Forgive if this gets a little emotional, but after this episode I can't help but feel a little lengthy in reviewing certain aspects and being analytical about things. I had plenty to mull over and to really evaluate, but even after writing this I still feel like I need to discuss more to sort out my feelings about this one. Because this episode...God, this episode got to me. This is why I get so worked up over fictional character that I am so emotionally invested in, dammit.

( Let me tell you my story....let me tell you everything. )

By far my favorite episode of this whole season, hands down. Epic creys with major heartache and all. I love it. ♥

Regardless on whatever the fate of this show might be, cancellation or renewal, I do have a few scenarios of my ideal ending for the series finale. Or rather how the last shot of the entire show should be, since everyone knows my ideal series finale battle: Apocalypse 2.0 that isn't anticlimactic, unsatisfactory or a huge disappointment like the last one had been, and worth everything that the show was built-up for. But in any case, for the end of the Winchesters story especially I have two specific scenarios on how I want them to go out:

( Carry on my wayward son, there will be peace when you are done... )

As for the fate of Castiel, I see it happening in one of two ways. After the War in Heaven is eradicated, Castiel either goes back to Heaven but still watches over the Winchesters (in either Scenario #1 or Scenario #2) because he is still their friend after all, or Castiel decides to stay on Earth and carry out particular missions and retelling the story of the Winchester legacy. Or something to that effect. It's still being thought out on that one, but I definitely believe that Castiel will continue to be in contact with Dean and Sam no matter what happens.

Highly doubtful any of this will happen, since the show and I aren't communicating well these days. Nonetheless, this is how my ideal endgame for show plays out inside of my head, and that's how it should be done imo.

What are your thoughts or particular ideas for the series finale, oh dear flist? How would it go and what would it contain, perfect ending or bittersweet? Satisfactory or open-ended? I am genuinely curious on what other people think.

( My true form is approximately the size of your Chrysler building )

Furthermore, aside from hearing Misha Collins' voiceover before the episode began (\O/ our bb is getting publicity hallelujah!), I read in an article somewhere that it was actually Mark Sheppard's idea for him to not be featured in the opening credits because he knew fans would appreciate being surprised right along Sam and Dean. He's one sly, smart man that Mark Sheppard, and I love him for it. ♥

This episode really sparked up my reviewing and meta tendencies because I just absolutely loved it, which cannot be said for the first two episodes of the season, and with good reason. Didn't I say that once Castiel reappeared again everything would be made better? And it was everything I had hoped it would be, and then some.

( Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray to Castiel to get his feathery ass down here. )

Ben Edlund is my hero, seriously. He saved us from headdesking another episode to smiling and being excited for the show once again. ♥ ILU BEN EDLUND, PLZ WRITE ALL THE REST OF THE EPISODES AND TAKE OVER AS SHOWRUNNER, KTHX.

So, I've finally written it.

I've prolonged this since the finale aired, mostly because I needed to cool off and refrain from keyboardsmashing like crazy, and also to recollect and formulate rational thoughts based on what occurred in the said finale. Be warned there may still be some opinionated thoughts under here which may appear a bit snarkier than usual, since I am still very meh about the finale in general, but mostly I try to rationalize what happened along with my own opinions on everything as a whole. I'm sure I've already repeated what many fans have said and felt about the finale in general. I just needed to write this out because it's been nagging at my brain for a while now.

( Supernatural Finale 5.22 - Swan Song )

There are certain things that I didn't mention in this review, and that's because I want to discuss them in separate posts than in my regular formatting. So yeah, if there's something I didn't address here I will address in a later meta post, for sure.

( That's what you get for working with a demon. )

Can we just forget about a season six and just have a spin-off series with the angels/archangels, preferably with Castiel's personal journey with his family, with some added Crowley to to mix? Perhaps a little Ghostfacers for kicks? As much as I love the boys I find those backstories of such supporting characters much more compelling to watch and to be explored further than the Winchester stuff lately. Just saying.

My brain is still scattered with thoughts, but I wrote them out anyway. Might be all over the place, I don't know. I have more thoughts that I'll post later, because my brain isn't done processing everything yet. But there's some thinky-thoughts accompanied by sparkletext and gifs. ;D

( I gave everything for you, and this is what you give me?! )

And because I still have to get through a ton of codas from this episode alone (ilu fandom, seriously), here's one I deeply recommend because it is just that good and guh-worthy.

Walled In (Dean/Castiel, R) by annundriel
Castiel feels...frustrated and useless and angry, so very angry.

IT IS FANTASTIC YOU GUYS! IT FITS WITH MY KINKS AND JUST, GUH YES. I LOVE THIS FANDOM SO SO MUCH. <3 <3 NEVER LEAVE ME, PRECIOUS PPL! *clings*

BEWARE! VERY LONG AND VERY META-HEAVY WITH THINKY THOUGHTS AND STUFF. Needless to say, best Supernatural episode this season, y/y?

( Heaven is like the Matrix and the angst just continues to build. )

God, from the mid-season finale of Caprica to this episode of Supernatural, it's like an Angst Free For All on my shows lately. My heart is going to be all shredded and stomped on with nothing left to be torn apart, goddamn. D:

But I will say, I am very impressed and happy with fandom right now because almost immediately after the episode aired there have been fics and fanarts and picspams dedicated to this entire episode. Basically, fandom pretty much is awesome because when our show doesn't provide the comfort out from the hurt from an episode we tend to create our own and that's just fucking amazing. ♥ ILU FANDOM.