After last season's incredible, shocking finale - Dean (Jensen Ackles) becomes a demon after he dies thanks to the Mark of Cain - I couldn't wait to see what happens this season. It was a long summer waiting, relieved by a little sneak peak at Comic-con in July. I was thrilled Ackles would be directing another episode, in this case the episode where Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean have a major confrontation after being initially separated at the season's start.
Brief catch-up: Sam brought Dean's body back to their bunker and was determined to find a way to bring him back (they do it a lot, so there was no reason to doubt), starting with Crowley (Mark A. Sheppard). But Crowley was a step ahead, talking to Dean about his new life as a demon, and our last shot is of Dean's new demon black eyes.
Cut to the premiere, which brings us weeks later. Dean had taken off with new BFF Crowley for a life of drinking, karaoke and general debauchery.
All he left Sam was a note telling his bro to let him go (yeah right). Sam began a dark journey to find Dean and bring him home to cure him (yep, they learned how to cure demons at the end of season 8). Crowley really came to Dean to establish the perfect Hell (he's the King of it) but Dean was happy just being his new freely evil self. Crowley soon realized he couldn't contain Dean and went to give him back to Sam, who managed to capture his rogue brother, bring him home and begin the treatment.
Cut to last night. The big confrontation. It was a rather tense hour and Dean said things to Sam that may have repercussions later. But unfortunately what I was hoping would happen when the season started - that the writers would find a way to keep Demon Dean around and have him still be the good Dean we've come to know and love - some kind of balance - didn't. Instead Sam managed to cure Dean by the end of the hour. Only episode 3 and we've brought everything pretty much back to normal.
It's too quick, too easy a fix for me, and too soon. I was hoping for more. They have hinted of future complications, being that Dean still carries the Mark, and they introduced who is to be the likely Big Bad for the season, but I just wished we could have stayed on the other path for longer. But you know I love me some Dean-and-Sam-back-in-action-together ... action, and the season is still very young, but that's just my thoughts on last night's developments.
Supernatural airs Tuesdays at 9pm on the CW.
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