Agreed about the overall ep. Better. Not great, but much better than the last two, and much more logical, which helps. I feel like they're missing the heart of the show a little bit - which is Dean, ironically. By cutting him off from Sam and Cas they're making everything feel empty. I hope this is on purpose and will pay off when all the lies come to light, but part of me thinks it's just shitty writing and they won't take advantage of it. :(

I think when angels get skewered they cease to exist. That's always been my impression before. I want to know where they go when you use that symbol on them. :D

Yeah, I sort of boggled when Crowley did that too - I know they kept referencing his breakdown in the previews, but I wasn't buying it. I don't know that I'm buying it now, either (I prefer my Crowley clever), but it will be interesting to see where this goes.

I love Cas in this ep a ridiculous amount. I didn't really get the point of the whole Abbadon thing, but I don't caaaaaaaaare because ABBADON. :D :D :D :D