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Once again, the writers for “Supernatural” have managed to surprise me with a willingness to go into dark territory and step into more and more dangerous ground. Just when things couldn’t have seemed worse for the Brothers Winchester, the situation gets even more complicated. If things continue along these lines, the brothers won’t have many allies at all going into the Big War.Sooner or later, the writers were going to have to address Dean’s promise to take down Sammy if he went “darkside”, and this episode takes the subject on rather directly. From Dean’s point of view, this could have been the beginning of Sam’s descent into evil. After all, thanks to Gordon, he’s had to have the whole “demonic sleeper agent” theory in the back of his mind. So if Dean was ready to keep that promise, the evidence against Sam was there.

Presumably, “Meg” was using that against Dean. Would the yellow-eyed demon have allowed Meg to get Sam killed? Whatever plans might exist for using Sam, it may be a win-win for the demons in either case. If he stays alive, he’s a potential player for the team; if he dies, he’s no longer a potential roadblock.