Supernatural S11E11 - Into the Mystic

This week on Supernatural Sam and Dean work a case in a retirement home, while Lucifer is trying to get his bearings and work out a plan.


I like Robbie Thompson's writing. Is this the best episode ever? No. But it has a certain charm about, and there are some fun moments, it introduces some great characters (that we'll probably never see again, sigh.) and moves the overall season arc forward. And it's better than last week's episode.

I don't have much to say about the case of the week, though it does introduce a new monster (right? we haven't met a banshee before, have we?), which is pretty cool. So I'm just going to concentrate on my thoughts about Eileen, Mildred and Lucifer.

I am not an expert on representation, but I think this show did a great job with its portrayal of Eileen. Her disability is acknowledged, but it does not become the focus of her characterization. Also, Sam and Dean accept her as a capable hunter without question and she has her own story outside of the Winchesters. And she gets to live, which hopefully means that we'll see her again at some point.

So, I'm not a fan of these older women continuously hitting on the Winchesters plots, but thanks to Robbie Thompson's writing, this time, this is not as uncomfortable as I was afraid it was going to be. This time Dean flirts back, so there is playfulness to the scenes, which has been absent in the past, and also, Mildred respects the boundaries Dean sets up. This makes their interactions much more fun and interesting. Also, I love the scene where they watch the sunset together.

So when Mildred says she knows when someone's heart is taken, is this a reference to Dean's connection with Amara? I still hate this plot, because I don't understand why they had to sexualize the connection, so I wish they'd just explain it instead of just hinting at this deep connection that Dean cannot escape. But I'm glad the show has acknowledged that Dean is not comfortable with this either and he admits that he is scared.

And then there is Lucifer. I gotta ask, why is he feeding birds in a park? But I am liking Misha Collins' performance as Lucifer and I am interested to see where the writers are taking this story-line. So far it seems he really is trying to get rid of Amara, so it will be interesting to see what his plan will be. It probably will involve Dean now that he knows they are connected and drawn to each other.

I like that Lucifer didn't manage to completely fool Dean. While he made a convincing Cas, Dean still saw that it wasn't quite right. I can't wait to see what happens when the Winchesters find out the truth.

Okay, so did I miss something or did they just not explain why the banshee perceived Dean as vulnerable? Are we meant to assume that it is because of his mysterious connection to Amara? I'd like an explanation please. Whatever it is, it obviously bothers Dean. So either he knows whats going on and it worries him, or he is as clueless as I am and trying to figure it out.