Post by thesnowleopard on May 15, 2018 22:58:31 GMT -5
Recap of Gabriel, Mary and Jack in the alt-SPNverse, and the last few minutes of the previous episode.
Cut to Now, where Dean and Ketch appear in the alt-verse and it's now winter (probably because it was winter in Vancouver when they filmed this). Dean is having trouble getting his bearings, which gives Ketch the opening to suggest he might tag along as "backup." Dean is skeptical, but lets him.
Ketch starts to realize they're not in Kansas, anymore, when they pass a charred body tied to a tree as they go under a bridge. Dean tells him to get down when some angels start to cross the bridge then stop. They have prisoners, whom they randomly proceed to execute on the bridge for crimes of rebelling against Michael.
They kill the first two, even as Ketch is restraining Dean from interfering. Then they get to the last one. After they uncover her hood, the head angel actually stops the other one, giving Dean time to get a good look at her and see it's the alt-SPNverse of Charlie.
SMITE HER. SMITE HER NOW.
Cue title cards.
Look, I get that some fans really loved and missed Charlie (though there's a good bit of evidence they were and are a minority of the fandom), but I was not one of them. And I can't say Felicia Day's acting has improved in the interim. The writing for Charlie (this is a Nepotism Duo ep, so keep your expectations low) certainly hasn't, remaining so terrible that it belongs in another show.
So, Charlie gets hit on by the head angel, who calls her "not the usual human scum." Oh, Chuck help us, please move on, Show. After some infodumping about her being in the "inner circle" of the rebellion, which is apparently now being led by Mary and Jack, so Dean can conveniently overhear and get his bearings, they decide to take her back to the "Northern Camp" and fly off with her.
Back at the Bunker, Castiel (remember him?) has returned and is extremely not-thrilled to hear that Dean has gone off to the alt-SPNverse. When Sam tries to reassure him by saying that Ketch went with Dean, Castiel snarks, "Because that's so much better!"
Sam says that Dean insisted on going alone and that they need to take care of Gabriel. Castiel becomes more subdued when they come to Gabriel's room and he sees the condition his elder brother is in.
Sam, for some reason, has brought in food (angels don't need to eat). He explains that Gabriel has suffered from years of torture and having his grace drained. It turns out he hasn't brought food, per se, but some of Gabriel's own grace to restore him. When they try to give it to Gabriel, though, he refuses to open his mouth and scrambles away from them in terror.
Up on Heaven, Lucifer is playing Solitaire (literally: He's playing a card game) when Sister Jo comes in. She is unhappy that he is sitting around, expecting to be worshiped, doing nothing to improve the angels' situation. When Duma comes in, Lucifer tries to draw her into cowing Jo, but Duma refuses to get involved. Duma also wants to know when Lucifer is going to start doing things to help Heaven, but all Lucifer is interested in is where is Jack. Duma says there are very few angels left and they can't find him. As his eyes glow threateningly, Lucifer tells her to try harder. Frightened, Duma leaves.
Less impressed, Jo also leaves, telling Lucifer that if he wants to be treated like Chuck, he needs to start acting like Him.
In his demon lair, Asmodeus is grumpy that he can't find Gabriel, or even sense him. He bullies a terrified demon, rather like Lucifer bullying Duma. Lotta pointless macho posturing in this episode.
In alt-SPNverse, Dean is trying to get to where Charlie is so he can rescue her and (ostensibly) find Mary and Jack. Ketch calls him on it, saying that Dean is making it personal for some reason. Ketch is frustrated by Dean's lack of stealth (though Dean makes a good point that they need speed over stealth right now) and this catches up to Dean when a human bounty hunter shoots him and tries to capture him to take him to a POW camp. Ketch gets into a fight with the man, but it's not until Dean gets up and shoots the man in the kneecap that the man talks. They find out where the camp is and head there.
At the Bunker, Castiel tries to talk to Gabriel, who has covered the walls of his room with symbols. It turns out to be Gabriel's story since his apparent death. He faked it by letting Lucifer stab a fake him and think it was the real him.
Gabriel then moved to Monte Carlo and shacked up with porn stars. So, you could say he took on the persona of Charlie Sheen. He was then captured and sold to Asmodeus, who fed on his grace, going from the weakest of the Princes of Hell to the strongest. When Sam wonders why Gabriel is not speaking, Castiel says that maybe he can't. Sam wonders if maybe Gabriel won't speak, because he feels it's safer.
Up in Heaven, Lucifer thinks a new suit and shades will make him Chuck (has he seen how Dad dressed? Wait - yes, he has!). He then sits back down on his throne to hear the prayers of humans. But they are all begging and he deems them pathetic, not worth his time.
The chant of an exorcism, however, piques his interest, so he goes down to earth to investigate. In a parody of The Exorcist (film, TV show, take your pick), two priests are trying to exorcise a young woman, calling the demon inside her "Satan." Lucifer points out that it's just a minor demon named "Anthony" and exorcises it out through a vent. The young woman falls back onto the bed, unconscious.
When the younger priest asks who he is, Lucifer makes the mistake of telling them his true name. They're shocked and horrified, prompting an annoyed rant from Lucifer about how Chuck made him the cosmic "fall guy."
The priests freak out and start spattering him with holy water and prayers. Annoyed, Lucifer smites them into black smoke, then is annoyed at himself for doing so.
Back in alt-SPNverse (yeah, as usual with a Nep Duo script, far too many storylines and none of them done properly or in any depth), Dean starts to feel ill, but passes it off as nothing. Considering he doesn't (and shouldn't) trust Ketch as far as he can kick him in the nuts, I think that's still pretty sensible. Unfortunately, his condition quickly deteriorates and he passes out into a tree in the middle of Ketch trying to snark an explanation about Charlie out of him. Ketch shows concern, determines that Dean has a high fever, and quickly discovers the bullet wound is a nasty black color that is spreading across Dean's shoulder.
Cut to Now, where Dean and Ketch appear in the alt-verse and it's now winter (probably because it was winter in Vancouver when they filmed this). Dean is having trouble getting his bearings, which gives Ketch the opening to suggest he might tag along as "backup." Dean is skeptical, but lets him.
Ketch starts to realize they're not in Kansas, anymore, when they pass a charred body tied to a tree as they go under a bridge. Dean tells him to get down when some angels start to cross the bridge then stop. They have prisoners, whom they randomly proceed to execute on the bridge for crimes of rebelling against Michael.
They kill the first two, even as Ketch is restraining Dean from interfering. Then they get to the last one. After they uncover her hood, the head angel actually stops the other one, giving Dean time to get a good look at her and see it's the alt-SPNverse of Charlie.
SMITE HER. SMITE HER NOW.
Cue title cards.
Look, I get that some fans really loved and missed Charlie (though there's a good bit of evidence they were and are a minority of the fandom), but I was not one of them. And I can't say Felicia Day's acting has improved in the interim. The writing for Charlie (this is a Nepotism Duo ep, so keep your expectations low) certainly hasn't, remaining so terrible that it belongs in another show.
So, Charlie gets hit on by the head angel, who calls her "not the usual human scum." Oh, Chuck help us, please move on, Show. After some infodumping about her being in the "inner circle" of the rebellion, which is apparently now being led by Mary and Jack, so Dean can conveniently overhear and get his bearings, they decide to take her back to the "Northern Camp" and fly off with her.
Back at the Bunker, Castiel (remember him?) has returned and is extremely not-thrilled to hear that Dean has gone off to the alt-SPNverse. When Sam tries to reassure him by saying that Ketch went with Dean, Castiel snarks, "Because that's so much better!"
Sam says that Dean insisted on going alone and that they need to take care of Gabriel. Castiel becomes more subdued when they come to Gabriel's room and he sees the condition his elder brother is in.
Sam, for some reason, has brought in food (angels don't need to eat). He explains that Gabriel has suffered from years of torture and having his grace drained. It turns out he hasn't brought food, per se, but some of Gabriel's own grace to restore him. When they try to give it to Gabriel, though, he refuses to open his mouth and scrambles away from them in terror.
Up on Heaven, Lucifer is playing Solitaire (literally: He's playing a card game) when Sister Jo comes in. She is unhappy that he is sitting around, expecting to be worshiped, doing nothing to improve the angels' situation. When Duma comes in, Lucifer tries to draw her into cowing Jo, but Duma refuses to get involved. Duma also wants to know when Lucifer is going to start doing things to help Heaven, but all Lucifer is interested in is where is Jack. Duma says there are very few angels left and they can't find him. As his eyes glow threateningly, Lucifer tells her to try harder. Frightened, Duma leaves.
Less impressed, Jo also leaves, telling Lucifer that if he wants to be treated like Chuck, he needs to start acting like Him.
In his demon lair, Asmodeus is grumpy that he can't find Gabriel, or even sense him. He bullies a terrified demon, rather like Lucifer bullying Duma. Lotta pointless macho posturing in this episode.
In alt-SPNverse, Dean is trying to get to where Charlie is so he can rescue her and (ostensibly) find Mary and Jack. Ketch calls him on it, saying that Dean is making it personal for some reason. Ketch is frustrated by Dean's lack of stealth (though Dean makes a good point that they need speed over stealth right now) and this catches up to Dean when a human bounty hunter shoots him and tries to capture him to take him to a POW camp. Ketch gets into a fight with the man, but it's not until Dean gets up and shoots the man in the kneecap that the man talks. They find out where the camp is and head there.
At the Bunker, Castiel tries to talk to Gabriel, who has covered the walls of his room with symbols. It turns out to be Gabriel's story since his apparent death. He faked it by letting Lucifer stab a fake him and think it was the real him.
Gabriel then moved to Monte Carlo and shacked up with porn stars. So, you could say he took on the persona of Charlie Sheen. He was then captured and sold to Asmodeus, who fed on his grace, going from the weakest of the Princes of Hell to the strongest. When Sam wonders why Gabriel is not speaking, Castiel says that maybe he can't. Sam wonders if maybe Gabriel won't speak, because he feels it's safer.
Up in Heaven, Lucifer thinks a new suit and shades will make him Chuck (has he seen how Dad dressed? Wait - yes, he has!). He then sits back down on his throne to hear the prayers of humans. But they are all begging and he deems them pathetic, not worth his time.
The chant of an exorcism, however, piques his interest, so he goes down to earth to investigate. In a parody of The Exorcist (film, TV show, take your pick), two priests are trying to exorcise a young woman, calling the demon inside her "Satan." Lucifer points out that it's just a minor demon named "Anthony" and exorcises it out through a vent. The young woman falls back onto the bed, unconscious.
When the younger priest asks who he is, Lucifer makes the mistake of telling them his true name. They're shocked and horrified, prompting an annoyed rant from Lucifer about how Chuck made him the cosmic "fall guy."
The priests freak out and start spattering him with holy water and prayers. Annoyed, Lucifer smites them into black smoke, then is annoyed at himself for doing so.
Back in alt-SPNverse (yeah, as usual with a Nep Duo script, far too many storylines and none of them done properly or in any depth), Dean starts to feel ill, but passes it off as nothing. Considering he doesn't (and shouldn't) trust Ketch as far as he can kick him in the nuts, I think that's still pretty sensible. Unfortunately, his condition quickly deteriorates and he passes out into a tree in the middle of Ketch trying to snark an explanation about Charlie out of him. Ketch shows concern, determines that Dean has a high fever, and quickly discovers the bullet wound is a nasty black color that is spreading across Dean's shoulder.