The Positively Positive

Okay so this review is a day late because frankly I didn’t know where to begin and also, I needed some extra time to think about the episode. I was a bit disappointed in it but it had nothing to do with the episode itself. Have no fear, this is still a positive review.

I was disappointed for purely personal and selfish reasons. Like I’ve been saying all along, I want Jensen to play Michael!Dean just because he’s a freaking awesome actor and I think he could do some amazing stuff playing a vengeful angel inside a character he’s been playing for the past five seasons.

So when the end of the episode came and that didn’t happen….yeah, I was sad. But I got over it as I watched the episode again (this time without sitting there waiting, wishing and hoping for Michael to come) and I saw how great it was. Tons of drama, action and even a little bit of comedy, it was every bit of what makes this show awesome.

From Pissed!Cas (who, I have to admit, I now like better than Drunk!Cas) kicking Dean’s ass all the way up and down a dark alley, to Sam putting all his faith in Dean, to Adam making a return and his attitude (as Bobby said) fitting right in with his brothers – all of it made an episode that was the perfect showcase for the show’s 100th.

Highlights….

Zachariah discussing his “job” with another loser in a random bar.

Dean preparing himself to become Michael’s vessel; writing a letter (to Sam I assume), packing up his treasured possessions (gun, jacket, keys to the Impala) and drinking a lot.

Sam knowing exactly where Dean was going on his “farewell tour”, knowing exactly where to find him……and bringing reinforcements in the form of one very pissed off angel.

Dean telling Bobby “you’re not my father”. Man, you know he must be messed up when he’s willing to hurt Bobby like that. Then Bobby telling him that the only reason HE hasn’t given up is because he promised Dean. Only a few minutes in and the drama is already cranked up to about 9.5.

Cas showing some major skillz as he took down a couple angels at the gravesite.

Dean asking Adam if he got to third base in his version of heaven. One track mind much, Dean? Even in the face of certain death, that man still has sex on the brain. LOL. Gotta love him.

Dean telling Cas to blow him. OH MY GAWD!!! ROTFLMAO!

Finding out that they’re working on (according to Dean) “the power of love” to defeat Lucifer. Wow, okay so now I’m totally waiting for a Huey Lewis to show up and start singing (what can I say? I love that song).

“Cas, not for nothin’ but the last person who looked at me like…..I got laid.” – Tears people, I was laughing so hard I was in tears over that. Dean and Cas in this ep were SO fantastic!

Dean struggling when Sam asked him why they can’t stick together. Because it turns out that the truth is that he doesn’t believe that Sam can fight off Lucifer. The reason he’s decided to let Michael have control is that he knows Sam will say yes to Lucifer. Dean knows that when it happens, he has to be the one to fight him. Wow….just, wow. More tears except these were definitely not laugh ones.

Dean managing to escape by getting one up on Cas and blowing him away. Can I say wow again? Cuz that’s about all I can think of. If he thought Cas was mad at him before….oh boy.

Zach manipulating Adam into telling him where he was. Not a surprise but still, very cold-blooded to tell the kid that Dean and Sam don’t care about him. Especially considering the angels are counting on the exact opposite being true so that they can trap Dean.

“I’m Dean Winchester, do you know who I am?”
“Dear God!”
“I’ll take that as a yes.” – once again, laughing my arse off here. Then again I can’t blame the guy. I mean if Dean came up to me on the street and introduced himself like that I doubt my reaction would be much different.

Pissed!Cas giving Dean a smackdown for wanting to give in and say yes to Michael. I know it’s completely inappropriate but yeah, I kinda found that hot. Although my heart totally went out to him when he screamed “I rebelled for THIS!?” – poor Cas. He has given up a lot and it is pretty hard to watch these two at odds with each other.

Laughing at the fact that Adam’s choice for a last meal was pretty much the same as Dean’s. Does that mean that if Sam were put in that room, there’d be nothing but lattes and big bowls of salad? Just sayin’.

“Word to the wise, don’t piss of the nerd angels.” – LOL! I hear ya Dean.

Sam putting his faith in Dean, even when Dean can’t do the same for him.

Finding out that the “beautiful room” is in an abandoned muffler factory in Van Nuys. Who knew it was so close? Road trip!

Cas telling Dean that he doesn’t have the same faith in him that Sam does and admitting that he’d rather basically commit suicide (by taking on five angels) than watch him get taken over by Michael. Once again, wow.

Cas’ completely ingenious, totally insane way to take out all the angels by putting a sigil on his own chest. Considering how powerful those things are I can’t even begin to imagine what that would have done to him. Is he trapped forever now? EEEK!!

How easy it was for Zach to get Dean precisely where he wanted him, with his brothers lying on the floor in their own blood and seemingly no other choice left. Even though he had already decided it, when the time came you could see how much it hurt him to finally say the words.

The looks exchanged between Sam and Dean as Dean decided he couldn’t let his brother down and taking out Zachariah. Yes I know I’ve said I wanted Dean to say yes but I still cheered when he shoved the knife through Zachariah’s throat.

Wondering what it means now that Michael apparently took Adam.

Dean vowing to get not only Adam back, but Cas too.

Finding out that the reason Dean changed his mind is because he didn’t want to let Sam down and him realizing that if his little brother could do that for him, the least he could do was return the favor.

The boys vowing to “do it our way” and the way the ep ended with them driving off into the night, rockin’ music playing in the background.

*APPLAUSE!*

Overall I was very pleased with the 100th episode of Supernatural. It may not have ended the way I wanted but I’m always talking about how much I like surprises so I’m gonna appreciate that for what it was, a big surprise (to me anyway). Can’t wait to see what happens in the last few eps of the season and how this arc is finally gong to play itself out.

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More Supernatural…..
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 1 “Sympathy For The Devil”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 2 “Good God, Y’All”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 3 “Free To Be You and Me”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 4 “The End”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 5 “Fallen Idols”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 6 “I Believe the Children Are Our Future”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 8 “Changing Channels”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 9 “The Real Ghostbusters”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 10 “Abandon All Hope”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 11 “Sam, Interrupted”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 12 “Swap Meat”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 13 “The Song Remains The Same”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 14 “My Bloody Valentine”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 16 “Dark Side of the Moon”
Supernatural, Season 5, episode 17 “99 Problems”

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