Supernatural's Dean Must Go Back to "The Beginning"

News Type: Opinion — Fri Oct 3, 2008 8:23 AM EDT

Last night's episode of Supernatural blew me away. In "In The Beginning," Dean must go back in time to when he's parents were dating to "stop it" - the cryptic order from Castiel. The trip back to April 30, 1973 gave loyal fans a few answers to questions we've been asking since Season 2 and a lot more questions.

The big shockers:

Dean is driving a pinto this episode. I couldn't get over Dean in the pinto. Every time he drove up in it, I had to chuckle. I'd never have thought Dean would have been caught dead in a pinto. It was a nice piece of humor in an otherwise serious episode.

Dean's mom, Mary (Amy Gumenick), was a hunter. And John (Matt Cohen) didn't know. She was raised by her hunter parents and she hated the life. She wanted to leave it behind and marry John.

Dean and Sam are named after their maternal grandparents, Samuel (Mitch Pileggi) and Deanna (Allison Hossack).

Mary made a deal with the Azazel (old yellow eyes) to save John's life. This family really has a knack for dealing with the demons in order to save each other's life.

More Questions:

Did Dean really go back in time or was it some sort of dream? If he did go back, did he actually cause the events? Or do we believe Castiel that destiny cannot be changed?

Did Dean really influence John's decision to get the Impala? In the graphic novel, the acquisition of the impala is different?

What is Azazel's end game? Does Lilith know? What did the blood he dripped in the babies mouths do? How did he know that all these people he was making deals with would have kids in 1983? And isn't it a big coincidence that they did?

What did Azazel mean when he referenced the angels on Dean's shoulders? Did he know that only angel could transport Dean back in time? Or is there something different about Dean now?

What the heck is Sam doing sneaking off in the middle of the night with Ruby? What is at 425 Waterman? Doesn't he realize that he's playing with fire here?

And what does Castiel mean by "stop it or we will?" Is Sam's life in danger? How can Dean stop it if destiny can't be changed?

I'm can't wait until the next episode. This show just keeps getting better.

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vacelts

My favorite lines:

When Dean realizes he’s gone back in time, he asks if “angels got their hands on some Deloreans.”

When Castiel shows up in the passenger seat of the pinto, Dean asks if this means “God’s my co-pilot.”

And someone please tell me why every time someone travels back in time, there’s a reference to Tab. Is that the universal sign of time travel?

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#1 - Fri Oct 3, 2008 8:45 AM EDT

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Jekazu

I loved those lines! They made me laugh.

I wonder about the Tab reference myself.

Is it just me of did the actor who played young John look like the guy who plays Castiel?

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#1.1 - Fri Oct 3, 2008 3:45 PM EDT

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vacelts

Is it just me of did the actor who played young John look like the guy who plays Castiel?

It's just you. :-) I thought the young version of Mary and John were well cast. I could definitely see the older versions in them.

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#1.2 - Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:07 PM EDT

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Shalla

I really loved how this episode answered some lingering questions: Why did Mary recognize Azazel when he came for Sammy? Because she made a deal. Why did Mary apologize to Sam in the season two episode 'Home?' Because she basically sold him for John. Why is Sam YED's favorite child? Because Mary was his favorite parent. Why did some of the psychic kids moms' die in fires and some didn't? Because that only happened if Azazel got interrupted.

The last bit of the episode was chilling. "Your brother's headed down a bad road. Stop it, or we will." A lot of people are thinking that this season will end up being Sam vs. Dean and that just points right there.

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#2 - Fri Oct 3, 2008 10:25 AM EDT

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vacelts

A lot of people are thinking that this season will end up being Sam vs. Dean and that just points right there.

If it is, then it's going to tear up Dean. But John told him if he couldn't save Sam he'd have to kill him. I don't think Dean will be able to do that so he'd better save him.

So what do you think Sam was doing with Ruby. It's obviously more than a routine hunt.

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#2.1 - Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:14 PM EDT

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Shalla

So what do you think Sam was doing with Ruby. It's obviously more than a routine hunt.

I think that Sam thinks they're just hunting down as many demons as they can. I think Ruby is pushing him toward whatever Azazel wanted Sam to become.

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#2.2 - Tue Oct 7, 2008 10:12 AM EDT

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vacelts

Shalla, I think that's what's going on overall. But the night that Sam snuck out of the hotel, where was he going? It seemed like more than a routine demon hunt to me.

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#2.3 - Tue Oct 7, 2008 11:36 AM EDT

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Shalla

Hmmm. Good point. I have no idea. I suspect we'll find out something on Thursday.

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#2.4 - Tue Oct 7, 2008 3:22 PM EDT

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vacelts

I hope so.

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#2.5 - Tue Oct 7, 2008 3:27 PM EDT

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Spikegary

Yeah, that was a great episode-I had no clue that Mary was a hunter until she showed up in that alley. That casts some new light on some questions. Everytime I thought Dean would get some answers from Castiel, he'd disappear-that is frustrating. I'm still not convinced that Castiel is playing for the right team.

Sam seems to be using some of his demonic powers for good, but hat dictum that states, 'Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely' might be the play in this season.

I think the mom's dying in fires are because they interrupted Azizel while he was doing his demon milk thing to the babies-as Dean warned Mary, don't get out of bed, no matter what you hear on November __, 1983.

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#3 - Fri Oct 3, 2008 1:35 PM EDT

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vacelts

I'm still not convinced that Castiel is playing for the right team.

I guess that depends on how you define the right team. I'm sure if Castiel comes after Sam, Dean's not going to care what team he's on.

Sam seems to be using some of his demonic powers for good

I think Sam thinks he's doing good, but is Ruby manipulating him for her own gain. Does Ruby know about Azazel's end game? What about Lilith? Is Sam just their unwitting pawn?

Dean warned Mary, don't get out of bed, no matter what you hear on November __, 1983.

She didn't listen. I wonder why. After everything Dean told that came true.

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#3.1 - Mon Oct 6, 2008 7:20 PM EDT

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