Even though I hate it when Sam and Dean are separated, this episode gave us a lot. Plus, Bobby!

THEN: Bobby died! Metatron stole Castiel’s grace! Rowena was annoying!

NOW: Bobby is in Heaven, listening to Kenny Rogers, drinking whiskey and reading Tori Spelling’s book, “sTori Telling.” Not bad, Bobby.

Apparently Dean has been having nightmares, and Sam runs to Dean, gun ready, when he is awoken by the sound of Dean yelling Sam’s name. Sam and Dean’s rooms are far apart. Huh. I pictured them sleeping across the hall from each other.

Sam tells Dean there are no jobs for them, and invites Dean to a French film about a mime. Who is really a cockroach. In Wichita. Dean begs off going, taking a snow day of sorts, and Sam warns Dean to stay out of his room while he’s gone. Dean promptly goes into Sam’s room and sits on his pillow, tapes the phone, rubs Sam’s toothbrush in his armpit, and other brotherly shenanigans, I’m sure. Making calls to try and find something to do with no luck, Dean heads out to the local bar, convincing himself he’s “fan-damn-tastic’.

Sam & Castiel

Sam meets Cas on the side of the road, and they discuss getting Metatron’s help with removing the Mark. Cas is reluctant to do this without Dean, but agrees to help at Sam’s insistence. He’ll even drive! Thwarted at Heaven’s door by Hanna, Sam and Cas plan to jailbreak Metatron with an Inside Man (title reference!).

Sam and Cas find a former Men of Letters mindreader to help them contact Bobby in Heaven. Oliver Pryce is upset to find an angel of his front door, seeing he is an atheist. All Oliver can read off Castiel is colors. Hee. They use angel radio to contact Bobby via Oliver, and Bobby is happy to hear from them!

Bobby is distraught about Dean’s condition, and is also concerned that Sam and Cas are doing this without Dean. Castiel coaches Bobby on how to break out of his own private Heaven. Seems as though Heaven has been meticulously organized alphabetically, a far cry from the last time we saw Heaven in season five’s “Dark Side of the Moon”. Once Bobby escapes his cell, he frees all the other Robert Singer’s in his section. I am assuming that woman in the blue is Roberta Singer. Turns out all Robert Singers are surly. Hee. Bobby finagles his way through the crowd of boisterous Bobby’s and angels, gets the (back?)door to Heaven open, and Cas makes a sweet ass entrance at Bobby’s feet.

Bobby is not impressed by Metatron, saying he looks like a Fraggle. HE DOES. Lol. But here’s the thing. Metatron has been blowing smoke this whole time. All that bluster was just that, he doesn’t know a thing about removing the Mark. He confesses once Castiel steals his grace and shoots him in the leg on Sam’s signal. And then, Metatron says he still has some of Castiel’s grace, hidden away. So Castiel takes Metatron to places unknown while Sammy head back to the bunker.

Dean & Crowley

Dean clearly knows the bartender at the bar that heads to after the bunker shananagins. After some urinal cake banter, and an order for nachos, Dean sees his opportunity to hustle some college students at pool. He introduces himself, acting drunk, and the hustle is on!

After successfully hustling, Dean heads into the loo to wash his face. When he looks into the mirror he has BLACK EYES for a brief moment, totally freaking out Dean and the rest of us. Nooooooo. Meanwhile, Rowena has showed up at the bar, casts a spell of the hustled boys, and sics them on Dean. Seems as though Rowena is taking matters into her own hands.

While Dean is busy fighting off the boys, and even though he’s flashing to all the killing he’s done, he refrains from killing these boys. Good for you, Dean! Rowena casts her BigBadSpell and it is useless on the wearer of the Mark. Dean finds out that Rowena is Crowley’s mom, and she tells all of us that she is trying to save her son.

Pissed that her plan didn’t work, Rowena goes back to Crowley and fakes being beaten up by Dean. Crowley is pissed, but not at Dean. Rowena tells him that the Mark is just a curse. A God level curse. The First Curse. Who wants to bet Crowley is gonna use this info in a way that will end badly for someone?

Crowley shows up at the bar, and Dean is waiting for him. But instead of fighting or trickery, they share drinks and conversation. Then, Crowley just tells Dean about the curse! Well, that was easy. And then Dean Dr. Phil’s Crowley, and we get the family isn’t just blood speech. One of my favorite Supernatural speeches. Because family are the people who’ve got your back, no matter what. *sigh* I love this show.

Crowley heads back to toss his mum out on the street. “I know what you’re up to mother”, and he sends her packing. Last we see of Rowena? Most hope yes, I am guessing NO.

After quite the day for both brothers, they return to the bunker and lie their asses off to each other, as those beautiful boys are wont to do. Which blows. I hate it when they keep secrets! Sam goes to his room and reads a note from Bobby that Castiel smuggled out of Heaven. It is sweet, and wise and I hope it convinces Sammy to tells Dean whats up. Because the only way the Winchester’s can kick it in the ass, is if they do it together.

QUOTES!

Crowley: “You’re my mother, I don’t want to see anything. I’ve been to Hell, thanks.”

Castiel: “I’m an angel.” Oliver: “No, you can’t be.” Castiel: “Why not?” Oliver: “Because I’m am atheist.” Sam: “Not anymore.”

Castiel: “Because you can hear everyone’s thoughts?” Oliver: “Not yours. All I’m getting from you is, colors. But the hippy over here, seeing some creep ass hobbit looking fella in a prison cell?” Sam: “That’s Heaven’s jail.” Oliver: “Heaven’s got a freakin’ jail?”

Bobby: “Hey Sam, remember when this job was just choppin’ up a fang and tossin’ back a cold one?”

Dean: “I’ve been waiting on you.” Crowley: “Squirrel.” Dean: “Boris. Where’s Natasha?”

Random Angel: “The Bobby’ are fighting back. All hands, repeat, we need all hands. They’re surly. I repeat, the Bobby’s are surly.”

Dean: “Maybe I’ve changed too. Here I am playing Dr. Phil to the King of Hell. Never saw that coming.”

Dean: “A wise man once told me, family don’t end in blood. But it doesn’t start there either. Family cares about you, not what you can do for them. Family’s there, for the good, bad, all of it. They got your back. Even when it hurts. That’s family.”

Note from Bobby: “Sam, so this is weird, huh? Look, I just wanted to say that Cas told me what you’re doing for Dean, and I’m not asking you to stop, but, maybe going behind his back ain’t the best idea. Your brother, he can be stubborn, but I think he’d understand. And I know it’s the life, doing a little bad so you can do a lot of good. Sometimes the bad is real bad, and the good, it can come at one hell of a price. I ain’t there on the ground, and whatever you do, I know you’ll make the right choice. You’re a good man, Sam Winchester, one of the best, and I’m damn proud of you son. I was content up here, but getting a call from you, it was the happiest I’ve been in forever. No matter what it costs. So stay safe, and keep fighting, and kick it in the ass. Bobby.”

 

Next! Charlie is back, with the Book of the Dead!