Supernatural. There is no non-weird explanation for this.

Well, considering all of the one-nighters that we know Dean has had over the years (not to mention the many, many more that have surely happened off-camera), it’s not really a shock that someone wound up preggo, despite Dean’s diligent condom use (which we learned about in a discussion with Sam that seemed almost weirdly coded – are condoms too shocking for the CW or something?).  Since the episode was all about the elder Winchester and sex, it was filled with loving shots of Dean; up close, shirtless, post-coital and more.  As a result, this post will be full of pics, but I’m sure that @hockeybychoice will be providing a bevy of gifs in our weekly gif post as well.  This episode was shamelessly begging to be memorialized on Tumblr.

‘The Slice Girls’ (groan at that name) had some great slasher-movie moments, a highly creepy story of the week with excellent guest stars, as well as another nudge to the audience that the ghost of Bobby is still around.  However, unlike the last time with Dean’s disappearing beer, this time the boys acknowledged the possibility that their surrogate dad was still around.  Or, at least Dean did; Sam still needs some convincing.  While we now know that Bobby’s remains were burned, the fact that the show was very intent on reminding us that the flask was around makes me think that it is what’s holding Bobby’s connection to earth and to the brothers.  Thank dog Dean was willing to revisit a one night stand in order to get it back.

Speaking of Lydia, welcome back to our tvs, Aunt Jenna Sara Canning!!! She looked especially beautiful in this episode, didn’t she?

One thing that cannot go unmentioned is the odd choice to film half of Dean and Lydia’s conversation at the bar in extreme close ups that were highly distracting (at least for me) and too close to be flattering (aka nostril shots).  Did you guys notice?  I mean, what was up with this:

Okay fine, that last one is good, what with all the eye crinkles and close-up freckles, but isn’t this just a tad better?

The intercut scene of Dean & Lydia’s hookup with the crazy-bloody murder of one of the dads was so great.  The combination of sex & violence, paired with a classic song (in this case, AC/DC’s ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’), was like an ode to American Psycho, and who doesn’t love that movie?  And since we’re on the topic of the big sex scene, I guess it’s as good a time as any to commence with the pic porn, right?

Hot yes, but can the chest-waxing trend please go away? It's time.

Dean, adorably looking like he's never seen a pair before.

Post-O, pre-cigarette.

I really did think that the entire Amazon storyline was very well-done, and I enjoyed it so much that I’m not even going to get into a rant about how this just sort of adds to the show’s Female Problem (bitches will trick you into getting them pregnant and then KILL YOU).  I can’t not mention it because it is a legit ongoing issue with the show, but I liked the episode enough that I’m not going to spend this whole post discussing whether feminism has a place in the SPN world (there must be at least one Master’s thesis on this topic by now, right?).

I tend to enjoy stories that are creepy even more than ones that are outright scary, and this one had creepy in spades.  Especially that little ritual with the girls when they transitioned from childhood to teendom.  Raw (likely human) meat followed by milk might be the most disgusting pairing of actually edible things that I can imagine (and yes, I’m counting human flesh as edible – I can think of a few soccer players who would agree).  Maybe raw oysters and mayonnaise, both at room temperature, would be worse.  Okay, now I kind of want to throw up. Let’s move on.

Emma was perfect as the daughter of Dean Winchester – rebellious, strong-minded and snarky as hell.  She really picked up a lot in three days of life.  You could see it in Dean’s face too, that he recognized himself in her, and it was really touching.  He’s still Dean though, so he rightfully kept his guard up, but Emma was pretty damn convincing.  I completely bought what she was selling there for a minute, but as soon as Dean turned his back on her you knew shit was about to go down.  How amazing was the moment when he pulled the gun on her and asked “You were asking if I believed you?”  SO GREAT.

Even though it was a very ordinary and kind of boring kill method, considering that the monster in question was a member of a centuries-old tribe, I think it was smart to have it be a simple gunshot in this case.  Sam killing Dean’s evil but still-very-real daughter with a gun had so much more impact than it would have if Sam had done an incantation and she disappeared into a burst of flame or a cloud of dust.  Especially after Emma pulled the tearful daughter card on Dean.  Now we know why they took the time in the previouslies to remind us of Dean killing Amy earlier in the season. Although, it’s not an entirely fair comparison considering that Amy wasn’t a direct threat to the Winchesters at all, while Emma was intent on making sure that Dean ended up very, very dead.

I have to admit I was a little bummed that Lydia was such a monster because I thought she and Dean had fantastic chemistry and I would have been cool with seeing her again.  But it’s not like she was killed, so maybe that’s a possibility.  Of course, she’d have to somehow NOT be a man-killing Amazonian to make it work, but maybe there’s a spell for that.

Dean’s drinking continued to be a focal point this week, with him sipping from that flask about once every five minutes.  Maybe at the end of season 7, instead of getting sucked into hell, Dean will go off to rehab?  How normal of him!  Or MAYBE Alcoholaric should meet up with the Winchesters and help out on a case so that he can spend some time day drinking and bro-ing out with Dean?  CROSSOVER!!  Obviously Damon couldn’t come, because the Winchesters would never let him walk away alive.  Sadly though, Dean’s drinking is not nearly as fun as Alcoholaric’s – it’s just one of many signs that Dean is in a bad place, and heading down a destructive path.  Even Sam makes him promise that no matter what he’s going through, he won’t die.  Dean’s response, ‘I’ll do my best’, wasn’t super convincing.

In follicular news, Sam’s hair continues to be awful.  I actually spent time trying to figure out what,specifically, I hate about it, because I’m not inherently against long hair on a guy (see: Tim Riggins), but I think I’ve figured it out. It’s not the fact that it’s long, it’s the fact that it’s bi-level.  If the ends were curled up, it would be comfortably in Carol Brady territory.  May I suggest growing the front out and just letting it be long?  That could actually look great.  But I don’t have my hopes up – someone clearly loves this cut just as it is:

Some more awesome quotes from the episode:

• This morning, she was a baby. By sunset, it was Hannah Montana: The Early Years.
• ‘You’re just as screwed up as I am, only bigger.’ ‘What?’ ‘I don’t know.’
• ‘She wasn’t yours, not really.’ ‘She really was; she was also a crazy, man-killing monster, but hey.’

So, what did you think of the episode?  Did you love Sara Canning’s chemistry with Jensen Ackles as much as I did?  How much would you love to see Matt Davis pop in for an episode?  Any Bobby theories?  You know the best part about this blog is hearing feedback from you guys, so after you check out the promo for next week and the BONUS VIDEO that I included below, hit the comments!

The promo for next week has me very alarmed.  Yes, I’m one of the millions of people who find clowns terrifying (the cause of my discomfort can pretty much be traced back to Stephen King’s ‘It’, which if you’ve read or seen it, I don’t have to explain any further).

If you need to clear the trauma from your brain after watching that, I’ve included a MAD (as in magazine) animated SPN parody – My Supernatural Sweet 16.  Dean’s voice isn’t spot on, but Sam’s is pretty good and the animation is fantastic (especially Sam and his chiseled face – they even nailed the hair!).