I think the main issue I have with this episode is best summed up by a comment my pastor made today, talking about Adam and Eve and the devil. "God didn't say, 'Oh, forget this. I gave them one chance - time to start over with a new plan.'" (It was Joshua telling them God said "I've already done more for you than I've done in a long time" was what prompted the pen-flinging.)

I really hope Kripke/the writers turn this around in the end, make God awesome. Much as I love the boys, and I really really do, I'm tired of them being the only force for good. I want Joshua to be lying, I want Gabriel to side with Team Free Will, and I want God to be awesome.