Misha Collins

Dean struggles with his newfound addiction to the First Blade, while Sam uncovers some more history about his grandfather and the Men of Letters in a compelling episode.

Castiel and Bartholomew have a meeting while the Winchesters get a request from an old friend in an enjoyable return from hiatus for the show.

With the group split, this week’s episode sees Crowley and Dean become unexpected allies in the fight against Abaddon, as Castiel and Sam both try to adjust to the events of the past few weeks.

The first episode back from the hiatus sees Dean and Castiel form an uncomfortable alliance to wrestle control of Sam back from Gadreel, as Metatron’s plans steadily move forward.

The Winchesters see their first collateral damage from the Angel war, as Castiel takes drastic measures in his return.

One of the most intriguing aspects of Metatron’s spell to cast the angels out of heaven was the loss of Castiel’s grace in the process. While the angel had, at that point, already spent a lot of time around humans, it was nonetheless bound to be a big adjustment for him to be human. This week once again picks up on the thread of Castiel trying to survive on his own, in a gripping episode that manages to reveal another layer to the angels while once again revisiting the power struggle between Crowley and Abaddon.

Supernatural, Season 9, Episode 3: “I’m No Angel” Written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming Directed by Kevin Hooks Airs Tuesdays at 9pm (ET) on The CW Among the falling of angels that ended Season 8, the incident of Castiel losing his grace and becoming human seemed like a minor point. Regardless of its perceived …

Supernatural, Season 8, Episode 17: “Goodbye Stranger” Written by Robbie Thompson Directed by Thomas J. Wright Airs Wednesdays at 9pm (ET) on CW Since Kevin managed to finally decipher his half of the demon tablet, along with several other factors, the existence of an angel tablet, as revealed by Samandriel to Crowley, has remained a …

Supernatural, Season 8, Episode 10: “Torn and Frayed” Written by Jenny Klein Directed by Robert Singer Airs Wednesdays at 9pm (ET) on CW Sacrifice has been a running theme in Supernatural since the first season. Over the years, the Winchester brothers have had to give up a lot, both in terms of people they’ve forged …

Supernatural, Season 8, Episode 8: “Hunteri Heroici” Written by Andrew Dabb Directed by Paul A. Edwards Airs Wednesdays at 9pm (ET) on CW The return of Castiel from purgatory last week opened a new chapter in the eighth season of Supernatural; while the story of what happened to Castiel and Dean in purgatory was resolved, …

Supernatural, Season 8, Episode 7: “A Little Slice of Kevin” Written by Eugenie Ross-Leming and Brad Buckner Directed by Charles Robert Carmer Airs Wednesdays at 9pm (ET) on CW One of the burning questions that emerged from the premiere of Supernatural’s eighth season is what happened to Castiel. After he and Dean were both kicked …