Let It Bleed

Very good episode - emotional, very well acted (especially by Ackles), well written. Many scenes that live on the strength of the pent up emotions - the fractured friendship between Cas and Dean, the hopless love between Dean and Lisa, Deans fatherly feelings towards Ben.

An then there is Crowley - witty and crude, and Castiel in his most loveable position - the feeling, torn, but strong and dedicated warrior.

The episode moves fast and gets more story into the 41 minutes then one could imagine possible.

The final scenes are beautifully done and acted, and really seal the Ben and Lisa saga the right way.

I might be alone in this regard but the Lisa-Ben story in season 6 is my favorite aspect of the season. It is Dean at his most different and uncomfortable, i.e. interesting. Overall, I think this storyline is worth telling. There is just something to seeing Dean trying to be a father and partner. (The writers clearly picked up on this given that they expand upon the father idea with Jack) But I don't like the ending of this story. The finality of the resolution is exceptionally harsh and while Ackles sells it well enough it feels like a regression of Dean's character. Moreover, this episode has a vibe of just going through the motions to wrap up a storyline that writers OR fans lost interest in. It is the big disappointment in the season.

First off Ben and Lisa could've been great characters, if only they were given actual depth. Like they had so much episode that are just fillers, why not just make those episodes for Dean, Lisa, and Ben to bond or at least for the viewers to relate to Deans struggle and weigh the decisions he needs to do in order to keep them from harm's way. It felt like they were just there as character development for Dean not to spoil but it is VERY OBVIOUS that they are only there to support Deans new side of family man. Overall, it wasn't the actors fault but the writing of their character. Wasted material imo..

This episode makes me angry every single time I watch it from the first time it aired to August 16, 2023, I am watching it again and all I wanted to do is find the people responsible and tell them off. Fans are responsible for the removal of Lisa and Ben because they felt threatened by any fictional character. Lisa and Ben had a lot of potential and became hunters themselves or at least being able to be trained and how to deal with life. The whole point of Supernatural is about family and to Dean, Lisa and Ben was his family to take them away from him was absolutely the worst thing that has been done on this show. Everyone responsible for the decision making I see nothing but just disappointment and there's so much that could have been done with the story. Just nobody wants Dean to ever be happy or have any actual real love in his life. Saying how after 15 years both Sam and Dean end up completely alone still is one of the worst outcomes of the entire show that neither one of them could have found a good proper female hunter to marry or at least have a committed relationship with. Lisa was definitely someone that should have stayed! If for some reason the show ever does get picked up again I hope it's something that can be corrected.

This is Dean and the sacrifice to keep the family he loves alive. Personally, think Dean was/is Bens dad, and would have loved to see that in the last couple of epis of the show. The story had run its course as Dean life is on the road hunting despite trying to stay away from. It was to hard to stay together when hardly "home" and the danger is always there, this epi proved it. Telling Sam to never say their name again, or break his nose, shows the deep hurt that he can not express.

Would have been nice to see them at the end, but because of the crap that the "good little..." and so much more... Though maybe sometime in the future could be a part of an update knowing that there was a son... Enjoyed this epi, as we know how much he loves his bro, but knowing that he really loved...