
At the brothel a woman named Catlin is standing up for herself when Rowena shows up. She is not a fan of demons and kills Raul. I have to say, with all the black goo coming out of Raul, my first thought was that maybe he was a Leviathan, not a demon, but apparently I was wrong. Rowena asks Catlin and another girl, Elle, to come with her. Yeah, I'm not a big fan of witches, but Rowena is kinda fun.
Cas and Hannah's trip is interrupted by Hannah's vessel's, Caroline's, husband. Well, this is awkward. And really sad. Cas interrupts Hannah's converstation with Joe and she thinks the best way to get Joe to leave is to try to convince him that his wife left because she was in love with Cas. Which doesn't quite work, since Cas looks kind of scared of the whole thing and confused. Their kiss is a little more convincing and in the end Joe lets them leave. This is really sad. It was heartbreaking to deal with Jimmy Novak and his family, but this is equally sad.
The boys arrive at the brothel and find Rowena's handiwork. Guess they need to do some research on witchcraft. Sam and Dean figure out that this witch has been around a long time and invented her own spell to kill demons.
Rowena is treating Catlin and Elle to a nice dinner, with the help of her magic, of course. She explains that there are threee different kind of witches, which is a nice acknowledgement to the diffent variations we have seen on the show, and wants to teach Catlin and Elle her craft. But it seems that Rowena's magic has some serious side effects since the waiter she put a spell on dies.
The demon that escaped Rowena has come to see Crowley and he is not happy to learn what Raul and the others have done in his name. He may be evil, but even he wouldn't do anything like that. Thank you, Crowley, for saying that. The demon still convinces Crowley that he should do something about this witch, since she attacked them so openly.
Meanwhile Cole is learning about demons. Oh buddy, a little too late for that... It's not going to be any use against Dean now...
Hannah is very shaken by her encounter with Joe and she in confused by her own emotional reaction to the situation. Cas tries to encourage her and tells Hannah about Jimmy and his family and Cas' interactions with them. He tries to justify angels taking a vessel and how their mission is what matters, not human feelings. Hannah does not look convinced and she flies away.
Sam and Dean find a way to track Rowena, based on her luxurious lifestyle.
Cas finds Hannah and she is done with being on Earth, and possessing a human being to accomplish her mission. Her time on Earth has taught her the value of human life and she feels she can no longer put her mission ahead of those lives. Humans should come first and Caroline deserves her life back. So Hannah decides to return to Heaven. I have never been a big fan of Hannah, but this scene is so beautiful. Great character development and a beautiful way to say goodbye to the character. She might be back, but it is still a nice send-off.
Rowena is ready to let Catlin and Elle practice their spell work. I don't really appreciate the dumb blonde stereotype that Elle is, it's one of the character types that annoys me the most, and also, Rowena, you can't expect people just to know how to read Latin. But it is not a good time to practice since the demons are coming for Rowena. Rowena and the girls are taken by the demons when they run into Sam and Dean, who kill the demons. Then they come for Rowena, who puts a spell on Elle to allow her and Catlin to escape. Dean follows them out.
Catlin is not happy about Elle, so she punches Rowena in the face and runs away. Good for you, Catlin. Dean catches up to them and stops Rowena from putting a spell on Catlin. But before he can shoot her, Cole arrives. Dude, you have the worst timing ever! Dean has to let Rowena go, so he can deal with Cole.
Oh, Cole's face when the Holy Water does not work... Priceless. Cole is still set on killing Dean for his father, so they fight, again. This time they are a bit more evenly matched, but Dean still beats him. However, he does not want to harm Cole. He makes him an offer, let Dean explain everything and if after that Cole still wants to kill Dean, then he is welcome to. Dean tells Cole that his father killed 3 people and ate their livers, so Dean killed him. Sam arrives on the scene to help Dean after getting rid of Elle. Well, her body could not handle the magic and she died, but I'm sure he didn't just leave her lying on the hotel floor.
Cole does not quite believe Dean, and Dean understands this. Hunting down Dean was Cole's mission in life, and Dean can relate. He tells Cole that he was in a dark place and even though he was pulled away from there by Sam and Cas, does not mean that he is forgiven, does not mean he is saved, or that he can be saved. He knows that he will die one day, and that it will not be a nice end, but it is up to Cole now to decide whether Dean dies today or not.
Sam reminds Cole that he has a family, who need him to come back. Which, in other words, means that Sam is reminding him of the fact that Dean has family too, family that is right there, that will not let Cole get away with killing Dean. So Cole lets go of his anger and makes peace with Dean.
Cas has taken Caroline home and Joe welcomes her with open arms, while Cas steals their wifi to research for Jimmy Novak, who is still missing. Is this going to be a plotline? Because my head canon is that Jimmy has been dead a long time (I think he went to Heaven when Lucifer blew up Cas). So Jimmy's soul is gone and Cas is just using the body. So I don't think Hannah's speech about givin humans their lives back applies to Cas. But it is so sad to see him look for Jimmy online. Also, Cas, now that Hannah is gone, can you go back and join the Winchesters? I think you three need to start hunting together again. I miss your interactions with Dean.
Sam asks Dean about what he said to Cole about being beyond saving. Dean says he was lying and just telling Cole what he wanted to hear. Oh, Dean, that's so not true. You meant every word you said, but you are lying now, telling Sam what he wants to hear. And Sam knows you are lying. Dean, you break my heart.
So the demons have Rowena and she turns out to be Crowley's mother. Not a big surprise there. The second he entered her cell and started to look really weird, I figured it had to be someone he knew, I remember that he had said before that his mother was a witch, plus the accent, so I figured it all out before Crowley confirmed it. This should be fun though. I'm looking forward to the show exploring this relationship.
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