While I loved Sam and Dean talking openly to actual non-hunter humans about their "job", I was overall slightly disappointed with this episode. When we last left the boys they had basically been crushed by Lucifer, who ate a bullet from the "Colt" got up, and rose "Death" from a long slumber. We also got a super emotional moment with the sacrifice of Jo and Ellen in the previous episode.
Unfortunately this episode brings our heroes to a mental hospital to find and fight something fairly pedestrian, a Wraith. Sam as a happy drunk was a bit too over the top to be enjoyable and the vision of the doctor that Dean was having was pretty easy to spot as a phony. To make matters worse the Wraith came way to close to eating their brains and ending the series.
I'm not saying I hated the episode, but it felt like the show was simply spinning it's wheels before shooting off for a big race. Heck, this episode even made a big point of moving backwards by catching viewers up on previous events after a long break.
From my point of view Supernatural is at its strongest when they play to the overarching storyline. Give us Chuck, Cas, or Bobby and I'll forgive even the weakest plot points (for the most part). I will admit that I did enjoy Roger Linus... I mean Martin as a character and would love to know what happened in Albuquerque.
The real meat and potatoes of this episode was the final scene (as it so often is with Supernatural). Sam and Dean kill the Wraith, and escape the hospital only to have Sam admit that the Wraith had a point. Sam is unbelievably angry, he doesn't know why and he can't control it. Dean meaning well tells Sam to bury that feeling deep down inside. I can't imagine repression of emotion on that level ending well for anyone, let alone Sam and Dean. While Sam no longer seems to have his demon killing mojo I'd assume his immense power is only hibernating, waiting for a moment of intense emotion to come flooding out.
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