Image Credit: MICHAEL COURTNEY/The CWIts been a weird season of Supernatural.
Since the beginning of the series, it excelled at taking us all on this great mythological ride.
Forgivable (because the show isjustthat fun), but a little frustrating.
Credit: MICHAEL COURTNEY/The CW
But last nights episode sent every minuscule gripe and grievance straight to hell where they belong.
In the end, they made it all work and brought me to tears several times in the process.
With little regard for the emotional health of their audience, heres how they did it.
Cue Carry On Wayward Son.
We returned to the Impala history and Chucks narration throughout the episode, and I could have listened forever.
A thank you from the writers and our departing Kripke, if you will.
As he said, I let him out, I have to put him back in.
Go find Lisa, pray shes dumb enough to take you in, go to barbecues and football games.
You go live some normal, apple pie life, Dean.
We later learned Dean promised he would.
I was just messing with you, he told Dean in a frighteningly apathetic voice.
Of course it all culminated with a battle between Lucifer!Sam and Michael!Adam.
And Dean being Dean, he crashed the party, which neither of the aforementioned reacted very well to.
To top off the horror, Lucifer snapped Bobbys neck with a flick of his wrist.
Looking back, because Bobby (or Yoda…?)
Theyve killed the main characters several times.
So in the moment, I thought Bobby to be dead, which led to tears part 3.
The next part was possibly one of my favorite scenes ofSupernaturalever.
Still in Lucifers control, Sam gave Dean and epic and gruesome beat down.
Dean just sat there and took the abuse, convinced Sam would bubble to the surface and regain control.
It was the trigger.
We closed learning Cas had his angel powers back and possibly new responsibilities in heaven.
True to his word, Dean went to Lisas, and she welcomed him with open arms.
Tears part…oh, whatever.
I just cried a lot, okay?
Chucks (and Kripkes?)
final thoughts sum up the episode best: No doubt, endings are hard.
But then again, nothing ever really ends does it?
I can only hope that as Sera Gamble steers the ship next season as well as Kripke has.
All in all, last night was a worthy pay off for our five-year investment.
So what did you think of the episode, PopWatchers?
What the hell is Sam?
Why is Kripke so cruel?
And will this pain ever go away?!
Ok, I strike the last two questions from the record on a claim of insanity.
But nonetheless, wow.
Say it with me: wow.
