Finally the Winchester Boys are back, but so are their issues! If you thought those two were “good” after that whole truthy-truth throwdown back in February, tonight proved everyone wrong. The boys could barely start their investigation of the week without Dean asking Sammy if he wants to do the job alone so he doesn’t “drag him down.” But they’re good… riiiiiight!

This week the boys head to a town where people haven’t died in a week. A cancer patient that had the plug pulled is now taking his wife out on the town for their 20th anniversary and another guy got shot point blank in the heart without even a drop of blood being spilled. Sounds like the usual! Welcome back boys. While I wasn’t sure about some of the methods the boys used this week, by the end I was sold on the fact that this was the only way to tell the story they needed to tell about Reapers and that pesky little holy war.

Here are some of my thoughts on last night’s SUPERNATURAL “Death Takes a Holiday”:

How much do I heart that the boys pretended to be bloggers? flooredbythelord.com: All God’s Glory Fit to Blog! (it’s not a real site, I checked)

Sam thinks that maybe people aren’t dying because there’s no one around to take them to out… ie, the Grim Reaper’s on vacation.

Dean: “Last I checked Huggy Bear ain’t available.”

Dean: “We’re no different than anyone else.”
Sam: “I’m infected with demon blood and you’ve been to hell. Look I know you want to think of yourself as Joe the Plumber Dean but you’re not. Neither am I. The sooner you accept that the better off you’ll be.”
Dean: “Joe the Plumber was a douche…”

Alastair returns (briefly) with a new body but the same evil bitchiness.

Alastair: “You’re stronger Sam. You been Soloflexing with that slut?”

After Sam and Alastair’s little confrontation Sammy goes lying to Dean again about what happened. I love that Dean called him out telling him he doesn’t care if he keeps his little secrets but don’t patronize him. It’s sad that this is how the boys are working lately.

Pamela Barnes is back! If you recall, for some reason I really dug her in the premiere and I was sad to think she wouldn’t be returning but here she is!

Sam: “Pamela Barnes, you’re a sight for sore eyes”
*Ducky Cringes*
Pamela: “Aww, that’s sweet Grumpy. What do you say to deaf people?”

Pamela calling Dean “Chachi” was genius! She needs to be around more often if it means more “Socs and Greaser” talk mixed in with has been groupie slut references, Ramones cd shout outs and more blind jokes than you can shake a walking stick at. She’s fun when she’s bitter.

I know Supernatural is a little out there, but this whole astral projection thing is a little too out there even for these boys. I’m not saying I’m not going along with it and loving it, I’m just saying it’s a 11 on the out there scale.

Dean: “Ohhh, I’m so feeling up Demi Moore”

Dean (upon sticking his arm through Sam’s chest): “What? Am I making you uncomfortable?”
Sam: “Get out of me”
Dean: “What a prude”
*I can already feel the Wincest crew getting their kicks on that “Get out of me” line.

Whoa, Shane Botwin as a ghost.

Cole: “Thanks Haley Joel, I know I’m dead.”

Dean’s Reaper Tessa returns and the boys try to warn her. She won’t leave town but gives the boys time to try and get the Demons that are hunting Reapers out before she starts taking names again… and she’s starting with Cole.

Dean confesses that since the hospital, he’s wished he’d gone with her because the pain of losing his Dad and Sammy was too much but he’s over that now. He calls Angels “dicks with wings” and says that he feels like he has a purpose now so you know…

The looks Sam and Dean gave Cole when he mentioned that he didn’t know who Mr. Miyagi was = genius.

After the black smoke rushes in and takes Tessa, Cole teaches the boys some tricks. They head off to the funeral home where they find Tessa trapped in a seal with another Reaper and after some fisticuffs with a demon or two, they run into yet another version of Alastair (and his amazingly creepy backwoods Brando accent).

Rock salt rounds and some bad jokes keep the boys on their toes while Alastair kills the Reaper next to Tessa. Before he can take Tessa though, the boys use their new found powers to drop a chandelier, breaking the spell, freeing Tessa and they get the hell out.

Sam reenters his body just in time to see a demon stab Pamela. Sam kills the demon and thankfully in this town, people still aren’t dying. Pamela’s barely got a scratch on her.

Meanwhile, Dean’s out looking for Sammy and runs into Alastair. Just as showdown’s about to happen, our big bad gets zapped by a lightning bolt.

Dean: “What the hell?”
Castiel: “Guess again…”

Castiel reveals that he recruited the boys, tipped them off to this town and that he’s been there the whole time. When Dean asks why he can’t save the whole town, Castiel tells him that he made an exception because he was different and dems da breaks.

Tessa asks Dean to help convince Cole to go with her, sparing his Mother any further pain. He basically reiterates what he started before Tessa got swooped up by demons, that its a hell of a lot worse staying here and it is to cross over.

Before leaving, Tessa warns Dean to watch out for himself and to watch the lies. The lies between the boys and the lies he’s telling himself about the Angels wanting Dean for salvation and good. Stop the delusions, start trusting his instincts and remember there’s no such thing as miracles.

With Tessa gone, Dean returns to his body just as Pamela starts bleeding out. They try to apologize for bringing her into all of this but it’s not flying. She asks them to tell Bobby he’s an ass for introducing her to the boys and then she asks Sam to lean in.

Pamela: “I know what you did to the Demon. I can feel what’s inside you and if you think you have good intentions, think again!”

Dead. I’ll miss ya Pamela Barnes, you were good TV.

And so the plot thickens. It’s not like I didn’t expect the Angel’s to not have their own interest at heart but I thought Dean really may have been some kind of savior for a minute. Oh well, looks like both those Winchester boys are batting for the wrong team… and I loves it!

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