User blog comment:Rafe Adler/"Stranger in a Strange Land" Discussion/@comment-25589722-20181013095313/@comment-74.132.82.188-20181013120111

Thank heavens I am not the only one! I honestly can´t understand why any demon would care about Sam Winchester´s approval for the position of King of Hell. No demon needs to interact with humans at all--it could stay in Hell and become king. I know that Sam has a reputation and he was Lucifer´s vessel, but he remains mortal and thus easy for a demon to kill. I can only assume that some later plot point is being set up.

I understand the demons smoking out once Kip was dead--why fight when the reason you are fighting is dead? But I thought Sam´s declaration too over the top.

And the bar fight? I agree with your concerns. Plus, were Maggie and Jack really unarmed the whole time? Or did the demons who caught them disarm them? Why take Maggie at all if she is so inexperienced that Mary has to ask her if she knew how to handle an angel blade? Why the concerns about taking Jack and no concerns about taking Maggie since she seems to lack all fighting skills?

I did appreciate the choreography, actually. Normally the fight scenes are too fast or jumpy for me to follow; however, this one I could follow.

The archangel blade killing only the vessel? I don´t buy that at all. I assume Nick will prove to be useful later since he is experienced at hosting archangels.

I thought Jared and Jensen´s acting was the best part of the episode. I did enjoy seeing Sam in charge (and not getting hit in the head and knocked out!). I think Jensen´s Michael will actually improve as Jensen settles in to the new persona. I think it would have been hard for Jensen´s Michael  to live up to all of the positive adoration I have heard / read.

I, too, like having Bobby back. It´s too bad that the writers couldn´t find a way to resurrect original Bobby at some point earlier in the life of the show. They do have experience resurrecting characters.