I think they're actually shunned by the hunting community at the moment for breaking the seals; they've had at least two encounters that suggest hunters are still pissed about that. Also as late as 7x17 when Dean was trying to find a faith healer for Sam via Bobby's network (and had poor luck until Bobby intervened…

I wish they'd devoted more time to the Dean Alcoholism as a Grief Coping Mechanism Arc but alas. I agree the abundance of casual coffee drinking - that doesn't imply hangovers or lack of sleep - is meant to highlight that his drink of choice is no longer alcohol.

Dean's already slated to open a B&B in Vermont

Wow, this was a really scathing review for the eventual grade. It was a B in my book, entertaining filler with some good insight but ultimately probably wouldn't solo-rewatch.

My kingdom for the return of Sheriff Jody Mills

Blue van dropped the new vamp off and presumably directed him to snag a snack or something along those lines. Blood thirst and instinct should have been enough to guide it to ripping Krissy (the unguarded/least threatening meal) through the window

Purely speculation but I think Naomi knew Cas was the only angel capable of activating the tablet (or whatever the glowing bit was) which is why she was willing to risk so much to get Cas out of purgatory but she was hoping to use Cas purely as a tool, hence all the brainwashing. Dean on the other hand is probably…

I think Cas may have been Uriel's superior before he was forcibly taken back to heaven and re-educated toward the end of S4. Uriel was a 'specialist' so he may have been a more powerful order of angel but he defers to Castiel's judgement when we first meet them. Cas also seemed to be close to Anna, I think it's likely…

While I do agree Naomi was incredibly naive to believe Cas would choose anything over Dean, I don't think angels don't /have/ free will - it's that they generally don't want it. Poetry to fish. Angels are built to want to be soldiers but that isn't to say Cas is just the funny duck who wanted freedom. He was just like…

Nah, it's cool, Adam's just living out a Pink Floyd song

@avclub-72ad8dd8124336c31c6cecc648370d98:disqus Agreed that she got onto Team Winchester wayy too easily and she deserved a better death scene. Redemption of any form just feels off to me because she's a demon and had no qualms with it (unlike the monsters we've seen try to redeem themselves), can't something just…

I have a really hard time reconciling Meg, badass survivor who killed Jo and Ellen without a blink, tried to ruin Sam's life for kicks just overall complete and utter ~demon with the one last night who called Cas her unicorn. I-? She was an awesome, self-serving villain and the weird almost redemption sprint at the…

Buuuut angels hadn't been on Earth in 2,000 years prior Season 4, didn't
Cas say something along those lines? Or was that just him

I was hoping against hope Meg survived the Angel Blade but they did the whole skeleton light up effect which I think is Supernatural FX speak for demon donezo

@avclub-cb0e59b8f769a8698b9f7154dd8809b5:disqus That was Meg, although Meg 1.0 (who went on to be vengeful spirit Meg with the Rise of the Witnesses)

Dean's slept with like one person since season 6, he's hardly registered passing interest in any of the women we've seen on screen and even his on the job flirting is way down from the earliest seasons - I think you're confusing good ol' Dean with the image of himself John created for him

Tough, thought this was solid B territory. They have touched on the pagan gods and what they're up to a bit in previous episodes - which is to say not much, their power is derived from the faith of their followers so they're no longer all powerful because of the monotheistic Christian mythology the show adopted. Not…

Can't believe Phil mentioned that Dean didn't quite know how to process Portia and James's relationship after the intimacy reveal but neglected to follow up or speculate as to why. And didn't make mention of the blatant parallel of unbreakable, willing to die for each other bond and  shutting the other out due to…

@avclub-669aee218851553304392c2497857c4d:disqus Totally forgot that was the one Cassie was in, thanks!

I always assumed the horrible episode that will not be mentioned was Season 7 Time for a Wedding but I have a feeling you're talking about The Slice Girls?