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Now that he has Sam in the cage with him, Lucifer offers Sam a way out but it comes with a steep price. Dean and Castiel look into the angel smiting that might have killed Amara.

Sam asks Lucifer, "Well, lets say you gank her. Then what?" Lucifer replies, "I dont know, move to LA and solve crimes?" This is a reference to the new TV series called Lucifer, based on a character from Neil Gaiman's comic "The Sandman," in which Lucifer takes a vacation from hell and helps cops solve crimes. Billie is also reading a Neil Gaiman book.

Misha said during a panel that he was actually very sick whilst filming the scene in which Dean becomes sick from Smiting Sickness.

Lucifer playing Tavares "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" may be doubly fitting: according to the bible, Lucifer is "the fallen Angel", so heaven must be missing him, and to the Winchesters with their predilection for classic rock, disco music may very well be "the Devil's music".

When Castiel materializes at the address Dean asked him to come to, Billie the Reaper is reading the Neil Gaiman comic book "Death: The Time of Your Life". It is a spin off of "The Sandman" comic series, dealing with the anthropomorphic personifications of metaphysical entities. The character of Death in this comic series has the task of collecting and escorting those who have died, a task that Reapers similarly perform. In this particular comic volume, a mother strikes a deal with Death to save the life of her son. The bargain is that Death will return at a later date, and the mother will have to take the place of her son by dying. This is ironically similar to the deals that have been made (or attempted) to various Crossroads Demons by Sam and Dean over the course of the series.

the music playing in the background during the fight with lucifer is the same music that was playing in the background when Castiel got his grace back (season 10 episode 18 the book of the damned)

Misha Collins had said in an interview over the break between episodes, that Cas would make a deal with Lucifer at some point.

While with Lucifer, Sam has many flashbacks. These include Sam when he was a teenager (played by Colin Ford), Sam going to Hell from Season 5's "Swan Song", and Sam's bittersweet relationship with Amelia Richarson from Season 8.

Misha Collins is the 9th person to portray Lucifer on the show, in one form or another. These iterations include hallucinations (Jess, Dean etc), visions (Matt Cohen in "Baby") and Kirsten Kilburn as a mouthpiece in season 4, before he was released from the cage. If you only count portrayals where the actors play the physical form of Lucifer, however, Collins is only the 3rd.

Body Count: 3

User reviews


  • comment
    • Author: Ytli
    First of all, I can't believe we can have such awesome plot in the eleventh season of a show! Great job, writers and directors.

    This episode has everything a SPN fan would expect: Solid plot development; humor factors even from the darkest time, social media referrals, hot chick, hot-nerdy chick, and most of all, the awesome acting, especially from Misha. I really look forward to seeing his performance in the future. Though it still seems a little pushed in the conversation between Sam and Lucifer, everyone was so convincing with their roles.

    There will be major changes in the following episodes and I think they're much needed to breathe new life into the show.

    All in all, this is a 10-star quality episode no doubt, worths every minute of waiting from the mid-season break.

    There is just 1 thing bugs me.I just hope the cast will stay the same because they're like family to us.
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    • Author: Bluddefender
    And it is still going strong. This episode picks up right where the last one left off with some great scenes between Sam and Lucifer. All of these scenes are Lucifer trying to get Sam to say yes and these two still work well together. Mark and Jared have always been really great on screen together and this episode was no different.

    During this, we see Dean trying to make sure that The Darkness was killed in the angel smiting. He is not able to find out, however, since he learns that Sam is trapped in Hell. In true Dean form, he goes after Sammy.

    If you want a lot of action in this episode, there is not very much. This episode hits a lot on the emotional aspect of all the characters and what they have to do to get the job done.

    Overall, this episode is a great way to start the season back up again after the break. It also gives you an ending that you may love or enjoy. The actors are still spot on in the roles that they have, with some doing new ones.

    Great way to start the rest of the season. 9/10
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    • Author: Muniath
    Supernatural came back swinging in its midseason premiere in a season which has potentially been its strongest since Season 5, at least thus far. Plenty to talk about here.

    The main focus of this episode was Sam and his always interesting interactions with Lucifer. Lucifer brought up a lot of points and plots that fans and critics alike have been complaining about for a while. A good way for the writers to wink at the audience that not every plot has been a gem in recent years. That abomination of a storyline from Season 8 involving Amelia is brought up. Lucifer summed it up best by telling Sam, "this is the worst thing you have ever done." In a long list of poor decisions, that one's up there for sure.

    Lucifer's other big point to Sam is that the brothers' actions involving the mark were not heroic. Lucifer tells Sam that he knew bad things would happen and innocent people would suffer, but that Sam chose to do it regardless. This is a point that should really be mentioned more and at least this season seems to be tackling the issue. In earlier seasons, Sam and Dean were pretty obvious heroes. In more recent years, certain actions have been questionable. Their utter devotion to one another and their inability to let either go has led to the deaths of many. Releasing the Darkness on the world is their fault and props for the show for stating that multiple times more or less this season.

    The other happenings in this episode involve Dean obviously attempting to save Dean. It is obligatory at this point because it goes back to the brothers not being the best at letting go. Dean also needs Crowley and Rowena's help. Castiel also had his work cut out for him in his attempt to locate Amara along with the help of a fellow angel who just so happens to have the largest and most interesting pair of glasses I have ever seen. Luckily for us the audience, nothing went as expected. More on that later.

    Not that the other things are not interesting, but this episode is truly a showcase for Pellegrino's Lucifer. Pellegrino's ability to blend menace along with humor has always been magic on the screen whenever he has showed up over the years. He truly is a talented actor and his take on Lucifer is one of my favorite TV villains period. He had a number of great lines this episode that involved making fun of Sam, breaking necks, mocking Michael, and poking fun at the new Lucifer series that is starting on FOX. This may have been the most screen time he ever got in a single episode ever and that is a great thing.

    This babbling has persisted long enough, but that ending needs to be addressed. Many people seemed worried this Lucifer debacle would be wrapped up very quickly like Demon Dean and God Cas were. Luckily that seems to not be the case and the actual result was potentially predictable to some, especially if one watched the promos leading into this episode. Never the less, this is the best material Misha Collins has had to work with in a while. Many fans have complained about his lack of screen time lately and he has really not had much to do for some time. Castiel watching Netflix was only amusing for so long. Well Misha now gets to give his take on Lucifer, or as he is already being coined...Casifer. That creative name was surely created in some preexisting piece of fanfiction.

    How Misha will compare to Mark remains to be seen, but so far so good. Despite what he did to Rowena in a very gruesome death scene for this show, I'm not sure Misha will possess the same level of menace that Mark has. Time will tell. Seeing an actor tackle a dual role can be endlessly entertaining and really highlight the depth of their acting. Look no further than some of the dual roles found within Whedon's Buffyverse. That is also my poor attempt to subtlety recommend Buffy/Angel to Supernatural lovers.

    Overall Supernatural came back quite strong and shows great promise for the episodes to come. For those of us who have been watching for 10.5 seasons, we are witnessing a show that is very much alive once more.

    9/10
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    • Author: Zyangup
    Once again we see Sam caged with Lucifer who's try to convince Sam to say "Yes" to the devil with a few flashbacks. Personally I loved the first one because there's young Sam and I can't resist to Colin Ford. In the middle of the time Crowley informs Dean that Sam is in cage with Lucifer. So he goes in hell to try to save him and we discover that Rowena betrayed everyone and works for Lucifer. Rowena, forced by "The "Team" resends Lucifer to hell. But as we know at the end of the episode, Castiel is now Lucifer. This is one of the episode where we finally see the Winchesters Brothers fighting the darkness, a problem outside the two brothers, that doesn't involve Dean to became a Demon or Sam to lost his soul!

    I hope Supernatural will produce more episodes lithe this!
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    • Author: Buridora
    I enjoyed this episode because I love how the writers portrayed Lucifer on this show and I enjoy the actor who portrayed him (Mark Pellegrino). I didn't give it a 10 because the final imitation of Misha on Lucifer didn't feel authentic enough to truly be the Prince of Darkness. But I'll give Misha a couple of episodes to ease into it.

    This episode was funny, witty, and brutal. It always is when Lucifer is in town. To be honest, the only reason I'm giving this a 8 is because of the subtle joke they managed to put into Lucifer's script.

    If you haven't heard, there is a show about Lucifer (which the show is named) who is residing in Los Angeles and is helping a cop solve crime. I'm not sure if a lot of Supernatural fans know about it, but if they did they would have gotten a hardy laugh as I did when old Lucy said that.

    Sam: "Well let's say you gank her. Then what?"

    Lucifer: "I move to L.A., solve crimes?"

    Bravo writers, bravo. For your writing I give a 10. For the episode, an 8.
  • Episode cast overview:
    Jared Padalecki Jared Padalecki - Sam Winchester
    Jensen Ackles Jensen Ackles - Dean Winchester
    Misha Collins Misha Collins - Castiel / Lucifer
    Mark Sheppard Mark Sheppard - Crowley (as Mark A. Sheppard)
    Ruth Connell Ruth Connell - Rowena MacLeod
    Emily Swallow Emily Swallow - Amara (Adult)
    Colin Ford Colin Ford - Young Sam Winchester
    Lisa Berry Lisa Berry - Billie
    Valerie Tian Valerie Tian - Ambriel
    Mark Pellegrino Mark Pellegrino - Lucifer
    Christopher Logan Christopher Logan - Demon
    Rachelle Gillis Rachelle Gillis - Sam's Girlfriend
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