Now that we have the British Men of Letters out of the way, it's time to focus on the stuff that makes Supernatural so great. The Winchester brothers fighting alongside Crowley and Castiel against Lucifer.
This season was a mixed bag for me and it's mostly because of all the British Men of Letters stuff bogging this season down. But when we focused on this other arc, that's when things were really interesting. It felt like classic Supernatural.
The character that I really felt bad for this season was Kelly Kline, played fantastically by Courtney Ford. I mean, all she did was have an affair with the president. She had no idea that Lucifer had possessed that president at the time of the affair and that she now was carrying his son, which in this Supernatural universe is a Nephilim, which means bad news. Lucifer and son ruling the galaxy is a very bad thing. Deep inside Kelly knows that she should get rid of her son, but what's she supposed to do? It's her child and she wants to keep him and love him. And even when she tries to kill herself, that doesn't exactly work.
Courtney Ford really brings a ton to this role as Kelly, especially in this finale as she is about to give birth to this Nephilim. She knows she is about to die, and thus the emotions are high, but all she wants to do is love him. She's not going to be able to do much for him because she won't be around, but the moments of her recording her love and trying to build a crib really got to me.
Meanwhile over on Sam and Dean's side of things, they've finally learned what Crowley has done and are talking about what to do when Crowley shows up. I'm really glad that he didn't die in the previous episode. That had me worried. But no, he possessed a rat for a bit to stay alive and is now back. And the conversations where he decides that he didn't want to be the king of Hell anymore also got to me. Crowley has been one of the most interesting characters on this show over the past eight or so seasons that he's been on the show and if this was his final episode, I think this was a great way to wrap up his arc, but I'll get to that in a second.
In typical finale format, we spend much of the episode successfully building to one final moment. It's very suspenseful, edge-of-your- seat drama as you know that something big is coming and that Lucifer is most likely going to do some awful things when he finally figures out where the gang is. All of this builds to the final five minutes, which had my jaw on the floor.
So much to process is so little time. First off, it was fantastic seeing Jim Beaver back. Killing Bobby wasn't one of this show's best decisions, but it's always fun seeing how creative they are in bringing him back for cameo appearances. This time around in an alternate dimension that Lucifer's son has created. And speaking of this alternate dimension, we have a game plan to trap Lucifer here thanks to Crowley. And so much stuff happens as they put this plan into progress.
After luring Lucifer into the alternate dimension, Dean distracts him while Crowley and Sam prepare the ritual to close the portal, which of course requires a life. Who's it going to be? Well, Crowley and Lucifer now get into a verbal fight where Lucifer assures that Crowley is going to lose, as he always does. Which Crowley replies to by agreeing with that. And stabbing himself.
Wow! I don't know if this is the last of Mark A. Sheppard and Crowley on this show, but if it is, what a way to go. To go from King of Hell to sacrificing himself to stop Lucifer and to help Sam and Dean is incredible.
Then Sam and Dean escape into the normal dimension and Castiel jumps into the alternate dimension? What in the heck was he thinking. Soon Castiel and Lucifer are back out and Lucifer stabs Castiel.
Jaw dropped. Is that the end of Castiel? I certainly hope not. But what a brutal way to end if that is. Misha Collins, I hope you find your way back onto this show next season because it would feel a bit empty without you.
Saving everyone in this season is none other than Mary Winchester. With the help of some enchanted brass knuckles, punches Lucifer back into the portal, where she and Lucifer are stuck when the portal finally closes. Holy cow!
By the way, can I just quickly say how glad I am that Mark Pellegrino has been back as Lucifer this season? Lucifer in various suits has still been great, but the best Lucifer has still been Mark Pellegrino. And it was the absolute best seeing him billed as a lead role along with Jared, Jensen, Misha Collins and Mark Sheppard instead of just a guest star or special guest star.
So now the dust has settled and what do we have? Kelly Kile: Dead. Crowley: Dead. Castiel: Dead Mary Winchester: Trapped. Lucifer: Trapped. We'll see in the next season who stays dead and trapped and who shows up again. But for now it's just Sam, Dean and Demon Child. Which by the way, that final shot, showing Jack the Nephilim in the corner was a fantastic way to end this episode. So chilling.
Now we have to wait a few months to see what happens next. If this is going the direction I think it's going, season 13 should be pretty fantastic!
This season was a mixed bag for me and it's mostly because of all the British Men of Letters stuff bogging this season down. But when we focused on this other arc, that's when things were really interesting. It felt like classic Supernatural.
The character that I really felt bad for this season was Kelly Kline, played fantastically by Courtney Ford. I mean, all she did was have an affair with the president. She had no idea that Lucifer had possessed that president at the time of the affair and that she now was carrying his son, which in this Supernatural universe is a Nephilim, which means bad news. Lucifer and son ruling the galaxy is a very bad thing. Deep inside Kelly knows that she should get rid of her son, but what's she supposed to do? It's her child and she wants to keep him and love him. And even when she tries to kill herself, that doesn't exactly work.
Courtney Ford really brings a ton to this role as Kelly, especially in this finale as she is about to give birth to this Nephilim. She knows she is about to die, and thus the emotions are high, but all she wants to do is love him. She's not going to be able to do much for him because she won't be around, but the moments of her recording her love and trying to build a crib really got to me.
Meanwhile over on Sam and Dean's side of things, they've finally learned what Crowley has done and are talking about what to do when Crowley shows up. I'm really glad that he didn't die in the previous episode. That had me worried. But no, he possessed a rat for a bit to stay alive and is now back. And the conversations where he decides that he didn't want to be the king of Hell anymore also got to me. Crowley has been one of the most interesting characters on this show over the past eight or so seasons that he's been on the show and if this was his final episode, I think this was a great way to wrap up his arc, but I'll get to that in a second.
In typical finale format, we spend much of the episode successfully building to one final moment. It's very suspenseful, edge-of-your- seat drama as you know that something big is coming and that Lucifer is most likely going to do some awful things when he finally figures out where the gang is. All of this builds to the final five minutes, which had my jaw on the floor.
So much to process is so little time. First off, it was fantastic seeing Jim Beaver back. Killing Bobby wasn't one of this show's best decisions, but it's always fun seeing how creative they are in bringing him back for cameo appearances. This time around in an alternate dimension that Lucifer's son has created. And speaking of this alternate dimension, we have a game plan to trap Lucifer here thanks to Crowley. And so much stuff happens as they put this plan into progress.
After luring Lucifer into the alternate dimension, Dean distracts him while Crowley and Sam prepare the ritual to close the portal, which of course requires a life. Who's it going to be? Well, Crowley and Lucifer now get into a verbal fight where Lucifer assures that Crowley is going to lose, as he always does. Which Crowley replies to by agreeing with that. And stabbing himself.
Wow! I don't know if this is the last of Mark A. Sheppard and Crowley on this show, but if it is, what a way to go. To go from King of Hell to sacrificing himself to stop Lucifer and to help Sam and Dean is incredible.
Then Sam and Dean escape into the normal dimension and Castiel jumps into the alternate dimension? What in the heck was he thinking. Soon Castiel and Lucifer are back out and Lucifer stabs Castiel.
Jaw dropped. Is that the end of Castiel? I certainly hope not. But what a brutal way to end if that is. Misha Collins, I hope you find your way back onto this show next season because it would feel a bit empty without you.
Saving everyone in this season is none other than Mary Winchester. With the help of some enchanted brass knuckles, punches Lucifer back into the portal, where she and Lucifer are stuck when the portal finally closes. Holy cow!
By the way, can I just quickly say how glad I am that Mark Pellegrino has been back as Lucifer this season? Lucifer in various suits has still been great, but the best Lucifer has still been Mark Pellegrino. And it was the absolute best seeing him billed as a lead role along with Jared, Jensen, Misha Collins and Mark Sheppard instead of just a guest star or special guest star.
So now the dust has settled and what do we have? Kelly Kile: Dead. Crowley: Dead. Castiel: Dead Mary Winchester: Trapped. Lucifer: Trapped. We'll see in the next season who stays dead and trapped and who shows up again. But for now it's just Sam, Dean and Demon Child. Which by the way, that final shot, showing Jack the Nephilim in the corner was a fantastic way to end this episode. So chilling.
Now we have to wait a few months to see what happens next. If this is going the direction I think it's going, season 13 should be pretty fantastic!