By Kaylynn Kasandra
Who knew it would take a couple shape shifters to finally soften Dean up? I can’t say that would have been my first guess. But I must say it was nice to see him finally show compassion towards Jack. After all, Dean and Sam are as close to family as Jack has. I really must say, Jack is quite endearing in all his awkward glory. And being a Spock fan, I appreciated hearing Dean call him Mr.Spock. It was a nice nod to his blunt, awkward nature. I must admit once again, while watching I was wondering if Jared Padalecki ever feels annoyed the writers are always playing Sam to be the so annoyingly sensitive. Regardless, he plays it well.
Speaking of actors who play their part so well, Misha Collins (Castiel) is amazing. He nailed it tonight playing both his normal Castiel, and the new character we met, the cosmic being from the nothingness. The true definition of method acting. The standoff between both characters he played was pretty awesome. Not hiding my love for Castiel, I am sure that it’s no surprise that was one my favorite scenes from tonight’s episode.
It was interesting to see the use of shape shifters in this episode as well. It was nice to see the opposite sides of using their gifts, per say. One had chosen to use her abilities to help people with their losses while the next had used her very need to help others against her. And pretty brutally I might add. I mean seriously, ripping that sweet old lady to shreds? Overkill for sure… literally.
It was nice to see the shape shifter turned therapist help all 3 of the guys, Jack in particular. He finally had a chance at some sort of closure with having not met his mom. You could also see even if Dean tried to hide it, she really did get through to him as well. Obviously her kindness paid off since Dean and Jack tried to help her when her vengeful ex returned. But unfortunately for her, Jack was as emotionally invested in her as he is Sam. And seeing Sam in danger was just what he needed to bring his powers to light. Seems to be quite the trend with him. Maybe he is a superhero after all. He did wake Cas up from the nothingness knowing Dean wanted him back so badly, so that says something. Or so I’m hoping.
I was just happy to see that the episode ended with Castiel annoying/fighting the Cosmic jerkface into submission. It seems as though Castiel has returned back to Earth which may be the only thing to restore Dean’s faith right now. And knowing that Castiel trusts Jack may be the final piece to help Dean do the same. I can’t wait to see them all reunite. It’s going to be one hell of a reunion! I just hope next week we can get more information on Mary and Lucifer and what Michael’s plan was for them. We already know they’ll find their way back eventually, it’s just a matter of when and how. Knowing the show, I’m sure it’ll be a doozy.
Written by Kaylynn Kasandra. Awkward hippie who enjoys helping people, creating things, reading, sci-fi, fantasy, and Thor. Find more from her at kaylynnkasandra.com and
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