They had the perfect opportunity a frickin' week ago if that one day of hanging around with his pint-sized doppelganger was such a transformative experience for Dean that it redefined his concept of happily-ever-after.

I thought the previouslies were hella clunky, but I don't think the reveal of her as his might've been is. The previouslies make it look like it's something that was bigger than it was. I like the idea that it was small, but it's all he has.

On another note, I loved Cas in this episode. He didn't feel shoe-horned into the episode at all.

Bender!Cas was so great, and I loved the quiet hangover scene with Dean. His bitterly muttered "I'm an Angel of the Lord" to the preacher & his "poor example of [an angel]" comments were painful.

His bitterly muttered "I'm an Angel of the Lord"

You think he's tired of saying that?

I liked him bitter. I'd read that we were getting drunk Cas, and I was worried that it would be played way too broad, but I think it was a good blend of funny and sad. And I ain't mad at him for calling Sammy an abomination, because he doesn't feel that good about himself either.

Technically I think any of them could have killed Babylon girl, but I get that it may be that Dean's decision was what really triggered his ability to do so. I like the interpretation that any of them could have, but Dean doing it and seeing that it worked made him think that he was a servant of heaven, and yes was pretty much given. But it could have been Cas or Sam. He just doesn't know that.

I feel kinda lonely in my parsing of this episode.

I feel kinda lonely in my parsing of this episode.

You're not the only one.

I think that there was a lot of good in this ep--the arc stuff of course, but also the Sam and Cas show, Drunken Castiel, the idea of the militia pre-it going bad, etc.

If only they had just had Dean say "and sometimes you get to kill The Whore of Babylon" and changed one or two of the other A whores to the whores. It's only a small change, but it would have made a HUGE difference.

And I ain't mad at him for calling Sammy an abomination, because he doesn't feel that good about himself either.

Sam is his friend. When he calls him an abomination he does it with love. I actually kind of loved his delivery.

I missed the previouslies, so maybe that helped my viewing of the episode. I really had no clue whose door he was knocking on. I kinda hoped it would be Missouri.

If only they had just had Dean say "and sometimes you get to kill The Whore of Babylon" and changed one or two of the other A whores to the whores.

Because, Dean? Down with the whores. Very irritating.