As Time Goes By (8x12)

Welcome back to another episode of Denim Wrapped Nightmares, where Berly and LA tackle Supernatural Season 8, Episode 12: "As Time Goes By" - and this one's a real family reunion!

What Went Down:

The episode kicks off in 1958 with a dapper gentleman in a trench coat saying goodbye to his sleeping son. This mystery man heads to what looks like a secret society meeting, only to find demon Abaddon (possessing the lovely Josie) murdering everyone in sight. Armed with a mysterious box and some blood magic, he creates a portal to escape... and crashes right through Sam and Dean's motel closet in 2013! Plot twist: it's Henry Winchester - John's dad and the boys' grandfather they never knew existed.

The Big Reveals:

• Henry Winchester is alive! Well, he was. John's father didn't abandon his family - he time-traveled to protect a supernatural artifact
• Men of Letters exist! Think Hogwarts library meets Monster Hunters Anonymous - they're the brains to hunters' brawn
• Abaddon is terrifying - A Knight of Hell handpicked by Lucifer himself, and she's got style (love that devil-themed t-shirt theft)
• That box is important - Contains the key to every supernatural object, scroll, and spell ever collected. Talk about your ultimate supernatural storage unit!

The Family Drama:

Henry learns his "legacy" grandkids are just lowly hunters (the horror!), while Dean gets to process having yet another family member who prioritized "the greater good" over being there for their kid. The apple doesn't fall far from the Winchester tree of abandonment issues.

The final showdown features Henry getting gutted (not in the fun way), but managing to trap Abaddon with a devil's trap carved into a bullet before Dean decapitates her. Henry dies, but not before telling the boys he's proud of the men John raised.

Memorable Moments:

• Henry's Houdini handcuff trick that had everyone confused
• The "Mayans were wrong" joke about 2013
• Dean checking out the comic book store clerk (memorable enough that Abaddon noticed)
• Henry's magical sleeping powder that worked VERY well on the shop owner
• The coordinates to the "safest place on earth" - next stop on the Winchester world tour!

Gore Counter:

Relatively tame episode - some bleeding eyes, throat slitting, and Henry's stomach situation, but nothing too splooge-worthy for our hosts' official count.

The Setup:

The boys now have coordinates to a supernatural safe house that supposedly contains every magical artifact ever collected. Will this be their supernatural Costco? Can they finally help Kevin with those pesky demon tablets? And will they ever call Castiel for backup in these life-or-death situations?

The hosts loved Henry's character, Abaddon's fabulous villainy, and the family legacy revelations. A solid episode that adds new layers to Winchester family history while setting up future adventures!

"One of you must know John Winchester." "Tell you what, when one of us falls out of your closet, then you can ask the questions."

Sources:

• https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/As_Time_Goes_By 
• https://www.astronomy.com/science/what-are-wormholes-an-astrophysicist-explains-these-shortcuts-t

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