I have to say, I was very excited to see that this episode started with a case, which is truer to the normal set up of Supernatural episodes. We seemed to have gotten lost in the subplot of the Darkness for a while and the Hunter cases took a backseat for a minute there. As Supernatural fans, we are quite used to there being some end of the world threat that needs Sam and Dean's attention in addition to their everyday hunting. This season, we have Amara, The Darkness. Amara, the sister of God, has been around since before the beginning of time, destroying everything in her path. Except Dean, who shares a mutual affection for her due the bond they developed when he wore the "Mark of Cain" and after her release. Leaving only Sam to vow to destroy her. And given how royally Sam seems to mess things up each season, this is quite worrisome.

As this episode begins, we are in 1943, in Nazi occupied France. We are following a Solider and his beautiful female companion. As the man is on the phone, our attention is brought to an old box, which is home to an ancient artifact. We quickly learn the contents of that box were the entire purpose of the Nazi's occupying France. Whatever could it be? That seems like a lot of work for an old box with mystery contents! We don't have to wait long before the beautiful mystery woman asks for us. As she stares into the box, she's mesmerized. I want to be mesmerized too! Show us what is in the box!! Whatever it is, it must be good, because the woman, Delphine, removes the pin from her hair, and jabs it into the Nazi Soldier's neck as she turns back to face him. I kind of expected that, having been watching the show 11 seasons now, but it's bad ass none the less. How does someone look so gorgeous when they kill someone? As this thought passes, we find out her true purpose there: she is with The Men of Letters!

Back in the Men of Letters bunker, we find Sam nose deep in a book. Sometimes I feel his constant thirst for knowledge is his only redeeming quality. Dean is on a much more important mission, finding coffee. Sam soon informs Dean of the lead he found. We may now have an idea of what this mysterious artifact is! He tells Dean about something called "The Hand of God" a name for several objects having been touched by God himself, retaining some of his power. He goes on to explain that the Nazi's had a whole branch dedicated to archaeology, which does not sound like your average research team. And they had possession of this "Hand of God" before a Woman of Letters, Delphine, stole it. He asks what better weapon to fight Amara than that holding the power of God himself? They needed to track it down.

Dean and Sam still have no idea that Castiel allowed Lucifer access to him as a vessel. Good intentions or not, we all know how Lucifer is, I mean he's the Devil! Not quite a man you make deals with. He has all but broken "the king of Hell" Crowley. Who knows who is next?! Sam, Dean? All that is going to have to wait. They need to travel back in time, and they know the angel to ask. Or do they? Sam is worried about Dean going, he thinks Castiel isn't at full strength. He has no idea the real truth. Lucifer sees this as an opportunity. Can you imagine a weapon of this magnitude in the hands of a man who is such a sociopath and so sinister? Maybe we would soon find out.

So Dean, in typical Dean fashion, finds himself a uniform to fit in once arriving on the submarine Delphine is on with the box. Castiel, who we know is Lucifer, fails to hold his end of the deal, and doesn't go with him. Which is no surprise to me, he can't stand the Winchesters. He fed Sam some bull about not being to make the trip, which we can see sends Sam into a slight panic. And as always, he leaps to sacrifice himself, an idea that always ends badly. I was surprised when Lucifer didn't jump at that chance, having such a strong disdain toward him. Back on the ship, we see Dean winning over Delphine after being shown how badass she is. Dean, doesn't try to hide his true intentions for being there. He warns the captain of their fate. A direct approach I have come to expect of Dean, who unlike Sam is much more blunt. It doesn't take long for us to learn the Nazi's aren't normal human soldier's, and the one we thought was Delphine wasn't dead, and he was in full on pursuit.

Sam, again nose deep in a book, finds a way to get "Castiel" to the ship, he found a way to block all forms of blockages of magical or occult nature. The only thing is, he needed an Arch Angel, and Castiel didn't make the cut. Ouch. As we know Castiel is still full consciously aware of things said, even with Lucifer in control, and I'm sure that stung. Lucifer however, fallen or not, does fit the bill, and he devises his own plan. Now don't get me wrong, I'm team Dean and the Winchesters all day, but I am very entertained by the mischievous mind of Lucifer. And he always likes to hint to his plans, even if the people he is hinting to don't get it at the moment. I'm sure many of you were screaming at Sam to realize who he was.

Delphine, desperate to save the ship, begs Dean to kill her. She exposes a sigil on her chest. He tries to tell her he can cut the sigil, but she explains the magic is deeper. It lives and dies with her. Can you imagine carrying that kind of power? She seems so together compared to the way we saw Dean when he had the mark of Cain. It's hard to imagine what he was thinking in that moment. We saw it his hesitation. But of course, as he was getting ready to put her of her own misery, they were slammed to the ground. And just as the ground was taken from under Dean, Sam was about to be in for the same fate.

We see the pain and fear in Sam's eyes, and his world is completely shaken when he learns he has been with Lucifer the whole time. His biggest fear is now coming to light, and he just asked him to take control of his soul. How does this always happen to Sam? Can we just talk about this for a minute? He always seems too eager to sacrifice himself or give over control to whoever happens to be there. For as book smart as he is, he has no common sense. He never learns his lesson, nor does he seem to grow stronger in away from his experiences. It's like that friend you repetitively give the same advice to because they never listen. After a while, you are just kind of like… “you kind of made that bed, Sam.” Or is that just me? I'm just glad Lucifer said he would bring Dean back. We know Sam can't beat Lucifer alone, he knows him too well. And Castiel is fighting too, which we know is the only thing keeping Sam alive.

Delphine seems to be just as self-sacrificing as Sam and Dean. She knows she needs to die, but she wants to do it for a purpose. She promised to get Dean home and help the men on the ship. She seems like a female Dean, strong, assertive, and quick on her feet. So it made it more bitter sweet knowing she had to die. Or did she? I hope not. Why do they keep killing off all the bad ass female heroines? For once I would love to see one live for longer than a few episodes. We have that sheriff that pops in every now and again, who is honestly so uninteresting I don't remember her name. But of course before we got to find out the actual fate of Delphine, Lucifer pops in and takes Dean back as promised. And as soon as he's back, Sam tells Dean his real identity. Can a guy get 5 seconds back in the right time period before he had to deal with more Sam drama? Now he has to save his baby brother, again! And get back the "Hand of God" he just risked his life for, that's now a dud? Oh boy. Wait what? Twist of events! Sam saved Dean this time. A rather personal win on several levels for him. Good for him! But now what are they going to do? We need to save our precious angel, Castiel, willing or not. And I hope it happens soon, because if Lucifer meets Amara, or gets to whatever else he's planning, the battle will only get bigger. And if you're as big of fan of Castiel as I am, I'm sure you are hoping he makes it through this in one piece.