Let me just take a moment to scream YES! FIFTY! Thank you to everyone who’s listened. We’ve hit a milestone! And we’re still nowhere near close to done lol!
Here we are, though, at a one-off episode for both writer and director that Kripke has mentioned he doesn’t care for. All things considered, I do enjoy this episode. No big plot movement, but a nice bit of character respite before Dean takes a dive toward his own personal reckoning over the next few episodes. They do deal with the fallout over Sam killing the crossroads demon in the previous episode, and we do hear (however unintentionally intended) Castiel’s name for the first time in canon, so it’s not entirely one-off nonsense. Plus Bela once again getting the better of the Winchesters-- this time to an even more potentially disastrous end for her.
Things referenced in this episode:
The Superwiki page for this episode
The post I mention about the spell Sam uses with the name Castiel in it
Casting sides for Gert, aka Mzzzz. Case
Storyboards for the shower scene
and because I mentioned it in the little postscript to this episode, here have a gratuitous link to my own fic I’ve been rereading over the last few weeks: The Exception to Every Rule (posted February 9, 2017, Actor!AU, Dean/Cas, rated M, 59k words, with notable guest appearances by Bela, Becky, Lisa and Anna all being the best possible allies to Dean and Cas, because it’s my fic and I can do that. Suck it, Kripke. lol)
