Review - Supernatural Season 5 Episode 10 Abandon All Hope...

After a couple funny episodes, Supernatural was finally brought back to the apocalypse and boy did it not disappoint. The only probably is that there won't be any new episodes until January 21. We got a few advances for mythology, but really, the episode was all about Ellen and Jo.

I thought they were misused in season 2, so when I heard the duo was coming back in season 5 I was excited. I was once again disappointed by how little screen time they got in "Good God, Y'All!" especially Jo. The writers finally decided to included them much more in "Abandon All Hope..." but alas, they also had to die.

The scenes with Ellen and Jo, and Dean and Jo really set the tone for the episode. It was sad, horrific, and bittersweet. Samantha Ferris and Alona Tal did superb jobs, and I'll be sad to see them go. Maybe the writers can try to bring them back in some incarnation or another.

The relationship between Jo and Dean has been interesting. Obviously they love each other, but never acted on it. Whether romantic or not, there is a special connection between them that is now lost. The last scene with the burning picture, no dialogue, was at the same time full of sadness, and love. Dean lost Jo and was sad for her, but at the same time, he showed his love for her.

Mischa Collins continues to be delightful. His deadpan delivery while drinking and the thing with the door handle made me crack a huge smile. Equally good is his stoic look and how he stood up and talked to Lucifer and Meg.

Mark Sheppard needs to get his own show. He's guest starred on all sorts of shows, and I think it's time he gets starring role. As Crowley he was devilish (demonish?) as usual, bringing that charm we've come to love. The downside was that he only had a few minutes of screen time which only made us want him more. He also had a very interesting idea about Lucifer that no demon has brought up. Lucifer is an angel, and has as much hate for demons as humans. After taking out the humans, he'll go after the demons.

My problem with the episode was that it revealed little about Lucifer's plan. We did see him summon Death using a bunch of reapers, but what was the point of summoning Death? A "gotcha" scene would have been nice, so we could anticipate a little of what is ahead. I'm not sure of it's significance, but when Lucifer saw that Dean and Sam were taken away by Castiel, he gave a little smirk which indicates his confidence or that he has a master plan that also involves Dean.

Score: 9.7/10