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When Discovery found its way to the mirror universe and didn't know about it, a lot of people were very confused because they thought it took place ten years AFTER Kirk's five year mission. It's actually ten years before. And Kirk's crew don't know about thier trip because everything was triple classified. If Memory Serves reveals The Cage, Pike's first trip to Talos has happened. Menagerie, his return to Talos with Spock's aid is in his future. I miss Ash Tyler. He was a lot of what Discovery needed. A conflicted character who was on our side but had a dark side. They did come up with a plausible reason for him to stay behind. Someone had to keep Section 31 from screwing up the exact same way again. Which if you've seen Deep Space Nine's Luther Sloan you know he utterly failed at.

Season three was well not plodding but a learning curve for the audience. Which is fitting because it was a learning curve for the crew: a world that is the future and barely recognizable. The show maintained a standard, up until the return to the mirror universe in Terra Firma. And then pretty much dissolved. Season four was shallow and preachy, ploddy, rushed sappy and...hard to *want* to keep up with.

The show, not me. Cass is Back and Sam is catching up. There is so much in this episode where everything finally felt like it was coming to a head. Kevin flat out says that his trust in Dean is what screws him over, Sam is understandably confused thinking Cas left to protect them when Dean actually kicked him out. The scene in the bar is stellar. Cas doesn't have a problem with being told to leave, his faith in Dean is that absolute. But he thought at least Sam would know about it. And you can almsot feel Dean juggling that many lies is about to bite him. The best part is we see the first evidence that Gadreel isn't the lying jerk we believed. He lied about his name but he isn't putting on an act about his nature. Dean is falling into a trap Sam and Cass are known for, trying SO hard to make up for your mistakes you blindly make stupider ones. And usually go through h--l trying to take it back. Loved seeing Muriel. Who played Stargirl in Smallville. No spoilers but scales are torn from EVERYONE's eyes at the end.

This was an amazing episode but I seriously wonder if Dean can even hear himself. I couldn't figure out what he was so ticked at Cas for. 'if anyone but cas had done this' what kept you out of the line of fire, tried not to make you a target, then 'promptly lost' the tablet he was trying to protect having it dug out of his stomach by the villain he mistakenly trusted? If anyone but Dean had treated Cass like this, if even Sam had, Cass would have told them some polite version of 'screw you' and left. Which I guess is why Destiel is so easily shipped. Because they deal with and accept each-other so completely perfectly. Not only does Cas think Dean can do no wrong, but Dean's faith in Cas and regard for him is just as unshakable and absolute. And you really do see that here. Metaron is being lying beast. Prick that Naomi was, at least she was honest. Dean and Cass fall into the same trap (as each-other): trusting too easily and going all in because it sounds like a good idea at the time. Of course it blows up in both of thier faces.