User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Let the Good Times Roll" Discussion/@comment-107.178.45.170-20180518055957/@comment-208.108.119.71-20180524150404

Ok--I've been thinking about this for awhile. I don't think using common sense is contraindicated when applied to fictional universes. Most creators of fictional universes set up rules to the universe that the characters follow. Star Trek, for example. Or superheroes. Superheroes wouldn't be heroes except that the rules of their fictional universes mimic ours--so not everyone has those talents or abilities.

For example, it has been well-established in Supernatural that vampires need blood to survive. So they do, even if it's animal blood. Following that rule means that the vampires can't, say, live off the juice of blood oranges. So fans can use common sense that a blood bank would be a prime location for a vampire to work and Sam and Dean might have to visit a blood bank.

Even when Supernatural expands its universe, it does sometimes stay within reason. For example, that werewolves aren't always created--some are born that way. And even that the "naturals" aren't tied to the lunar cycle. That makes sense to me too--after all, natural redheads don't have to go dye their hair once a month---their hair stays red all of the time.

The problem is that Supernatural sometimes breaks its own rules. Reapers, for example, weren't angels, then they were, then they aren't. That kind of development causes confusion. So it is hard to speculate because the rules or boundaries seem to be very flexible--I attribute it to expedience, but I could be wrong. So common sense *can* work within fiction, just not always with this show. Which is part of the fun, I guess.

Did Lucifer take all of Jack's grace? Well, he had a very short amount of time to do it. It's possible the amibiguity there is intentional. I think it will depend on whether the writers need Jack to power up next season or to stay weak.