‘Supernatural’ season 11 episode 20 spoilers and recap: Chuck is God + Dean’s Samulet is back and glowing

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“Supernatural” season 11 episode 20 has finally confirmed theories about the identity of God. In “Don’t Call Me Shurley” episode, the prophet Chuck (guest star Rob Benedict) has finally answered some of the most pressing questions in the show, including why did Dean Winchester’s (Jensen Ackles) amulet failed to light in the presence of God.

The last time Chuck Shurley was seen in the show was during the 200^th episode, and he mysteriously appeared only at the end. That gave credence to the long-held theory that the prophet was actually God.

And according to the most recent episode, aired on Wednesday night in the US, Chuck is indeed God.

What’s God been up to?

The most hated angel in the series, Metatron (Curtis Armstrong), suddenly found himself in the presence of Chuck at one of God’s hiding places. The now-homeless and now-human ex-angel was unimpressed by Chuck at first, until Chuck revealed himself to be God.

Never let it be said that Metatron did not ask the most important questions. First, why did Dean’s amulet not glow as it should in the presence of Chuck if Chuck was indeed God? The necklace, which Sam (Jared Padalecki) gave his brother, was even held by Castiel (Misha Collins) in the search for his father. The answer was simple: Chuck turned it off.

So what has God been doing all this time?

He travelled. He learnt how to play the guitar (actually, he just gave himself the skill), he had girlfriends (and boyfriends), and he basically just enjoyed life as the human Chuck. But now he needed Metatron to edit his work. The angel scribe wrote the all-powerful tablets for him, and he figured out he needed an editor once again to see his last work: his autobiography.

Metatron, the unlikely hero of the episode

In a strange turn of events, viewers got to see how the very likeable Chuck became a ruthless God, and how the horrible Metatron voiced out the frustrations everyone watching the show from the start had. Metatron was unforgivable in the eyes of the fans, but this episode achieved the impossible: he was redeemed. He showed selflessness and wisdom, asking the right questions, begging God to see the importance of humanity.

God was hiding from his sister Amara (guest star Emily Swallow), letting her win because he figured out “it’s her turn to shine.” He was about to disappear, allowing the Darkness (Amara) to wipe out all his creations. After all, he didn’t feel any obligation to save humanity anymore. Dean and Sam released her, it wasn’t God’s doing, and so humans must answer to that.

“The world would still be spinning with Demon Dean,” he told Metatron. But as it happened, Sam couldn’t just leave his brother alone, and therefore they released the Darkness onto the world.

As for why he picked Metraton to become his scribe, he revealed there was nothing special about the angel. He was just the angel nearest the door when he was looking for someone to write his instructions.

“Because you disappointed me. You all disappointed me,” God simply explained why he abandoned everyone.

“I know I’m a disappointment, but you’re wrong about humanity,” Metatron cried. “They are your greatest creation because they are better than you are. Sure they are weak and they cheat and steal and destroy and disappoint, but they also give and create and sing and dance and love. And above all, they never give up. But you do.”

It was one of the best speeches ever made in the show, and it came from the most hated villain of all time. Metatron was able to change the fandom’s perception of him in just a single speech. It helped that Armstrong’s acting was faultless as well.

Dean and Sam and Chuck

Meanwhile, the ominous fog at the start of the season, the very same one that spread the virus that made people kill people, has come back. As Sam and Dean were trying – and failing – to save a small town from doom, a miracle appeared. The fog vanished suddenly, and the people who were infected, Sam included, were healed. Those who died also found themselves alive.

Dean found his amulet – or aptly called the Samulet – which he threw in a rubbish bin in a motel some years back, glowing inside Sam’s pocket. And it wouldn’t stop glowing, leading them to Chuck.

“We should probably talk,” Chuck/God told the Winchester brothers before the episode came to a close.

Sam and Dean, the main stars of the show, were the side story in the episode. Their story was a dead end. Sam was going to die, as all the townspeople, while Dean, being Amara’s favourite, could do nothing but watch everyone fall apart. That is until a deus ex machine moment with God interfering. It might be cheating, but there’s no other way about it. After all, Sam and Dean’s plot here wasn’t the main event anyway. What the most important thing here was Chuck’s return and revelation, as well as Metatron’s redemption.

“Don’t Call Me Shurley” was an overall satisfying episode. It answered the little questions that have been bothering fans for so long. It has also made way for exciting backdrop for the next remaining episodes.

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