TV episode review
US airdate 15 April 2010 (The CW)

Dean is on the verge of giving himself up to the Archangel Michael, but Sam and Bobby have other ideas. But even while they keep Dean away from the angel’s clutches, there is another plan afoot and Zachariah is back in the game. Castiel feels that something is happening and intervenes as angels raise the Winchesters’ half brother, Adam, from the grave...

Supernatural marks its 100th episode in a low-key fashion with just a couple of visual references – watch out for fleeting glimpses of motel room doors. But in terms of the story arc things are totally hotting up. This is not an action-packed episode by any means, but it does take a couple of left turns along the way, and leaves a lot unexplained and unresolved.

The writing and acting allows the various allegiances to develop subtly but with a fair bit of dramatic tension. So as a significant milestone in the series, Supernatural does not go down the comic pastiche or whiz-bang spectacle of others shows, but instead executes a fine episode that provides a showcase for the talent of the actors.

After the wow moments of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and the intrigue of ‘99 Problems’, this episode effectively sets the tone for the finale – and the apocalypse! Brigid Cherry

VERDICT: 8/10

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