The episode was bookended and sometimes broken up by Sam talking with an elderly woman named Julia. She recounted events from her past when she was in the local convent and she witnessed some demons infiltrating and stealing souls. The flashbacks to the Men of Letters could get tiresome, but I was quickly wrapped up in Henry and Josie’s story. Their characters were interesting, showing the insecurities they have before committing to the cause. I also liked that Josie was the rare woman in the MOL, but of course that was fated to end badly, being as this character is played by Alaina Huffman aka Abaddon. We should also expect that the numerous flashbacks to the olden days will lead up to…something. Perhaps it truly is meant only to show Abaddon: Origins. My thought is the Men of Letters will come more into play for the last episodes of the season. An almost unnoticed moment passes in which Dean calls Crowley out for remaining a junkie. Crowley is still juicing up on human blood. This plotline was introduced in the last episode, and felt like it had been abandoned halfway through. With this small moment here, we’re shown that there’s a bigger arc happening with Crowley’s addiction. This addiction, the MOL, the hunt with Abaddon will all likely come together in a big way by the season finale. Alaina Huffman proved she could smoothly transition between Josie’s character and Abaddon. And I loved that Sam has learned from the multiple times that demons have choked him. His recording of the exorcism on his cell phone was genius. Slow claps all around. It was a good episode, and as Mischa Collins directorial debut, proved quite successful. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for all news updates related to the world of geek. And Google+, if that’s your thing!
