User blog comment:Touchinos/“Our Father, Who Aren’t in Heaven” Discussion/@comment-26982641-20191213050922/@comment-2605:A000:122A:408A:B15B:7011:A06:1CA3-20191218221221

As far as Castiel, his waxing/waning powers have been inconsistent throughout the seasons. They often are used as either a deus ex machina to solve a problem or as a cause to worsen a problem/heighten the drama. In certain seasons there was no apparent rhyme or reason for why his powers would wax and wane. I understand why viewers see this as more of the same.

This season, however, I do think that his power problems are connected to God's power problems, esp. the way the situation was presented in the earlier episodes this season.