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So who was it that dean brought back with him? Someone we already know about or someone unknown?

It's a new character and the significance is that he helped Dean get out of purgatory not who or what he is. Also of equal importance is Dean breaking his principles working with a monster and what in the world happened to Castiel. I like the way they handled things not drawing out Dean coming back and Sam walking away this time ala Dean two seasons ago. I hope Kevin utilizes his knowledge better we need some high level demon dispelling I don't expect the group to get captured again.

Okay start to the season (well, anything is better than Leviathans), but it lacked something. And I do hope they get rid of Kevin as soon as possible, he's probably the dullest character on television.

Well, the "Sam quit" story was exactly as stupid as I feared it would be. I don't see why they couldn't just have had him hunting on his own, searching for a way to find Dean or rescue Kevin or even just killing monsters of the week while Dean was locked in Purgatory. All it was there for was to cause angst between the brothers and honestly I think that's something we've had enough of.

I'm also not too fond of Kevin. That scene with his girlfriend being killed was entirely overdone, and I don't like that he can outsmart Crowley when the Winchesters, who have years of fighting demons, could not. And being King of Hell shouldn't Crowley be strong enough to resist Holy Water? Wouldn't the earthquake he used to shatter the Devil's Trap have spilled Kevin's water bucket?

They also wrote off Castiel again, which I don't like, but I'll wait until we learn more about what happened to pass judgment on that. It could still potentially be a good story even if I don't like where it's going.

What I did like about this episode was Dean. The scenes in Purgatory were great. I'm intrigued by his new vampire friend and I can't help but feel he was entirely justified yelling at Sam when he got back. Wish he'd be a bit more open about what happened, particularly involving Cas and how he escaped, but I guess we just can't have anything in the first episode. That's probably my biggest complaint about this episode (well, second biggest after Sam quitting) there weren't any surprises. We pretty much knew everything that would happen from interviews and previews months before the episode aired.

Overall not the start I was hoping for for season 8, but I'm not going to let one mediocre episode condemn the entire season. I just hope they don't drag out the Sam plot like they did Kaylee Amy in season 7.

I'm pretty sure the new character is a vampire. He flashed his fangs then retracted them.

I suppose we will see more of what Dean and company experienced in purgatoryvia more flashbacks. I'm not too hopeful of Castiel making any guest appearances, but a couple of scenes would be nice, since they have killed off every other character I liked. I was surprised that Sam gave up so easily searching for Dean. It was as if he didn't even want to try. There are other hunters that he could have hooked up with for help.

I've been wondering what Libra thought of this eppy.

The Sam quit storyline for me was not as stupid as I expected, it was infinitely more stupid than I had expected. The newly minted "mutual promise" not to look for one another and to just go on an live their lives is beyond lame. It apparently applies not justto death, or being dragged off to hell to fulfill your part of an ill conceived bargain, or even leaping into the pit to redeem your quickstart of the Apocalypse, but to mere disappearing--like they haven't disappeared before. When Dean was abducted by 'aliens "even Soulless Sam made a half hearted effort to save him. When Dean got pulled into Kronos's time warp, Sam pulled out all the stops to get him back, but not this time. This time with no blood, no body Sam just assumes Dean's dead Why? Because Crowley says this time you're truley on your own? His mouth is a prophecy, right? As for them going with a different tack to his response to Dean's going to Hell in season 3---there are a lot of different more credible ways to go than just the choices of psychotically obsessed demoness dupeor walking -er correction riding off in Dean's car and not looking for him at ALL.

And what about Kevin? Sam's last assignment was to rescue Kevin, Crowley kidnaps Kevin and he's done? Er maybe he interpretedhis assignement as to rescue Kevin from Dick, then yeah sure Icould see how he might consider his work as done. Not really. And even if as some one has said he assumed since Kevin was valuable Crowley wouldn't harm him? Seriously,how would that follow? And if Kevin was valuable to Crowley, that certainlywould be the best reason possible to get him back (or even kill him)--somrthing I would consider but I wouldn't expect Sam to do at all costs, but no not this time. As for Kevin, I actually kind of like his character--its somewhat evolving from that frightfullstereotype theyportrayed initially.He's actually standing up and fending --somewhat awkwardly--but still fending for himself. I guess this was foreshadowed in the finale when even though he was in tremendous danger he still insistedthat he and Sam had to destroy the "creamer"designed to kill the skinny people (also btw, shortpeople, smart people and hemophiliacs).I'm just glad they're letting him evolve as a heroic figure without turning into a cartoon Jet Li. Actually at this point I like him more than Sam--but as always Sam is redeemable--maybe that dark figure lurking outside his little Texas lovenest (one of Crowley's demon minions perhaps) could give Amy, Abigail, AMELIA the Jessica treatment or even a simple Channing necktie--and bring him back to focus. Mean, yeah I know, I'm feeling mean.

given that we know pretty much nothing about Amelia, she might have some hidden secrets of her own. also, is anybody else glad the Impala is back?

Damn only the first episode of season 8 has aired and I already think its better than the entirety of season 6 and especially season 7 was. This season has alot of promise Sera Gamble stepping down from her post was perhaps the best thing that has happened to this show (I dont mean this in a negative way but I havent felt this much hype over the show since season 5)

Jeremy Carver is definitely going to do this show alot of good I can see the potential from this first episode alone.