It's not your fault, Amy. It's just your nature.

That's what they tell me ...

Wow, hiatus feels long already.

I wonder if Sam is consciously aware that his stance on monsters has changed - he seemed to accept that Madison had to die, despite the fact that she wasn't deliberately killing people. And I'd think her own acceptance of that necessity would argue more compellingly for her resolve to avoid killing people than Amy pleading for her life and pinkie swearing that she'd never murder anyone for their brains again (unless her kid got another case of the sniffles, of course).

I'd think her own acceptance of that necessity would argue more compellingly for her resolve to avoid killing people

But her resolve had just been pointed out to be useless. Amy had been seen to act in direct conflict with her nature, by killing her own mother to save Sam's life. All the good thoughts on Madison's side were clearly irrelevant and she was going to kill the next time she had an opportunity.

Except the demon in Madison came out only at night, never during the day. So build a cage with a time controlled lock (mechanical like some old time safes not electronic). See what time sunrise is, set cage to open after sunrise, get in cage before sunset.

If someone told you to build a cage like that, could you? Reliably enough to ensure you wouldn't kill anyone ever?

I think it's a perfectly plausible choice to make to say that she can't live with that threat and responsibility over her head, and to choose to end her life anyway.

I mean, she doesn't like what she's become. She's not the same woman she was last year. I can't imagine living with knowing I'm a monster, and a bullet seems really simple in comparison.

If she can't find wisdom in Tibet, who's going to lock her away every month?

I'll bet someone could build a cage like that that is reliable. I don't pretend I personally have the skills - but there are people out there who build cages that can hold bears. And there are people out there who build specialty locks.

[On edit] Actually it looks like the people to build the cage needed are the people who build bank vaults. They are always custom. There is at least one verified instance of a bank vault surviving a nuclear blast. Maybe the lock could be computer controlled but you would want one hell of a reliable battery backup and reliable software.

there are people out there who build cages that can hold bears

Do you know them? Can you afford them? Can you find one and get it tested before the next full moon?

Also, can you live with the guilt of the lives you've taken so far, never mind the threat of taking them in the future? Can you sleep through the night knowing the last time you tried to you murdered your neighbour?

I mean, seriously, are you saying it was a *wrong* decision for her to make? Or weak?

I'm not saying everyone would or should make the same one, but it's really trivial for me to join those dots and see a secretary, a perfectly normal person with no history of violence except as a victim, decide it's too much to live with, too much of a risk.

The boys could have scammed the money and kept her in a non-time locked cage until the time locked cage was ready. And the boys have the resources to find someone like that.

And the decision was made pretty damn quickly. The cage was even mentioned and dismissed in one sentence. Are you saying that it was reasonable not even to consider the alternative? Maybe it still would have been the ultimate decision, but it does not seem like they were (as someone said upthread) doing due diligence.

The boys could have scammed the money and kept her in a non-time locked cage until the time locked cage was ready

Because they have a history of staying in one place and rehabbing monsters? John believed that Dean would kill Sam, remember. Obviously saving monsters is a radical shift in their mindset.

Not that it's their choice, it's hers. And I don't fault her for a second for making the drastic choice, instead of one it's harder to be sure of. Remember, Oz got out of his cage, and he had a team of evil fighters living right there.

Are you saying that it was reasonable not even to consider the alternative?

But you just said it was considered. It wasn't chosen, but it came up. Did they need to try it before she could choose not to do it? Is there a minimum length of time that has to be satisfied before she can choose something else?

it does not seem like they were (as someone said upthread) doing due diligence.

When did "due diligence" become "find alternatives for monsters" instead of "hunting things"? The family business wasn't babysitting.

Remember how Sam wanted to be killed instead of being a monster? Why can't Madison make the same decision?