THEN: Chuck says this isn’t how the story is supposed to end. Dean yells that it’s not a story; it’s their lives. “Story’s over; welcome to the end,” says Chuck. Jack gets his eyes burned out. Belphegor appears. The ghosts chase Sam and Cas down a suburban street. NOW: A white sign – Road Closed…
It’s Let’s Speculate, final season premiere edition! Let’s get started, we’ve waited too long for this.
The Impala – a phone rings. It was John in the past, getting Dean’s phone call after he’d been called to Lebanon, KS 2019. John is in the bunker summing up his boys’ unbelievable lives. “Carry On, My Wayward Sons” begins to play. THE ROAD SO FAR – Michael, Billie giving Dean a book, Jack…
THEN: The teenager in Lebanon gets impaled by Jack; Nick gets killed by Jack; Mary gets killed by Jack. Dean says, “We fight.” Cas says, “I failed you; I failed Jack.” Dean tells him he should go to heaven and get Mary back. Jack tries to bring Mary back – spell casting. Lucifer (or Jack’s…
With the second to last season drawing to a close, this episode emphasizes a lot of the primary themes of Supernatural: family, betrayal, trust, and loss. The title itself, “Absence,” conveys the sense of loss, driven home by the final scene at Mary’s funeral pyre. They’ve also physically lost Jack, he may have lost his…
Then: “I am a Winchester!” shouts Jack as he kills Michael. He inhales grace: “I’m me again!” He heals Sam after Nick’s brutal attack. Cas is concerned about Jack’s soul. Jack disintegrates Felix the snake to dust. Nick viciously beats the policeman and escapes custody. Nick tries to resurrect Lucifer. Mary tells Jack to “do…
THEN: Jack inhaling grace and saying, “I’m me again.” Anael healing people for money and talking with Lucifer. Nick killing his neighbor, talking with Sam, and Sam saying, “You can burn.” Nick escaping custody and rejecting his wife. Donatello. Jack promising not to use his powers without telling the Winchesters. NOW: A man in a…
Nightsky was unable to write her usual threads article this week due to attending cons, so she asked if I would do a quick threads lite article. I’m happy to oblige, though my insights will lack her depth, especially since I’ve only watched the episode the one time when it aired last night. I thought…
THEN: the three Lebanon, KS teenagers comment about monsters. Sam and Dean fight various monsters. Sam mentions, “Mom doesn’t want to leave those people.” We see AU hunters dead in the bunker and Sam filled with guilt and sadness. He says he needs time. The teens mention the kid with the dumb Bambi look. The…
THEN: Jack handling the snake. Flashbacks of Dean nervously freezing as giant yellow python glides over his shoulder. Michael in Dean’s head. Dean getting knocked unconscious. Donatello the prophet getting his soul sucked out by Amara. Rowena talking about the power of the soul. Jack defeating Michael. Jack’s eyes glowing and wings spreading their shadow…
THEN – Billie hands Dean the book, the Ma’lak box, Lucifer sucking out Jack’s grace, Jack dying, discussion of using the power of the soul, Sam hitting Dean by the Impala, the hug, Dean saying he does believe in them but if that day comes, Sam has to be willing to recognize that it is…
THEN: From the pilot, Dean says, “Dad’s on a hunting trip, and he hasn’t been home in a while.” Sam says, “We got work to do,” as they close the trunk. We see Michael, Dean reminiscing with Mary, Dean in the box panicking, Sam hitting Dean, then the bro-hug and the words, “Let’s go home.”…
