Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven

Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven
Season	15
Episode	8
Overall	315
Series	Supernatural
Airdate	December 12, 2019
Written by	Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming
Directed by	Richard Speight Jr.
Episode list	Season 15
← Previous	Last Call
Next →	The Trap

Our Father, Who Aren't in Heaven is the 8th episode and the mid-season finale of Season 15. It aired on December 12, 2019.

Summary

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Sam, Dean and Castiel’s continued search for a way to defeat Chuck (guest star Rob Benedict) leads them to unexpected places and toward unlikely allies.

Plot

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Characters

Main Cast

• Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester
• Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester
• Misha Collins as Castiel

Recurring Cast

Guest Stars

• Rob Benedict as God
• Jake Abel as Michael and Adam Milligan
• Shoshannah Stern as Eileen Leahy
• Keith Szarabajka as Donatello Redfield and God
• Ruth Connell as Rowena MacLeod

Co-Stars

• Anna Grace Barlow as Lilith
• Luvia Peterson as Sue Barrish

Featured Supernatural Beings

• Angels (Metatron, mentioned only)
• Archangels (Michael; Lucifer, mentioned only; Alternate Michael, flashbacks only)
• Demons (Rowena demons)
• Crossroad Demon (Crowley, mentioned only)
• Nephilim (Jack Kline, flashback only)
• Primordial Entities (God; The Darkness, mentioned and flashbacks only)
• Prophet (Donatello Redfield)
• Seraph (Castiel)
• Witch (Rowena MacLeod, soul only)
• Vampires (mentioned only)
• Werewolf
• White-eyed Demons (Lilith)

Continuity

• Lilith previously appeared in Proverbs 17:3.
• God previously appeared in Atomic Monsters.
• Rowena MacLeod previously appeared in The Rupture.
• Donatello Redfield previously appeared in Game Night.
• Michael previously appeared in Swan Song.
• Adam Milligan previously appeared in Point of No Return.
• The Darkness was shown in a flashback. She previously appeared in Raising Hell.
• Jack Kline was shown in a flashback. He previously appeared in Moriah.
• Alternate Michael was shown in a flashback. He previously appeared in Ouroboros.
• Lucifer was mentioned. He previously appeared in a nightmare in Proverbs 17:3.
• Donna Hanscum was mentioned. She previously appeared in Damaged Goods.
• Jody Mills was mentioned. She previously appeared in The Scar.
• Crowley was mentioned. He previously appeared in All Along the Watchtower.
• Metatron was mentioned. He previously appeared in All in the Family.
• Angels were previously featured in Jack in the Box.
• Hell was previously featured in The Rupture.
• Archangels were previously featured in Proverbs 17:3.
• Holy Fire was previously featured in Nihilism.
• An angel blade was previously featured in Golden Time.
• Werewolves were previously featured in Proverbs 17:3.
• Rowena's journals were previously featured in Golden Time.
• Lilith's Chamber was previously featured in The Rupture.
• The Demon Tablet was previously featured in Good Intentions.
• A rift was previously featured in Exodus.

Trivia

• There is a five-week hiatus after this episode.
• The episode was watched by 1.11 million viewers and got a 0.3 rating.
• This is the final mid-season finale of Supernatural and the final episode of the decade.
• Jake Abel returns to the show to reprise his role as Michael (211 episodes later) and Adam Milligan (215 episodes later).
• The episode title is a reference to the fact that God isn't in Heaven.
• This is the fourth and final mid-season finale to be written by Brad Buckner and Eugenie Ross-Leming with Holy Terror, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and LOTUS being the first three.
• This is the second mid-season finale to feature a version of Michael with The Spear being the first one.
• God is revealed to have the ability to mentally control and speak through a prophet.
• Castiel is shown to struggle with his already failing powers again in this episode.
• Team Free Will's confrontation with the demons occurred outside of Lilith's Chamber.
• Michael's supposed madness is revealed to be a lie made up by God and Lucifer.
• This is the second episode to feature the death of Lilith with Lucifer Rising being the first one.
• It is revealed that Michael shares control of Adam Milligan's body after their time together in The Cage.
• Scenes from previous seasons were shown when Castiel showed Michael the truth about God:
  • God masquerading as Chuck Shurley in The Monster at the End of This Book.
  • The Darkness overpowering God in We Happy Few.
  • Alternate Michael invading Earth in Let the Good Times Roll.
  • God's revelations about his true intentions and Jack Kline's death in Moriah.
• Michael reveals the spell to trap God, the same spell God used to trap the Darkness. However, while they have most of the ingredients, they need a Leviathan Blossom from Purgatory.
• Dead bodies of people sprawled out on the floor of a restaurant without a scratch on them is similar to the Pizzeria where Death kills patrons in his vicinity.
• God communicating with Eileen Leahy via webcam while disguised as a hunter mirrors the way he contacted Becky Rosen in Sympathy for the Devil to pass along the message about the Michael Sword.
• The vast difference in power between Michael and Raphael can easily be seen in this episode. While Raphael needed the spell Crowley got from Eleanor Visyak to open a doorway to Purgatory in The Man Who Knew Too Much, Michael is effortlessly able to open a rift to Purgatory in this episode with just his archangel powers and a snap of his fingers.
• This episode implies that Napoleon Bonaparte's short stature was due to Rowena's magic. She is also mentioned to be an aquintance of The Rolling Stones lead singer, Mick Jagger.
• This episode marks the first time Adam has been to the Men of Letters bunker.
  • Therefore, as of this episode, all members of the Winchester family have been inside the bunker.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

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Promotional Pictures

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Videos

Supernatural 15x08 — Jake Abel as Michael