Quick SPN thoughts while my brain is still fresh and before the coffee that sustained me up to 3.30am finally expires:
Lots of Misha, and he really had to work hard in it too because he had to convince people that he DID want to stab Lucifer in the face even though the writing was restraining him. On the rewatch you’ll catch his exasperation far better.
Dean cottons on to Ketch right away, is suspicious of him from the Mary thing all the way through, watches him fight, and the “your angel” seals it.
Redemption/Shades of Grey were POWERFUL in this ep. You had Lucifer questioning good and evil, pointing out Michael to Kevin and Cas as actually evil, you had Ketch and Dean and Cas and Lucifer (I mean Ketch did not have to go to the bar and save the Winchester’s asses by any means).
A made up story which looks super convincing on the surface but that’s all it is. What you see isn’t necessarily the truth, it just looks like the truth.
Even more clanging hints that Rowena is coming back.
They kept the Ketch secret SO WELL. I did see his name in the credits but I momentarily blanked on who he was whoops. (I hateship Dean/Ketch a little so I’m delighted to have more canon to work from)
Dean cocking that gun. Not only the ‘don’t do anything stupid’ but the ‘don’t do anything stupid part deux redux’. Awesome.
Kevin just wanting to go to paradise so he can get laid. I missed Kevin so much he’s such a breath of fresh air.
P.S. Michael is terrifying, keep him away from Dean D=
I enjoyed watching Lucifer suffer. I mean I would rather have the Lucifer thing done with but I enjoyed watching him suffer with his depleted grace, and I think a little bit of a Cas did too...
Speaking of Cas. Emotions. There’s so much movement in him now that it amazes me every time. Gone is the stoic stone faced angel or any hint of him.
Not much Sam, it’s true. But Sammy was fighting a demon with a flashlight at one point? Also the scene where he sat opposite Ketch and mirrored him and they talked about sociopathy and forgiveness... Also this was more evidence of Sam making unwise leaps of faith but it got us the scene with the sandwich and Ketch like O.O at Dean and I sort of...adored that.
The goddamn motorcycle finally leaves the garage and it’s not Dean riding it. Damn it.
Cas my darling angel behind actual not metaphorical prison bars. and yet. while Asmodeus shapeshifts his voice to “Hello Dean” on the phone krrrrgh there’s something there I’m too tired to pull it apart. (We did guess Asmodeus as lust would use shapeshifting Cas on Dean at some point)
I also appreciate that Cas is not on some freaking mission for the next four episodes and not checking in with Sam and Dean but is in fact being kept apart from them against his will. Please give me a ‘you’re a little short for a stormtrooper’ moment, or let Cas break himself out, cause either is fine with me.
Noma the betraying angel (In Dominion Noma turns against the good guys i.e. Michael and joins Lucifer. I mean. And then it was cancelled)
The angels are ALMOST EXTINCT and Jack might be able to make more?! Er yes? I think I’ve been thinking this for a while and I am excited it’s become text. Even though it was actually a whole Bucklemming dubcon thing.
And Asmodeus was an upstart who has no actual respect for Lucifer at all. /whistles innocently. what? I mean that was obvious from him trying to do what Lucifer legit punished him for doing the moment Daddy was gone, right?
Also final note: I think that for this episode (being so high intensity, fast paced and dropping wtf side plot on people) airing on Thanksgiving when folks are trashed and tired and grumpy was a mistake.