 Holy God, what are you showing me? It's a head! Come on! Ah, now we come back to the story element that we kind of didn't care about in the first place. Ooh, that's a hot mug, guys! Hey guys, this is my review for Let It Bleed, episode 21 of Supernatural Season 6, and this is a difficult episode to kind of talk about in terms of whether it's good or bad. Crowley's goons captured Lisa and Ben in attempts to try and have Sam and Dean be so distracted with trying to find them that him and Castiel can finally get to purgatory without any kind of interference. However, this is kind of a boneheaded plan because they'll figure it out. We'd think Crowley would have that kind of forward knowledge ahead of himself. Maybe he thinks that Castiel would kind of try to stop it, but he's already at odds with Castiel and Castiel is already having issue of what they're doing. I don't know how this was supposedly a plan that would work in the terms of how things are going. It just so happens to also coincide with HP Lovecraft. Let's kind of be honest, they don't really refer to it at all other than how he died, and apparently the woman who had the sword that could kill dragons was actually the creature that came out of purgatory, so there's that little slight connection there, but really the whole purgatory thing is kind of whatever in terms of how they go about connecting her to the story. The very most trying to make you care about the dilemma that's going on with Lisa and Ben. However, they've been handled so poorly throughout this whole season. The first episode, sure it did kind of introduce Dean to a normal life, but the problem is he has treated these guys like shit throughout the entire season, and they have also been so irrelevant throughout this entire season, which by the way, speaking of Dean, this season has gotta be one of the worst for his character. With the constant hypocrisy that this asshole does, the back and forth jokes that are range from horrible to selfish, to just being an all around shit character and very selfish, I actually had to make a physical note when this episode started because of it. Back and forth, consistency slash hypocrisy that Dean has when it comes to elements of pop culture. If he's making a film or video game reference and no one else knows about it, he insults them or kind of defends himself to be like blah blah blah blah. But then when something like for instance Lovecraft, HP Lovecraft is mentioned and he doesn't know, he immediately goes to insulting everyone and calls them geeks or nerds, yet he has done it in previous episodes. He literally did it in the Frontier episode, but then when Sam talked about Star Trek or whatever he was like oh nerds, stupid we don't get it. This joke I hope fucking dies because it is so easy to pull apart the hypocrisy, maybe it's just me, but he's really being a fucking dick. And then back on to the actual episode, there is the drama of what happens when they do fine Ben and Lisa. Lisa is possessed by a demon and the demon stabs herself and there is that rush to get them to the hospital. Sure there's some cool action here, there's actually a pretty cool double takedown, flip over a guardrail that Sam and Dean do, then Sam just conveniently gets captured and put into a cage, but then he gets out of it. The episode does try to make you pull at your heartstrings when he has Castiel wipe their memory. Now that is a bit of a contention. You do feel bad for Dean for doing so, he is once again 100% removing any kind of escape that he had, mainly because they know that the show is going to keep on going and they just cannot keep these guys around. So the show does literally one of the cheapest means of getting them out of the show. Sure it's not killing them, granted okay, but I guess having them walk away would leave too many avenues in terms of them being able to be re-associated with a story and Dean doing that sacrifice, well it's a selfish sacrifice to be honest because just because they don't know who he is, he knows who they are and Crowley or whoever could just do the exact same thing again. I don't really like this episode, the only part that I do like is the very very end where Castiel straight up ghost grabs the Lovecraft lady. It's another good little dangly bit of whoo as to what might happen in the next episode, well actually you know it's the season finale, it does make you want to watch the next episode, even if the episode that you just watched was kind of eh in terms of its execution. It's not forgettable because it is quite a big sacrifice, it's a selfish one, you know you have to acknowledge that it is a big thing for Dean to do, it just isn't unfortunate because he's been a fucking dick this whole season that you don't care. So in the end my rating for this episode, this pre-season finale to season six, I'm gonna give it a three out of seven. I haven't given a pre-season finale this low over rating since season one in terms of chronological, we're not talking about later on, we're not going there yet. It is sure an episode and it does slightly talk about stuff to build up to the finale of the season but and unfortunately it's core narrative, it's core focus of characters, are characters you don't give a shit about and neither does the show. But anyways, those are my thoughts about this episode, what do you guys have to say? All right so there wasn't really many of you who had a comment about this one so this will be quick. Let It Bleed is my least favorite penultimate episode, Sarah Gamble has written for the show but to be fair that's because she was writing each penultimate episode of season one and to five. This episode really shows how much Sarah Gamble the showrunner was invested in Dean's relationship with Lisa and Ben, I love the references to HB Lovecraft. Originally the last two episodes were planned to be called The Hunter in the Dark, parts one and two to contrast Lovecraft's novel The Hunter in the Dark and I wish they'd stuck with that fitting so much fitting with Castile's Dark Deeds and Sam being in the dark when his wall breaks in the episode. I also love the genuine care Bobby has for Eleanor's son and the mental institution. As messed up, Dean is for what he does, for those he loves. I love seeing Dean in the dark, torturous and killing machine he is for Lisa and Ben. However, the goofiest moment of the episode has to be when Sam is knocked back by the demon henchmen and locked up hidden away. It was obviously a good way for of making Ben help shoot demons while Dean carries a dying Lisa. It's goofy but I don't care, I loved it. Dean erasing Lisa and Ben's memories broke my heart. Yes, I know it's a common Hollywood trope for the characters who protect their loved ones doing it, but Jensen's heartbreaking acting in Lisa and Ben's confusion of seeing Dean broke me. Replacing the memories of his time with Ben and Lisa as a fabricated car crash is honestly the perfect metaphor describing what happened in the relationship. Also, in Easter Egg, Sam spitefully mentions Lisa in season nine against Dean. I'll mention that later in your season nine review of the episodes. I think I remember the part you're talking about. Lastly, I want to point out and hear your thoughts on this, but what if this episode with some tweaks was the first episode of the season? Imagine Crowley and his demons burst in kidnapping Ben and Lisa. Dean tries to rescue them with a failed attempt. Just as he is about to be killed, solo Sam, Bobby and the Campbells come in gunning down demons. Lisa is still fatally injured, Castiel arrives to healer, but he is unable to do due to awarding from Crowley. Dean has his conflicted reunions with everyone like before, but this time though the season he has reluctantly trained Ben to become a hunter in the last scene of the episode has Lisa's corpse eyes open black demon oh demon black from Crowley's orders. To me that would have been a perfect season opener in the aftermath of season five. Many fans were hoping that as it is that let it bleed would have been originally made Ben deraised by Dean and become a hunter leading to season seven. I can respect what you think. Now admittedly there's a lot there because there's a lot going on in terms of having Ben be a part of the show like having an actual kid like there's a lot of child actor issues with that. He wasn't a good actor. Having Lisa die maybe like admittedly having that kind of introduction instead of the weird creatures that were attacking the beginning may have made a little bit more of a connection but I don't know it could have worked honestly the opening sucks so the first uh the season opener's balls so I would have taken anything over it honestly. Let it bleed I wasn't surprised that Crowley would have been and Lisa kidnapped now I was surprised that Dean would refuse to call to Castiel for help at this point. He's still furious at him for working with Crowley but I'm surprised that Castiel didn't tell Balthazar that he was in cahoots with Crowley. I really enjoyed the scene between Castiel and Dean. I was glad that Balthazar decided to help Dean and Sam find Ben and Lisa. It was interesting to seeing a different side of Balthazar. I was surprised to find out that DVR Aske was from Purgatory. I didn't see that coming. Cindy Simms Samson did a great job as the demon that was possessing Lisa. I really felt sorry for Dean because he forced he is forced to literally close the life he had with Lisa and Ben by having their memories of him erased. I really hated that the writers got rid of Ben and Lisa like this to me because even though Castiel erased their memories they could have been used as leverage by other enemies. Yeah and that's kind of the thing right like that is something that is not truly answered with this. It's just a very lazy means of getting rid of these characters that no one liked and they also did nothing to actually develop them. Man there goes one of the most underdeveloped plot lines in Supernatural. Goodbye Lisa and Ben. I guess Dean doesn't have to pay for damages. Oh well. Ruff but also not untrue. Remember back in season four when I criticized the rapture and when the levee breaks because I thought they were boring fillers that came at the end of the season. Well I was a moron for that. This atrocious episode is poorly constructed filler that comes just before the season ends. Let It Bleed showcases the utter mess that was the writing department season six. Why the hell is Lisa and Ben back? Why do they keep bringing these horrible characters again and again? They could have gotten rid of them in the episode six yet they came back and because apparently they were as important to the story as the Campbells. I don't buy for a second that Dean is the father of that kid and Ben, God he has no brain cells. I'm so sorry I can't stand him when he's playing the tough guy in episode two and now he freezes like a coward that he is. I am super harsh so I'm sorry Rick and stupidity. Now something that I've kind of noticed is I used to do that too when I watched action movies and one of the kids or characters like that in those situations but they admittedly when you think about it when you're in one of those situations is one the same it's one thing to say that you could do this and it's another to actually be in that situation yourself so I've given them that like the kids are not really good actors um but and also just like the storyline was so terribly written for these guys it's I'm not sorry to see them go because they were kind of crap but I'm on I'm sorry that they went out like crap if that makes sense all right guys this is it this is the end I didn't think I'd reach it but I got sick so I blasted my way through it this is the fastest I've actually watched any of the supernatural seasons since I've started doing this but I think I just wanted to rip this fucking band-aid off quick we are now heading into the finale of season six so make sure to give me you guys's comments about that episode and I'll read those off in the next review if you guys like this review please leave like and if you're interested in more subscribe but until then I'll see you guys next week for the last one