"Supernatural" Recap: "Brother's Keeper"

Written by Shae

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I didn’t think I liked it at first, but Carry On Wayward Son is pretty, well, pretty when sung by girls. Still, this song gives me a form of PTSD that I’m not sure I’m able to handle, really. This show has given me more feels than I know what to do with but still, it is one of the few things I can’t get over. I’m still reeling from this season finale, and I don’t even know how to recap this. So much happened! Here I thought Sammy was going to die, and he didn’t. Like, I almost started to cry!

As it starts, our boys have all split up. Dean refuses to be found while Sam and Cas are working hard to figure out what to do with Rowena to get her to cast the spell. Eventually, things will work out, right? Well, expect for the fact that Sam kind of messed up on killing Crowley. I wouldn’t want to anger the demon, but that’s….just me. Still, Sam threatens Rowena. She’s demanded her freedom and the codex when this is done and Sam agrees, despite Castiels’ warnings. After all, why listen to the Angel who, I don’t know, probably knows a thing or two. She does translate the book. Three things are needed. The forbidden fruit, the golden calf, and sacrifice of someone Rowena loves. Does she even love anyone? Cas dips into her memories and finds that she indeed does. A little Polish boy…who supposedly died 300+ years ago, but we know never to trust anything on this show when it comes to death and time lines. While they’re busy with that, Dean is off trying to solve a case, but really, he’s trying to hold himself together. Let’s face it, Dean isn’t doing too well and we all know it. He’s slipping further and further. He nearly gets the father of the latest victim to hit him. But Dean is un-phased by a lot of things lately. While on the case he does find the missing girl…and he also finds Rudy, whom he told to leave earlier that day. In the end, Dean ends up saving the girl, but he does get Rudy killed.

With the startling breakdown that happens next, Dean is left making rash decisions. He summons Death, of all people. And Death offers some insight. God didn’t create the world out of nothing. But he and his Arch Angels did fight a battle over what was called the Darkness. The Mark is two parts, it’s both lock and key to secure the Darkness. It was given to Lucifer, who, with it, grew jealous of humans as the Mark grew to be sentient. Lucifer passed part of the Mark to Cain who eventually gave it to Dean. It begs the question, with enough people holding bits of the Mark, could the insanity have been warded off? Possibly. Death explains that he can lessen the effects if Dean shares the Mark, but the older Winchester isn’t willing to do that. He won’t subject anyone else to this thing. Another solution exists, however. He could take Dean far away, somewhere where he can’t hurt another living thing ever again. There is one price though…Dean calls Sam and brings him to where he is meeting with Death, Sam’s death will end all of this. Death rationalizes that so long as Sam is alive, he will stop at nothing to bring Dean back and unleash the Mark, which frees the Darkness. He’s not entirely wrong, but, what the hell Death!?

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With this great debate going on, Cas has enlisted the help of Crowley. Despite recent events, the Demon is willing to help cast the spell and free Dean. While Moose may have betrayed their friendship, Dean has yet to…right? So he hunts down something. A hunch he has, really. The man from the diner, he met, an episode ago…turns out he’s a bit important. That little Polish boy that Rowena remembers, that she loved, well, he was the son of the family that helped nurse her back to health. He had been sick, but with a few spells, he was fine and suddenly immortal. Crowley brings him along with the rest of the things that he has acquired. Rowena is instantly filled with hate for Crowley, but she does cast the spell…just as Sam has given up and about to allow Dean to kill him, with Death’s Scythe no-less. Only, Dean doesn’t. He, instead, kills Death, or so we think. Everything seems okay as the boys walk back to Baby, and Dean is a bit back to himself…and then the Mark is stricken from his arm. It’s a good thing, it’s a great thing, and Sam assures him things will be fine.

The same light that tore the Mark from him, is now striking holes into the ground, releasing clouds of darkness that woosh to meet…and spread. What have they done?! Rowena, on the other hand, is free. She grabs the codex and the Book of the Damned and casts a spell, causing Castiel to go after Crowley…surely, she aims to exact her revenge. What does she care if they both die? It’s a win/win. And just like that, Rowena is gone, Cas is under a spell and about to kill Crowley, Sam and Dean are about to be enveloped by Darkness, and it’s all just gone to…not hell, but something worse. Well, we have to wait some time before Season 11 starts, but I promise we are getting a Season 11…unless something happens…and then that’s just how this all ends. At least, on a happier note, you know, Dean’s normal again. Ish? I have a few theories, but I’ll save them for another blog. Until then, Carry on my wayward children.

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