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i wish that my English was better, but it doesn't matter for now, I'm gonna say what i could and should...

so, this was the 273th episode of the series, and maaan wasn't it great!? i mean, there are series out there that's only after 3 years being on the air, have troubles with new ideas and they're getting boring. but there is no TV show like Supernatural, that even after 13 years is remained on top of many series; that's... Supernatural!

new story lines are cool, and i'm so happy about the spin-off. the only problem with this episode was... where are you castiel?

This whole season so far has been one fresh take after another. We're seeing the brothers finally, painfully, learning how to break out of their old emotional habits. We're seeing actual grieving; shift in their roles with each other; new challenges that reference the old ones but offer new solutions.

Kaia is pretty amazing; the angels and their new tricks; Jack beginning to choose for himself ("I AM home."). Dean's moment with Kaia, pulling the gun to force her to help them, was shocking, as it was meant to be. Not OOC at all; this is Dean deep into his guilt over losing faith that they'd find Mary and giving her up as lost, when she's alive and suffering. What's really amazing about that moment is everyone else's shock and disapproval. You screwed up, Dean! :)

This episode was fast-moving and crammed with action and information, and the amazing Bobo wrote it so smoothly and skillfully that everything fit together, even as it left us with questions (that's what a cliffhanger is, folks). We had just a few seconds of what Jack saw through Kaia - an indeterminate number of alternates/universes/timeslines?? - and then: WHAT?? I can't wait for January!

This episode was by far my favorite of season 13. Robert Berens' writing was incredible and kept me on the edge of my seat. Everything about the episode was just amazing. The introduction of new character, Kaia, was the best character introduction the show has had since Cas walked in. The way she was played by Yadira Guevara-Prip deserves all the applause. I instantly felt compassion for her. I wanted someone to hug her and take her out of the horrible life she's had. This episode and the next are the Wayward episodes, for the spinoff starring Kim Rhodes & Briana Buckmaster. I fell in love when Patience (Clark Backo) appeared earlier this season and now with Kaia in addition to Claire (Kathryn Newton) & Alex (Katherine Ramdeen) I am so psyched about this spinoff!

Aside from the Wayward part of the show, the trio of Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, and Alex Calvert were incredible. There are episodes throughout SPN where Jensen just goes to a whole other playing field with his portrayal of Dean. This was one of them. While I didn't care for *that* moment with Kaia, I think it showed just how damaged he's become after losing so many of the people closest to him. I think it was a necessary evil. The scene between the trio in Baby was so amazing and heartfelt.

And can we talk about the synchronized angel stomp deal?! That was brilliant!

All in all this will go down as one of my favorite SPN episodes. Really well done.

I loved this episode! The scenes with the first dreamwalker Derek were intriguing and captivating. Meeting Kaia was the thing I was most looking forward to this season. Her introduction did not disappoint. I loved how the scene was framed and that her face was hidden until the dramatic reveal. I enjoyed how honest and raw it felt. I can't wait to see more of her next week. The choreography at the end with all the angels was so intense and I could not peel my eyes away long enough to live tweet. Just when you think it can't get weirder the boys end up in the Bad Place and there's huge bones and footprints and I cannot say enough how much I am looking forward to seeing part two of this wayward world hopping journey.

This episode was a rollercoaster ride! The whole look and feel of the cinematography, editing, camerawork etc. was different too. As this is the lead in to the official backdoor pilot of the spinoff Wayward Sisters, Berens, Dabb (writers) and Sgriccia (director) are obviously deliberately selecting a a style to set Wayward apart from Supernatural. It really worked for me - had a very cinematic feel.

The plot was interesting and engaging, and the pacing was great. As always, Berens does a great job with character moments, and all actors (and actresses) involved get room to shine. There's a big action scene near the end of the episode that was so suspenseful, I was spellbound. And then the twist at the ending...this is something only a show like Supernatural can get away with, but they do it so well.

Highly recommended! I would also encourage you all to watch the actual backdoor pilot on January 18 on the CW! If we want Wayward Sister to get a full season order, we need to support the heck out of it (use the hashtag wayward on twitter and tweet your support, too!)

I have mixed feelings about 'The Bad Place.' Some is good, but most of it is quite average, even bad, like the writers forgetting that Sam and Dean have past experience with dream walking. This seems to be a filler episode to introduce us to the cast of "Wayward Sisters.' Patience has a few brief scenes where she decides to find the brothers and Jody after having a vision that they're in danger. The episode begins with Jack soliciting the help of a dream walker to visit Apocalypse World where Lucifer and Mary are trapped. During the session, he uses his nephilim superpowers to mind meld with Derek, the dream walker so he can see where he's going. Derrick's dead body is discovered with his eyes burned out which results in Jodi alerting the Winchesters that Jack has been found. Looks like Derek's been killed by angels. They visit the dream walker's studio and see a painting of Apocalypse World, but Sam resists discussing it because Dean thinks Jack is trying to find Lucifer and this means they will have to kill him. Same shows Dean all the lore about dream walking as if it's all new. I'm confused by them not knowing about dream walking. They used African dream root in S.3, E. 10 to stop a killer. They know all about dream walking. Did the writers forget or is this a different kind of dream walking? We're then introduced to Kaia who can see 'The Bad Place" what we're led to believe is Apocalypse World in her dreams. I LOVED Kai discussing her view of her drug dealer: "It's my idea of a small businessman just trying to make it in Trump's America." HA! A seemingly sinister Jack finds her and breaks her out of rehab, but is intercepted by the brothers. He explains what really happened with Derek and shows them Apocalypse World where their mother is imprisoned. The look on Dean's face when he realizes that Mary is alive but in danger was so emotional and well acted it almost made me weep. Jensen is so good with those types of scenes. They then encounter the 'bad' angels who are chasing Jack so he will come to heaven and make more angels. They are running out, which stretches incredulity. Most mythology places the number of angels at about a gazillion, i.e., innumerable. The showdown between the angels, Jack, Kaia, Dean, and Sam is heartpoundingly suspenseful with new special effects, but the ending is a little corny. Sure enough, Jack takes them through the door to the alternate universe, but they all wake up in different places. The final scene pans up and out to show that the Winchesters are trying to scramble out of a HUGE footprint. The scene fades to black accompanied by a loud roar……..what? Are we in Jurassic Park? Jack wakes up at Mary's feet, so we know he's in the right place, but where are the brothers? Where is Kaia?

Dean's treatment of Kaia, forcing her to get in the car, was entirely out of character - even with his desperation to find his mother he wouldn't treat someone like that. And really - dinosaurs? I'm hoping it's not really dinosaurs - that's truly jumping the shark. Showrunner/writers keep trying to make everything bigger/more exciting, when what would work is narrowing the focus of the stories and looking deeper at character. I'd been hopeful so far this season, because they seemed to be doing that - but this episode just went way off the rails. Hoping for a pull-back after hiatus.

I am not a proffesional on films and stuff but I need to know if I am the only one who felt like this episode was butchered. Supernatural is my favorite show ever like I actually have an obsession with it but this episode didn't feel like Supernatural. I felt like I was going insane. Kaia had a lot of potential but this episode did not help her at all in my opinion, which is the same for that one alternate universe place with those weird dinosaur alien things. The story was fine but what was going on with the crazy camera movement and editing? The amount of times the camera zoomed in on a character was too much, actually the cinematography overall felt cheesy and crappy. The music too. It felt like a joke. Also the angels all hitting the ground to get rid of the warding wasn't cool at all I'm sorry it looked dumb. I need to mention Dean pulling the gun on Kaia too. I know he felt the need to do everything in his power to get his mom back after finding she was actually alive, but the epsiode moved so fast that I don't think the viewer had time to see how this had affected Sam and Dean, so when Dean forced Kaia to get into the car with a gun, it just felt too abrupt. Not in a surprising way, but it just felt wrong. Overall this episode felt tacky and made me feel like I was high.

This episode is so boring and it feels so long. I do want to finish this show but I haven't been interested in any seasons past s10. I thought naming a villain "The Darkness" was bad enough but the best thing you can come up for as a name for an alternate universe is "The Bad Place"?? Who is writing these episodes? I think the only good thing about this episode was Kaia being introduced. How come the writers haven't followed up on Lucifer and Castiel being imprisoned in Hell and Ketch being back? Which by the way, bringing him back from the dead then pulling the fake twin storyline was quite possibly one of the stupidest things ever. The BMOL plot sucked and the worst character to bring back would be Ketch. The camera shots and angles in this episode feel so wrong. I don't care how much Dean wanted to get his mom back, him THREATENING to KILL a teenager (especially a young girl, literally the same age as Claire) was disgusting and COMPLETELY out of character. I don't know why the writers thought that was a good idea. It deeply disturbed me and I am very uncomfortable after watching that scene. I don't think I can watch another episode after that scene, at least until 24 hours. That's not even me being dramatic, I seriously hated that scene.

Toxic. That's really the only word that comes to mind when watching this.

This isn't empowerment, this is pure toxic masculinity and abuse. Kaia deserved better and Dean was such an a-hole.

No. No. No.