I think it was so early on, and all we had seen of Dean was charming waitresses and girls like the one in Wendigo (to whom he said he had never been so honest with another woman, ever), that the writers didn't sell it to me. And then JA and that actress together didn't sell it to me, either.

Not that there couldn't easily still be Lisa and certainly the non!miniDean changed his view of her and a possible future, just romanticizing the one person you tried having a brief but real relationship with over "the bendiest weekend of you life" seems more understandable to me.

Yes, this. But I think that's probably due to both casting/scheduling conflicts, and how easily Kripke responds to fan complaints.

Heh, that just reminded me that after the end of Season 3 I was really jonesing for Jensen to play Ruby for a couple episodes at the start of the next season until Dean could be resurrected.

I'd like to think Kripke could see the fail in Cassie too. Diminishing Jo and Ellen on demand I totally judge him for, but not her.

I think Cassie was supposed to be as big a revelation for us as it was for Sam, so I don't mind the whiplash. Just the lack of spark.

To be fair Cassie's mom is believable as a woman that just lost her husband.

Also the two old men playing checkers did a great job with only a few lines and fantastic looks.

To be fair Cassie's mom is believable as a woman that just lost her husband.

See, and sadly, the point where I start howling with laughter is where Cassie's mom is giving the backstory and suddenly, I'm 12 and watching soap operas when I'm sick.

But I maintain my delusion that it's 2/3s of a good episode.

Cassie's mom was *on* a soap for years, too. I can't remember which one, though.

I liked the interaction between Sam and Dean. But then I rarely don't.

I blame the writing for the OTT. She had that crazy eyed hurt animal look that I believed. As opposed to Cassie who was completely detached.

The boys interaction is okay. JP has come so far and both of the characters are so much more 3D.

Oh! To harken to much earlier posts, I loved both those Cas-centric codas. I liked how far they did and didn't go.

I've remembered the gen curtain-fic I thought I could stop reading, but apparently can't--it's not actual curtains, since our boys don't have a home, but they have adopted Dean clones, and everything is about how damaged the wee boys are (SPN/DA crossover). In 20-odd chapters they hunt, like, twice. Everything else is soothing Ben and Alec.

I'm not proud.

You're also not linking. Hook me up!

THEY ADOPT BEN?!?!?!?!? Um, I mean, huh. I might glance at it for a moment if you felt like linking. GIMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

And Sarah Conner had an equally short time with Kyle

To be fair, I'd mock the hell out of Kyle except I crush on Michael Biehn and so I totally get it. Also then he was Jonathon Jackson. He grew up to come through time for her. Yeah, I'd swoon.