Surprisingly (perhaps?), I only have one major objection to this episode.
"Annual pilgrimage to Vegas"? Really? Since when, exactly? Because in six full years -- seven, if you count the calendar-bending missing year between Seasons 5 and 6 -- we have heard NOT ONE WORD about this supposed annual event. And it's something that I can't see Sam agreeing to in the first place, unless it was during Season 3, when he was letting Dean get away with pretty much every whim that entered his head.
And. Oh. I like
my version of "The Winchesters Go to Vegas" a lot better.
Random additional thoughts:
Becky actually looked quite pretty in some of the shots.
The Fabio-style SPN book cover poster she had hanging in her bedroom reminded me of a con-committee acquaintance who invited all the con guests to her home, forgetting that she had a gigantic piece of *nude* artwork of one of them hanging on the wall.
Dean looks remarkably smokin' in a sweater vest. Now I want fic of him buying (or finding) it.
LOVE Dean showing up with a waffle iron as a conciliatory wedding gift. And I also want fic of him buying *that*.
Also love Dean's reactions to the crazy. Again, Jensen with the comedy gold.
And Sam's responses to Becky while he's got the gag in his mouth. Nice comedy moments from Jared.
I liked the *concept* of the whole thing -- that a disgruntled CRD has found a way around the 10-year requirement. It could have made for an interesting episode, if they'd done it more seriously.
But there's this, see.
Back in the day, Quantum Leap did a marvelous episode called "Moments to Live," where Sam (!) leaps into a soap opera heartthrob and is promptly kidnapped by a loopy fan (the ever-wonderful Kathleen Wilhoite) who wants things to be "like they are on television." It's funny and suspenseful and heartbreaking, and
you can go watch it on Netflix.
And then there was MISERY. Book and movie.
SPN already did "Crossroad Blues" and "Wishful Thinking." Those were better episodes, by a country mile.
Having Becky -- who, courtesy of Chuck's books *and* the time she spent with Chuck himself, knows about the real Hell and demons and torture, figure she's SO needy that she'll surrender her soul to spend 25 years with Sam -- someone she DOESN'T honestly love -- was both sigh-inducing (because it briefly tapped into feelings I wish I didn't have) and extraordinarily pathetic. Really, writers?
I'm not quite sure what to make of the closing scene, or what they want me to make of it. Yes, the purpose of Dean's whole life has been taking care of people, primarily Sam. And he doesn't want to be alone. Really. But do they need to keep showing us that Dean is this many different kinds of a loser?
So overall ... I don't know. I didn't hate it. It had its moments. But they're mostly copying from themselves (and other, better things) here, just so they can crow, "See? Sam married a fan! Are you happy, you raging nutballs?" Not the way to make me love you, Show. Although I still like Dean in the sweater vest.