But I think both Lisa and Dean had already built a connection beyond the bendy weekend. So while I hope they took some time,I don't think it would take that much time - especial if both were in a space to commit a certain amount of self-deception.

Sumi's article tells you how long before Sam comes back to Dean, so if you don't want to know, don't click.

I think both Lisa and Dean had already built a connection beyond the bendy weekend

All I really saw was gratitude, which isn't enough to integrate an alcoholic into your life for.

Okay I hope Dean's first words to Sam aren't "You've been back here the whole time?"

I fear I'm going to spend two weeks hating the idea of the premiere, but I'm also open to having it change my mind. I'm just being silly. I want boys back, and angel. I hope it's not too long before Cas comes to visit.

SPN hasn't done birthing horror, has it? Would it be asking for too much Kripkeing for them to do MPREG? I mean, I have no interest in reading it, but I would adore it if it became canon.

Someone call Sera. Right after the werepigs, Dean gets pregnant.

If Ben Edlund got his way all of your wishes would come true.

All I really saw was gratitude, which isn't enough to integrate an alcoholic into your life for.

Well she also has friendship and bonding over his really liking her kid. Gratitude friendship and sexual attraction combined can easily get confused with something deeper. Especially if Dean was going out of his way to be funny and empathetic and all the other stuff that lets him be charming at a level beyond the physical when he wants to. Not saying it is a good decision: saying it is plausible.

she also has friendship

I think they have not disliking each other, but they've spent precious little time together, and probably not much of that time talking. I'd be hesitant to call it an actual friendship.

I don't think it implausible. I think it unwise.

*I* would work out a way to get to know him without inserting him so immediately into both my life and Ben's. Gratitude is nice, and empathy is great, but he brings great danger.

It just occurred to me that Bobby died in "Swan Song" while under the terms of the deal with Crowley, so being immediately resurrected by Castiel via his newly minted archangel-ish authority in all likelihood trumps any obligations of said deal.

*I* would work out a way to get to know him without inserting him so immediately into both my life and Ben's. Gratitude is nice, and empathy is great, but he brings great danger.

Intellectually I get what you are saying. However, when I think about Dean showing up at my door with the smell of whiskey on his breath---there isn't a lot of couch time. Dean is THE DEAN. Even to Lisa, she was a Deangirl from the beginning. As much as she tried to get him to stay intead of going to Stull, I can totally see her opening her house to him and trying to heal him.

I'm actually more worried about Lisa not standing up for herself and being codependent to Dean's alcoholism.

I dunno. I just hope the writers tred lightly, let Lisa be a good woman, let her be a strong woman, and let her survive.

being immediately resurrected by Castiel via his newly minted archangel-ish authority in all likelihood trumps any obligations of said deal

Balanced against the easy way to get Mark Sheppard back on your show? I bet cash money we haven't seen the last of him, or the deal. If angels could fix soul deals, they could have made it so Dean didn't have to go to Hell in the first place, and then that seal would have been safe.

Theresa, I think a big part of me is scared they'll actually have Dean healed by Lisa. I'm not interested in him healed while the show is going on. Either Sam coming back breaks him again, or it doesn't, and neither of those is good to me.

And if he's broken all this time...I shake my head.