Supernatural S07E17 "The Born-Again Identity"
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I'm so behind on Supernatural, but I was home to see tonight's episode and I'm all WTFBBQ?! Not only have I been missing out on some awesome Sam/Lucifer-ness I didn't even know how bad it has become with Sam's mental state. I have thoughts about this episode under the cut.
I knew Cas/Misha Collins was coming back due to twitter and tumblr (I've been doing my best to stay away from spoilers and webclips), so I wasn't super surprised, but I did get a little teary seeing him back. It broke my heart to see that Cas didn't remember who he was, what he had done and just how badly he had hurt the Winchesters. I love Cas. I do, but there were some things that he did that I think are going to take a lot of time to forgive. Dean's anger was justifiable. You don't mess with Sam. You just don't and Cas purposefully broke Sam's wall to get what he wanted. Cas has done so many things, sacrificed so much for the Winchesters and one GIANT mistake was all it took to ruin years of trust and frienship ; and even that Dean still missed his friend. It was all so very tragic. None of them are perfect, mistakes have been made, words have been said and the question is can they forgive each other for it?
I loved all the Sam and Lucifer stuff. I absolutely adore Mark Pelligrino. So I'm loving Lucifer back on Supernatural. He's the epitome of sass and manipulation even as a figment of Sam's (and now Cas') imagination.
The most poignant part of the episode for me was when after Dean and Meg (Hello there favorite demon!) finally tell Emmanuel aka Clueless!Cas that he was an angel and had the power to wipe out the demons and as he did so he began to remember who he was. The flashes paired with the looks on Cas' face just did me in. All those memories, good and bad, flooding back were not only way of him remember who he was, but for us fans to remember that angel that had raised Dean out of perdition such a long time ago. *Rubs heart* It was just a wonderful moment in itself, heartbreak and all.
I don't know how I feel about Dean and Sam leaving Cas there in the mental hospital after he took on Sam's...I don't know what it was...condition(?). I think some feel (as far as I saw on tumblr) felt like it was betrayal/Dean turning his back on Cas and I can see where they can come to that conclusion. Dean's angry. He's still angry and maybe it IS the safest spot for an angel who is dealing with the Devil (even if he is an illusion) to be. Meg signing on as nurse was a nice little twist. (I'm looking forward to seeing some great Cas/Meg/Lucifer scenes in the episodes to come). Castiel in his quest to become the new God, hurt and murdered a lot of people and angels alike. That is not to be forgotten or forgiven so quickly. For every decision and action there are consequences and repercussions and now it is Cas' turn to be held accountable for those actions. Is it right? Is it wrong? I don't know. As much as I love the Winchesters, they are not beyond reproach and neither is Cas. I believe Cas will come out the other side and with time he and the Winchesters can repair what was broken. It may not ever be the same again between them, but I don't think years of friendship, love and sacrifice can be thrown away just yet.
I found this quote from Jared Padalecki from the April Issue of Supernatural Magazine that sums up everything perfectly.“I think Castiel did redeem himself. I mean, we say this all the time, but the road to Hell is paved with good intentions… and he really was trying to do the right thing. If that was his downfall, at least he was trying to do the right thing, you know? And he did redeem himself. Obviously there was still a lot of damage caused, with the Leviathans that we still have to try and [deal with]. But we never would have had the chance to see him doing the right thing, see him redeem himself, unless he hadn’t saved us so many times in the past. So it’s like pot calling the kettle black if we get too mad at him. We started the Apocalypse and everything else - we’ve messed up quite a bit and he’s saved our tushes a few times, so now it’s our turn to clean up his mess.”
I really must get on getting caught up until this point before next week. I hate when I get so behind.
I hope you guys are having a lovely weekend and staying safe. Until next time!