SPN - 4.22 - Just finished watching...
Well. FUCK.
So that happened then.
I don't even know. Almost everything happened that I figured would.
Heaven and Hell both duped Dean and Sam.
4.21 was the rock-bottom of Dean and Sam.
Dean wasn't wanted to stop Lilith.
Killing Lilith would break the last seal.
But it ended, and I'm still going, wait, what? That's it? Really? Are you kidding me, Kripke? I guess I just thought he'd be more ruthless.
Because I spent the whole time FLIPPING OUT IN MORE EPIC PROPORTIONS THAN EVER BEFORE over every single little step that looked like Lucifer was gonna rise in Sam (DUDE, ST. MARY'S IN ILCHESTER, MARYLAND? I thought FOR SURE that could only mean one thing!). AND SAM. SAMMY. HE WAS ABSOLUTELY KILLING ME SIDEWAYS AND BACKWARDS! And he almost BACKED OUT, until he got that FAKE!DEAN message AND THEN MY HEART SHRIVELED UP AND DIED. I sweared hatred over Kripke while watching this so many time, I lost count, and I've NEVER hated Kripke before, but I just was so sure he was gonna fuck us for good.
But then we got all that false hope with Dean getting Cas to help him (PICTURE THE AMOUNT OF FLIPPAGE THAT WENT ON WITH THAT?!), and Dean reaching Sam but then locked out but then SAM HEARS HIM! And he STOPS! Until Lilith makes him mad and gets him to continue and then SAM'S EYES WENT BLACK, AND I THINK I SAT IN THE CORNER EATING MY HAIR FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHICH MIGHT BE CERTIFIABLE FOR INSANITY until I had the guts to watch the rest.
To which, I found out, Sam's eyes peeled back again and SAMMYYYYY!!! YOU'RE OKAY!!!!! THE AMOUNT OF TEARS OF JOY OVER THAT WERE IMMEASURABLE. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO GLAD TO BE RIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING IN ALL MY YEARS OF TV, I SWEAR TO GOD.
And then POSSIBLY THE BEST. THING. EVER. as Dean runs in (GREAT TIMING KNOCKING DOWN THAT DOOR TWO MINUTES LATE!) and Ruby says "You're too late" and Dean goes "I don't care" and Sam comes from behind to grab her as Dean guts her with her knife. AND THEY DON'T MISS A BEAT. And I know, I get how misogynist the moment was visually, but I'm sorry, in this case I am making an exception here because AS A VIEWER, I SO FUCKIN NEEDED THAT. After that emotionally draining episode, I NEEDED SOME GRATIFICATION AND THAT HIT THE SPOT SO WELL, seeing them work as a team again, and kill the fucker who'd been playing them for so long. SUCH SATISFACTION. I REPEAT, they didn't MISS A BEAT. *sigh* I knew they'd be alright. :)
And that's despite the fact that I LOVED Ruby proving to be running her long con all this time. The moment I had the thought that Sam killing Lilith must be the last seal, it clicked together so well because of where it so awesomely placed Ruby. I wanted her to have her own agency, instead of just being Sam's troddy puppy and this gave it to her so well.
But really, I'm just mostly glad the boys are okay with each other again. I don't know why I ever would have doubted, but it's nice to know. As we go out for the summer. I still can't believe Kripke was this gracious to us though. It's kinda still surreal.
BUT THAT LAST FIVE SECONDS. GUYS. HELP ME OUT. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS TO THAT? Dean telling Sam, let's get out of here, and Sam STOPPING HIM, AND LOOKING KINDA CREEPILY INCREDULOUS with a vaguely sanctimonious phrase of "He's coming" before the screen whited out? DID THAT DEMON BLOOD DOOOO SOMETHING TO SAM AFTER ALLL? AM I STILL BEING CRAZY???? PLEASE TELL ME I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY OVER THIS!!!
It is pretty much a given that Sam's gonna have to assume a long con with Lucifer a la Ruby in order to help Dean kill him though, right? No way Lucifer isn't gonna want to find and praise the guy who rose him.
And am I the only one still asking, WHY DID GOD LEAVE THE BUILDING?!?
There was so many more parts I feel like I need to mention (like OMG, BOBBY YELLING AT DEAN, HOLY CRAP YES), but at this point, DAMN, the way Kripke was jerking my chain was emotionally EXHAUSTING. I feel like I need to sleep for a month now.
Since most people missed it, here, have some WINCHESTER DOOMHOPE MUSIC to celebrate your Friday!