Supernatural is finally back after an agonising hiatus! This week the boys and Cas are trying to figure out how to get rid of the Mark of Cain while also dealing with Claire.
As often happens in life, when you anxiously wait for something and then you finally get it, it is never going to live up to your expectations. Now, I would not call this episode bad, just uneven.
The Crowley and Rowena stuff was boring. She is so obvious in her attempts to wreck havoc on Crowley's regime and yet he does not seem to notice this. Really? The Crowley I know and love is always ahead of everyone's plans and he does not seem to be that fond of his mother, so why is he giving her a pass? Is he still being affected by human blood? Does he think he can fix their relationship? I'm hoping it's reason number three: he is planning something and this is all an act that has fooled me too.
About Claire. She is absolutely right in her reasoning why she can't stay. Cas is technically the reason her father is dead and the fact that he is still using Jimmy's body must be painful for her. At the same time, though, Claire does not seem like the best judge of character so it might not be wise for her to be traveling alone. Also, Claire tells her entire life story to a couple she has just met?? I know not everyone has the amount of trust issues I have, but I thought Claire's life so far would have taught her not to share so much so quickly. Lets hope she meets some nicer people in the future.
The couple Claire meets are just weird. I don't get what the point of them was. The way they kept looking at each other and all the close-ups made me think they wanted to harm Claire, so I was convinced they were demons, or something supernatural. But apparently they were just two human beings willing to kill for a person they have just met? What? To be quite honest, I'm really disappointed that Dean did not kill them.
Now onto to the main plot. One thing I really love about this is that Dean is facing this head-on. Sam seems to be still in denial. I think he knows exactly what is going on but cannot say it out loud. But Dean, bless him, is not lying or hiding anymore. He is being so honest and it is really nice to see him confront something instead of running away. Even if this is brutal and painful to see.
Well, I say painful, but what I really mean is that it is painful for Sam. Personally, I really want to see Dean go dark side again. I think it needs to happen before they get rid of the Mark. The thing is, if Dean does go dark side again, it is going to be scary as hell (since he already is scary) and extremely painful for everyone involved (including me), and it is going to mess up Dean's head space even more (which sucks, because he is already so messed up and I don't wish him to suffer more), but at the same time, I really want to see it. And honestly, my biggest reason is that I want to see more of Jensen's acting. He has been so amazing this season and I enjoy his portrayal of Dean when he is like this. And I want more.
Cas suggests that they bring Metatron to the bunker and ask him some questions. Which souds like a really bad idea. Also, wouldn't CAIN be the most obvious choice for questioning?? It is called the Mark of CAIN, you know... And I'm pretty sure that's what Metatron ment with his cryptic message, that they need to go to Cain. Sometimes I really wonder how smart these boys really are...
But I admit, as much as I hate Metatron and want someone to kill him (even if it's Dean and it messed up his head completely), the scenes in the dungeon with Sam, Dean, and Metatron are amazing. Everyone's acting is in fine form, and, as I said before, Dean is terrifying as hell when he's questioning Metatron.
One question though. Metatron says to Dean that killing him would make the Mark worse, so therefore, the more powerful the creatures he kills are, the more power the Mark acquires. But the way Metatron is egging Dean on makes it seem like he wants Dean to go dark. Why? Everyone else has already agreed that evil Dean is the worst idea ever, including Crowley, and now Metatron wants to see the damage Dean can do for himself. Is he planning something?
Sam and Dean's discussion at the end is interesting. Sam thinks that a part of Dean wants to give in to the Mark, which probably is true, and that in order to beat this thing, Dean has to be stronger than the Mark. This all makes sense and helps Dean not to give in and kill the couple that attacks him. Sam also says that Cain has learned to live with the Mark, that it can be done if Dean is strong enough. I don't agree with this. Cain is a Knight of Hell, he is a demon. At the moment Dean is not. And I think last season it was Crowley that said that the Mark was reacting so badly because Dean was a human. Which would suggest that as a human, Dean is too weak to control the Mark. Maybe he can to an extent, but it won't be enough.
Random stuff
"But I'm your dickwad". What? Is that supposed to be helpful, Metatron?
Crowley, you thought Dean wanted to go get a beer and catch up? Are you still nursing a hope that you and Dean will be BFFs? Their relationship has really changed since Crowley first appeared on the show...
"I thought there'd be a connection. One extremely messed up human to another." Oh, Cas, you say the sweetest things...
Bring on next week, Supernatural!
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