Famine. We’re back to the Horsemen, the apocalypse, and learn some deep truths about Team Free Will. I think the most important takeaways from this episode are to remember that it was written and produced to come AFTER the episode that aired as 5.15 (Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid), and immediately before 5.16 Dark Side of the Moon. It makes so much more sense emotionally and for character continuity that way... thanks 2012 Winter Olympics for screwing it up lol.
The surface level read of Dean and Cas’s revelations in this one obscure a much deeper truth for both of them. Sam... is the most surface-level honest about his hunger. And it’s all agonizing!
Plus we learn some very painful things about John and Mary Winchester, and just how much Heaven meddled in their relationship. Which I find doubly fascinating now that we’re watching The Winchesters. We’ll talk about all of that and more, but there’s also a lot of bonus material for this one, because I’ve talked about all of this before, as well.
LINKS!
Edlund’s quote about his intent with Castiel’s hunger
My rewatch notes from June 2019
