SPN 6.02
Just a couple:
I really liked the episode, but how could I not - BABY!!!!
I loved the whole premise of shapeshifter breeding. Made worlds of sense, when you think about it. Especially (as someone else pointed out) when you run the timeline back so these babies were being conceived right at the end of last season, when word had gotten out that Lucifer was free & the apocalypse had begun - makes sense that the monsters would be propagating like bunnies.
Kudos to the actress who played the 1st mom. She did such an awesome job of acting really freaked out, without freaking out the baby she was acting with. Baby was happy as a clam.
Dean was awesome in all the baby scenes - I loved it when he was dealing with BobbyJohn in the check out line! And giving him whiskey on his finger - My Gran used to do that for teething, which would be just about right for the age of the baby.
I also loved how Sam was actually *seeing* Dean as he was interacting with the baby. He really was studying Dean and I think seeing things he hadn't been, like how good he is with kids, but also how much he was drinking.
The Dean and Ben scenes all hurt. They were well done, and Dean knew he was fucking up, but they were hard to watch. Dean and Lisa on the other hand were awesome. Lisa saying she would shoot him if he didn't leave, and telling him while he wants to be with her, he also wants to be out hunting & she understands that. Dean is not a construction worker. I love that she has insights on him that he doesn't, and she is working towards him getting what he needs.
The Campbells still give me the creeps, especially with Samuel & the mystery caller (I've heard suspicions of Crowley - now wouldn't that be awesome). And Sam conferring with Samuel about Alpha lore - I don't think he overheard the shifter in the motel room, but he seemed to know about the shifter Alpha before that, so did he intentionally use the baby as bait? Jury's still out. I'm sad to see Mark the something twice removed get his neck snapped though, I kinda liked him.
Alpha shifter was very cool - no skin shedding, able to mimic clothing as well, all very cool.