Supernatural 13x12 EARLY Early Access!
Added 2025-11-26 14:00:21 +0000 UTC
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You do like to see Castiel admit to and own up to his mistake that was made in the Darkness arc. He makes sure not to make the same mistake twice. Felt Lucy’s pain when Castiel saying about Jack loving the movies with the heroes. That’ll probably be me if by some miracle I ever have kids. Probably run with it by saying, “God doth have a sense of humor.” We share Jess’s aversion to the love spell shit. Whilst I wouldn’t say I’m glad that Dean got zapped with it, I do take your point that, even if it’s merely for the sake of variety, it is nice that Sam is spared that shit in this one. They did cut him a break. I just had flashbacks to that awful Becky episode, albeit they dropped the plotline partly through in this one, so it wasn’t as bad. Does give Dean a taste of it, and I would hope he takes that to heart. It is rather telling how unlikable the two witches were when the episode doesn’t get into the rather prominent parallels of them being the dark mirror of the boys, vis-à-vis the drive to get their mom back. Or maybe they meant for that to be a subtle touch for us to just clock and assess ourselves. The big gift for Jess is the somehow, Rowena returned shebang. Hurts to see her reaction to Crowley’s death. I’m with Rowena on how his death did not sound like him. Wonder who in the writers’ room agreed with the fans on that one. The trauma bonding scene does show Sam’s empathy. It also shows how sometimes you can only open up to someone who knows the experience. It’s like depression, or Jess has talked about her battles with OCD, and I’ve made comments sharing some of my own dealings as a way of showing support, commiseration, and just concurring with what’s said. Same energy here. Made a small joke about seeing Lucy’s true face, “So, you guys got to see Tim Curry as the big red guy, that sounds like a lovely, lovely thing.” I also quip when Rowena asks Sam how he’s dealt with the trauma, “...I find drinking helps.” In seriousness, it is a big stand out scene. Quite like the words you had to say about it. Good notes too about Dean seeing how hard it is to be the one to carry the hope. I know the line is said by Snow who is the villain, but it is like it is said in The Hunger Games, “A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is fine, so long as it is contained.” and Dean is now seeing how true that is in that Sam’s pain and mild despair is familiar to Dean, and he can’t exactly say that what Sam’s going through isn’t real or valid. But he also knows that to have hope, you need to be careful with it. And yeah, Dean probably has a greater respect for his little brother for how he shouldered it all, hope-wise. Good stuff.
Thomas Corp
2025-11-26 18:48:40 +0000 UTCwords cannot describe how much I love this episode. Cas and Lucifer were hilarious to watch, and it was really nice to watch Cas kind of own up to his part in letting Lucifer out of the cage, not in a depressed, what have I done kind of way, but acknowledging he made a mistake by trusting him before, and growing from that, learning from it and refusing to make that mistake again. Especially with what Rowena and Sam both discuss in this episode, its a good reminder that Lucifer has done a lot of damage, and its nice to see Cas in such a different place dealing with Lucifer than he was in season 11, which, at least to me, had felt a little bit like he betrayed Sam when he said yes to the devil. For understandable reasons, of course but still kind of a betrayal. Then you have the sisters and their love spells. I will say, while I agree whole heartedly with Jess about love spells and the horrible nature of them, I am kind of glad Dean got dosed, just for the simple fact that Dean sometimes needs to experience something, in order to understand it. Sam, we know, is basically the poster boy for lack of autonomy (between Azazel, Meg, Becky, Lucifer, Gadreel, Elphaba, Dr Ellicott etc), so I think giving Dean a bit of a glimpse into what its truly like to loose that autonomy was a valuable lesson. And, honestly, gave Sam’s lack of consent a bit of a break. But the heart and soul of this episode was definitely Sam and Rowena. Considering where they started, with Sam saying he would never trust her, to Rowena all but selling him to Lucifer, to this moment in the car… Sam is such an incredible hero, his empathy levels are off the chart, and Sam’s influence on Rowena is a lot like Dean’s on Crowley. He has consistently made her a better person, even if indirectly, or not always in an obvious way. And Sam really is the only person on Earth who can understand what Rowena is dealing with. Probably because, while we dont know for sure what happened in the Cage, Sam probably experienced exactly what Rowena did, at least once. And they’ve both seen Lucifer’s true face. Castiel’s was enough to melt Pamela’s eyes, so what must an archangel’s be able to do? Their talk in the car, Sam’s gentle but firm honesty and support, and Rowena’s vulnerability is such an incredibly well done scene. It wasnt a witch and a hunter in that moment, it was two traumatized, scared beings leaning on each other for a little bit of support. And this is really the first time we get Sam opening up about his time in Hell. Because even though Dean has been and could relate to some extent, Sam’s Hell was so completely different. Only Rowena, who experienced just a small piece of what Sam did, can truly get it. You could see the bond there strengthening, and when Sam gave her the ability to protect herself, in a way you could tell he wishes someone gave him, i literally teared up. Jared is just unbelievable, especially in that last scene… the fear, the helplessness, the pain, it radiates off of Sam. And Dean, bless him, is trying his best to keep them both going but i think he is seeing exactly how hard it is to be the one carrying the hope. Which just goes to show how strong Sam was for doing it as long as he did
Elisia
2025-11-26 17:09:54 +0000 UTC
