I loved that, for once, the episode had narration. Chuck (Rob Benedict), the prophet, was the perfect voice to tell the story of the two boys. And that his narrative revolved around the impala, which was essentially the third main character, present with Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) in every episode, was moving. We saw the flashbacks to previous episodes, previous season, we remembered all the $#!^ those boys went through to end up here, and we were glad to have been a part of it all.
When Sam gave his body to Lucifer, and all hope seemed lost, Dean did not give up hope. He did what he had to do to find his brother, to try and save the world. He was resigned to his own death, if it meant that Sam's sacrifice might not be in vain. And so, after watching Castiel (Misha Collins) get exploded by Lucifer for having used a Holy Oil Molotov Cocktail on Michael (Jake Abel) and Bobby (Jim Beaver) getting his neck broken, Dean took Lucifer's anger, only caring about getting through to Sammy.
Because of Dean, because of the Impala, because of everything that had happened over the last 5 seasons, Sam beat the Devil. He took back his body, opened the portal to Hell, and dove in, dragging Michael with him. And Dean, cured by a resurrected Cas, married the girl of his dreams and lived happily ever after...or something like that.
And had that been the ending of the series, I would have liked it. Yes, it would have been depressing as Hell, but a far more fitting end to the series than having everyone live happily ever after.
Instead, Bobby was resurrected too (which I would not have wanted if the series was ending. Body count, people. It was the end of the world; a body count is necessary). And, although Dean did go through with his promise, Sam somehow is back in the world of men.
I can't really predict how next season is going to go. All I can say is that I really hope that it does not make me wish that it had, in fact, ended this season with Dean getting the girl and Sam being in Hell.
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