Well, things arent looking up for… anyone.
And like I mentioned, neither had happy endings.
Lets start with the Nick of it all.
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Reminder: Thelast time we saw Nick, he took a hammer to his ex-neighbor Artys head.
And now, it seems hes addicted to his killing spree.
A priest that he nailed to a wall before slitting his neck.
Because, as Nick puts it, sometimes we cant fight the devil.
It was a man named Frank who now resides in Montauk.
But before he heads to Montauk, Nick has to feed his addiction.
He pulls into an alley behind a club where a woman is making a phone call.
Nick tries to resist the urge but fails.
With that woman saved, Nick takes his built-up anger to the home of Frank, the beat cop.
There, Nick reveals what Arty told him just before Nick killed him.
It turns out Arty did remember the man he saw that night.
With that, Frank explains what happened the night Nicks family died.
After Nicks wife called and reported a prowler outside her house, Frank showed up.
There, he met someone named Abraxas a name that Nick recognizes because Lucifer knew it.
Nick connects the dots and realizes that Frank was possessed, a fact that almost saves Frank… almost.
And so, he takes a hammer to Franks head.
I like doing these things, and I dont want to stop, he says, kneeling to pray.
Only, hes not praying to God.
Hes praying to Lucifer.
Im bonded to you, Nick says.
And as Nick talks, we flash to what I assume is the Big Empty.
With every moment Nick prays to Lucifer, a skeleton begins to form out of the blackness.
I dont know who I am if Im not you, Nick says.
He wants to be Lucifer again, to feel no pain.
I dont want to feel now what I didnt then, he says.
Just then, the skeleton opens its eyes… and theyre red!
And as much as Im enjoying this Nick story, Im always down for more Lucifer!
Its rare that these guys turn to regular humans for help, but here we are.
Only, the tests all come back negative.
All they know is that Jack is in total systemic failure, but theyre not sure why.
So perhaps theres a reason these guys typically avoid hospitals.
Sam and Dean agree to take Jack back to the bunker, where Rowena will meet up with them.
Rowena quickly deduces that when Jacks grace was taken, his being fell into chaos.
His cells are eating one another, but she doesnt know how to stop it.
Meanwhile, as Rowenas talking, Dean seems like hes about to pass out?
His vision is blurring, and I have a lot of questions.
Deans the one who finds Jack packing up his backpack.
If Jack only has a few weeks left to live, he wants to LIVE.
Its not the best bucket list, but Dean gets the idea.
Jacks best day ever continues with an activity thats Jacks idea: He and Dean go fishing.
It was something Dean once told Jack that hed done with his father.
Ive had a good life, Jack tells Dean, but Dean isnt ready to let go.
(As Castiel tells Sam, losing a son feels different than everyone theyve lost before.)
And hopefully, Dean wont have to let go.
All he wants in exchange is for Cas to tell the Winchesters that they owe him.
(Thats never good.)
Rowena does the spell, and it works for a second.
Jacks eyes even turn yellow.
But then he collapses and is suddenly worse than before.
According to the shaman, it was all an experiment.
He wasnt sure it was going to work.
Now, Rowena tells the guys that all they can do is be there for Jack as he dies.
And thats where we end.
Both stories worked for me this week.
And watching Jack get to have a bit of fun with Dean was nothing if not lovely.
Im not too worried about Jack at this point, but Ive been wrong before.
Right now Id just really like to know whats going on with Dean…
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