In other words, Sam is not invited.
As he puts it, they only hug if its literally the end of the world.
Mary promises her youngest son that shell get to the bottom of it.
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Even Alex got in on the most recent hunt!
But when Dean asks about Donnas split with Doug, she calls him out for avoiding talking about himself.
Instead, he hugs Donna and heads up to the cabin.
There, he finds mom enjoying some target practice out back.
Its apparently very greasy, so why wouldnt Dean love it?
Mary heads off to the grocery store to buy the ingredients, and of course, some pie.
Its at the grocery store that she says hello to Joe, a local who works there.
Joe, the smart guy that he apparently is, says no and refuses to give Nick directions.
Instead, he calls Donna and tips her off.
But hes Nick, so he picks the lock on the cuffs and tases Donna.
He then looks through her emails to find out that Marys staying in her family cabin.
While moms gone, Dean heads into Donnas shed to start building … something.
He clearly has a plan, but hes not interested in sharing it.
Instead, when mom gets home, he takes her inside where hes set the table for dinner.
And you know something is really wrong when Dean offers to help in the kitchen.
Mary knows somethings up and she promises Sam shell figure it out.
(But that wont stop Sam, whos already on his way to the cabin.)
The story, while being sweet, reminds Mary of how much she missed them.
Mary tries to get Dean to talk to her about Michael, but hes not interested.
But just as she figures it out, Nick shows up.
Sam, however, has arrived.
(Next: Abraxas says hello)
In Nicks van, Nick asks Mary about Abraxas.
It seems Mary encountered him at one point and was able to trap him in an Enochian puzzle box.
She agrees to take Nick to him.
Just as they arrive at the storage facility where Marys left Abraxas, a police officer calls Donna.
Theyve spotted the van.
So while Donna, Sam, and Dean head to the facility, Mary leads Nick to the box.
Apparently, Mary has a storage unit where she keeps things like decapitated heads?
Ive got to admit, Ive got some QUESTIONS about this entire thing.
But as for the Abraxas of it all, Nick finds the box.
(Turns out Mary has the anti-possession tattoo on her side.)
Meanwhile, Dean gives Sam an earful on the road.
Nick is not a project, Dean tells his brother.
Hes not a freakin puppy.
But is he referring to himself?
More on that later.
But just as Nick is about to, Sam, Dean, and Donna arrive.
Nick, panicking, breaks the circle and allows Abraxas to take them all down.
Abraxas then explains that he killed Nicks family because Lucifer ordered him to … for no particular reason.
Nick was chosen at random, Abraxas says.
He threw a dart at the phone book.
Oh, poor Nick.
But at least he gets his revenge.
Mary then finishes him off with a punch to the face.
Nick explains that he needed the truth.
He needed revenge for his family.
Nick then tells Sam that he never couldve fixed him because Nick doesnt want to be fixed.
I was never broken, he says, but Sam corrects him.
Sam tells him that he no longer feels sorry for him.
Rather, he feels sorry for all of Nicks victims.
you could burn, he tells Nick before Donna takes him away.
As for Mary, she tells Dean that she saw what hes building and he has to tell Sam.
So, he does.
The box is built to keep things in, particularly archangels.
Dean explains that Michael will get out.
He can feel the door giving.
He even tells Sam about Billie.
But Sam cant get over how unfair it is that Dean was going to leave without telling him.
I didnt have a choice, Dean explains.
And I wont be talked out of it, Dean says.
So Sam can let him do it alone or he can help.
Alright, Sam says.
And thats where we end.
It felt like we were getting moments we hadnt before, which can be rare on a long-running show.
(Plus, theres nothing like an emotional brother conversation.)
Honestly, my only question is about Marys storage container.
