And given Sam is a lying liar who lies (::sobs::)

Usually I'm okay with Sam's ruthless pragmatism. It started when he was desperately seeking a way to save Dean from his crossroads deal, and has just escalated since then (trying to rescue Dean from hell, and now trying to stop the seals from being broken). But I Did.Not.Like him lying to Cole. Judging from Sam's face during that scene, I'm not sure he liked doing it either, but he felt it needed to be done to get the information about the demon's location.

And as for not telling Dean about his confrontation with Alistair ... I'm not sure I can hold that against him. That's a conversation they've been having over and over, and neither one has changed his position. Whenever Sam's ability to exorcise demons comes up, Dean spits venom at him ("If I didn't know you, I'd hunt you") or punches him, or finds some other way to tell Sam he's damned, he's wrong. Why should Sam let himself open to more insults and another round of a fight that never changes? Dean was unconscious; Sam was on his own facing Alistair, and he did what he needed to do to protect himself and Dean.

I Did.Not.Like him lying to Cole.

Was he lying? I guess so, because Tessa had just said. But I was almost as aghast at the thought that he might be seriously considering letting the kid linger there into eternity (you know, until the great grandson of Dean's unknown love child - there has to be one - has to Sacrifice Too Much to put him down a hundred or so years in the future). Either way, ouch.

I completely agree with you Morgana. It looked like it sickened him, but he did it anyway.

the dedication to Kim made me cry.

Me too. I'm glad it was a good episode. I'm glad this has been a good season to be dedicated.

I was a little bit distracted during the last Dean and Tessa scene (overly needy 27 pound cats do not make good viewing buddies), but I thought Tessa was suggesting Dean would go back to hell after the angels were done with him.

I kind of missed what Pam mumbled to Sam as she died. "I know you think you have good intentions, but you are wrong I saw what you did with ____".

Was "Ruby" the blank?

I see what's inside you, I think.

I need to rewatch (the horror!) but I think it was something like "I see what's inside you. You might think you have good intentions, but you're wrong."

I thought she said something about what happened to the demon too. Shoot, now I have to rewatch.

but I thought Tessa was suggesting Dean would go back to hell after the angels were done with him.

Yes. Very disturbing. I'm not sure what she was suggesting, but I think it had something to do with Dean not trusting who he is currently trusting. Which what if the angels are bad guys too? Castiel sure had no problem getting Pam involved, and oh, yeah, KILLED.

Still....loved Misha's performance.

The tragic end of Pam who didn't want involved in it anyway and now she thinks it was Bobby that got her into that.

It was. She was cursing Bobby for introducing her to them in the first place, not this job in particular.

Good episode. With Shane Botwin! Aw.

Unrelatedly, a new take on "Bloody Mary."

Oh, P-C, you should totally get a SamGirl icon. And you are made of win!

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