You don’t want to make her hangry.
Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Amara is growing up, and her appetite is increasing. They’re doing the right thing by moving that plot along and already expanding the mythology. Is the woman Dean saw when the Darkness arrived an older version of Amara or an entity in addition to her? If she’s one and the same, why does she need another body? They have the same scar, so I’m guessing it’s the same person. It adds another dynamic.
Amara’s goals are forming from noble intentions. They’re giving her a relatable angle. She thinks god has done a terrible job with the world and wants to do it better. It’s clever because it’s not the obvious road to power even if it’s apparent it will end poorly — or maybe the Darkness will do it right. How cool would that twist be? Anyway, her motivations also work because it puts her at odds with Crowley. She’s not the natural ally Crowley expected to find, and it is terrific to watch the world weary Crowley be surprised. And how precious were his fatherly tendencies?
Crowley’s more endearing moments were balanced by his intimidating nature. A few scenes nicely illustrated his leadership skills and how he’s whipped hell back into shape. He’s back in a place where his minions respect him again. His tough exterior showed the tiniest bit of cracks because of Amara’s voracity though. It’s early to think about this, but at the rate she’s consuming souls, how fast will she burn through them?
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While we’re on the topic of minions and lower level angels and demons, “The Bad Seed” did something new and different by showing a power lunch. We’ve seen angels and demons work together, but it was brilliant and sort of overdue to see the grunts complain about their bosses. Besides offering a fresh perspective and being amusing and basically perfect, the meeting was one more way to show how powerful the Darkness is. Everyone is worried. The water cooler chatter isn’t good.
As usual, the Winchesters have more than one problem on their hands. There’s the Darkness, and there’s Rowena. She’s found her beat more this season and is settling into a lovely place with her humor. I don’t know what changed, but she was funnier than before and her chemistry with the Winchesters made me want more scenes between them. Historically, that hasn’t been the case. More mega coven jokes, please!
I have mixed feelings about Castiel being cured so quickly. On one hand, with his affliction out of the way he can be more helpful to Sam and Dean, but on the other hand, the curse wasn’t fully explored. Castiel suffered, but all he did under the curse was beat people up. There weren’t any consequences. Like everyone else in the series, Cas has put through hell before, sure, but this was a missed opportunity to do something new and different with the character.
I’m not saying I want Cas to be punished, but for the sake of story? He got off way too easy. And somewhat related: having Dean brush off Cas’ offer to heal him was just unnecessary. It was a very Dean Winchester move to take all the blame and to think he deserves to be in pain, but it minimized Cas.
The Darkness is growing up quickly which means she’s going to be a real threat in no time at all. It’s a relief to see the plot move forward at this rate. The mythology around the Darkness keeps building up too, and it was brilliant to see even the lower minions of heaven and hell be concerned about what’s ahead. The only negative about this episode is that Castiel was restored to himself without suffering many consequences. He was in pain, yes, but there were opportunities to do more with the curse.
