The demons are the bad guy, that’s for certain. What’s not so certain is who the good guys are. The expected answer would of course be the angels but the angels in Supernatural exist in a gray area at best. They lie, they murder, and they basically do whatever they want to get the job done. The problem is that they for the most part don’t care about the humans that are caught in the middle of the war between heaven and Hell. God does appear to care about the humans but many of his angels are either jealous of humans or they don’t even consider humans to be more than annoying bugs that can be crushed. This isn’t the first time angels have been portrayed in a villainous way on TV or in film but it’s extremely well executed here. I always think about the Christopher Walken film The Prophecy as a benchmark for this sort of characterization. Misha Collins is no Walken, but he is very strong in the role of a conflicted angel here. Sam and Dean are supposed to be good guys, or at least they have good intentions, but Sam has become so addicted to demon blood that his judgment is clouded.
Last week, Dean and Bobby tricked Sam into the demon proof vault in Bobby’s house to dry out. Last week that decision seemed like the right one but like the villains and bad guys the answers on this subject aren’t exactly clear. I know I’ve quoted this in other reviews but it just works so well: Spock says at the end of Star Trek II that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” Wouldn’t it make sense to sacrifice Sam to the demon blood if he does get powerful enough to destroy Lilith? It would be hard for Dean to sacrifice his brother, the last of his family, to such an existence but at one point in the episode, even Bobby begins to believe that this might be the right decision.
There’s not much surprising in Sam’s withdrawal and in a smart move these scenes don’t monopolize the episode. You get just enough of his guilt from people in his past and then he mysteriously escapes from the vault. The vault is demon proof, so how did Sam get free? The answer is obvious even before the slow pan to reveal the person that set him free. Of course, once he’s free, Sam goes out after some demon blood from Ruby. I have not been a fan of this actress since she first appeared on the episode. She has done a good enough job, but she never seemed to approach the role with the zeal that the original actress did. It’s only now toward the end of the season that I find myself settling into her in the role. She’s good in this episode considering what little she gets to do.
The angels are master manipulators so it’s hard to say how it’ll all end. Cass continues to pump Dean up as the true person responsible for saving the world from Satan but is he really? An obvious use of Dean would be for him to sacrifice himself in some way to save everyone. That’s the typical movie ending for a story like this and a character like Dean. If it’s one thing the creators of Supernatural have proven, it’s their ability to break formula when its least expected. Hopefully, that’s what will happen on next week’s season finale. Dean has already been to Hell so it would be annoying to see him die again and go to Heaven this time. He may well be the man responsible for saving the day but only because he’s the catalyst for making Sam do the real dirty work. Either way, it’s a really interesting story that I hope gets some kind of finish in next week’s episode. I’m sure the slash fiction writers are going to have a good time with the little Sam and Dean throw down. Overall, this was a solid installment of the series. The main story is center stage and filler free. Right now, Cass is the most interesting character of them all. He’s definitely sympathetic to Dean but he has a view of the bigger picture and he has his orders that are a priority. It’ll be extremely interesting to see where his character goes at the end of this season
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