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{{Infobox Television episode
|Title = Moriah
|Series = [[Supernatural]]
|Season = [[Season 14|14]]
|Episode = 20
|Airdate = April 25, 2019
|Writer = [[Andrew Dabb]]
|Director = [[Phil Sgriccia]]
|Previous = [[Jack in the Box]]
|Next = [[Back and to the Future]]
|Episode list = [[Season 14]]
|Image = Moriah 14.jpg}}'''Moriah''' is the 20th episode and season finale of [[Season 14]]. It aired on April 25, 2019.

==Summary==
{{Summarywarning}}[[Sam Winchester|Sam]], [[Dean Winchester|Dean]] and [[Castiel]] are thrown into an epic battle. Meanwhile, [[Jack Kline|Jack]] becomes disenchanted with all the lies, and an old friend from the past shows up.

==Plot==
After breaking out of the [[Ma'lak Box]], a furious [[Jack Kline|Jack]] blasts [[Sam]], [[Dean]], and [[Castiel]] across the room and then disappears. Castiel wonders how Jack could have broken free when the box was designed to hold an [[Archangels|archangel]], and Sam reminds him that Jack isn't an archangel. Castiel angrily tells the brothers that they should never have tried to lock Jack away, and Dean counters by saying that he wanted Jack dead, causing Castiel to storm out.

Sam reluctantly agrees with Dean that Jack has to die, though they have no idea how to kill him. Castiel tries to get into [[Hell]], asking to look at the design of [[Lucifer's Cage|the Cage]], but the [[demon]] he is talking to turns him away. A voice behind Castiel tells him that they are screwed, and he turns to see [[God|Chuck]], who tells Castiel that he got his prayer and that Jack is a big problem.

Meanwhile, Jack wanders around the city, hearing the lies people tell each other. He yells at everyone to "stop lying," which [[Mind Control|briefly pauses time]] before everything reverts back to normal.

Sam and Dean head to Mirror Universe, a facial-recognition technology company, to see if they can track Jack's face. When Dean tries to use his fake FBI badge he blurts out the truth that he's looking for the Devil's son and his ID his fake. Quickly they realize that everyone is incapable of lying as fights break out between the company staff as they all tell the truth. This also leads to; Sam announcing his favorite singer is Celine Dion and not Elvis as he claims, the President of the United States revealing his entire tax history and links to Russia and North Korea and a demon he made with [[Crowley]] on National Television, and one of the news reporters revealing he's in love with the other. Everything is chaotic.

Jack visits his grandparents again but is accused by his grandmother of being a liar because after he left they phoned around and no-one had heard of him. She demands to know what he's done to her daughter causing Jack to snap and his eyes to flare gold.

Castiel arrives with Chuck who points out the chaos caused when no-one can lie. Dean angrily demands to know where he's been and Chuck prepares to sing before Dean smashes his guitar angrily.

Chuck teleports them all back to the Bunker and shows them just how bad everything is by turning on the radio revealing, among other things, that the Queen of England is a lizard before he snaps his fingers and reverts things so the truths were never told. He presents Team Free Will with a gun he calls "the Equalizer" that can kill Jack but to work means whoever pulls the trigger will also die - Chuck cannot use the gun because if he dies then reality will be destroyed. Castiel openly despises the idea saying that he called Chuck back to restore Jack's soul not kill him.

Dean insists that it's the only way and Castiel can either support it or walk away. Castiel walks away driving to a graveyard where Jack appears saying he's been looking for him.

Back in the bunker, Dean tells Sam that he's going to be the one to kill Jack and Sam states that he's not going to let Dean and Jack die at the same time storming out of the room angrily.

Jack and Castiel talk where Jack reveals he knows that killing [[Mary Winchester|Mary]] was a mistake but he still can't feel anything without a soul. He also didn't harm his grandmother, leaving before he did anything else.

Sam confronts Chuck and asks him if what the [[Apocalypse World]] version of [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael]] said was true about God and the alternate worlds; that Chuck gets bored and abandons them. Chuck evades the question asking if Sam believes what Michael was saying but admits that he does see what's going on in this world because this version of Sam and Dean are his favorites - they're "his show". Sam angrily demands why Chuck doesn't bother to step in and why the fate of the world always lands on their shoulders but Chuck simply responds that they're his boys. He also reveals that he's known all along where Jack is and Dean has already left the bunker with the gun.

Back at the graveyard, Castiel and Jack continue to talk when Dean arrives. Castiel stands between the two ordering Jack to run but Jack knocks him aside. Accepting what he's done as wrong, Jack kneels and tells Dean he understands why he has to die.

Sam arrives and runs towards the pair shouting at Dean to stop. As he gets closer, Chuck appears and stops him from moving further forward. Sam demands to know if he's enjoying what he's seeing but Chuck shushes him.

[[File:Sam and Dean with God.jpg|thumb|left|275px|Sam and Dean turn against Chuck]]
Dean cannot bring himself to kill Jack and drops the gun as Castiel hurries back over. Chuck angrily states that this is not how the story is supposed to end leading Sam and Dean to realize that Chuck has been playing them all along, creating their suffering for his own entertainment. Chuck orders Dean to kill Jack, promising to bring Mary back from the dead if he does.

Dean hesitates briefly, but refuses, saying it's not what Mary would have wanted and that Chuck can go to Hell for all the suffering he's put them through. In retaliation, Chuck snaps his fingers, [[smiting|smiting Jack]]. While Castiel tries to help Jack as he dies, Dean tries to fight Chuck, who merely throws Dean through a headstone. As Chuck walks away, Sam grabs the gun and fires it at Chuck, hitting them both in the shoulder but causing Chuck no real harm.

[[File:Chuck angry.jpg|thumb|275px|Angered, God starts the apocalypse]]
Furious, Chuck states that if this is how they want it, then the story is over. He welcomes them to The End and vanishes with darkness plunging over them all. Dean is confused at how Chuck killed Jack if the gun was the only thing that could and Castiel repeats what Chuck told him earlier, which is that "he's a writer" and that "writers lie."

Jack wakes up in [[the Empty]], and [[the Shadow]] looms over him, smiling. He hears a voice behind him and turns to see [[Billie]] standing over him, and she tells Jack that they need to talk.

[[File:Moriah_14.jpg|thumb|left|215px|Team Free Will against the apocalypse again]]
In the graveyard, the ground begins to shake as ghosts rise from it through fiery cracks. Castiel realizes it is the souls being released from Hell - Chuck has triggered the Apocalypse. An army of zombies rises up and surround the three, as previously defeated monsters [[Constance Welch|The Woman in White]], [[John Wayne Gacy|The Killer Clown]], and [[Mary Worthington|Bloody Mary]] return from being sent to Hell.

Castiel takes out his angel blade, and Sam and Dean arm themselves with iron bars from a fence, as the zombie horde closes in and attacks.

==Characters==
===Main Cast===
*[[Jared Padalecki]] as [[Sam Winchester]]
*[[Jensen Ackles]] as [[Dean Winchester]]
*[[Misha Collins]] as [[Castiel]]
*[[Alexander Calvert]] as [[Jack Kline]]

===Recurring Cast===
====Guest Stars====
*[[Lisa Berry]] as [[Billie]]
*[[Rob Benedict]] as [[God]]
*Jovanna Burke as [[Mary Worthington]]

====Co-Stars====
*Taylor Hui as Mamie
*Chilton Crane as [[Mrs. Kline]]
*Shanae Tomasevich as [[Constance Welch]]
*Shaun Magee as [[John Wayne Gacy]]
*Brandyn Eddy as Break Room Man
*Carson Bokenfohr as Yogurt Guy
*Yumi Ogawa as No One Loves Me Employee
*Rob McEachern as I Hate Everyone Employee
*Deborah Barnes as Stapler Queen Employee
*Veronica Long as Receptionist
*Clifford Prang as Friend's Wife Lover
*Cameron MacLeod as Cuckold
*Naomi Atherton as Tall Girl
*Travis Turner as Short Guy
*Victor Dolhai as Man #1
*Matthew Graham as Father
*Kate Gajdosik as Female News Anchor
*Paul Duchart as Male News Anchor
*Alan O'Silva as Driver
*Laura Carly Miller as Birthday Mom
*Amanda Spinosa as Young Girl #1
*Jasmine Miriguay as Young Girl #2

==Featured Supernatural Beings==
*[[Angels]] {{c|[[Duma]], mentioned only}}
*[[Archangels]] {{c|[[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Alternate Michael]], [[Lucifer]], and [[Michael]], mentioned only}}
*Cosmic Entity {{c|[[The Shadow]]}}
*[[Crossroad Demon]] {{c|[[Crowley]], mentioned only}}
*[[Demons]] {{c|Mamie}}
*[[Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Horsemen]] {{c|[[Death]], mentioned only}}
*[[Leviathans]] {{c|mentioned only}}
*[[Lizard People]] {{c|Queen of England, mentioned only}}
*[[Nephilim]] {{c|[[Jack Kline]]}}
*[[Primordial Entities]] {{c|[[God]]; [[The Darkness]], mentioned only}}
*[[Reaper]] {{c|[[Billie]]}}
*[[Seraph]] {{c|[[Castiel]]}}
*[[Witch]] {{c|[[Rowena MacLeod]], mentioned only}}
*[[Zombies#Hell Zombies|Hell Zombies]] {{c|multiple/various}}
*[[Hell Ghosts]] {{c|multiple/various}}
**[[Violent Spirits]] {{c|[[John Wayne Gacy]]}}
**[[Woman in White]] {{c|[[Constance Welch]]}}
**[[Vengeful Spirit]] {{c|[[Mary Worthington]]}}

==Continuity==
*This episode picks up right after the events of ''[[Jack in the Box]]''.
*[[Billie]] previously appeared in ''[[Nihilism]]''.
*[[The Empty]] previously appeared in ''[[Byzantium]]''.
*[[Mrs. Kline]] previously appeared in ''[[Gods and Monsters]]''.
*[[John Wayne Gacy]] previously appeared in ''[[Lebanon]]''.
*[[God]] previously appeared in ''[[Alpha and Omega]]''.
*[[Mary Worthington]] previously appeared in ''[[Bloody Mary]]''.
*[[Constance Welch]] previously appeared in ''[[Pilot]]''.
*[[Duma]] was mentioned. She previously appeared in ''[[Jack in the Box]]''.
*[[Rowena MacLeod]] and [[Mary Winchester]] were mentioned. They previously appeared in ''[[Absence]]''.
*[[Lucifer]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[Game Night]]''.
*[[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Alternate Michael]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[Ouroboros]].''
*[[John Winchester]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[Lebanon]]''.
*[[Kelly Kline]] was mentioned. She previously appeared in ''[[Byzantium]]''.
*[[Crowley]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[All Along the Watchtower]]''.
*[[The Darkness]] and the [[Soul Bomb]] were last seen in ''[[Alpha and Omega]]''.
*[[Death]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[Brother's Keeper]]''.
*[[Michael]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[Swan Song]]''.
*[[Jack Kline (Gods and Monsters)|Jack's grandfather]] was mentioned. He previously appeared in ''[[Gods and Monsters]]''.
*The [[Archangel Blade]] was previously featured in ''[[Let the Good Times Roll]]''.
*[[God]] mentions [[Castiel]]'s call to him in ''[[Game Night]]''. 
*It turns out that Sam's favorite singer is Celine Dion, which Dean and Sam himself consider shameful. [[My Heart Will Go On|Eight years earlier]], Sam and Dean had a [[Titanic]]-related case where the [[angel]] [[Balthazar]] also expressed his dislike for Celine Dion's [[wikipedia:My Heart Will Go On|song]] for the [[wikipedia:Titanic (1997 film)|film of the same name]].
*In ''[[Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell]]'', [[Herb Nelson]] believed that the Queen of England could be a [[Reptilian]]. His theory turned out to be true in this episode.
*Trying to name [[the Equalizer]], Chuck/God gives out a not cool names several times, which confuses Dean, Sam and Castiel. In ''[[Don't Call Me Shurley]]'', [[Metatron]] revealed that God has problems with naming things, which Chuck had to agree with.

==Trivia==
*''Moriah'' is the name given to a [[wikipedia:Moriah|mountainous region]] by the Book of Genesis, in which context it is the location of the sacrifice of Isaac.
*This is the first season finale to air in April.
*This is the second season finale to not feature all of the main characters with ''[[No Rest for the Wicked]]'' being the first one.
*This is the third season finale to be set in a graveyard with ''[[Swan Song]] ''and ''[[Alpha and Omega]] ''being the first two.
*This is the third season finale to feature a [[Nephilim]], with ''[[All Along the Watchtower]]'' and ''[[Let the Good Times Roll]]'' as the first two.
*This is the fourth season finale to feature [[God]] with ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'', ''[[Swan Song]]'' and ''[[Alpha and Omega]]'' being the first three.
*This is the first time that [[Castiel]] interacts with [[God]] while back in [[Season 11]] it was [[Lucifer]] who used [[Castiel]] as a vessel.
**However, he interacted with God in [[Season 4]] as Chuck Shurley, not knowing who Chuck really was.
*This is the first time [[Jack Kline]] meets [[God]] and [[Billie]]. Also, this is the second time he meets [[The Empty]].
*A newscaster states that [[Donald Trump]], while under [[Jack Kline (Nephilim)|Jack's]] [[Mind Control]], spent more than two hours disclosing his entire tax history, deep ties to Russia and North Korea, and a demon deal Trump that made with [[Crowley]]. However, this was undone by God along with all the other effects of Jack's mind control leaving only Sam and Dean to remember the truth.
**This is a reference to the current controversies with President Trump in the real world.
*[[God]] reveals that [[The Darkness]] is in Reno playing keno, which turns out to be her favorite.
*God reveals that he actually can't restore a [[soul]], stating that souls are complicated, even for him.
*When Sam drives to the cemetery to stop Dean, he is driving Castiel's car from ''[[Peace of Mind]]''.
*God plunges Earth into [[Ghostpocalypse|chaos]] to punish [[Team Free Will]] for their defiance against him.
**The cruel irony was that God had unwittingly warned Sam and Dean about his cruel nature in a fit of his self-reproach in ''[[The Monster at the End of This Book]]''.
*When God releases all of the souls of Hell upon the Earth, former enemies [[Constance Welch]], [[Mary Worthington]], and [[John Wayne Gacy]] can be seen resuming their previous activities.
*This episode marks the first time [[God]] kills someone on-screen.
*[[Kelly Kline]]'s mother reveals that to the rest of the world, Kelly is missing and no one knows where she is. Kelly is feared to be dead by her family and friends, and her parents discovered that Jack lied about his identity after his last visit.
*It is confirmed that there are multiple [[Archangel Blades]] by God's comments when he is playing with one in the bunker. Sam's comments about the Winchesters having gotten it from another world suggest that its [[Michael (Apocalypse World)|Michael's]] archangel blade, the one used to kill both [[Gabriel]] and [[Lucifer]].
*God's choice in setting "The End" scenario resembling some pop cultures:
**The climactic ending where the souls emerge from Hell and resume terrorizing people is reminiscent of the climactic scene from 1984 movie ''Ghostbusters'' where the Ecto Containment System is deactivated under the orders of EPA lawyer Walter Peck (the human antagonist) and the ghosts emerge from the Ghostbusters' headquarters to terrorize New York City.
**When the spirits from the Hell unleashed, the scene depicted it resemble the scene of the unleashing of Angel of Death from The Ark of Covenant from 1981 movie ''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of The Lost Ark''. There are some similarities of camera view and animation between both of the scene.
**God's choice in ending the world by reanimating zombies from their graves is resembling Zombie Apocalypse, a particular scenario within apocalyptic fiction. In a zombie apocalypse, a widespread rise of zombies hostile to human life engages in a general assault on civilization.
*As of this episode, all known Nephilim are deceased.
*This marks the first appearance of [[The Equalizer]].
*This is the second time that Jack died.
*Ironically, in response to Dean telling him to go to Hell, Chuck wreaks Hell upon the Earth.
*The Queen of England is revealed to be a Lizard when [[Jack Kline]] forces people to tell the truth although it's unclear as to whether [[Lizard People]] are [[monsters]] or [[aliens]] in ''[[Supernatural]]'' universe.
**Besides, this situation is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' in which, according to one version, the [[:w:c:tardis:Elizabeth II|Queen of England]] was secretly a lizard.

==Deaths==
*[[Jack Kline]] {{c|[[The Gamblers|later]] [[Resurrection|resurrected]]}}

==Gallery==
===Behind the Scenes===
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==Videos==
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