By John Keegan

The hunt is on for the weapons needed to take down Dick Roman and the Leviathans, and the Brothers Winchester follow the fetch quest to one of the few remaining Alphas, once Crowley makes it clear that he's not getting involved until the Winchesters prove they can get the job done by collecting the rest of the pieces of the puzzle. Which, of course, is easier said than done.


I've not a clue where they intend to find a bone from a human as light and good as the Leviathans are evil and dark, since there are precious few of those in the "Supernatural" world, but getting blood from the Alpha vampire seems like it ought to be fun. As in, almost impossible and nearly suicidal. It involves taking the Alpha's favorite human snack food donor and holding her ransom, so to speak, which doesn't work out too well, since she's basically enthralled to the hilt.

Sam and Dean get lucky, though, because the Leviathans are greedy. They've done a nice job of lacing the human food supply with enough mind-numbing high-fructose corn syrup that the lambs are ready for the slow and steady slaughter. The Leviathans just don't want to have any competition. Sam and Dean may not have much of a chance convincing the Alpha to donate some blood, but they can always count on the Leviathans to tip their hand. It's a bit of a sloppy way to give the boys a win, but it works.

(Speaking of the Leviathans and their plans, I think the writers went a bit over the top with their decision to insert some social commentary into the season arc. I didn't mind it so much when it was just the one episode with the turducken and the mild references after the fact, but why don't they just say that Roman took control of Monsanto and get it over with? We get it; HFCS is terribly bad for you. I don't know too many people who missed the message at this point!)

Meanwhile, Bobby is very quickly losing control, which does not bode well for restoration in the finale. When the idea of Bobby's return as a ghost was first hinted, I was worried that it would force the brothers to take out their father figure personally, rather than lose him to the enemy. Tying him to the flask makes it very easy to write that into the story, and Bobby's rage-induced downward spiral is making it almost a foregone conclusion. I'd rather they just let Bobby die, if this is the only thing they could think to do with him.

At this point, my main concern is that there's so much left to do, if the season finale is meant to deliver the end to the threat of the Leviathans. Sam and Dean need to find the aforementioned bone, then get Crowley to supply some blood. And then they need to unleash the anti-Leviathan weapon. It's possible they intend to hold the Leviathan resolution until the eighth season, but since it never quite worked out as much as the early portion of the season promised, I'd rather they just brought it to a close.

Crowley's apparent "alliance" with Dick Roman could be key. Could Dick give the King of Hell an offer he can't refuse? Perhaps access to all the souls from the humans eaten by the Leviathans? I can't think of anything else that Crowley would want. On the other hand, Crowley is great at hedging his bets. If the Winchesters get everything they need but Crowley's blood, then Crowley is in the perfect position to help the boys restore the balance. If not, then Crowley would have to accept what the Leviathans choose to offer him anyway.

I still say that the writers would be best served to deal with the Leviathans and have Crowley take the reins as the Big Bad for the eighth season. Mark Sheppard is too damn good at the role to be left on the sidelines, and all the hints to that effect, given Meg's comments in previous episodes, would finally be addressed. Besides, that would probably get Castiel back in the saddle as well, and that's never a bad thing.

John Keegan is Editor-in-Chief for Critical Myth, a partner site of SciFi Vision.