PTSD issues aside, he seemed to adapt to his new life with Lisa reasonably well

I'm not sure what to blame all that drinking on. PTSD, Sam, misfit, whatever. But I think he adapted to caring for Lisa and Ben better than he adapted to normal life. Part of this is my own personal fanon, but still. It's not like I'd expect an experienced hunter not to take precautions, but his night patrolling and his gun under the bed in a house with a kid in it isn't quite fitting in.

Hard to tell with what we were given, though.

On whose orders was Anna acting? Can someone go to a convention and ask that question?

When she was sent to kill Sam?

Yup. I remember assuming it wasn't Michael, because he ended up killing her, but I'm fuzzy on if I ever decided on anything.

Also, dead or not dead? I just read someone saying she wasn't. Lack of wing imprint?

I'd have to watch that episode again.

I'd say dead. Supposedly she wasn't in a host, but instead manifesting a facsimile body (like Castiel), so the special effect might be different. Michael gave no indication that he was being merciful.

Well, she couldn't be working for Zacchariah, since he wanted Sam alive and well so Lucy and Micky could face off. It seems like it would be some unseen faction of angels who just wanted Lucifer DED, and thought they were actually doing the world a favour? You know, one human dead to save billions?

It seems like it would be some unseen faction of angels who just wanted Lucifer DED, and thought they were actually doing the world a favour?

I love the idea that the civil war in Heaven isn't just Castiel's group vs. Raphael's group, but a whole bunch of different factions.

She was brainwashed/tortured into her position. I think at the time I was assuming it was the same dicks that did it to Castiel (god bless), but, yeah, that makes no sense. It does imply a third party, one with enough power to do that, though.

Or maybe they purged the rebellion from her, and that was her sense of mission.

Someone ask Sera!

It makes sense that Zachariah wouldn't have had all the angels in his pocket with wanting the duel to take place. Especially with the subterfuge that the party line was to put a stop to Lucifer. That's the official party line, and the most widely accepted righteous agenda.

So how would the majority of Heaven feel towards Cas? He didn't stand by the fink Zach, but he also didn't stand by the majority rule, and now he's sheriffing.

Did Raphael stand with the majority? Was/is he also an outlier like Zach and Cas?