Supernatural - Point of No Return (s5ep18)
I love this show. Morality, destiny, free will, loyalty, family, faith, suffering, loss and redemption. All mixed together with some good old fashion demon (and angel) ass whupping. Not to mention it's frequently hysterically funny.
Ever since the halfway point of the season the show has embraced the Apocalypse full on and this week is no exception. The first 3/4 were a slow build character study leading up to some stunning action and big decisions at a familiar location.
Here be spoilers. Ye have been warned...
This was an episode of powerful images. Castiel's fist in close up, filling most of the frame, a battered and bloody Dean pushed into the corner, staring up at it through the rain. An angel fight in a circle of blasted back trees, the sight of another angel led resurrection. A single bullet placed on Bobby's desk. A sigil carved into Castiel's chest, spilling forth white light to drive him and 4 rival angels far away. Zachariah's wings outlined in soot on the floor and walls, spreading out from his broken body. The light of Michael filling the green room, Adam trapped inside.
As to the plot, in the end, when push comes to shove, Dean said no. And all because his little brother had faith in him. It's a touching revelation and played with heart and genuine emotion. The boys are back and there's going to be hell to pay.
Castiel got 3 kiss-ass action scenes, taking on 7 angels and Dean. Misha has clearly been spending the weeks perfecting his fight training, along with his "special" looks at Dean. Yeh, that line was such a fan shout out.
Bobby gets a poignant moment as we learn he's thinking of killing himself, and it's only a promise to the boys that stops him. Don't do it Bobby! It's not like anyone's going to post that Macarena video on You Tube. Oh...
The question is, what happens next. With Zachariah dead (we'll miss you Kurt) there's only 1 big bad left: Lucifer himself. Or is there? The last moments in the green room hint that maybe, just maybe, Adam is about to become Micheal's substitute meatsuit. It would be a interesting dynamic. Sam and Dean verses the top soldiers of heaven and hell.
Next Wednesday can't come soon enough.
5/5
