She is still smitten-perhaps even swooning a little-but when she is angel-blocked by Sam’s calls for help Cas reminds her that there ain’t no time for “distractions”. And thus so is Hannah, natch, but that means absolutely nothing to Cas. (Side note? Apparently Mark Sheppard’s son Max is a demon too! Guess it runs in the family.)įirst of all, can we take a moment to appreciate how beautiful Erica Carroll is? She. Said demon thinks it is hellishly unfair that despite the fact that Crowley’s minions have “tempted and tormented with distinction” all they get for it is stabbed and evaporated, seemingly because they don’t have a name that rhymes with Lean Minchester.ĭemon Katniss protests Crowley’s rule by lighting himself on fire, a move Crowley didn’t see coming, and we are left to wonder if there will be a rebellion against the king. Crowely is stood up to by a demon version of the Mockingjay. He tries to be snarky but it hardly amuses him. Blah blah blah, stabbed in the gut, blah blah blah.
He’s stuck in hell, administering consequences for treason and they all end the same. Crowley misses the days of foosball and bar sex.
One that we’ve been told will plague us all season.Ĭrime and punishment? About as much fun as the novel. Demon Dean asks the ultimate question-what makes him a monster and Sam a hero? Defining those terms are a challenge on Supernatural. The shame of being found out and called on it. The small changes in Jared Padalecki’s face when Sam is reminded of what he did really show us the guilt Sam feels. As the blood cure progresses, Demon Dean gleefully tells us all of Sam’s secret shame-Sam used poor old Lester the contract kill to get a crossroads demon to interrogate, and in the end, despite Sam’s intentions, that cost Loser Lester his life. Misha Collins manages to portray Cas’ weakening state as both peaceful, knowing he has done his best, and a little panicked, knowing what he still needs and wants to do.ĭean will say anything to torment Sam as he administers the holy injections, and he has just the ammunition he needs. We’ve been hearing a lot about what it means to be human in these opening episodes of Season Ten, and certainly friendship is one of the most dear and important of the things that make us us (even more important than the joy of eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.) Cas is trying to teach Hannah why being a human is wonderful, and being reminded of what makes it difficult as he does. How must it have killed Cas to say this? It was a small thing-a toss-off of a line, really-but the thought of an incurable Dean having to be dispatched at his and Sam’s hands must have broken his best friend’s heart. Dean is a man, but Demon Dean is a monster, and Ackles has the talent to show us who’s who.
His eyes squint with rage and disdain and his jaw is always tight. Every time Demon Dean is injected with the blessed type-specific, he looks as though he is being poisoned and Sam is left to wonder and fear: is this truly the cure? Or will this be Dean’s cause of death? Jensen Ackles plays Demon Dean so differently, in ways we will not appreciate until we can see them later contrasted with the Winchester we love so much. This time not to save the planet, but, again, for the love of one man. “You know I hate shots.” “I hate demons.”Īnd so it begins. It looks like that’s back in next week’s episode, and that makes me, if not dewy, happy indeed.Ģ. I am wistful for the old days of the boys in disguise. When I recapped “ Pac-Man Fever” back in Season Eight I thrilled at the sight of Dean Winchester dressed as a doctor again (and as a soldier at the same time, which was almost unfair to my adoring eyes.) This time? I got to briefly see Sam as a doctor, looking incredibly calm, cool and frickin’ gorgeous, and I would quote Meg about dewy meatsuits but, as much as I miss Meg, that’s just icky. Look at that! A Winchester is bound in a chair and for once it’s not Sam! Sam’s got Dean in lockdown and it’s time to find out-can Demon Dean be cured, and, more important, will he be able to keep that hair if he is? Let’s find out in this Ackles directed doozy.