Review | 7x17 | The Born-Again Identity

I admit, I somewhat dreaded The Born-Again Identity. In fact, I did not feel this worked up about an unaired episode in a very long time, and even the fact that Sera Gamble penned it – I tend to love her episodes – did not really reassure me. In the end, I liked the episode more than I thought I would, but I still have my fair share of problems with it. Anyway, the episode brings Sam’s post-hell storyline to a head, and at the same time it returns two old acquaintances of the Winchesters to the screen. The episode covers a lot of ground, plot-wise, but as a result a good part of it feels rushed and underdeveloped. Overall, The Born-Again Identity is not exactly a bad episode, but if I think about the difference between what this episode could have been and what it ended up being, I cannot help but feeling disgruntled.

( I won. Your madness won. )