‘Supernatural’ season 11 episode 23 spoilers: ‘Alpha and Omega’ ends with a sizzle, shocks with return of dead character [VIDEO]

Supernatural season 11 episode 23: Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester), Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester) and Rowena (Ruth Connell). cwtv.com

“Supernatural” season 11 episode 23 has left fans shocked after a beloved, long dead character showed up. “Alpha and Omega” wasn’t the explosive season finale fans expecting, but it gave fans hope for next season.

Spoilers ahead for Supernatural season 11 episode 23 ‘Alpha and Omega’

With God/Chuck (Rob Benedict) dying, Sam and Dean Winchester (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) were left clueless on how to beat Amara (Emily Swallow). They – Sam and Dean, Castiel (Misha Collins), Crowley (Mark A. Sheppard), Rowena (Ruth Connell) and Chuck – realised they couldn’t just trap Amara anymore; they needed to kill her because with God/Chuck soon-to-be dead, there wouldn’t be a balance of light and dark anymore.

Their lone plan was to collect souls Ghostbuster-style and build a bomb, which they hoped will bring the Darkness to hell. This tinkled the curiosity of Reaper Billie (Lisa Berry), who helped them collect thousands of souls.

Dean is the bomb

As the bearer of the mark for a while, Dean had a personal connection with Amara, and thus he was the only one who could deliver the bomb to her. There’s just one catch: Dean would not just carry the bomb; he would be the bomb.

Being a bomb only meant Dean would die as well. This naturally didn’t put Sam at ease. In a scene that would later on make sense, the Winchesters stood in front of their mother Mary’s grave, appearing to say goodbye or something, while the rest of the gang stood a short distance behind them. Sam left a kiss on their mother’s grave.

This was one single instance that Sam couldn’t do anything to save his brother.

Amara and Chuck

The bomb was a letdown. Amara sensed right away Dean was carrying a bomb inside him. So instead of exploding them both to hell, Dean was able to convince Amara that revenge on her brother wasn’t what would make her happy. Amara, in a rare show of compassion, brought Chuck to their location and poured her heart out to him.

Amara transferred energy to Chuck, allowing him to regain his full power. The siblings appeared to have mended their differences, putting a stop to what could have been a world apocalypse.

“Earth will be fine. It’s got you and Sam,” Chuck told Dean before he and his sister vanished to who-knows-where.

And since Dean gave Amara the peace that she had been looking for, Amara gave him a very precious parting gift.

Mary!

The Winchester mama (Samantha Smith) was Amara’s little something for Dean, or at least it looked like it. In an attempt to find where he was, Dean stumbled upon a lost woman, who turned out to be the long-dead Mary Winchester.

Dean and Castiel

“You’re the best friend I ever had,” Dean told the angel while riding the impala. “You’re my brother, Cas, I want you to know that.”

It wasn’t the relationship development that Destiel fans were hoping for, but it’s a step in the right direction. Dean doesn’t bestow just about anyone praise that high. For him to tell Castiel he is his best friend is an honour of the highest calibre indeed.

Later on, the usually stoic Castiel almost broke his composure while hugging Dean, who was about to go on a suicide mission to save God’s creations.

Men of Letters – London chapter

The English lady at the beginning of the episode didn’t have anything to do with season 11, but she gave way to the whole big bad plot of season 12. Lady Antonia Bevell (Elizabeth Blackmore) came to take Sam and Dean in, which was what she was ordered to do after the Men of Letters London chapter learnt of the brothers’ latest blunder.

Sam, who thought Dean was dead, tried to pacify the gun-wielding woman in front of him, but Lady Antonia couldn’t be bothered with false negotiations, firing her gun at Sam. It’s unclear if she really did hit Sam or what happened to the younger Winchester.

Supernatural season 11 episode 23 review

It wasn’t the explosive finale that one would expect coming from the ultimate Light and Darkness brawl. It even felt somehow anti-climactic, given that the past couple of episodes teased viewers of what appeared to be the biggest season ender ever.

There were no actions, only words, when Chuck and Amara were in the same room. That’s not exactly a bad thing; the brother and sister have resolved their differences with a simple act of forgiveness. However, viewers were expecting a lot more than just a simple handshake from the two.

Dean’s tender moment with Castiel was a lot more satisfying than his goodbye scene with Sam. Granted that Sam couldn’t do anything about Dean’s impending sacrifice, the scene could have been expanded more. Sam, for the record, didn’t, but it appeared he gave up too easily on his brother.

Probably the saving grace of the whole episode was Mary’s surprising appearance. It gave more promise to what season 12 would be than the UK Men of Letters’ involvement.

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