This reminded me of earlier seasons of Supernatural. The episode is funny, yet the ending is brutally emotional. I like it, this season is turning out to be a lot better than I expected (but that does not mean I forgive this show for what it has done).
Again I'd like to ask, where is Cas? It's like the writers have forgotten that he is supposed to be at the bunker at the moment. I'd like an explanation please.
Okay, I'm done complaining, let's move to the episode itself. I have to say, I really like this. It's wonderfully weird and fun, but also emotional.
I love the sequence in the bunker. Both Dean and Sam are so confused. "Are you having a stroke?" I love that Dean's like 'it's too early in the morning to be dealing with this shit'. And then he is like 'what the fuck...' Love it.
So I get why Sully came to Sam, he probably was really lonely and needed someone when John would take Dean with him and leave Sam alone, though I doubt that happened for longer than a year or two. John would have thought that Dean was more useful when left to protect Sammy. But what about Dean? Why was there no one to guide him when he was just a small child and John left him in charge? Despite what this episode shows, Sam has always been able to rely on Dean, he has had someone looking after him. Dean had no one. And I think that did more damage to Dean than Sam never having someone to tell him it was alright to have his own life outside of his family would have done. Is it because Dean was never allowed to be a child after Mary died? He wouldn't believe in things normal kids would, like imaginary friends, whereas Sam was allowed to be a kid longer than Dean, so he would believe.
Oh my god, the sweaters. I saw pictures of this before the episode aired. It was disturbing then and it is disturbing now. But hilarious. Also, manicorn. Dean, you are too precious for this world.
The scene in the girl's bedroom when the boys can see what the Zanna see, but the mom can't is also disturbing and hilarious. "It's on her face, Sam, it's on her face. She's got Sparkle on her face". I can't stop laughing.
"'Cause apparently imaginary friends have boyfriends now." I'm right there with you Dean. This episode is so weird and I love it.
I love Sam and Sully's discussion about heroes and the Cage. Sam can finally talk about his visions and fears to someone who won't shut him down immediately. And Sully shows Sam that Sam is not going to run away from his problems anymore and gives him courage to face his fears about the Cage. It's amazing and emotional. "Sometimes [heroes] are scared, but that just means the thing they are facing, it's super important." That is my favourite quote from this episode. It's perfect and it makes Sam decide that he needs to face the Cage and Lucifer, which makes me love it even more.
So this witch Reese mentions, let me guess, it was Rowena? Because let's face it, there are no coincidences on this show. The whole confrontation with Reese is very emotional and makes me cry. And I love that it's Dean that defends Sully and not Sam.
Also, Richard Speight Jr. did wonderful job directing this. Now all we need is him coming back as Gabriel.
I'm feeling very conflicted about next week. On one hand, I got spoiled on a certain character's return and I'm super excited about that, but on the other hand, I know which two writers wrote the episode and at this point we all know I have no faith in their writing abilities. At least it promises to be a mythology-heavy episode, which gives them less chances to fuck things up. Guess we'll have to wait till next week to see how it goes.
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