Supernatural: Sympathy for the Devil

I really enjoyed this episode. Quite honestly I enjoy any episode that includes the Prophet Chuck (no relation to Chuck Bartowski), Bobby, and Cas. I also enjoyed the crazy fan of Chuck’s that he used to smuggle a message to Sam and Dean. When she told Chuck how impressed she was when he introduced the angel storyline because the demon thing was getting old, my faith in this series reaffirmed (not that it needed to be).

Cas was dead and has now risen, which is extra tricky considering he was splattered all over the prophet Chucks home. Cas did everything but flat out say it was God that brought him back. It follows then that God was the one who flashed them away from Lucifer and onto that plane.

I’ve got to be honest, I’ve been through a lot of apocalypses (Buffy/Angel) but this is the first one that I can remember that actually has Lucifer and God both actually bothering to show up. Now that Lucifer has possessed Jacob (Mark Pelligrino from Lost) it really only is a matter of time before God picks his “human condom” (Dean’s choice of words not mine). Of course it possible that God is incapable or unwilling to directly interfere with the events of mortals. The last time Lucifer led an army it was the Archangel Michael who defeated him, not God himself.

Bobby got possessed and lost two cool points but then overpowered his possessor and stabbed himself to save Dean gaining 20 cool points. Too bad that’ll most likely take him out of the fray for the rest of the season (at least he’s not dead). I do really appreciate Bobby being able to forgive Sam so easily for ending the world it feels right.

I love that demons can posses anyone without permission but angels have to ask and be granted permission to posses. I love that Lucifer must be given permission and I love that Lucifer states that he never lies because he doesn’t have to.

I was less impressed with the way Meg was brought back. That’s the downside of demons being able to acquire anybodies body; it was much less impactful to see her in this new form than it would have been if the original actress was playing her. But it makes sense within the show reality so I deal.

I really hope that the CW lets this season be the end of Supernatural. I hate to see a good show end its run but Supernatural has become better and better every season and I think whether or not it continues season 5 will be the apex of the series creatively speaking.

Looks like we are going to see some more familiar faces next week, let’s hope they don’t bring them back to kill them off!