User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Exodus" Discussion/@comment-3169324-20180511080300

It was (mostly) a dumb episode.

It was dumb that neither Sam, nor Dean, nor Castiel mentioned what Lucifer did (torture, demons, Mark of Cain, etc.), and instead just let him lead the conversation with Jack. They might as well have brainwashed Jack themselves.

It was dumb that Lucifer wanted to be accepted, yet at the same time mocked everyone around him and acted like an ass. Basic common sense: if you want people to accept that you're no longer evil, maybe stop acting like it.

It was dumb that Sam and Dean didn't leave through the rift while Gabriel was holding back Michael. What if Michael had escaped? The people on the other side weren't ready for that.

It was dumb that Gabriel apparently died again, although I think it was a fib. Note how he said basically the same thing back in season 5.

It was dumb that Sam didn't let Lucifer escape. He should've known Lucifer would do anything to save his own ass, even work with Michael.

It was dumb that they (apparently) didn't mention to Jack what had happened with his father after Michael showed up. Now, when Lucifer returns, it's going to be the generic "You lied to me about the fate of my father, I don't trust you anymore and will follow my father no matter what he does".

Not everything was dumb, but the interactions between characters certainly were.