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Supernatural: All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2 (season finale)
(S02E22) "Something big is going down. End of the world big."
The big season finale picked up right where we left off. Sam really is dead. As we found out later in the episode, Jake (Aldis Hodge) cut right through his spinal cord. It made for a nice scene for Jensen Ackles. We've seen time and again how focused Dean is on protecting Sam. So, in a move that surprised nobody, Dean went down to the crossroads, fell down on his knees...
Of course Sam wasn't going to stay dead. A lot of shows have done a lot of crazy things over the years, but that wasn't going to be added to the list. Even though we knew he was coming back, I liked the way that they handled it. Ona Grauer was delightfully evil as the deal-making demon. She went from mocking Dean's situation to something of a supernatural used-car salesman. "I shouldn't be doing this. I could get in a lot of trouble." I almost expected her to say she had to go talk to her sales manager. Her giving Dean one more year worked out perfect. It brought Sam back into the game, and set up what will be one of the major plots for the just announced season three.
The reunion with Sam and Dean was interesting. Dean told the lie that you knew would never hold up when he said that Bobby (Jim Beaver) had patched Sam up. Sam had his own little lie of omission though, when he talked about the demon (Fredric Lane) coming to him in a dream. He left out that little bit about his mother, and her possible relationship with the demon. I thought we would be getting some more info on that, but now am left wondering if that is a season three thing, or just to be taken as the demon messing with Sam.
Bobby's reaction to seeing Sam up and about was perfect. He gave Dean the big ol' stink-eye, while not letting on to Sam what was going on. It was good to see that Ellen (Samantha Ferris) made it out of the Roadhouse, although Ash will be missed. He did have one last huge revelation for the team though.
We finally got the answer regarding just what the demon needed that one special child for. The whole story with Samuel Colt building a giant devil's trap with five churches and rail lines was very clever. It ties in nicely with the story of him building the demon killing gun and opens up future story possibilities. I'd be up for some sort of a flashback episode in the future that delves a little deeper into just what Samuel was up to in the old west demon hunting days.
The big showdown that we have been waiting some 43 episodes for finally came, and with one small exception, it was pretty good. The effects of the demons rushing out of the gates of hell weren't very good. That is a small gripe though, and they were more than made up for by the shot of Dean firing the Colt, and the effect that bullet had on the demon. Very cool looking bit of action right there.
It was great to see John (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) back, having clawed his way out of hell when the gates opened. He had one last chance to save his boys and he took it. The silence in the aftermath of everything going down was an odd choice. I expected John to have some touching exchange with Sam and Dean, but I think the silent, shared moment worked well too. It was a bit of an awe-inspiring scene for the characters. After everything they have been through over the years, they finally got him. What do you say about that?
I think it is pretty clear that the fate of Supernatural was up in the air when they were making this episode. Had it not been renewed, this would have worked very nicely as a series ender. Fortunately, with the uncounted demons that made it out of the gates, it also works as a setup to that third season. As Bobby said, "Hope to hell you boys are ready, 'cause the war has just begun." Add that to Sam and Dean's quest to get Dean off the hook before the end of the season and season three is already looking like a heck of a ride. 
I'm giving this episode, and the season as a whole, a 6, out of 7. It was a fun ride that balanced the big story with the fun adventures very well. The Supernatural team has really found their groove now and I look forward to seeing where a third season takes us.
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