LOTUS

Lotus is the 8th episode of Season 12. It aired on December 8th, 2016.

Summary
THE CHASE CONTINUES – Lucifer’s search for power and influence in a vessel lands him in the White House. The President of The United States (guest star David Chisum) unknowingly makes a deal with the devil, leading Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles), Castiel (Misha Collins), Crowley (Mark A. Sheppard) and Rowena (guest star Ruth Connell) to band together to fight the Dark Lord.

Main Cast

 * Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
 * Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
 * Misha Collins as Castiel
 * Mark Sheppard as Crowley

Recurring Cast

 * Ruth Connell as Rowena
 * David Haydn-Jones as Arthur Ketch

Minor Cast

 * David Chisum as Jefferson Rooney and Lucifer
 * Stephen Lobo as Rick Sanchez
 * Courtney Ford as Kelly Kline

Featured Supernatural Beings

 * Archangel (Lucifer)
 * Seraph
 * Crossroad Demon
 * Witch
 * Nephilim (mentioned)

Continuity

 * Lucifer is forced back into his Cage in this episode. He escaped it in season 11's "The Devil in the Details".
 * Arthur Ketch makes an appearance in this episode, this time he introduces, and allies himself with Sam and Dean.
 * A Nephilim previously appeared in season 8's "Clip Show".

Trivia

 * The title of the episode is a word play. The "LOTUS" may be a pun of acronym of "POTUS", which stands for "President of the United States". "LOTUS" may also be "Leader of the United States". The "LOTUS" may mean "Lucifer of the United States", since he possessed a president of USA.
 * Lucifer's eyes glows pure red instead of reddish orange as they did in the past episodes.
 * This is the first episode to have a Nephilim conceived by an Archangel.