Honestly, could things get more bleak? That was the most depressing.thing.evar! This, however, does not mean I didn’t like it, because I did, but there was a part of me that wanted to jump in front of Sam’s gun there at the end…

So we begin this week’s adventure with the boys in yet another NotMetallicar (I miss the old girl!), and Dean suffering from not only grief, but is burnt out in the worst way. Sam has found a series of brutal murders of seemingly nice, attractive men who happen to have a mysterious symbol carved into their chests. Gross!! Dean is dubious, and sippin’ from Bobby’s flask, but Sam convinces him.

After chatting with a a fresh, young coroner, they find out that the DNA from the crime scenes aren’t human, confirming Sammy’s suspicion. But instead of heading back to whatever dull motel room they are currently occupying, Dean heads out to troll for chicks. Leading us to a much too short shirtless Dean tryst with a lovely redhead from the local meet-market, The Colbalt Room, while yet another man gets gruesomely slaughtered.

Of course Dean’s hook-up turns up UberPreggers, and proceeds to give birth to a rapidly growing little girl, while surrounded by a creepy group of ladies who are our Big Bad this week, an ancient group of Amazonian warriors.

The beautiful boys are having a hard time tracking down the meaning of the symbol carved in the victims hairless chests, and after lamenting over not having an ace in their pocket to call, they hit up a local professor (Mayor Wilkins from Buffy! I love that guy). After much cajoling, they get him to dig up some helpful info, just as Dean’s progeny turns into one of the scariest teenage girls you have ever met.

While Sammy heads back to the Professor for some Greek translation, Dean gets a visit from his almost full grown daughter. She seems sweet at first, but that’s just a ruse, ’cause this gal has brought one big knife to lop off her daddy’s hands and feet before throwing him around that dismal motel room. And in the nick of time, Sammy shows up and kills the girl dead, much to the shock of Dean.

And here comes the comparison between Emma and  poor Amy, and honestly I think it’s lame. Are they even now? Did Dean need a taste of his own medicine for Sam to feel better? Are we gonna have to suffer through more Winchester angst? I hope not. Those boys have been getting along so well lately, and I don’t know if I can bear another season of suffering like that. It’s bad enough that Dean is desperately depressed, and Sammy is seemingly just fine… which we KNOW he can’t be that okay after all those horrible hallucinations back at the beginning of the season. I get the feeling that some big, Other Shoe is gonna drop hard. Soon. All that being said, the killing of both Amy and Emma do underscore the fact that Sam and Dean don’t get anything nice. Bobby is dead, Papa Winchester is long gone, every woman Sam sleeps with dies a horrible death, and now Dean ends up seeing his daughter shot in front of him. Sam’s desperate “Don’t die.” to Dean at the end was heartbreaking. Those poor little boys.

Besides our little morality play near the end there, it was a good, gory ride, and we continue with SmartDean and HappySammy. This is also the second (or is it third?) time weird little things happen that is obviously convincing Dean that Bobby is watching over them from the beyond. It’s a nice thought, but I’m not sure I buy it. I think I’m with Sammy on this bit.

Oh yeah, and the Big Bad ladies get away! Ruh-roh.

Next week: CLOWNS. (eek)