I was being a little hard on Kevin in previous reviews, but I feel like he’s found his niche. The gathering of the other seven prophets helped his cause and allowed him to be a part of the mythology instead of a forced plot device forged from the weakness of the Leviathan saga. He was nowhere near annoying in this episode and finally became the important aspect this season has made him out to be. His reading of the Word of God was perhaps the most intriguing aspect with talks of a farewell message from the mysterious “Metatron”, a figure I’m certain will prove to be of major importance – with a quick search, Metatron happens to be an archangel in Judaism.
Kevin’s mother is less of a distraction than I had originally imagined as well. The whole deal with the witch was obvious from miles away and was totally unnecessary, but using Mrs. Tran as a pathway from the Winchesters to Kevin was brilliant. And for once, a character who was told to stay, stayed. How many times has that happened? Bravo Mrs. Tran, Bravo! For a series that never forgets its characters, the mentioning of being taken care of by Garth was a nice touch to the end.
We also finally got the full story of what happened in Purgatory as the flashbacks came to an end. I’m a little sad as Purgatory gave Supernatural a nice helping of grit, but with the return of Castiel – and hopefully, a reunion with Benny as well – it’s more a nice punchy bittersweet feeling. I had imagined they would somehow stick Bobby into Purgatory, but seeing how that isn’t the case, I’m getting more and more….curious as to whether he will return or not as well. With that being said, what happened in Purgatory wasn’t necessarily as secretive as they made it out to be. Everything was extremely straightforward, even the revelation that Castiel really wanted to stay. I was hoping for something extra, but no real complaints on my end.
In the final scene, we’re introduced to Naomi, a character whose presence lets us know there is more going on in the bigger scheme of things than meets the eye. Again like the Apocalpyse arc, angels return as the “all-knowing” beings who are pulling the strings in every direction for the cause of who knows what. This “what” is what is making this season of Supernatural more promising than ever before.