I have to admit, I like this Dean. I am already annoyed that I have to wait for another week for the latest installment of my favorite serial …. sigh.
Yes, Crowley, there is a price to be paid when you use any sort of magic. The price depends upon how easy the magic is to make and the mark of Cain and the resurrection of a soul is neither cheap nor easy.  Old magic, like fine antiques is often priceless. But He already knew this when he helped raise Dean from the dead.
I like the start of the season. It is more than solid, it is downright bursting with changes that will carry Supernatural forward for many seasons to come. Moose is finally owning up to his filial responsibilities and Dean is on mental holiday, Crowley is getting sloppy and Castiel is angelic in his humanity, throw in a little random booty call, a pumped up military aficionado with a vendetta and BAM. AWESOME.
I know the real Dean is in there, somewhere. I have to believe this or I will sit in a corner and eat pint after pint of Phishfood and Pistachio Pistachio. This said, I do not think Dean will rush to save Sam however I do think he has noted that Mr. Commando has threatened his blood. So I am ok with Dean expressing his inner demon in this instance. Consider it payback for Sam not even bothering to search for him when he was in Hell.
Dean or as the Sip and Go attendant called him Porn Guy was on form and kicking ass and taking wallets, no shame, no shame. This simple carry over of Dean’s love of the ladies and all things naughty is mightily reassuring.
The new driven Sam, the man on a mission to bring his brother back from possession is admirable on all fronts and all I can say is it is about time. He had me clutching my pearls. This is an awesome growing pains lesson for Sam, to walk that mile in Dean shoes. The mile Dean walked over and over when he saved Sam time and again. One can never truly appreciate the sacrifice another makes until the burden becomes one’s own.
Crowley. The King of Hell smelled faintly of desperation and humanity.  Perhaps that time Sam and Dean spent trying to exorcise him has had a malingering effect. I will be sad if they kill of Crowley. Plus, the devil you know and all that stuff just makes for better business to keep a beloved character around.
This brings me to the Angels. Of all of Supernatural the hardest story line for me to embrace is the Angel on Angel violence. I grew up in a Catholic household. I was made to study my Catechism and learn of things Biblical. As I aged I studied more about Angels from a curiosity stand point and in doing so consider myself to have a fairly strong knowledge of what humanity and various holy books consider Angels to be.
Angels are huge and fierce, indeed they are God’s army but they are also messengers. They facilitate communication and understanding; so these awkward dialogues between the various Angels frustrate me. This is where I engage my suspension of disbelief. I would rather the writers pit one Pantheon against another than to create the schism of power within one version of Heaven. I would enjoy a change in this sub plot.
Castiel is in trouble. I pray he finds his miracle in the return of his own Grace. Sam and Dean need his ass kicking, time bending, healing, all-around incredible Angelic powers.
Sam needs Dean but more importantly this time Dean needs Sam, he just does not know it. I am ready for the new season and all it’s twists and turns. All we need is a big black Chevy Impala and the Winchester’s in the front seat and behind the wheel.
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