Supernatural Reviews by Billie Doux

3.16 No Rest for the Wicked

Dean: "You're not going to bust out the misty goodbye speech. If this is my last day on earth, I do not want it to be socially awkward."

Noooooooooooooooooooooo! Come on. Did they have to leave us for the summer with that image of Dean in a devil's cobweb screaming for Sam?

Part of me knew they were going to do it. And I must admit I'm partially relieved that they didn't cop out and give us an easy resolution to an insoluable problem. But the other part of me is completely, totally bummed that my supersweetie Dean just went to Hell. Jeez. Did they have to? Really?

Except for the ending, this was an excellent episode. Dean and Sam singing Bon Jovi together at the top of their lungs alone was worth the price of admission. The Siege of the Suburbs was particularly cool, especially the holy water in the sprinklers. The thing with Lilith and the family was right out of the famous Jerome Bixby story, "It's a *Good* Life," and it never hurts to go back to the classics.

But ... Dean went to Hell. I didn't want Dean to go to Hell, dammit. How can they possibly bring him back? It's not exactly easy to get out of Hell, and Dean's cute little bod is, well, dead. (Dean's death scene was way too graphic, a real shocker.) I was thinking that maybe Bela going to Hell too might be relevant. And hard to tell what happened to Ruby -- Lilith sent her "far far away" -- but Ruby could be back in Hell, too. Lest we forget, Daddy Winchester is also in Hell. I'm sort of picturing the four of them in a Dante-esque trip through the circles of Hell to freedom, although the special effects might strain the CW's budget.

Personally, I think that Sam's untapped "dormant power", strong enough to defeat Lilith, is the key. Dean essentially sacrificed himself for Sam *again* by not letting Sam tap into that power. But now that Dean is no longer around to yell at him about it, Sam is free to try pretty much anything he wants to retrieve Dean. Even going Dark Side. And he'd do it for Dean, we all know he would.

The abbreviated season three was pretty good, although they sort of dropped the ball with the escaped demons thing. And next season should be pretty interesting. I'm betting that, if Sam does tap into his demonic power, he'll become a different person. Losing Dean will certainly change him. And Dean probably won't be the same when he comes back. If he comes back. But hey, he pretty much has to, doesn't he? Sam can't carry the show alone.

Bits and pieces:

-- We got our usual finale previously on to "Carry on, Wayward Son". Love it.

-- This week, we went to New Harmony, Indiana. Dean was "Mr. Hagar."

-- The cop car they covered up was number 54. I seem to remember a very old show called Car 54, Where are You?

-- The little girl who played the new incarnation of Lilith was very good. That's not an easy role for a young child to play convincingly, as Kirsten Dunst can attest. Good thing Sam didn't accidentally kill her when she wasn't possessed, huh?

-- I liked the idea of Dean being able to see beneath the surface as he grew closer to the veil between life and death. That would be a handy talent to hang on to when they bring him back. Speaking of which, why did Dean see Sam as demonic in the teaser? Was that just an hallucination? Or was that (again) Sam's "dormant" whatever?

Quotes:

Dean: "Let's just make a TJ run, you know? Some senoritas, cervezas, we could... what's Spanish for donkey show?"
Sam: "So if we do save you, let's never do that."

Sam: "And you decided to tell me this just now."
Ruby: "Uh, Demon? Manipulative is kind of in the job description."

Dean: "So that's you, huh? Our slutty little Yoda."

Dean: "She wants you to give in to this whole demonic psychic whatever, okay? Hell, she probably wants you to become her antichrist superstar."

Dean: "We got the knife."
Bobby: "And you intend to use it without me. Do I look like a ditchable prom date to you?"

Bobby: "You're piercing the veil, Dean. Glimpsing the B side."
Dean: "A little less new agey, please."
Bobby: "You're almost Hell's bitch. So you can see Hell's other bitches."

Another strong, emotional, personal season finale. Four out of four stars from me. What's your rating? Vote below,

Billie