All the pieces on the gameboard have been moved into their final positions - let battle commence!
Dick captured Crowley and they agreed a deal whereby the demons get free reign over Canada in Dick's new world and Crowley slips the Winchesters some random demon blood - in lieu of his own - for their superweapon.
But, of course, when Crowley meets up with the Winchester brothers later he tells them all about his deal with Dick - thus leaving the brothers with a right Schrödinger's Cat of a dilemma: they won't actually know if it's the right demon blood they've got until they actually use the weapon on Dick Roman!
There's so much going on in this episode - including a moving farewell to Bobby, the fate of Kevin Tran and Dick's scheme to eliminate all the skinny people in America - that about half-way through I found myself wondering (as I often do in Supernatural finales) how the production team is going squeeze in everything that needs to be said before the closing credits roll.
Of course (again as always happens) I needn't have been concerned, especially with showrunner Sera Gamble on writing detail for Survival Of The Fittest, as this episode hits all the right beats and even manages to deliver a fantastic, leftfield kicker at the end, setting things up nicely for Season Eight.
Personally I couldn't be happier with the way things wrapped up; it certainly wasn't nice and neat with a bow on top and there's plenty of fall-out for the brothers to face in the next season of Supernatural.
If Gamble and co keep this up - and their leads are willing - I could see this show running for years and years as its season arcs are now pretty much self-perpetuating. Every problem solved creates a new problem for the Winchesters and their colleagues to clean up.
When Supernatural has run its course I hope the Winchesters are allowed to go out in a fitting blaze of glory. But until then I'm strapped in for the ride.
Coming In Season Eight:
A spoilerific extended preview of Saw Enough, the Season Eight opener...
(Don't Watch Unless You've Already Seen Survival Of The Fittest)
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