Okay, I just checked Wikipedia (and I know they don't always get things completely correct, but here's the breakdown):

Conquest rides a white horse. His power is "to go forth in conquest; to kill with the beasts of the earth."

War rides a red horse. His power is "to take peace from the earth and let men kill one another. To kill with the sword." Often seen to represent "civil war, as opposed to the war of conquest that the first horseman brings."

Famine rides a black horse. His power is "to bring famine (drought?). To kill with hunger.

Death rides a pale, or pale green, horse. He is "followed by Hades, kills with death and disease."

So I guess we watch for cherry muscle cars in white, black (other than the Impala, that is), and pale green to announce the other 3 horsemen.

Also yay for the priest. Revelation!

Too bad he's dead.

I guess a pale green Prius isn't considered a muscle car. Whew.

Another winner of an episode. I love that they're taking the time to deal with the aftermath of starting the Apocalyse and the pain and guilt the boys are experiencing. I knew this wasn't going to be a quick fix. It would have been odd and unfitting for Sam and Dean to simply pick up where they left off. This definitely needs time, like a fine wine. Heartbreaking in the meantime, but appropriate, considering the circumstances.

OMG, I need to rewatch.

So, Dean gave up the amulet his brother gave him for protection. And then he let his brother walk away. Talk about feeling naked. I know things needed to go this way, but man.

He has worn that amulet for most of his life. I hope they show him going to check for it and feeling the loss.

Other things that struck me...

- That chest x-ray was cool. But seriously, how did he get that done and they let him walk away?
- Dean sitting next to Sam and asking "What's wrong?".
- Cas called Sam to find out where they were. Now Sam and Dean are separate. Does he have Dean's number?
- When the boys and Ellen first met up, Ellen seemed to completely ignore Sam. She didn't acknowledge him until Sam said something to her as they were walking down the stairs.
- Sam lusting over non-demon blood. Ok, he assumed it was demonized, but still.

I didn't get the Mt. Doom reference, to the point that I was about to google. I have no geek cred.

Now, if Sam had tasted the blood, they might have worked out much earlier it was a scam. Unless War was being thorough. He might have been, what with looking into their craniums, and everything. But if that was the magic knife, he didn't bother to give the demon death effects to go along with it, so maybe a) he wouldn't have tastied it up or b) Sam wouldn't have noticed.

Wasn't the idea that Sam didn't need the blood for the powers? Isn't that what Ruby said?

I'm sad about them breaking up, but I've been kinda braced for it since last week. I wasn't braced for the face Sam made when Dean didn't give him a fight, though. That was gutting.

I'm just reading and nodding. Still a little stunned. I loved the ep, and my heart is still hurting, my breath a little ragged at that ending.

These men. These Winchesters.

Death driving a pale green car? Well, he could do a '64 Skylark [link] or a Pontiac Tempest: [link]

DAMN, I liked this ep.