Nice to see Mark Sheppard. I've liked him in everything I've seen him in previously. Heh, I guess that answered the question of whether or not the Red Eyed Demons (REDs) always show up in hosts that are the opposite sex to the person who's wanting to make a deal. Angel with a cellphone visual joke never gets old. Castiel saying "Even as we speak, it's...going down..." and Dean's "Going down? Okay, Huggie Bear..." reaction was pretty funny. Glad to see Jo/Alona Tal again, and nice way of playing the bait. Dean's pithy "Hey, you're functioning morons...more..." comeback to Crowley was great, as was Sheppard in this entire scene (he's got one of those really memorable voices). I loved that he tricked Sam (sorry, Sam, but you can't off *every* RED like you did that one in 'Bedtime Stories' who was played by Sandra McCoy aka Jared's ex). I also loved the use of song in this scene. Crowley's "..and number 3, HOW ABOUT YOU DON'T MISS?! MORONS!" was classic. Same with Castiel versing Ellen in their little drinking match ("I think I'm starting to feel something." was good). I liked that Jo and Ellen got to meet/interact with Castiel and vice versa. It was nice that Dean was able to give Sam a ribbing about his lack of trust in demons, and Sam just took it in a good natured sort of way. Too bad they had to get into the same old argument at the end. They both made good points, though. I liked Dean and Jo's interaction - I'm sure others didn't, but eh...screw those people. These two played well off each other. The photo of the gang together? Nice!
Really good scene between Castiel and Lucifer. Oh, great, Sloshy Meg. What an unwelcome return. Hellhounds for backup? Wuss. And since when is Lucifer her father? I thought it was established in Season 1's 'Devil's Trap' that Azazel was her father? Oh, what a freaking surprise that Jo got fatally wounded. Going into this episode, I knew her chances of making it out alive were pretty slim, but I had *hoped* the writers wouldn't go down such an obvious avenue. At least she got to save Dean's life. Jensen really sold that scene where he was telling Bobby (who's a heartless bastard, by the way) what had happened to Jo. Props to Jensen. Okay, it must be said, both Alona Tal and Samantha Ferris kicked ass in the scene with Jo saying she'd sacrifice herself to help the boys. Haters be damned, these two actresses were BOTH excellent and, as much as I hate the writers for going this predictable route (pandering to Jo haters by killing her off), at least it's a significant death. Jensen and Alona were equally good in their last scene together (their silence was better than any dialogue that could have been written for them). And HA! Dean finally kissed Jo! SUCK THAT, haters! Ellen and Jo's mother/daughter relationship was always good, and this showed just how much they meant to each other. A sad farewell to both actresses (you deserved better than this, but I'm glad your characters got to go out as heroes. Alona and Samantha - you rocked! I hope you find regular gigs on shows that are more deserving/appreciative of your talents. I'll certainly be keeping a lookout for your future projects).
Dean shooting Lucifer? Awesome (though maybe he shouldn't have wasted time talking?). Sadly, we all knew that wouldn't be it for Lucifer. His hilarious "Oooowww!" made up for the predictability, though. Only 5 things in creation that the Anything-Killing Gun can't kill, and Lucifer's (duh) one of them - which would make the Four Horsemen the other things that can't be killed by it, I guess. Mark Pellegrino continues to impress as Lucifer, though I personally can't imagine Michael (an angel) ever using the word 'freak'. I mean...really? Michael saying "You're a freak, Lucifer!"? I just don't see it. Lucifer's "Now, repeat after me.." to his clan of demons, then saying "What?" to Sam and Dean (after all the demons dropped dead) amused me. Thankyou, Castiel, for being awesome and throwing Meg down onto the flaming circle, then walking across her back to escape (if only you'd been wearing those shoes with spikes on the soles for added pain!). Still would have preferred he permanently shut up her slurry speech (because I cannot stand Rachel Miner in the role). You damn tease, Lucifer! I wanted to actually SEE Death.
As if I wasn't not-fond of Bobby enough - then he had to go and burn the picture of everyone together (why the hell did you bother taking it in the first place if you were just going to burn it?!). It might be an unpopular opinion, but I don't care - I wished one of the two casualties of this episode had ended up being Bobby (with the other one being Meg). This was certainly a downer of an episode, and not a good one to go out on (until we get new episodes). Nothing happened that was unexpected, and what *did* happen was pretty depressing. I'm really starting to dislike this thing where anyone who helps the Winchesters ends up dying as result. It's making me wish the boys would stay away from these good people. At least this episode wasn't as woeful as the previous episode, but I hope you pick up your game, Supernatural, when you return.
I would have originally given this episode a 7 (as I was so dissatisfied with it), but because of the excellent performances from Ackles, Tal, Ferris, Pellegrino and Sheppard...I'm going to give it an 8.
Really good scene between Castiel and Lucifer. Oh, great, Sloshy Meg. What an unwelcome return. Hellhounds for backup? Wuss. And since when is Lucifer her father? I thought it was established in Season 1's 'Devil's Trap' that Azazel was her father? Oh, what a freaking surprise that Jo got fatally wounded. Going into this episode, I knew her chances of making it out alive were pretty slim, but I had *hoped* the writers wouldn't go down such an obvious avenue. At least she got to save Dean's life. Jensen really sold that scene where he was telling Bobby (who's a heartless bastard, by the way) what had happened to Jo. Props to Jensen. Okay, it must be said, both Alona Tal and Samantha Ferris kicked ass in the scene with Jo saying she'd sacrifice herself to help the boys. Haters be damned, these two actresses were BOTH excellent and, as much as I hate the writers for going this predictable route (pandering to Jo haters by killing her off), at least it's a significant death. Jensen and Alona were equally good in their last scene together (their silence was better than any dialogue that could have been written for them). And HA! Dean finally kissed Jo! SUCK THAT, haters! Ellen and Jo's mother/daughter relationship was always good, and this showed just how much they meant to each other. A sad farewell to both actresses (you deserved better than this, but I'm glad your characters got to go out as heroes. Alona and Samantha - you rocked! I hope you find regular gigs on shows that are more deserving/appreciative of your talents. I'll certainly be keeping a lookout for your future projects).
Dean shooting Lucifer? Awesome (though maybe he shouldn't have wasted time talking?). Sadly, we all knew that wouldn't be it for Lucifer. His hilarious "Oooowww!" made up for the predictability, though. Only 5 things in creation that the Anything-Killing Gun can't kill, and Lucifer's (duh) one of them - which would make the Four Horsemen the other things that can't be killed by it, I guess. Mark Pellegrino continues to impress as Lucifer, though I personally can't imagine Michael (an angel) ever using the word 'freak'. I mean...really? Michael saying "You're a freak, Lucifer!"? I just don't see it. Lucifer's "Now, repeat after me.." to his clan of demons, then saying "What?" to Sam and Dean (after all the demons dropped dead) amused me. Thankyou, Castiel, for being awesome and throwing Meg down onto the flaming circle, then walking across her back to escape (if only you'd been wearing those shoes with spikes on the soles for added pain!). Still would have preferred he permanently shut up her slurry speech (because I cannot stand Rachel Miner in the role). You damn tease, Lucifer! I wanted to actually SEE Death.
As if I wasn't not-fond of Bobby enough - then he had to go and burn the picture of everyone together (why the hell did you bother taking it in the first place if you were just going to burn it?!). It might be an unpopular opinion, but I don't care - I wished one of the two casualties of this episode had ended up being Bobby (with the other one being Meg). This was certainly a downer of an episode, and not a good one to go out on (until we get new episodes). Nothing happened that was unexpected, and what *did* happen was pretty depressing. I'm really starting to dislike this thing where anyone who helps the Winchesters ends up dying as result. It's making me wish the boys would stay away from these good people. At least this episode wasn't as woeful as the previous episode, but I hope you pick up your game, Supernatural, when you return.
I would have originally given this episode a 7 (as I was so dissatisfied with it), but because of the excellent performances from Ackles, Tal, Ferris, Pellegrino and Sheppard...I'm going to give it an 8.