User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"The Big Empty" Discussion/@comment-1031724-20171103193710

So, Castiel's back. And, we now know the Empty is the afterlife of angels and demons, with eternal sleep. It seems only Jack or the cosmic entity can wake them up, and the cosmic entity prefers to sleep. The big question is - how much of his power does Castiel have? Is he back to full power (since Season 12 was his first death since losing his grace and getting some of it back)? Or is he at the same level of power he was when Lucifer killed him?

Another question - Metatron died a human rather than an angel, is he in the Empty or is he in heaven or hell? Because when monsters that used to be human die, they go to Purgatory, as evidenced by Benny.

And, finally Dean's starting to respect Jack.