Dean's role in S5

[feliciakw]

Just got done rewatching "Heaven and Hell." And something jumped out at me that I'd completely forgotten. Each time Dean has confronted Uriel, and Uriel has threatened him with death and/or damnation, Dean has tossed back that God had him pulled out of the Pit for a reason. In this episode, Dean calls Uriel's bluff, and Uriel says, "This is bigger than you. You can be replaced."

Dun-dun-DUUUUUUUUUNNNNN.

Makes me think it was never their intention to have Dean act as Michael's vessel at all. (I still would pay money to see Jensen play Michael, though.)

These developments in the mytharc, though, make me wonder who knew what when. I also think the majority of the angels, the ground forces, if you will, were more along the lines of Castiel in their goal: save the Earth, save the human race. I just wish, you know, we'd met a couple more of them and that they were further up the command ladder, to counterbalance the unpleasant ones we got.

Of course, in the end, it was only Dean who could pull Sam out from under Lucifer's influence long enough to leap into the abyss. And it took a lifetime to get there.

Dean Winchester: hanging out, being awesome, saving the world.