First Born
- Episode aired Jan 21, 2014
- TV-14
- 42m
Sam and Castiel believe that they found a way to track Gadreel. Dean and Crowley team up to find the first blade, which is in the hands of the biblical Cain.Sam and Castiel believe that they found a way to track Gadreel. Dean and Crowley team up to find the first blade, which is in the hands of the biblical Cain.Sam and Castiel believe that they found a way to track Gadreel. Dean and Crowley team up to find the first blade, which is in the hands of the biblical Cain.
- Crowley
- (as Mark A. Sheppard)
- Demon #1
- (as Andrew Baker)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the fight scenes, Jensen Ackles did his own stunts.
- GoofsWhile the viewer could have easily assumed the First Blade would be found somewhere in the contiguous 48 US states since that's where the show takes place for scenes on Earth (barring one scene in season 6 that took place in Scotland), the characters could not have known for certain it would be in the US at all, so when they used the locating spell they should have used a world atlas, as opposed to the map of the US they used, because it would have been a waste of spell ingredients and time had the blade turned out to be anywhere outside the US.
- Quotes
Cain: I can give you the mark, Dean, if it's what you truly want.
Dean Winchester: What are you talking about?
Cain: The mark can be transferred to someone's who worthy.
Dean Winchester: You mean a killer like you?
Cain: Yes.
Dean Winchester: Can I use it to kill that bitch?
Cain: Yes. But you have to know with the mark comes a great burden. Some would call it a great cost.
Dean Winchester: Yeah, well, spare me the warning label. You had me at "kill the bitch."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Supernatural: Blade Runners (2014)
Honestly, where the heck was this story all season? It was fantastic!
To summarize: last week we saw Dean say goodbye to Sam and Castiel and take off on his own, not wanting to be around them because he believed himself to be a curse, and that anyone near him would be killed or hurt. This week, we have Sam and Castiel at the bunker healing Sam, and Dean is (a bit reluctantly) working with Crowley to find a way to kill Abaddon.
I didn't have high hopes for this episode simply because this season hasn't impressed me much so far.
In all honesty though, I loved this episode. There were no weak characters in this. We have Timothy Omundson guest starring as Cain, and wow he does a great job! I truly enjoyed watching him on screen. I was actually expecting him to be a throw-away character, but I think he really brought a lot to the story, and hopefully the writers will use this opportunity to further the plot.
Crowley and Dean working together was amusing and much more than I could have asked for. Dean is clearly still not trusting Crowley (with good reason of course) and their 'teamwork' or lack thereof was a highlight for me. Same goes for Sam and Castiel at the bunker. They shared some good moments; though if I could choose, I would have wanted to see a bit more of them together. Sam and Cas rarely have any bonding moments, and it's unfortunate we couldn't see more of that.
Whoever directed this episode (John Badham) needs to come back. He did an excellent job of directing it to near flawlessness. There was a sequence where Dean is fighting demons, and it was probably one of the best fighting scenes I've had the privilege of watching this season. Very intense and exciting.
Without giving away any spoilers, I'll just say that I am SO glad Dean is getting to play a part in the story now. All season it has been a never-ending loop of Sam possessed and taken over by Gadreel, with Dean just running around spewing lies every which way. Dean is now being given an opportunity to really play a part this season, and the writers would be insane to not go through with it.
All together, outstanding job by the actors and certainly a round of applause to the writers for keeping me interested from start to finish!
9/10
- Shane3182
- Jan 21, 2014