Well I guess hair talk is the kicker to get this longtime lurker to post. I fully support #BringBackDeanScruff with the late season 8 hair length in front. Is there a thread for hair?
To be on topic, I liked this episode enough to give it a rewatch. I loved the guys admitting their fears and denial, at least to themselves. The only gripe I had was that the solution to open the box felt very lazy. Sam nearly bleeding out isn't really exciting, and has been done before. And with all the hype with this box being so technically advanced I was expecting some sort of puzzle. I guess the cleverness was used up on the Rowena hallucination. It would've at least been nice if the magic was different than put stuff in a bowl.
Is 6 really Dean's best vampire kill count? I would've guessed that nest from season 6 had a bunch more. Still really bad ass!