Kathy/Christie is Ruby? I have to rewatch.

At the end of the show, I made inhuman glee noises and scared the children.

I LOVE THIS DIRECTION. Dude, an ANGEL. (A hot angel, to boot.)

And honestly, I don't mind the idea of a Dean/Sam showdown. That could be intense. Although I still believe Sam *thinks* he's doing right/good.

Eeeeeeeenext week next week next weeeeeeeek!!!

Now. There has been much speculation in both meta and fic that Dean is some sort of angel sent to protect Sam. The fact that Dean refused to believe in Angels, or in any good thing, and that Sam wanted so badly to believe in angels, and in God, and that he could be saved, is incredibly Kripked thinking, for this turn of things.

That Sam is using evil to do good...is going to be seen as a good thing? or a bad thing, by a Dean charged by God to Do Good. And the angel of the lord who is harming people in His name? Is a good thing? Or a bad thing?

The "opposing sides" that I've been hearing rumbles about just became manifest. And the change in the brothers' relationship because of that.

Hoo boy. I think it's going to be a good season.

Also--I heard just today that SPN is not guaranteed a S5 --with an undertone that they're really not *expecting to get* a S5 :o(--and they are throwing everything into this season. It sort of makes me happy that they actually *don't* have a big budget to spend on FX--we're going to get the elemental battle at the human level, with the kind of small but chilling effects the SPN crew so excels at, and not a Lucasfilm "throw everything on the screen and dazzle the audience beyond the capacity for rational thought.

Them's my impressions and guesses. And now, Eeeeeee! Next weeknextweeknextWEEEEEEK!!!

And the angel of the lord who is harming people in His name? Is a good thing?

I'm so happy about this! I'm in Amy's camp, finding this a yummy storyline. Nom,nom,nom.

Also--I heard just today that SPN is not guaranteed a S5 --with an undertone that they're really not *expecting to get* a S5 :o(

This is the opposite of good. However, if I was basing it on last season, I hate to say it, but I would agree. However, I think we will have redemption this season. Already the first episode was hit out of the park.

I can't find an episode cast list anywhere. IMDB only had the girl demon listed.

And the angel of the lord who is harming people in His name? Is a good thing?

Well, as far as we know he's only harming demons, yes?

I don't want to think about S5 yet! I'm just fucking hyped for this season now.

Kathy/Christie is Ruby? I have to rewatch.

I'm not sure - let me know after you rewatch?

Well, as far as we know he's only harming demons, yes?

He's blinding the bodies they are occupying.

Plus the psychic!

an undertone that they're really not *expecting to get* a S5

Well, after you have a storyline with God and Killer Angels, where do you go after that? Besides back down to a season 1 (which wouldn't be a bad thing) sort of vibe.

He's blinding the bodies they are occupying.

Unless he told the truth and it's something that he really can't help, if someone (a psychic or a demon possessing a human host) decides that they really want to take a peak at him. After Dean humiliated that demon at the diner, I can see her and her buddies trying to figure out who was responsible for Dean's escape so they could attempt to regain their dignity.

WRT Dean slapping the "girl". I think it was intended to show Dean's demon-detection abilities, and that whatever brought him back has the demons scared. I don't think it was meant in a misogynistic way. I plan to try not to load S3's issues into S4 until they become apparent. That the girl-demon, now blind, proceeded to whomp on Sammy seems like a fair enough exchange of physical force, both encounters intended to show that neither Winchesters nor demons adhere to the niceties of social custom.

Or, I could just be an ostrich at the moment. Time will tell. And Non timebo mala.