Nice analysis, Charlie. I can only hope that we can get Cas back, just like we did Willow.

Very well said, sabriel, and I completely agree on every point. Castiel isn't human. He's never been human. He's been powerless, and he's learned a few things about being human, but that doesn't change the fact that he's a being with a completely different perspective on things - he was around when that little gray…

I'm in complete agreement with you about Dean asking Cas to mind-wipe Lisa and Ben. It doesn't diminish the danger because the bad guys still associate them with Dean, and it seems completely unworkable. Sure, they didn't recognize Dean at the hospital, but what happens when they go home to find Lisa's new boyfriend…

Polysyllabic words are the way into my heart. Call me crazy, but I'm just not turned on by "Food good. Me want sex now."

You know, Castiel is the reason I bought the first five seasons on dvd. I Netflixed the first three and thought "Hmmm. Cute guys, fun monsters, but nothing I need to add to my collection." Then this little gravelly-voiced angel came along and changed everything. While I absolutely loved "The Man Who Would Be…

Cas is the kind of person who fights even in the face of enormous odds. That's why he rebelled. That's why he continued to help the Winchesters avert the Apocalypse. That's why he stood his ground against Rafael. He was out-matched in all of those situations, and now suddenly he actually has the power to do…

I agree. So sure - Lisa and Ben don't remember who Dean is at the hospital. What happens when they go home and find Lisa's new boyfriend dead on the living room floor? Did Cas rummage through their personal belongings and photoshop Dean out of all their pictures? What about when her neighbors ask "So - how's that…

The show reinforces all of Dean's decisions, except for the ones that are strictly personal to him. Season 4: "We've gotta stop the Apocalypse! Rebel for me, Cas!" Validated. Season 5: "I'm going to try to talk some sense into my Devil-possessed brother!" Validated. Season 6: "Don't go to the dark side, Cas!" …

That's why the Winchesters are full of crap and really can't claim any moral high ground when it comes to killing innocent people. Every demon they kill with that knife is also an innocent person. Which is fine in a "kill or be killed" kind of way, but don't claim any superiority for it.

Where do I sign up for that?

I'll have to wait until next season's premiere before I can decide if God-Cas is a brilliant and dark move on the part of the show's writers, or just indicative of their inability or lack of interest in introducing new characters and letting them stick around. I thought that "The Man Who Would Be King" was an amazing…

Phew! That's kind of comforting.

Bees?! Nooooo! Oh, God, not the beeeeeees!!!

Respect for the humanity of other people is not - or at least it shouldn't be - a strictly Western value.

You know, it's actually the gray "Other" category that scares me the most. There's too much left to the imagination.

Regarding your second point: there will be no effective or humane population "control" unless there is a greater continent-wide push toward establishing and protecting basic human rights, particularly those of women. You speak of a culture that has "no parental restraint" when the reality lies more towards a lack of…

WANT.

I agree. And I'm a little disappointed that Dean is veering off into must-save-Lisa-and-Ben land just when things are getting interesting with the War in Heaven.

It will be awesome!

Same here. And no, I will not accept a replacement angel. Balthazar is great, but he's no Castiel.