Happy Friday the 13th TV fans! After watching the CW’s Supernatural season 13 episode 18 last night, I learned that you should never mistake “hookers” for “porn stars,” especially when mentioning them appears to be the key to snapping an archangel back to reality. Seriously Sam that was a rookie mistake. Please note spoilers are ahead if you have not gotten a chance to watch yet. In last night’s episode, “Bring ‘em Back Alive,” Dean and Ketch head through the rift to find Jack and Mary, but Dean spots a familiar face that has him thinking twice about his next move. Meanwhile, Cas and Sam team up to help heal Gabriel and Lucifer tries out his new job as “God.” My top 5 moments from Supernatural season 13 episode 18 are:
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“If you had your heart set on Mai Tais…sorry.”
After Dean and Ketch travel through the rift, they end up in some sort of barren winter wonderland, which looks nothing like the place Dean was before. Dean tries to figure out where they are and quickly realizes that he is not exactly sure where to start looking. Ketch comments on how nice the vacation spot is but the two are interrupted before they can get much further with their banter. They witness several humans being executed by angels. Dean gets wounded and poisoned and Ketch doesn’t leave his side, trying to help as much as he can. While we are not sure if Ketch has truly shifted over to good, he is giving it is his best effort. Dean even awards him the “anti-poison merit badge award,” proving that he appreciates his help maybe just a little.
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Team Sam and Castiel.
Sam is left behind to make sense of what is going on with Gabriel and Castiel arrives for reinforcements. While Castiel clearly does not agree with Dean’s decision to go into the rift alone with Ketch, he agrees to help Sam with the matter at hand. Gabriel is clearly traumatized and is not up for speaking. Sam tries to spoon-feed him his grace to help heal him, but Castiel dryly explains, “Sam, I don’t think he’s going to open up and let the choo choo in.” They quickly discover that Gabriel has marked up the walls with what happened to him, starting with his fake death and mixing in some nonsense about Monte Carlo and “porn stars.” Castiel explains he goes on for quite a bit about “porn stars,” but at least he is communicating to prove that his intellect is still present.
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Lucifer tries out working in the field.
We finally get to see Lucifer again who is now ruling heaven. Lucifer is bored and is not happy that the angels aren’t doing everything possible to find Jack. Jo reminds him that he is there to “make heaven better” and politely turns down his request for “strip poker.” Jo is not amused when Lucifer begins whining that the angels respected his father more, explaining that “Your father created. You inherited.” She’s absolutely right and even Lucifer decides to give working in the field a try. He hilariously appears at an exorcism and tells the demon to take a hike, leaving the priests in shock. After he tries to explain that he got a bad reputation as Lucifer, he ends up killing them and is now back at square one. No one said that trying to act like God would be easy. After Lucifer reveals that he made a lot of fake promises, including being able to give the angels back their wings, Jo is done playing games. She walks out on him, but not before telling him that she thinks he is scared to find his son and seems to really hit home with this.
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“The world needs you. Please help us.”
Sam is getting frustrated with Gabriel and doesn’t know what else to do. In an inspiring moment, Sam explains to Gabriel that he knows exactly what he is feeling. Like Gabriel, Sam used to think he could escape his calling, but soon realized that the world needed him and he accepted his fate. He tells Gabriel, “This is where I make the world a better place. The world needs you. We need you. I need you.” After briefly mentioning “hookers” in his pep talk, Gabriel finally speaks and says, “Porn stars. They were porn stars, Sam.” Not the first words you might be expecting from a powerful archangel, but we’ll take it. After all, Sam and Dean just used up the angel grace to heal Gabriel so they desperately need him to join the team. This is all interrupted when Asmodeus barges in and tries to kidnap Gabriel again. Only he is in for a surprise when Gabriel destroys him instead. Unfortunately, Gabriel turns down the request to join the team and leaves. When Dean returns he is more than angry. We know that they need more grace to open the rift again, but will Gabriel have a change of heart?
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Dean rescues the other Charlie.
I’m sure fans everywhere were beyond excited to see Charlie in this episode. Well not the Charlie from the real world, but another version of her is absolutely acceptable. After Dean spots her, he tells Ketch that she might know where Mary and Jack are since she is clearly working with the resistance against Michael. Ketch tries to get Dean to stay on the task at hand, but Dean refuses to leave her behind. In a moment of vulnerability, Dean confides in Ketch and explains that Charlie was like a sister to him and that she was brutally murdered. Dean feels like he let her down and doesn’t want to do the same thing here. Ketch also confides in Dean and explains that he lost many comrades along the way but always just told himself that it was his duty. Dean of course responds with, “Well you do suck.” Either way, it seems like these two have finally come together, as Ketch agrees to help Dean rescue Charlie. Even though Charlie doesn’t know who Dean is, she is more than grateful. Charlie and Ketch stay behind and agree to help find Jack and Mary and Dean heads back through the rift. While we are still not sure if we can completely trust Ketch, at least alternate Charlie will be there to keep him in line. Now about that angel grace. Perhaps Rowena can help since she will be in the next episode. Stay tuned!
I hope you enjoyed the list and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on Supernatural below. Happy viewing!
Best,
Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl
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