I think whatever shit's gonna go down this May could probably be avoided if Dean would just burn that red shirt.

Quite possibly. But I love it so I'm prepared to let the world end over it.

What about an Amara vs God confrontation? Surely whatever way Amara is 'neutralized' God has to be involved somehow.

:-/ I'm going to be disappointed if we have a literal deus ex machina ending, I really am.

Re: people think it was Cas-- the fuck? And not the man he swallowed a bottle of pills over, like, a few hours prior?

I know, right? To be fair, I have not seen these actual posts, but I have seen posts from people saying they've seen them.

I rated it a Dean-centric ep because we went more in-depth on his psyche, imo, while we got some great Sam stuff but at more of a remove. I'd be interested to know what criteria others use to determine the tilt of an episode.

Oddly enough, I thought it was a very Sam ep until I saw posts saying it was a great Dean ep, and then I realized I was wrong. I think Sam fans are so used to him being marginalized and unappreciated that when he does shine, it's all we can see. :D