Dicussion of 3:04 "The Big Empty" - Aired 11/2/17 (CW US)

[Death]

A man is killed by his dead wife. Taking the case, Sam convinces Dean to let Jack join them; also having convinced Jack to help save Mary if he can master his powers. There are no signs of a ghost or revenant. A woman is then killed by her dead son. Both victims shared a grief therapist Mia, whom the guys question pretending to be three brothers that lost their mother. Sam and Dean get into an argument about Mary; and Sam discovers Mia is a shapeshifter. Mia says she only helps people by pretending to be their loved ones to give closure, and the killer must be her ex boyfriend and fellow shapeshifter, Buddy. While Sam goes to Buddy's address, Buddy actually sneaks into Mia's office and knocks out Dean and Jack. When Mia refuses to kill them, Buddy prepares to shoot Sam when he walks into the room. Jack is able to use his powers to deflect the bullet away from Sam and throw Buddy into the wall, allowing Sam to kill him. Mia in Kelly's form tells Jack that even monsters can do good. At the bunker Dean gives Jack some approval; and wants Sam to keep believing Mary is alive, admitting that he no longer seems to believe in anything anymore. Meanwhile, Castiel is in The Empty, a place predating even God and Amara, where all angels and demons sleep forever after they die. Castiel is the first in eternity to wake up. The entity there takes Castiel's form and taunts him to go back to sleep as the entity hates being awake itself. Castiel refuses, forcing the entity to send him back to Earth.

 

[SwanSong]

This was a sweet episode with the boys and Jack. It was nice to see a "shades of grey" monster of the week.

Cas in the empty was so cringeworthy. I will probably get back on the fangirl wagon for him soon, but at this stage I was just thinking UGH Stop it already with alternative Cas's! (Casses?) Anyway, the empty seems a better villain later down the track. I love that the writers just add layers of outrageous layers to the story and often think where will they go from this void of all? Surely nothing can predate/exist beyond that!?! And it makes me worry the end is soon and will just be the nothingness winning. Might be a good ending. but I am still keen for this show to continue a while longer At LEAST until they get a few more greys. #twinning.

 

[Death]

Damien - I love Dean's nickname for Jack!

Jack is trying to help, and is good at digging.

The image of them stood around the burning body is great

Family therapy!

into the nothing, Misha is so creepy!

I do like the Jack and Dean were together, Jack is trying

Just realised that Jack is in Cas colours.

Aww Jack got his goodbye

Creepy face peel!

I love this actress

Aww Dean and Sam having their emotional bromance moment

And Cas is back!

 

[Lucifer]

Misha acting against Misha was great! So funny. Also the cosmic entity taking shape makes up for the bad banshee effects of last season

I like the idea of the big empty being where angels go to sleep forever.

Jimmy’s body really has been through the ringer!

I like that the grief counselor lived, and that she got the boys to talk and gave Jack some mom time.

Good episode, great character relationship stuff and literal family therapy.

Shifters peeling off their meat suits is gross.