I kind of enjoyed this episode, even if just for the mere fact that it was a romp through a Samgirl’s fantasy, that of marrying Sam Winchester, going on a hunt with him, and then snuggling up after in a tidy, backwoods cabin.

To my mind, Show named this episode “Slash Fiction,” for reasons known only to them, perhaps as a shout out to fans, but there elements in this episode that are prevalent in fan fiction and in slash fiction.

It really does look like Show is back on track this season, as it is creating episodes that are more along the lines of what I like to watch, with the boys saving people and hunting things.

If I wanted this much Christian mythology shoved down my throat, I would have gone to the local bible thumping Christian cult church and sat in on their “How to Spot the Mark of the Beast” seminar, which included free kool-aid, free parking, and prizes for the kids!

As an audience, we have been teased (and tormented) with the tantalizing idea that behind the Wall of Sam (created by Death to keep Sam’s memories of his time in hell at bay) lay an undiscovered country of unheard of angst and emo and the deep, dark, fiery, and hellish torments that Sam suffered through. While there wasn’t a written contract, through the process of storytelling (with its endless hints at how DIRE his time there was), as well as the threats (threaded through dialog) of what would happen should The Wall come down, the audience was promised a reveal on the subject. We were promised that we would come to understand the nature of Sam’s suffering while in hell.