By: Megan Farquharson (@mykarate)
Season 12, Episode 10 – Flashback into Castiel’s past as he faces a vengeful human with interesting powers. Written by Steve Yockey, Directed by Thomas J. Wright.
Spoilers ahead
An episode centered around Castiel and his past…I’m pretty sure that’s what most fans have been waiting for. And even though Steve Yockey is new as a Supernatural writer this season, he truly seems to have an excellent grasp of the character.
What’s there to say? This episode was awesome. You have a badass lady (Lily) with a super cool eye-patch taking angels out like it’s nothing. Then the same badass lady has an actual backstory and isn’t indiscriminately evil. She’s only going after the angels that killed her husband and daughter. That seems like a fair reason for vengeance.
It was interesting to see Castiel in an adult female vessel. I was also glad that the flashbacks were brief. The actor does a great job, but I wouldn’t want a Cas-centric episode that isn’t mostly Misha Collins. Especially when the episode started off with him being sassy as hell toward Dean and both of them refusing to talk.
Dean has a solid reason for being upset with Cas. For probably the first time ever, he is concerned about consequences. Killing Billie certainly saved a Winchester life, but at what cosmic price? I’m kind of proud that they’re worried and acknowledging that something is going to happen.
The story with Ishim, Lily, and the other angels was an interesting backdrop to what the real theme of the episode was: Family. Once again we get to hear Dean call Cas family. We see the brothers refuse to let Cas go off on his own. We see Ishim try to make Cas chose between him and Dean (and it’s really a no-brainer for Cas). There’s also the hilariously awkward car scene with Sam playing mediator to Dean and Cas’s sass-fest. In another scene, they all try to squeeze into one side of a bench seat like a group of giant children. The whole episode is full of tiny moments like these that really helped develop their relationships and bring the focus back to them as a group, as Team Free Will.
It’s also the second episode in a row that ends with Cas stabbing someone in the back with an angel-blade, and then making a short yet emotional speech. He once again is willing to accept any consequences for his actions. This time it was for his part in the death of an innocent child, last time it was for killing a reaper. Cas, stop making me worry so much.
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