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I was very pleased with this episode in almost all aspects. The deal Dean made was pretty awesome but the thing the demon said about "are you sure you brought Sammy back the way he was" was sort of chilling. The thought that what is dead should stay dead and if you bring 'em back they might have brought something potentially evil along within them is sort of all "Pet Cemetary Light", you know?

Bobby was AWESOME - the scene with him and Dean rocked the house. So did the end scene with Dean and Sam. Very touching. As was the fact that their father escaped, helped save them and enabled Dean to finally kill the demon that had tormented them all their lives.

That bar owner lady is kinda hot for an older chick - got some potential MILF action there. :) I could see her and Dean or maybe her and Bobby hookin' up.

I liked the whole "Colt" thing too. I also like the potential storylines with trying to recapture the escaped demons and destroy them or send them back to hell.

Though it was kind of Ghost Rider-ish, or maybe sorta like that show on Fox where the guy had tatoos on his body and for each soul he sent back to hell, the tatoo came off. I think Lori Petty was in that.

Anyway, I think it would kind of rock to see Bobby, the MILF, Dean and Sam team up and do some serious Demon hunting, not limited to old legends, but like how Clark Kent had to chase down those escaped phantom zone things on Smallville.

I'm very, very glad the show got renewed. I'm hoping to find out what happened to their father during the course of the next season too. Did he go to heaven? Purgatory? Is he bound to hell still in some peripheral way?

Looking forward to next year, truly.

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I give the episode a 10 on your scale of 1 to 7.

Two things bug me:
1. Why didn't Sam tell Dean about the demon's revelation about his mom? I think we need more on Mary Winchester's background, maybe before she met John.

2. Crossing into the devil's trap couldn't be the only thing the yellow-eyed demon needed the special children for. He could have used any human to cross the trap. There's got to be more to this story.

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What revelation about the mom? I must have missed that. Please clarify / explain.

Thank you

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The revelation was about their mom knowing the yellow-eyed demon. When she walked in the nursery and saw him over baby Sam, she said something like "you!". They showed it last week in part 1 when the demon came to Sam in his dream. I thought this episode was pretty good. It left it wide open for an interesting next season. But giving Dean only 1 year--come on! At least give him the 10 he first requested. Of course that will give an opening for next season's finale.

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Oh - ok - I thought you meant this episode. I did see that from last week.

Yeah, I think it would have been fine for 5 years, or even 3 years. But 1 puts the time pressure on him somehow getting out of the deal, or making another deal or something.

All this "come back from the dead" stuff is kinda not so cool. But hey, at least we get another season. :)

Thanks

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When Mary said, "You," I think she thought it was John. Remember in the series premier, she says soemthing like "I'll go get the bottle," then goes downstairs and sees John asleep in front of the TV. A heart-stopping moment later she rushes back upstairs to the baby's room.

I think the YED was just playing headgames with Sam, or that Mary was one of the previous generation of demon-touched children. I don't think there was anything evil about Mary, or particularly nefarious.

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Terrific review, Brett, for a terrific show.

AND IT'S BEEN RENEWED! HURRAY!

I agree with Dudeboyz, the Bobby character is awesome (kudos to actor Jim Beaver), and the possibility that Sam may have returned somehow "different" is indeed chilling. So too, is Dean's fast-approaching rendevous with Hell.

The boys' defeat of their mother's killer, the return of the father to save his sons, the spectacularly inventive "devil's trap", the escape of Satan's "roomies", the return of Ellen to this now tiny demon-hunting team -- what a way to finish a great season, and set us up for the next one!

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I'm with you, Brett. I would love to know more about Samuel Colt's battles those many decades ago.

And I agree with Kristen (6), I don't think there was anything nefarious about Mama Winchester. But her "it's you" recognition of the demon continues to really intrigue me.

As for Sammy, the expression on his face as he executed Jake was truly creepy. Was it simply a reflection of a new Dean-like ruthlessness towards evil-doers? Or was it something far more sinister? Can't wait for next season to find out!

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Tainted. Sam's been Tainted.

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Executioner Sam looked seriously psycho. He's definitely gone Dark Side.

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I couldn't stop crying last week, but this week it was more the screaming/squealing/gasping/flailing sort of stuff. Maybe it was the leftover high from the Office finale. That's not to say that I didn't cry, of course. Dean's love for Sam above all else gets me every time. His monologue over Sam's body was just extrodinairy, and the ending scene with him and Sam discussing how they'd do anything for each other is just the sweetest thing I think I've ever seen on this show. And although we know that they're going to find a way out of Dean's deal, the boys don't know that. And with only one more year left together you know that we're gonna see a lot more hugging and sweet talk. And Sam's gonna drive the car. (He actually ate something this week, did you see?!)
It was great to see their dad again, helping to take down the demon that destroyed his family. I can't believe that the Yellow-Eyed Demon is finally dead. It's been the driving mission behind the Winchesters for the past two seasons, or almost twenty-five years for them. But I guess now we have to deal with Dean's eminent death and Sam's ever more likely turn to the dark side.
Yeah, I love Bobby too. :) I really like Ellen as a character, but I'm suspicious of her. Someone knew that Ash was up to something, and someone had to help burn that building down. I don't believe the whole pretzels story. Someone also sold out the boys back in Hunted, and she's been there both occasions and knows all about the Winchesters. She's had the oppertunity and passing the holy water test doesn't mean that she doesn't have evil intentions. I like her and I don't really want her to be evil, but a lot of the peices fit together. Of course, she did help close the gates of hell (needed to stay on the boys' good side for just a little bit longer?), and I missed the first half of this season so I don't know as much about her character as other viewers do, so I could just be reading into this wrong. Just a theory I have.

I can't wait for next season!! Demon slaying, brother hugging, and Mary secrets!!!

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[i]...Crossing into the devil's trap couldn't be the only thing the yellow-eyed demon needed the special children for. He could have used any human to cross the trap. There's got to be more to this story.[/i]....

Yellow eyes wanted a leader for the souls he'd planned to let out of hell in an orderly fashion. Remember part one? He told Sam in the dream that was what the head games with the psychic kids were for. He was seeing which one would emerge victorious, the most ruthless, so he/she could lead. That's why he let Sam live initially. He wanted him on the road, toughening him up.

I agree, though, that how Mary knew the demon will eventually come up again. All in all, I really liked this episode for its emotional content and the emotionally charged set up for next season. Dean and Sam on the road again--chasing monsters, but the clock is ticking, and Dean has the person he sacrificed his soul for sitting right next to him in the car. That's going to cause conflict and stress.

Bobby rocked my world. When he was taking Dean to task after he realized what Dean had done, telling him he wanted to throttle him, asking Dean why he thought he was worthless.....that's good stuff.

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I wonder if we'll see any Alona Tal next season, she wasn't killed in the roadhouse presumably since she's off doing her own hunting (although I could be having a major brain fart about her fate instead).

More VM Alumni in every WB show! :)

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I am a littel confused, as we know the gun was used to open the door of hell, so don't you think the demon was so stupit to keep the last one bullet which could kill him in the gun?

PS:I am not a native speaker,so...I hope my words could be understanded.
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My thought on the whole revelation with their mom is that maybe she was a bit psychic herself. I mean, I'm sure Sam had to get it from somewhere, maybe it runs in the family? It would make sense in a way.

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"Though it was kind of Ghost Rider-ish, or maybe sorta like that show on Fox where the guy had tatoos on his body and for each soul he sent back to hell, the tatoo came off. I think Lori Petty was in that."


That would be Brimstone, starring Peter Horton and John Glover (who, coincidentally is now in Smallville). It was a great show, but they only made 7 episodes.

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the episode was great but i really would like to know if sam is gonna keep having visions now that the deamon is dead..

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SUPERNATURAL is the best i love the boys soooooo much their gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!
The seasons are always great & scary which is awersome!
Me & my friend love
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