The Jehovas Witness bothering Dean with "'Scuse me, friend, but have you taken time out to think about God's plan for *you*?" was amusing, as was Dean's conversation with Castiel over the phone (the best bit being, after Dean said, "It's kind of funny - talking to a messenger of God on a cell phone. It's, you know, like watching a Hell's Angel riding a moped." Castiel replying with, "This isn't funny, Dean! The voice says I'm almost out of minutes!"). I'm glad Sam told Dean that Lucifer was "wearing him to the prom". Sad, though, to hear Dean telling Sam that they aren't stronger when together, but in fact "weaker", and that love/family is always going to be used against them/they're "better off apart". Nice shot of the post-apocalyptic scenery. Good jump moment with the rabid little girl attacking Dean. All I can say, in regards to the scene with Dirty Dancing music being played (as rabid humans got shot by military guys) is...what the hell was THAT? When Zachariah was reading from newspaper, "Croatoan pandemic reaches Australia.", all I could think was, "Oh, how nice of this show to only mention Austalia when it's in the context of something *bad* happening."
Zachariah leaving Dean stuck in future for three days may have seemed like yet another "life lesson" (after previous such "lessons" as what the Trickster taught Sam in Season 3's 'Mystery Spot', and what Dean learned in Season 4's 'In The Beginning'/'It's A Terrible Life'), but - like with those episodes - this one *did* have a point, and I think it provided Dean with useful information that he didn't have before. I have no problems with these sorts of episodes, so long as they have a *reason* for being and something can be learned, by either Sam or Dean, from their experiences.
Dean's reaction to discovering what had become of his car was good.. Jensen Ackles must be commended for his portrayal of both Future and Past Dean, and making the conversations they were having utterly believable. You totally bought that there were two Deans there. Future Dean asking his past self to tell him something only he would know (trying on her pink satiny panties...and Dean kinda liking it) was funny. Past Dean calling himself "dick" was great, as was him getting busted for stuff he hadn't even done yet (ie. spending the night in Jane's cabin, when he supposedly "had a connection" with someone else).
Hippie Cas was hilarious. First his, "Excuse me, ladies. I think I have to confer with our fearless leader for a minute. Why not go get washed up for the orgy?" (and Dean's reaction to it), then him smilingly telling them, "You're all so beautiful." as they left. The exchanges between the two were good, as always...
Past Dean: "What're you, a hippie?" Castiel: "Thought you'd gotten over trying to label me."
Past Dean: "What, are you stoned?" Castiel': "Generally, yeah."
It was fun/interesting to see Castiel, after "life" had happened to him. Castiel laughing at Past Dean, then, after Future Dean' gave him this look, saying, "What? I like past you." amused me. Past Dean receiving the news that Sam didn't die in Detroit, but in fact said "the big Yes" to the Devil, was another solid dramatic scene between the two Deans (especially Future Dean begging himself to say 'yes' to Michael, when he returned to '09). Jensen acted the hell out of every scene the two versions of him shared. Chuck got a good line, telling Past Dean to hoard toilet paper like it was gold when he got back.
There were three really good lines from Castiel, when Past Dean questioned him on "the drugs, the orgies, the love guru crap": "'Cept I used to belong to a much better club. Now I'm powerless, I'm hapless, I'm hopeless. I mean, why the hell *not* bury myself in women and decadence?" and "Why not bang a few gongs before the lights go out?" as well as "That's just how I roll."
The standout moment of the episode was when we finally got to see Sam show up, possessed by Lucifer (apparently wearing Lex Luthor's white suit from when he was President in Smallville), with his foot on Future Dean's neck, and then simply snapping it. The storm, combined with Lu-Sam-fer's, "Oh. Hello, Dean.", was an effective introduction. Jared really brought it in this scene. His acting/facial expressions as Lucifer were excellent. I was glad to see Lucifer sticking to his story of God casting him down because he loved him "more than anything"/not wanting to bow down before humans (which we first heard from him in the premiere). Jensen and Jared were both amazing in this scene, and "We will always end up here."/"See you in five years." was pretty creepy.
I liked Dean saying "Nah." to "the Ghost of Christmas Screw You" (Zachariah) and Dean telling Castiel, "Don't ever change." (after he got back to '09). I was glad to see the boys back together at the end, and that they've decided to "make their own future". This was a really solid episode, and infinitely better than 'Croatoan' from Season 2.
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