King of the Damned Review

Once they showed "Scotland, 1732", I knew right away it was going to be about Crowley. I actually thought at first that Abaddon was going to try to kill Crowley before he became a demon. It turns out she was just after leverage. It's going to be interesting to see how Crowley's kid makes out in the 21st century.

I'm surprised the boys didn't kill Crowley right then and there. He'd exceeded his usefulness, there's no longer any point in keeping him around. If I were Dean, I would have just taken the Blade and chopped off his head.

It seems the remaining two episodes are going to be about Metatron. He and Abaddon haven't had much screen time for the main villains of the season. This season has had a lot of episodes that weren't relevant to the story arc. They've told some great stories, but the big story they're trying to tell has been rather lacking.

Most season finales so far have had some sort of cliffhanger. I'm having a hard time figuring out what this season's is going to be. They had a main character death last season, so we probably won't have one of those this month. My money is on the emergence of a new villain. Either that, or the reappearance of an old one, such as Lucifer. I want that because I want to see more archangels.

Dean is definitely turning into a demon. In this episode he showed clear telekinetic powers and superhuman strength. He needs to get rid of the mark before he turns into a full demon. In fact, the cliffhanger of this season might involve Dean's eyes turning black.

Mother's Little Helper Review

This episode explains what Abaddon has been up to since we last saw her, which was all the way back in Road Trip. For the season villain, she sure doesn't get much screen time. She's been mentioned in more episodes than she's actually been in. Not many demons would be ruthless enough to manufacture their own armies. Crowley, Azazel, and Lilith were all happy with the share of souls that hell got. Abaddon has been doing everything in her power to increase that number. We've already seen that she's been calling in contracts early and now she's stealing souls from still-living people. If the boys don't stop her soon, she's going to have quite the army on her hands. It's actually a wonder none of the angels have gotten involved. Now that they're stuck on Earth, you'd think they'd be paying closer attention to cleaning it up.

Finally, after nine seasons, the Winchesters have gotten some sense knocked into them. They actually went out and recorded an exorcism on their phones. Another group of hunters did that all the way back in season 5, and this is the first we've seen the Winchesters do it. If I were them, I'd have it ready to go on my phone, in the tape deck in the Impala, and on boom boxes stationed throughout the bunker. I might it even set it as my ringtone in the hopes of catching demons off-guard when I receive a phone call.

I'm rather concerned about the fact that Crowley "tested" Dean in this episode. I'm not sure what the test was in preparation for, but it seems to be whether he'd be willing to protect Crowley. It's possible Crowley is experimenting with some sort of mind control to get Dean to do his bidding. Or maybe it's something to do with the mark of Cain. Maybe it's slowly turning him into a demon. I have the feeling Crowley knows more about the mark and the blade than he's letting on.

Heaven Can't Wait Review

Supernatural is one of those shows where even nine seasons in, you can still add new mythology. Yesterday's episode proved that with the introduction of rit zien angels. I think the last new creatures they introduced (not counting the Wicked Witch, who is more of an individual than a species) were the Leviathans and that was two whole years ago.

If Abaddon is intent on calling in all of Crowley's contracts before they're due, that could cause trouble later on. Some sort of situation may occur where nobody wants to make deals with demons anymore because you no longer get a guaranteed term. Hell may find itself with a massive influx of souls, followed by a sudden dry spell when nobody makes any deals. One problem this would present for the Winchesters is that with all these extra souls in hell, that would give the demons more power to do things with.

I'm not entirely convinced Crowley read through those papers completely. It looked like he glanced through them and came to the conclusion that the spell was irreversible. He may have missed something on how to undo it or that it also banishes angels from hell (particularly the Cage). I'm also intrigued by his phone call at the end that Sam walked in on. I would like to see who that went to and what he said.