My only complaint with that episode is that the Sam torture was extremely gratuitous. It was counter intuitive to what Lady Toni wanted from him in the first place. Torture is literally the least effective way to get factual, accurate information from a person.
You want Sam to cooperate? Maybe don’t burn his skin off with a fucking blow torch. Just an idea.
So tonight… Dean and Cas will be reunited. They’ll physically be together again in the same place at the same time, not a phone call, not a flashback. This hasn’t happened in a SPN season premiere in like 5 years. Let that sink in.
OH MY GOD. THE HUG. DEAN’S SOFT “HEY” AND THE URGENT TONE WITH WHICH CAS SAYS DEAN’S NAME. AND THE WAY DEAN EXPLAINS, “THIS IS CASTIEL.” WITH HIS LITTLE SMILE. AND HOW THEY IMMEDIATELY ‘BICKER’ ABOUT CAS NOT HAVING A HARP. AND HOW CAS GOES “YOUR MOTHER?” AND LOOKS ALL NERVOUS LIKE “OH, CRAP, I HAVEN’T IRONED MY COAT, I SUPPOSED TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.” LET ME LIVE!