Bring 'em Back Alive

Bring 'em Back Alive is the 18th episode of Season 13. It aired on April 12, 2018.

Summary
Lucifer rules over heaven but things aren’t going exactly as planned, exasperating his first lady, Jo (guest star Danneel Ackles). Sam and Castiel are perplexed by the return of Gabriel (guest star Richard Speight Jr.). Meanwhile, Dean gets one step closer to finding Mary and Jack.

Plot
TBA.

Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
 * Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer
 * Misha Collins as Castiel

Guest Stars

 * Richard Speight Jr. as Gabriel
 * David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch
 * Felicia Day as Charlie Bradbury

Co Stars

 * Jeffrey Vincent Parise as Asmodeus
 * Danneel Harris-Ackles as Anael
 * Erica Cerra as Duma
 * Tim Beckmann as Father Davis
 * Jeanie Cloutier as Kindly Woman
 * Troy Rudolph as Angel Squad Leader
 * Curtis Tweedie as Priest #1

Featured Supernatural Beings

 * Angels
 * Archangels
 * Demons
 * Nephilim
 * Primordial Entity
 * Prince of Hell
 * Seraph

Continuity

 * Castiel previously appeared in ScoobyNatural.
 * Anael and Lucifer previously appeared in Devil's Bargain.
 * Charlie Bradbury previously appeared in the Season 10 episode Dark Dynasty.
 * The Apocalypse World was previously featured in Good Intentions.
 * Heaven was previously featured in Devil's Bargain.
 * An Archangel's wings was previously featured in Lost & Found.

Trivia

 * This is the second episode of the season that Amyn Kaderali directed with Breakdown being the first one.
 * This season is his first time directing multiple episodes in a season.
 * This is the third time Gabriel appears this season, making this his second season where he has multiple appearances with Season 5 being the first one.
 * However, this is the first season where he has appeared in more than two episodes.
 * This is the first time since the Season 9 episode Meta Fiction where Castiel and Gabriel are in the same scene.
 * This episode introduces an Apocalypse World version of Charlie Bradbury.
 * Gabriel's survival is explained.
 * Mary and Jack are revealed to be the leaders of a resistance movement on Apocalypse World. Charlie Bradbury is a high-ranking member who is stated to be a member of the inner circle.
 * Flashbacks are shown of Dean and Charlie from Season 8's Pac-Man Fever and Season 10's Dark Dynasty.
 * Asmodeus' death greatly resembles Dagon's in Season 12's The Future. Both were Princes of Hell who were incinerated by an angel, in Dagon's case Castiel with the help of Jack and in Asmodeus' case, the archangel Gabriel.
 * As of this episode, all of the Princes of Hell are extinct.