User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Exodus" Discussion/@comment-79.115.77.118-20180512115514/@comment-10889355-20180512225022

I think none of them expected Michael to show up though? They were too focused on the rift closing.

And yes I agree with Lucifer/Gabriel teaming up instead of attacking separately but it was Buckleming who wrote the episode so “common sense” is immediately out of the window.