Hey there! =) Glad you have a new post. Been looking in here every now and then to see if you have a new one. =)
Have only watched the episode once (which is never enough) so I may have missed some things still. If I remember correctly, Cas said that Ephraim (and angels like him, if there are others like him) work in the 'battlefields'. Can't quite imagine where in heaven are there battlefields but anyway, yeah, he basically goes around healing wounded that can be healed, and mercy killing those that are beyond help. And I guess there's nothing wrong with that in those circumstances. But he completely misinterpreted things when he found himself among humans on earth, not through any fault of his, but simply because, like you said, angels and humans are different, and the human world is not the place for him.
As for Cas, don't lose hope just yet. =) I'm still waiting to see what happens next but from the little I have seen and read about the coming episodes, it seems that he does go out there and tries to do something. So I don't think that there is nothing left of the angel we love. =P He's still there. Although, yes, he was too depressed and in pain up to this point that he has nearly given up and was about to just totally accept that he's now human and 'helpless'.
And that's exactly what Ephraim was pointing out. He came for Cas because he was already at the point of giving up. But I think Cas realized that with his encounter with Ephraim. It wasn't a big slap in the face - more like a gentle nudge maybe. But somehow, I think in the end, Cas began to question himself whether he was doing the right thing (basically running and hiding) and whether there was really nothing else he can do. He even voices this out to Dean, but Dean says to just let him and Sam take care of the angels, and it's not Cas' problem anymore. He does go back in the store after this and goes back about his business there. But the way he looks out the window in the end makes me think that he's not going to just sit around after this.
The promo for this episode said something about Cas learning a life lesson. Still not sure what lesson that's supposed to be but I have this vague thought of... 'isn't this it?' - that just giving up is not the way to go?
I believe our angel's still in there. =) He is not the burnt and broken shell of a(n angel) as he may seem to be. =P
And now I feel like watching the episode again to see if what I just wrote here makes any sense... or was I just wishful thinking? =P (And apologies if my writing is all over the place. It's all still very vague in my head. =P )
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Glad you have a new post. Been looking in here every now and then to see if you have a new one. =)
Have only watched the episode once (which is never enough) so I may have missed some things still. If I remember correctly, Cas said that Ephraim (and angels like him, if there are others like him) work in the 'battlefields'. Can't quite imagine where in heaven are there battlefields but anyway, yeah, he basically goes around healing wounded that can be healed, and mercy killing those that are beyond help. And I guess there's nothing wrong with that in those circumstances. But he completely misinterpreted things when he found himself among humans on earth, not through any fault of his, but simply because, like you said, angels and humans are different, and the human world is not the place for him.
As for Cas, don't lose hope just yet. =) I'm still waiting to see what happens next but from the little I have seen and read about the coming episodes, it seems that he does go out there and tries to do something. So I don't think that there is nothing left of the angel we love. =P He's still there. Although, yes, he was too depressed and in pain up to this point that he has nearly given up and was about to just totally accept that he's now human and 'helpless'.
And that's exactly what Ephraim was pointing out. He came for Cas because he was already at the point of giving up. But I think Cas realized that with his encounter with Ephraim. It wasn't a big slap in the face - more like a gentle nudge maybe. But somehow, I think in the end, Cas began to question himself whether he was doing the right thing (basically running and hiding) and whether there was really nothing else he can do. He even voices this out to Dean, but Dean says to just let him and Sam take care of the angels, and it's not Cas' problem anymore. He does go back in the store after this and goes back about his business there. But the way he looks out the window in the end makes me think that he's not going to just sit around after this.
The promo for this episode said something about Cas learning a life lesson. Still not sure what lesson that's supposed to be but I have this vague thought of... 'isn't this it?' - that just giving up is not the way to go?
I believe our angel's still in there. =) He is not the burnt and broken shell of a(n angel) as he may seem to be. =P
And now I feel like watching the episode again to see if what I just wrote here makes any sense... or was I just wishful thinking? =P (And apologies if my writing is all over the place. It's all still very vague in my head. =P )