I actually liked this episode, which is confusing because A) I don't like S14, didn't even like S13 or most of S12 so I am (or was) regrettably very close to done with this show and B) Bucklemming, like the poll says. :-) But I found it emotionally gripping and (EXTRA surprisingly) rather tightly written. And the performances, for both the main cast and the characters of just this ep, were off the charts. I loved the interview with the twin and the parallels to Sam and Dean.

I do want to ask other fans, though... was it more disturbing and horrific than usual? I mean, for the show overall? I generally dislike horror, which is why it's weird that I love this show so much--it's despite rather than because of the horror, though SPN taught me that I can appreciate a good scare. But I don't know if it was because it was so well-acted, but I could not take the murder scenes. I had to watch them with my eyes squinted, on mute with subtitles. Trying to figure out why this ep in particular got to me that way. There have only been a few episodes that were worse in that way for me (the one where Alastair tortures Meg and it's really sexualized jumps to mind).

I absolutely loved the end scene. All the Sam and Dean scenes really. But the punch-hug combo was one of the series' best hugs IMO. And JEBUS, Jared acted the HELL out of that scene. This was the first time in a while the show has genuinely made me cry; both Js' performance was a big part of that. Maybe Bucklemming is getting better....