It only took me 10 days, but I'm back! RL issues, mostly.
ANYWAY, the only thing that bothered me in that incredible scene at the end was Dean saying, "Don't you DARE think" etc. That struck me as almost invalidating what Sam was saying--maybe it was the writing--maybe it's just me. But still, I was a weeping mess when the whole thing was over.
One of the final moments that KILLED me was when Dean was tending Sam's hand, looking at Sam with so much love. And then Sam collapsed, and as Dean pulled him out of the church, he says, "Hold on, little brother" (and I almost lost it typing it out!). The whole end of that conversation and the final moments of the finale were filled with so much love from Dean. Unlike some, I have seen Dean as being integral to the finale arc. He is trying to take care of his brother, not just in the usual way, but nurturing him and dare I say, mothering Sam? You know Dean put the blanket on Sam back at the Batcave before he served him Kitchen Sink Stew. For once, Dean isn't pretending that Sam is "okay" or "not that bad" because of the emotional precipice Dean would face if Sam really is "that bad."
Some reviewer thought that it was hilarious that Dean was telling Sam that he should confess about Ruby, etc. Why is that hilarious? Why is that not cutting open a barely-healed wound and then pouring salt into it? (Yeah, I know, pouring salt is their job, but you know what I mean.)
On another subject entirely, I wondered about Crowley at the end. Is Sam's blood no longer pure? Does that mean Crowley is again a full-fledged demon? That's what his look at the end signaled to me. I cannot imagine a human Crowley, and even if he is, he'll still be a bastard (one of my favorite bastards). My guess is that he's gone back to being a demon. But perhaps Abbadon will be S9's big bad.
I didn't think about Dean throwing the amulet away affecting Sam, but I see your point.
ETA: It was brilliant that they showed Cas being human by having him cry at his brothers and sisters falling.
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ANYWAY, the only thing that bothered me in that incredible scene at the end was Dean saying, "Don't you DARE think" etc. That struck me as almost invalidating what Sam was saying--maybe it was the writing--maybe it's just me. But still, I was a weeping mess when the whole thing was over.
One of the final moments that KILLED me was when Dean was tending Sam's hand, looking at Sam with so much love. And then Sam collapsed, and as Dean pulled him out of the church, he says, "Hold on, little brother" (and I almost lost it typing it out!). The whole end of that conversation and the final moments of the finale were filled with so much love from Dean. Unlike some, I have seen Dean as being integral to the finale arc. He is trying to take care of his brother, not just in the usual way, but nurturing him and dare I say, mothering Sam? You know Dean put the blanket on Sam back at the Batcave before he served him Kitchen Sink Stew. For once, Dean isn't pretending that Sam is "okay" or "not that bad" because of the emotional precipice Dean would face if Sam really is "that bad."
Some reviewer thought that it was hilarious that Dean was telling Sam that he should confess about Ruby, etc. Why is that hilarious? Why is that not cutting open a barely-healed wound and then pouring salt into it? (Yeah, I know, pouring salt is their job, but you know what I mean.)
On another subject entirely, I wondered about Crowley at the end. Is Sam's blood no longer pure? Does that mean Crowley is again a full-fledged demon? That's what his look at the end signaled to me. I cannot imagine a human Crowley, and even if he is, he'll still be a bastard (one of my favorite bastards). My guess is that he's gone back to being a demon. But perhaps Abbadon will be S9's big bad.
I didn't think about Dean throwing the amulet away affecting Sam, but I see your point.
ETA: It was brilliant that they showed Cas being human by having him cry at his brothers and sisters falling.