I don’t think
this season is about fighting God. Its about taking control of your life. That
is, after all, the conclusion our heroes reach by the conclusion of this
episode. And what an episode it was. The brothers have a new friend and new
apocalypse, but the same mission as always: Save people, hunt things.
Those things
include some familiar faces: John Wayne Gacy, Bloody Mary, and the Woman in
White. These are the first of what I'm sure will be many callbacks to the last
14 years of stories. It's unfortunate that they have no discernable
personalities in this episode. I really wish they would've played with the boys
a bit more since they all have history. Instead, they're trapped with a bunch
of other spirits in Harlan, Kansas. They evacuated everyone before hand, in
case you're wondering.
Among the most
interesting callbacks we get are a mention of Alistair by Belphegor (More on
him in a moment) and the final shot of the episode: Sam closes Baby's trunk as
he and Dean look at, a callback so direct it is intercut with original final
shot of Pilot. Interestingly, the boys are searching for a different Father
now.
As for the new
friend the team gained, Belphegor was a hoot. Alexander Calvert seemed to be
having a blast playing what is, essentially, the opposite of Jack. I’m fairly
certain Jack will be back later this season and someone else will have the
opportunity to play Belphegor or he will die., but I’m going to enjoy this
while it lasts. The character was smart, witty, and charming. Basically, he was
Season 5 Crowley without the ambition. Or so he wants us to think. In
traditional Judeo-Christian lore, Belphegor is a Prince of Hell. Of course, Supernatural only has four such demons,
while lore has seven. Satan, Beelzebub, and Lucifer have all been rolled into
one on this show. Asmodeus is dead and Leviathan means something else entirely
in this context. Traditionally, Dagon is a fertility god (Get it? She was
protecting Lucifer’s baby.) and Ramiel is a fallen angel. And they are both
dead. Mammon has yet to make an appearance. I doubt they’re going to retcon
Belphegor into a Prince at this point. So, what could he be? And what does he
want?
The final thing
I want to discuss is Sam’s wound. My guy shot God last season and took the same
damage back. Except the Equalizer doesn’t shoot bullets, it shoots cosmic
energy. There is no exit wound so a bunch of that energy is inside Sam. This causes
Sam to have a vision (!!!) similar to the early seasons. It even includes what
appears to be evil Sam. The image is steeped in red lighting, so I
automatically associated it with either demons or Hell, which I’m sure was the
creators’ intent. This ties into one of my favorite scenes that I’ve seen: The show
ends with Chuck and Amara gone and Sam and Dean in their places. What better to
prove your personal agency? This could be a preview of Sam accepting his new
role. However, my personal theory is that the boys close the gates of Heaven
and Hell with Sam in Hell and Dean in Heaven. Forever separated, but knowing
they did everything they could for the world. I believe Castiel will remain on
Earth as a human, possibly with Jack. And we will all ball.
I’m going to end
each review with my favorite quotes of the episode because that’s what Supernatural truly is: Great actors
saying great lines. Let’s go:
·
Dean (After Belphegor asks whose body he is in):
“He was our kid… Kinda.”
·
Cas (Deadpanning after Sam fire at a ghost in
front of him): “You shot me.”
·
Belphegor: “We were all worshipping a rock that
looked like a giant penis sooo…”
·
Dean: “So you and me versus every soul in Hell?
I like those odds.”
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