Now, the fun begins. Dean is being chased through the woods by the hellhounds. Of course we all caught on that this had to be a dream, since they weren’t going to off Dean in the first scene, but that still made for a great setup. I do remember from “Crossroads Blues” how the woman in the motel was seeing distorted and dead faces, so Dean seeing Sam like that was great continuity, but, could it be there’s more to that? Is Dean seeing something else in Sam that he can only see now? All questions will be held until after the tour.
A grinning Sam announces Lilith can be found, and I’m wondering how Bobby didn’t come up with that cool demon-finding device years ago. That certainly could have helped them out of a lot of trouble. Where does he find all these books telling him this stuff? They’re certainly better resources than Sam’s computer. Anyway, they’ve found Lilith in Indiana, which sends my mind drifting, since they were in Pennsylvania last week. A '67 Impala gets what, 8 miles to the gallon? Driving from Pennsylvania, to South Dakota, back to Indiana with almost $4 a gallon gas? Ouch.
Anyway, Ruby arrives and tells a not so shocked Sam what he and all of us have suspected all along, those goofy psychic and other freak powers are alive and, well, just dormant. By seeing Katie Cassidy in the opening credits we knew that Sam was going to ignore Dean’s wishes and summon Ruby. Did anyone hear that Katie’s Uncle Shaun has a pilot in development for FOX? Yes, he was a pinup on my wall in the late '70s, so what? Sorry, I’m drifting again.
I got excited over the beginning of this scene, because nobody “latinates” better than Sam. There’s just something in Jared’s voice, his timber, who knows, but I’d like to see a whole episode of that. “Because of a curse, Sam can only speak Latin.” Imagine all the fan girls thudding to the floor.
After some stirring action in which Ruby kicks some serious Winchester ass but gets caught in a devil’s trap anyway, we get the best line of the night. “Well I wish you’d shut your pie hole but we don’t always get what we want.” Oh Dean, you can’t die. Who will say all those clever lines? Sam thinks Ruby might be right, which triggers the “I’m dying so hear my wisdom” talk. Dean wants to set things right, do it his way, go down swinging. I liked the fact that he was keeping the same attitude from “Jus In Bello” and not losing his resolve as his end drew near. Raise your hand if you knew when push came to shove though, Sam would crack and try to become that martyr. Remember Sam, your weakness for your brother will be the death of you (in the Trickster’s words anyway).
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— go to most recent comments1 - Aishwarya
Damn you Kripke! lol Best season finale ever!
2 - Tahirire
"Damn you, Kripke!!!"
*bows*
*has been sobbing for 3 straight days*
*loves*
3 - Sam
Damn you Kripke, I started saying it half way through the show and I'm still saying it!
4 - Kayla
DAMN YOU KRIPKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Although I only got to see the last half of the finale live, I was crying when there was 20 minutes left in the show.
*bows to Jensen Ackles* Boy, you are the most talented actor I've ever seen! HOLY COW! *cries*
*bows to Jared Padalecki* Same goes for you! WHOA!
Katie you just plain rock!
*worships the genius* Kripke, I hate you but I love you! You killed DEAN! DEAN! I balled like a little baby without it's binky. You officially broke me with this episode. Brilliant! Simply amazing!
5 - Kat
Damn you, Kripke! I've been saying that since Devil's Trap, and I was screaming it at my poor tv the other night as well. You do know how to make us both hate you and love you at the same time.
Kudos to both Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. Amazing job, fellas. You embody your characters, and you both are so underappreciated by everyone except us fans.
Kat
6 - Sean
Damn you, Kripke!!!
7 - Stacey
Damn you, Kripke!
Though I still wonder if the reason why Dean flinched after seeing Ruby was not because he saw a demon, but because he didn't. Ruby already admitted that she's different from most demons, so maybe that's what he saw, or rather didn't see.
Just an idea.
8 - katie
Damn you, Kripke!!!
9 - Mystery Girl
Damn You Kripke...
DAMN YOU YOU HELL!!
..........................
Love The Show!!!:)
10 - Jake
Damn You Kripke!
I was shaking for nearly an hour after the episode ended - this episode reduced me to a quivering wreck - and I STILL love the show.
11 - Katie
Damn you, Kripke!!!
12 - Sophia
Damn you, Kripke!!!
13 - Joan
Damn you, Kripke! He killed Dean! He killed our DEAN!!!!!!!!!! I was so in shock at the end of the episode that I didn't cry until 30 minutes after it was over. Full body heaving crying! My heart aches and it is broken. Watching that final gut-wrenching scene brings to mind Sartre's book 'No Exit'. His idea of Hell is a person's own worst fear. Dean, being alone..without Sam...is his own worst fear personafied.
14 - marenamoo
Damn you Kripke
15 - mileya
Damn you, Kripke!!!
16 - Courtney
Damn you Kripke!!!!
The wait is always worth it though
Thanks for an awesome season 3!
17 - Ed
damn you kripke
18 - Nightowl
Damn you, Kripke!!! Fabulous season finale. Fabulous shows. Yes, indeed, this is the series the CW *should* be promoting!
19 - GreenWoman
Damn you, Kripke! I triple dog damn you! (But in a good way.)
Jim Beaver is the best. Dean grounds Sam; Bobby grounds Dean. More of that, please.
You guys, fore and aft of the camera, rule. Many many thanks.
20 - Laura
Damn you, Kripke!!! A HUGE THANK YOU to you, the cast, and writers for giving us a wonderful show! It is our whole family's favorite show of all time!
21 - GreenWoman
Damn you, Kripke! I triple dog damn you! (But in a good way.)
Jim Beaver is the best. Dean grounds Sam; Bobby grounds Dean. More of that, please.
You guys, fore and aft of the camera, rule. Many many thanks.
22 - Anita C.
Maldito sea, Kripke! Or, damn you! (in Spanish).
All I can say is, bring back Dean. Bring him back. Bring him back!
23 - Shadopath
Super-cool review. This finale was beautiful torture. It wrecked me, and I loved every second!
Double damn you, Kripke and your Supernatural brilliance!
Same goes to Jared and Jensen. You guys killed me!(in an awesome kind of way, Thank you!) You make Sam and Dean so damn REAL, how the hell can we make it until October?
OMG Dean! And poor Sammy. The switch is flipped-Yeay! I am beyond THRILLED about impending Sammy powers!-Sam will bring Dean back!
24 - britany k
Damn You Kripkie!!!
I'm in awe of your amazing powers.
25 - Robin
Damn you, Kripke, you Magnificent Bastard, you killed me right along with Dean!
Poor Sam!
Poor Dean!
Alice, you are made of win!
Love, Robin