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5.17 —How much worse can it get?

I am a glutton for punishment, it seems. After getting my heart stomped on last week, here I am again, lining up to see what Kripke & co. have in store for me.

Recap involves LISA BRAEDEN?!?!

HOLY CRAP!!

Oh, 5.16 recap. *heart breaks all over again* At least they didn't show Dean tossing away the amulet. I don't think I could have handled that in instant replay.

Speeding car? That's not good.

Sam is bleeding, that can't be good. Also, Sam? I don't think the Impala CAN go faster.

"I'm amazing." Hee! Sammy.

FLAMING ROADBLOCK! Holy crap, not good!

Sammy's being choked. Must be Thursday.

Firehose of holy water! Wow. Exorcism via megaphone. Sam thought of that two seasons ago, but you're right, Dean: that *is* something you don't see every day.

OH MY GOD IT'S DANIEL JACKSON!!!! Uh, I mean, MICHAEL SHANKS! YEEEEEEEEE! *HAS A FANGIRL MOMENT*

The Sacrament Luther Militia.

"Those were demons and this is the Apocalypse. So buckle up."

Post-apocalyptic small-America. Gotta love the barbed wire and the concrete blocks. Devil's trap painted on the ground outside the church.

Woah. Whole new definition to "shotgun wedding." Eight so far this week. I guess the Apocalypse brings that out in people.

Preacher has a thigh holster!!! Dean is also nonplussed by this, I am pleased to note.

Everyone pitches in. Eesh.

"A whole town full of hunters. I don't know whether to run screaming or buy a condo." Haha, DEAN!

Uh-oh. They're getting LED by someone.

Leah? And Leah knows about Sam and Dean Winchester FROM THE ANGELS!

PROPHET!! Yeah, I don't think she's really a prophet. Seems too easy, too good to be true. Remember: just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face.

"You are the cutest." Meant with total respect, of course. HAHA, DEAN!

I wonder where Chuck is?

Aww, Cas isn't answering his phone! Poor bunny! I wonder why Sam is the one calling him and not Dean...

I love his answering message: "I don't understand, why do you want me to say my name? BEEP-BOOP-BOOP-BEEEEEP!" Oh, Cas.

BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA?!? Uh... isn't that where Pastor Jim used to preach? I can't believe this is a coincidence.

Demon-hunting bartender. I like him, which means he'll probably turn out evil.

"I left him a message, I think." Hee!

Oh, disagreement among the brothers. Not that I'm surprised.

"We're all gonna die."

"Running to the exits in an orderly fashion." Interesting way of putting it.

What happened to saving them indeed? I guess Dean's lost his faith.

"Downright pious." *snerk*

Dean and prayer... not so much.

Oooh... Rob and the bartender are HAVING A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT. This cannot bode well. Also? Booze in church. Hee!

Huh. Nice house, to be demon-infested.

Okay, not so nice inside.

Oh, FINALLY there's a woman hunting and kicking ass properly.

What happened to Sam's injuries? He was all bloody this morning.

"That's what it's like, having back-up."

Uh... why does this kid suddenly want to ride with Sam and Dean?

OH CRAP!

Oh, Dean. The look on his face! :(

Oh, Dean, bunny, it's not your fault! She's his mother and she's grieving! (Mind you, you should have checked under your damned car.)

He was ROB'S son?!?

Oh, this is BAD.

Aaaaand Leah has a vision...

DYLAN'S COMING BACK?!?!?!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAH! BAAAAAAAAD!

PARADISE ON EARTH?!? HOLY FUCK BAD!

"Dean, they basically just outlawed 90% of your personality." BWAH!

Dean... where you going? Ah, I see. To talk to the pretty prophet.

"I know you have it worse." Oh, honey, you have NO idea.

"Are you on the level?"

Dean, Dean, sweetie. This is NOT where you need to put your hope.

A prize fight, and then the planet gets handed over to the Chosen? That sounds... fishy.

"Must be hard, being the vessel of Heaven and having no hope." *cries a bit*

Sam is about to get himself into trouble. The bartender is clearly not exactly on board with the prophet. Likes to kill demons, but isn't the praying type. "I'm not a hypocrite." Good job, guy.

"I believe, I do. I'm just pretty sure God stopped caring a long time ago."

Oh, Sammy. Oh, oh, oh, MY HEART.

The only reason Sam is still sober is because it was CURFEW.

Sammy! Using "air quotes." LOL

"What's wrong with you?" Oh, Sammy, what's NOT wrong with him?

DEAN! "I get it, I just don't care!" *dies a little bit inside*

FINALLY! "You think you're the only one white-knuckling it here, Dean?" YES! THANK GOD SAM'S FINALLY SAYING IT.

I don't think Dean's going to say anything Sam wants to hear, though.

Aaaaand, Dean walks out. Past curfew. Eesh.

Leah's upset. This can't be good.

The angels are angry? Oh, because "people" aren't listening to the commandments. Two guesses as to whom?

CAS!!!!!!!!!!

"It was long and I find the sound of your voice grating." LOL

What the hell is wrong with him? Cas is drunk! I thought he couldn't... Ah, he drank an entire liquor store.

Sam, did you seriously just ask him if he was okay?

"Don't ask stupid questions." You tell him, Cas.

Leah Gideon. I hadn't caught her name the first time. HAH!

"She's not a prophet." CRAP! I knew it was too good to be true.

"I'm pretty sure she is." SAM? WTF? TAKE THE FALLEN ANGEL'S WORD FOR IT!

Ouch. Names seared into your brain, huh Cas? That sounds like it must have hurt.

Oh, God, they're rioting! Okay, not rioting yet, but trying to run they're friend out of town. :(

And suddenly Dean's getting involved...

HOLY CRAP SHE SHOT HIM!!!

I knew there would be a problem the minute I liked the character. At least he's not evil?

SAM! STOP ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY'RE ALL RIGHT! At least this time he's obviously asking after Dean's physical well-being.

"Where the hell have you been?"

"On a bender!" HAHA! I *love* the snappish tone. Go, Cas!

"He's still pretty smashed." *snort*

"Wow, Cas, tell us what you really think!"

THE WHORE OF BABYLON, HOLY FUCKING CRAP! Coming bearing false prophecy.

"You breed with the mouth of a goat." I love Cas' smirk. *dies laughing*

OF COURSE IT'S FUNNIER IN ENOCHIAN!

"Go Pimp of Babylon on this bitch." Oh, man, the word play.

Go preacher! Yes, question your kid's condoning of murder. QUESTION IT!

Stake made from a Cypress tree, and a true servant of heaven. Ouch.

"Sam, of course, is an abomination." HOLY CHRIST, OUCH! And the look on his face? *stabbed through heart*

That poor preacher is going to have to kill his own daughter, isn't he?

DEAR SPN, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO PULL SOME OF YOUR PUNCHES, SERIOUSLY!

The apocalypse is tonight, huh? Convenient.

"Let me go or the next sinner I name will be you." AAAAAAAAAH!

Oh, Cas. "I am an angel of the Lord." He still knows it, deep down.

Oh, oh, oh. David, believe me, sweetheart, they would do ANYTHING not to ask this of you.

"You should probably just down the whole bottle." You know, I don't know how exactly to take that.

"On a good day you get to kill a whore." Ow. Ow, that hurt.

Aaaand, locking up innocent people. What are they going to do, blow them up?

Oh, burn them alive! That's an awesome plan.

KIDS! THERE ARE KIDS IN THERE! DON'T DO IT!

Y'know, I really think it's the pink cardigan that does completes the effect.

CAS!!! WHAT DID SHE DO TO HIM? (I sense h/c fic in the making after this...)

She has an awfully... flaily way of smiting people. What's with the hands, girl?

Hey, hey! Turns out Dean really IS a true servant of heaven!!

(Part of me really wishes it had been Sam. That way Dean will really know his brother's not irredeemable.)

"My long run of luck held out, I guess." Yeah, not so much, Dean.

"Like 'Michael' stupid." LOL

Nice to see the roles reversed, Sam being all paranoid about where Dean is going.

Turns out Sam is RIGHT for being paranoid.

DEAN! COME BACK YOU STUPID ASSHOLE!

CRAP CRAP CRAP!

Oh. Oh, good. He went to see Lisa. Better than the alternative.

Dean, if you didn't know her number how the HELL could you know she moved?

OH, DEAN, BUNNY!

You're not okay with the life you live, or the end. Admit it already.

"Whenever I picture myself happy, it's with you, and the kid."

*cries forever*

Way to break the girl's heart, Dean.

HE IS GONNA SAY YES! FUCKER!

"Whatever you're thinking of doing, don't do it." You tell him, Lisa!

DEAN, LISTEN TO HER!!! GOD DAMN IT!

*FLAILS AT THE TV*

DEAN, FUCK YOU FOR LEAVING SAMMY BEHIND! I KNOW YOU'RE HURTING AND I FEEL FOR YOU, BUT SERIOUSLY, FUCK YOU! WHY IS IT THAT YOUR BROTHER THE ABOMINATION HAS MORE DETERMINATION THAN YOU? COME ON!

*FLAILS AT DEAN*

DEEEAAAAN! DON'T DO IT COME BACK HOLY SHIT!

OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS SHOW DOING TO ME?!?

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My long run of luck held out, I guess. I forgot about that. Love Dean`s gallows humor.

Yeah. Both boys have that in spades. :)

I just... WHY? WHY? *bursts into tears* DEAN COME BAAAAAACK.

I think, honestly, that Dean won't be able to say yes. I'm sort of being really dumb and taking Satan's word for a lot of stuff, but Lucifer's seemed pretty damn sure every time he's come across the boys that Dean won't say yes and that Sam will and that they'll be meeting up in Detroit, which of course, wouldn't happen if Dean said yes.

It's like the end of season four all over again with Dean running off to say yes like Sam ran off to kill Lilith. Hopefully Sam will be more successful with regards to stopping things before they get too bad than Dean was.

Season six had better be unicorns and rainbows to make up for this!

Yes to all of this! Especially the unicorns and rainbows part!

Edited 2010-04-09 20:22 (UTC)

Rainbows and unicorns and kittens and puppies and DAFFODILS!

Rainbows and unicorns and kittens and puppies and DAFFODILS!

...oh my!

I'm really hoping it's a parallel with the end of Season 4, with the twist this time that the brother running away is going to get saved. (Oh please oh please oh please!)

Rainbows and unicorns and kittens and puppies and DAFFODILS!

ITA with all your thoughts.

*weeps*

OH MY GOD IT'S DANIEL JACKSON!!!! Uh, I mean, MICHAEL SHANKS! YEEEEEEEEE! *HAS A FANGIRL MOMENT*

I know, right?! This was so nice, though he didn't do much in the episode.

Part of me really wishes it had been Sam. That way Dean will really know his brother's not irredeemable.

Well, Dean didn't seem surprised last week that Sam was in Heaven, so I think he already knows.

You know, maybe I'm just a crazy optimist, but when I see how similar the situation is from last season, except that last season it was episode 20-21 and now it's episode 17-18, I can't help being hopeful. Somehow, I don't think we'll have five episodes with the brothers at odds.

Yeah, I was a little disappointed Michael Shanks didn't get anything more impressive to do, but it was still fun to see him.

I'm hoping there really is a parallel with the end of Season 4, and that this time it works out better.

Oh please, oh please, oh please!

LOL! Yeah, I think we're all there with you at the end. My heart still hurts.

Oh, God.

I am a little afraid of next week now, and I'll be watching it as it airs.

*wibbles anxiously*

I thought the 'servant of heaven' thing was a bit odd until someone suggested that it was meant to show that Dean has decided to give in. Which could explain why Sam got all tense about it, and would be clever.

Yeah, it makes perfect sense in retrospect... and Sam was apparently totally right to get all twitchy.

Gah.

I feel like I'm the only person who saw this episode as hopeful.

Castiel has moved beyond the denial stage of grief for being abandoned by his father & cast out by his brothers and sisters.

Sam finally, finally admitting how much he needs Dean and how much he's struggling to hold on.

And Dean found faith in himself. When Leah was taunting him and saying he didn't have any faith and couldn't do anything, something clicked inside him. Maybe he did decide to say yes to Michael and that's why it worked, but the bigger thing is that Dean realized that he could do something. Dean Winchester, not-so-proud possessor of some of the lowest self-esteem in the world, realized that he has the power, he is the one who makes the decision, and that he can do something.

Whatever he does, it's because he can now, not because he has to, and that is a very important step.

Also? I have a feeling from the previews for next week that they're going to start to understand each other a lot more in the coming weeks, with Sam being the one who wants to stay and fight and Dean being the one who wants to walk away.

Edited 2010-04-09 21:34 (UTC)

I didn't see Dean finding faith in himself, but it's an interesting interpretation.

I have seen NO previews for next week and am not planning to seek out any information because I want it to be a complete surprise.

Everyone else has pointed out the parallel with the end of Season 4, and I'm inclined to agree.

I'm still hopeful because I'm an optimist who always picks "scissors" too. ;)

I'm not saying that Dean hasn't hit rock bottom (or close to it). He has. The thing that he realizes he can do is the thing that he's been fighting against all season. But it felt to me like he found faith in something after her comment, and the only thing left is him.

And with the Season 4 parallel, that adds more strength to the argument. Sam had faith in himself and what he was doing, no matter how much it hurt, right up until the very last minute of Season 4.

*shrugs* I could be wrong. But that's how I saw it.

LOL. I feel kinda guilty, though, being the only person who didn't end last night feeling like my heart was being ripped out.

No spoilers, but for next week's episode, keep your eyes open for the number 100 as you watch. I've seen it at least once and knowing SPN, it'll appear multiple times.

It's the whole self-sacrificing thing again. Dean is so deep in self loathing at the moment that he feels this is the only way to save himself, and save the world. He still wants to fight, but he doesn't know how. He feels he's exhausted all the alternatives and that nothing he can do on his own will ever be enough. And true to Dean, the only thing that makes sense for him to do, is to give himself up. He's desperate for redemption. But he is so lost, and his judgement so very clouded, that I don't think he truly realizes the magnitude of his choice. He needs to see the light, though with so very little time left, and with so few people that he still trusts, I fear there is no one left to show it to him.

Dean, he so has a knack for breaking my heart.

Oh, I get it. I understand why Dean is doing it, and I do feel really, really bad for him. The boy breaks my heart.

I'm just... disappointed, I guess. He was all "Team Free Will" only four episodes ago, and *his* choice is the easier one, because *he's* not saying yes to the goddamned devil.

Poor Dean. He's been saying he's tired of this life since early in Season 2, and no one listened. Now look where it got them. :(

I'm disappointed too. But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. Dean will always sacrifice himself, which is exactly what he's doing now because he thinks it's the only way. But he's so beat down, he doesn't realize the implications of his choice.

I just hope there's enough time for him to turn back, hopefully with Sam's help!

I hope Sam goes after him and drags his sorry self-sacrificing STUPID ass home and hugs him until he sees reason!

Okay... I think maybe I'm a little upset, here. ;)

Drunk Castiel? Think about how Dean saw that. Especially after his trip to 2014. The first thing he said to Cas when he got back was, "Don't ever change."

Oh, sure. Then again, Dean set up some pretty unrealistic expectations of Castiel by demanding that he not change, though.

Up until meeting Dean, Castiel probably lived for centuries, essentially unchanged.

Until he fell, at which point change was inevitable.

ok, I am probably all alone on my boat of crazy here, but I am really hoping that Dean says yes and all goes kind of as planned.
why? because there's an s6, so we know the boys will both be alive and possibly kicking, and I think JA would do an excellent job with Michael!Dean. I WANT IT SO BAD. And I'm kind of upset that it probably won't happen.

that said: YES to role reversals from s4, which makes me happy, and YES to Sam being a hopeful abomination. poor guy.

Okay, I'm with you there. The "wouldn't-it-be-nifty" part of me wants him to say "yes" so that I can see what JA does with Michael.

The part of me that is all sorts of invested in the characters is screaming HELL NO! :)

I completely agree that it would be fascinating to see how JA would play it, since we've had a glimpse of JP as Lucifer. Of course, that's independent of my feelings about what Sam and Dean should do as characters.

My week sucks, but yeah. What you said. Complete with "DANIEL JACKSON!" *LOL* I did the same thing with V last week when Sam Ferris was on. Heh.

*cough*

Yeah... and next week is the 100th episode and I can't see myself reacting any better.

I'm sorry your week sucks. :(

I had to go back and watch the teaser again before continuing, because all I could think at the end was, "Hey, that's Michael Shanks!" I got the feeling that Rob wasn't entirely on board with the whole burning people thing and I was waiting for a moment when Rob realized it wasn't the right thing to do and took action. I'm calling that expectation of sanity "The Daniel Jackson Effect." I apparently can't see that face without expecting compassionate behavior at some point. So, I share in your fangirl moment.

Also, I kinda wanted to smack the crap out of the writers for beating to death the word "whore" in this episode. Are they twelve?

And isn't it sad for Dean that when he goes to say goodbye before handing himself over, it's to someone he had an idyllic weekend with, and not really anything more, except in his fantasies of "happy family?" That was what really killed me in that scene. He doesn't have anyone else to say "goodbye" to other than Bobby and Sam, and he can't tell them what he's up to without getting dragged back from the precipice.

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