WARNING! SPOILERS FOR SUPERNATURAL 5.04 BELOW!!!
After watching the season 5 premier I declared that I loved it so much I would marry it. Unfortunetly for the divorce rates in this country, I loved this episode even more.
Where do I even start? The awesomeness of watching Cas actually use a cell phone? Watching Dean treat his future self like Sam used to treat him after Poppa Winchester died? Actually hearing the words "That's just how I roll" come out of Cas' mouth? (probably that last one. it's one of those hip hop phrases I like to use because it amuses me).
Here are some other thoughts I had when watching it-
For all the standing around and waiting Cas does, someone needs to get him like, a game boy or something.
I'm totally in love with the way Future Cas keeps calling Future Dean "our Fearless Leader".
Duggie Cas has complete permission to "bang my gong"
Did cas just say "that's just how I roll"?! I can now die happy.
Man, Sam/Lucifer? Totally working that white suite.
Here are some of my favorite quotes (although there were times when I wanted to just transcribe the entire episode)-
This isn't funny, Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes.-Cas
You know that whole "not talkin" thing is creepy, right?-Dean
Bible freak outside the motel, he what, dropped the dime on me?-Dean
Onward, Christian soldiers-Zachariah
They were pink, and satiny and you know what? We kind of liked it.-Dean
Touche.-Future Dean
Oh come on, you don't trust yourself?-Dean
Absolutely not.-Future Dean
Dick.-Dean
I thought you had gotten over trying to label me.-Future Cas
What, are you stoned?-Dean
Generally, yeah.-Future Cas
*giggling*-Future Cas
*stern look*-Future Dean
What? I like past you.-Future Cas
Ok, uh, if you don't like reckless I can use insouciant, maybe.-Future Cas
Are you coming.-Future Dean
Of course.-Future Cas
The devil wants to wear you to prom?-DeanSo your really from '09?-Future chuck
Yeah, 'fraid so.-Dean
You want some free advice? When you get back there, you hoard toiler paper, you understand me
you hoard it. Hoard it like it's gold.-Future chuck
Thanks, chuck-Dean
So your human?-Dean
*nods*-Future Cas
Well, welcome to the club.-Dean
Thanks, except I used to belong to a much better club.-Future Cas
I bang a few gongs before the lights go out.-Future Cas
Hey, uh, me! Can I talk to you for a sec?-Dean
You mean your gonna feed your friends into a mean grinder? Cas too?-Dean (emphasis only slightly mine, but I wanted to make sure everyone knew what I was talking about when I start yelling, "SEE!!! I TOLD YOU THEY WERE BFFS/TOTALLY MORE!!!!"
Cas? Never change.-Dean
ETA: Ok, just one more thought. The title of this episode is "The End", which I'm pretty sure is referring to the song "The End" by The Doors. This makes me absurdly happy, not just because of my great love of The Doors, but because it fits this episode perfectly. Not just the lyrics (which can get pretty wierd, does anyone else think that Jim Morrison and Future Cas would get along GREAT?) but also because of the songs use in the movie Apocalypse Now.
I was thinking about going more in depth about the similarities between them, but I've only watched Apocalypse Now once at least a year ago, and there is no way I am ever watching that movie again so I'll just ask anyone else who has seen both, agree or disagree?
One thing I do remember though, is the complete change Martin Sheen's character went through. At the beginning he was a burned out soldier using alcohol to deal with the horrors he had to face/go through (sound like anyone we know?) and at the end he had become so completely brutal and viscious (also, remind you of anyone's possible future self?).
Think about it, as for myself, I'm going back to that mental image of Druggie Cas hanging out with Jim Morrison, it's only slightly less mentally scarring.