SPN: 5x13 "The Song Remains The Same" aka BEST EPISODE EVER :D

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OMG. OMG. OMG. I was looking forward to this episode already because it was a young!John and Mary episode (the sequel to S4's "In The Beginning" :)). My hopes for this episode weren't disappointed. *cheers*

I love that Sam came along too this time around...so he got a chance to see his parents when they were younger. I'm glad that he got some bonding time with young!John. Even though John didn't understand what Sam was talking about (when Sam said he had made peace with John's decisions) since well, young!John didn't know who exactly Sam was referring to...at least Sam was able to have that closure...sort of...

I love how young!John was so willing to help out with the hunting stuff after his initial WTF? shock over it. I love how adamant he was over doing so...even after Dean was like, "you need human blood to create the sigil"... and John's like, "All right then" and takes a knife to cut himself. Oh yeah, love how he didn't back down. Maybe it's a macho guy thing...;)

I loved how kickass Mary was when she was fighting Anna. Even though she left the hunting life, it was nice to see that she was still ready to fight when needed. 

I admit I "awww-ed" when Mary was telling Sam and Dean that she couldn't leave John...that she was pregnant. That meant there was a little!Dean already inside her...of course she couldn't leave him with a baby on the way. 

I wasn't expecting Michael to appear in this episode, and I'm glad I wasn't spoiled for that because it was a brilliant surprise. John as Michael's vessel!!! OMG. Apparently it's a family thing...through the bloodlines, that's why John was able to be Michael's temporary vessel (with Dean being Michael's true vessel). Although this isn't exactly news about the bloodlines...considering it was addressed in S4 with Castiel/Jimmy...and Castiel being able to take Claire as a vessel since she was Jimmy's daughter.

Yeah, so the Archangel Michael was a bit of a bastard...seems to be the M.O. for angels (except for Castiel...) on the show, but it was cool seeing him for the first time. Even bigger clincher was that he was wearing John's face, which certainly made things more interesting. I liked the confrontation between him and Dean. A lot of tension there...I liked hearing what Michael had to say about his relationship with Lucifer...as if we needed the point to be driven anymore that it's equivalent to how Sam and Dean are with each other.

So...it's nice that Michael saved Sam and then sent him home...kinda mean (but sort of necessary just to keep them sane I suppose) to scrub John and Mary's minds of ever seeing Sam and Dean. I think this was needed just to insure everything continued on track...that the future would continue as it should be. The Winchester Gospel, right? Can't change that...(no matter how much Sam and Dean wish they could have saved Mary and to have grown up with a mother...oh boys! :(). 

I got all warm and fuzzy (all right, it was a tad cheesy, but I think it solidified the line's importance...) when we saw young!Mary and John again with Mary visibly pregnant (little!Dean looked like he would be born real soon)... and the little conversation about the angel statue Mary bought to put in Dean's nursery. And she said the line, "Angels are watching over you" *melts into a puddle of cuteness and incoherency* Yeah, yeah...angels turn out not to be so great, but that line is important to the show imo...so it was nice to see its beginnings (even before Dean was born). 

I missed some scenes in this episode, so I didn't get to see all of Castiel's scenes...(they were mostly toward the beginning, it looks like). Poor Cas being all messed up and injured after the time travel trip. *hugs him* Well, at least Dean was considerate enough to get him a bed in the honeymoon suite. 

So...Anna wanted to kill John and Mary so that Sam would never be born? That's what I'm assuming...I think I missed the explanation bit, but I could understand Anna getting creative...being all like, "Well, it'll be sort of hard to kill Sam now...why not head back to the past to get his parents before he's born? That'll solve the problem!" ...Better luck (or not!) next time...oh wait, Michael fried her, didn't he? So Anna's dead...oh well.

Additional note: My heart went out to Sam when he was all teary-eyed and emotional at seeing his mother (properly this time). Poor Sam - not ever having had a chance at remembering her because he was too young before Mary died. He needed a hug...and the "you're so beautiful"...awww...

I'm definitely planning on downloading this episode once a download becomes available. This episode is definitely going on my rewatch list. :)