Here there be spoilers. All of them. Really.
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So yeah, I'm calling a do over on the whole thing. I'll post something more coherent after I've rewatched (my CW station was having issues last night. Three times they randomly went to commercial in the middle of a scene, and twice they didn't come back from commercial on time) but there was so much WTF in that episode. 

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Okay, it's been a while since I wondered why they don't TPTB at the CW ask people who actually watch Supernatural to write it.

Let's recap some of the more puzzling moments from last night, shall we?

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