Initial reaction 14.20: “Moriah”

[caranfindel]

Here we go... carry on, my wayward sons.

Comments

[verucasalt123]

I also was pleased with the ep because I didn't really see any of it coming. The Moriah part, yeah, I figured there would be an aborted sacrifice, but obviously that didn't really go the way I figured it would

[casey679]

I loved this episode so much I want to hug it. There's a lot I'm down with just on general principle - Dean being true to himself, he can't kill the ones he cares about, Cas stepping up to try to be the dad Jack needs, and Sam being torn because he doesn't want to kill Jack but he doesn't see any other way to handle a threat that big - that was all awesome.

But for me, ultimately, it's all about that final gunshot. It's Sam, picking up the gun, realizing that everything they have suffered in their lives, everything he has suffered in his, all the people who have died because of decisions they were forced to make -- all of it was just entertainment for God. That the seemingly endless cycle of being asked to sacrifice the people they loves and being asked to sacrifice themselves is just bad writing. That none of their suffering was due to self-determinism, it was just because Chuck liked watching them suffer and bleed and lose everyone they cared about because it made the show more interesting. You can see it in his eyes, every step of

[casey679]

I am okay with Sam's favorite singer being Celine Dion, because this is my head canon

[frankie98]

I love this recap so hard- I'm sharing it with several people who, like me, were a little less sanguine with the finale. Especially the fact of Chuck being evil- it's a big shock that I didn't initially accept. I thought, for instance, since he was first encountered outside a door to hell and wore that uncharacteristic red blazer (Rob even emphasized it on twitter, which is unusual), that he was actually Lucifer in disguise. But this has been seemingly debunked by the interviews given since the episode aired, so now I'm adopting your enthusiastic point of view to make myself feel better. ;) There is (and always was) a lot to love here!