The whole conflict between the Sam & Dean seems forced for all the reasons ita ! laid out. I don't see how they got from the Sam in the previous season to this Sam. This huge character transformation took place between seasons, and the flashbacks so far have not explained. I don't know why the writers want this level of conflict between the brothers, where they are this angry at each other.

This huge character transformation took place between seasons, and the flashbacks so far have not explained

We're 6 episodes in and still guessing about the whole "did Sam do any searching/if he didn't why didn't he/should he have done so in the first place?" elephant in the room. Logically it should have been a conversation they should have had early on; Dean was understandably pissed and upset about it and Sam either had a reasonable explanation ("I thought you were dead and in heaven, and why would I try to pull you out of heaven?", for example) or not, but they should have at least talked about it. Winchester repression only goes so far, and for my part my patience only extends so far.

Close to the end, I thought that things were finally getting towards a good explanation of what was going on, along with the beginning of some resolution to the tension. Dean's specter-fueled rant got a lot of crap out in the air. Then, in Sam's flashback, it looked like we finally got an explanation for the whole not-looking thing - Sam was so wrecked by Dean's apparent death that he just sort of shut down.

It could have been a good turning point, but the script seemed to go off he rails in the very last minutes.

Sneak peek

Love the commentary here. . . . enjoyed the episode. . .still not liking Amelia. Like the point about the Winchesters not owning Bobby.

So, maybe the whole Amelia incident as somesort of PTSD distraction from dealing with the real situation makes some sense.

Okay, this is hysterical: You can't prove Dean and Cas didn't have sex!

You need to take the "buffistas.org" out of the beginning of that link.

When Sam is telling Amelia about losing Dean, he says it happened a few months before. I thought previously the impression was that he had hit the dog and met Amelia right after Dean went to Purgatory.

Quit playing coy with this stuff, writers. It is annoying and off putting. Yes, I still love watching the boys, but it is old and tired already.

That "secret relationship" treatise is prime fangirl crackpottery. Yes, we can imagine snogging between the lines. Yes, we can interpret intensity sd desire. BUT IT'S NOT THERE. And she needs to say "thought experiment" way more. like, in the watermark.

The sneek peak is awesome.

I actually liked Amelia for the first time so far this season in this episode. She seemed like an actual person instead of just... there.

I like Garth a lot, and I liked the "Bobby wasn't just yours" line.

Enjoyable ep, overall. I guess it's pretty clear we're going to see Benny again. I'm so OK with that.

this is just...eerie. major kudos to the casting director. [link]