User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"The Thing" Discussion/@comment-1031724-20180407025316

Definitely an interesting episode. I think it confirms whose side Ketch is really on now. Wasn't expecting them to open the rift so soon, and so they used (some of) Gabriel's grace for it.

Of course, looking forward to next episode, which obviously Dean gets back from Apocalypse World, not sure whether Jack, Mary, or Ketch will. (Probably Jack at least) I can imagine Mary's reaction when she sees Ketch. She'll most definitely say "I killed you!" in disbelief. Of course, big question - will Michael get through before it closes?

Also looking forward to Gabriel's upcoming explanation as to how he's still alive. (On that note, Sam and Dean said they saw him die, but they didn't, Lucifer "killed" him out of sight of them, and Gabriel told them through a tape "If you're watching this, I'm dead".)