Supernatural Season 5 Episode 10: Abandon All Hope

After several weeks of episodes that were heavy on the humor, Supernatural turns dark. Very dark.  In one of the bleakest episodes of the series, the hunters reunite to track down the Colt, face down Lucifer and attempt to stop him from resurrecting He Who Rides a Pale Horse, losing two members of the team in the process.

The episode starts off with Dean and Sam tracking the Colt, now in the possession of a demon named Crowley.  (A nice little play on Aleister Crowley, since Aleister was the oh-so-charmingly polite British demon who tortured Dean in Hell for three centuries, and this guy was the supposed chum of Bella, the irritating British chick.) Unable to get close to Crowley, the Winchesters concoct a plan to infiltrate his mansion. They recruit Jo, Ellen’s daughter, to stand around in a short skirt and pretend her car broke down. After Crowley’s demon goons try to make a move on her, Jo ices all of them and gains Sam and Dean access to Crowley’s mansion.  Interrupting Crowley’s “me time” (which consists of (watching footage of Nazis goose stepping to Motown music), the Winchester boys have a surprisingly easy time getting the Colt.