Supernatural - Hammer of the Gods (S5Ep19)
"Don't mock my world turtle"
It was an episode packed with funny lines, buckets of blood and family tragedy as the other gods of the world gathered to deal with the Judeo-Christian apocalypse and Gabriel/Loki/The Trickster grew a conscience.
The brothers find themselves in a motel that seems too good to be true, though the name "The Elysian Fields" should have given bookworm Sam a hint. Sam himself is somewhat sidelined this week, with the focus on Dean and Gabriel. Even the gods feel for the most part like fleeting cameos, and the way they are so easily dispatched by Lucifer might nark some other faiths off. Oh, did you spot the missing one? Clue, including this guy could have led to a number of death threats to the production team, if not actual deaths. O religion, look what wonderful things you can lead to.
The final showdown with Gabriel and Lucifer is a great piece of TV as brother takes on brother, but ultimately only one can win so congrats to Richard Speight Jr. for going out in style. Speaking of Lucifer, Mark Pellegrino is showing some serious damage to his face. He's going to be needing Sam as a meatsuit pretty soon if he doesn't want to end up looking like 1st place in a Freddy Kruger look alike contest. The gore levels in general are high this week, with dismemberment, a limb and organ platter, and hallways splattered in blood.
The reveal at the end regarding the four rings is a nice throw back to War in episode 2, though possibly a little too convenient. Bonus points for the final creepy and disgusting sting with pestilence.
4.5/5
