History Recap / SupernaturalS05E22SwanSong

* WhatAnIdiot[=/=]TooDumbToLive: InUniverse, Lucifer considers Dean interrupting his fight with Michael as, even for Dean, a "whole new mountain of stupid".

* KillEmAll: {{Subverted}}.

* SeriesFauxnale[=/=]SeasonFinale: This specific episode was intended to be the GrandFinale to ''Supernatural'' altogether. It ended up concluding the storyline set up across this season and the first four, and series creator Creator/EricKripke resigned from the show, but ''Supernatural'' ended up continuing with a new executive producer for at ten more seasons, with new stories.

* SeriesFauxnale[=/=]SeasonFinale: This specific episode was intended to be the GrandFinale to ''Supernatural'' altogether. It ended up concluding the storyline set up across this season and the first four, and series creator Creator/EricKripke resigned from the show, but ''Supernatural'' ended up continuing with a new executive producer for at least '''eight''' more seasons, with new stories.

* ChekhovsGun: [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming The army-man toy]].

[[ThePowerOfLove And Sam lowers his fist]]. He tells Dean that he's going to be okay. Then he takes out the rings and opens the pit. Before he can jump, Michael appears, and tells Sam to stop because [[YouCantFightFate he and his brother and destined to fight]]. But Sam ignores him, and [[HeroicSacrifice lets himself fall]]. Michael steps forward and grabs his arm, tries to pull him back, but Sam's weight is too much and he is dragged into the pit as well. The ground closes up, and Dean is [[EverybodysDeadDave left completely alone]]. Until he looks up, and there's Castiel, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected]] [[DeathIsCheap once again]] and restored to his angelic glory and promoted to a Seraphim. Cas touches Dean's face, and instantly it's healed. He brings Bobby back to life as well.

!Tropes
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-->'''Dean:''' Sammy, are you in there?
-->'''Lucifer:''' Oh, he's in here, all right. ''[hits Dean]'' And he's gonna feel the snap of your ''bones''.

-->'''Lucifer:''' Castiel, did you just Molotov my brother with Holy Fire?
-->'''Castiel:''' [[OhCrap Uh...no]].

-->'''Castiel:''' I suggest we all imbibe copious amounts of alcohol and wait for the inevitable blast wave.
-->'''Dean:''' Well thanks, [[Creator/CharlesBukowski Bukowski]].

-->'''Lucifer:''' ''[incredulous]'' Did you just Molotov my brother with holy fire?
-->'''Castiel:''' Um...''[[BlatantLies no]]''.

-->'''Lucifer:''' I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul 'cause I think I'm better than youuuuu.

-->'''Michael:''' You are a monster, Lucifer. And I have to kill you.

-->'''Lucifer:''' I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your soul 'cause I think I'm better than you.

* YouMonster: Michael has this retort to Lucifer when his younger brother tries to persuade him to join him one last time.

[[ThePowerOfLove And Sam lowers his fist]]. He tells Dean that he's going to be okay. Then he takes out the rings and opens the pit. Before he can jump, Michael appears, and tells Sam to stop because [[YouCantFightFate he and his brother and destined to fight]]. But Sam ignores him, and [[HeroicSacrifice lets himself fall]]. Michael steps forward and grabs his arm, tries to pull him back, but Sam's weight is too much and he is dragged into the pit as well. The ground closes up, and Dean is [[EverybodysDeadDave left completely alone]]. Until he looks up, and there's Castiel, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected]] [[DeathIsCheap once again]] and restored to his angelic glory. Cas touches Dean's face, and instantly it's healed. He brings Bobby back to life as well.

-->'''Lucifer:''' Oh, he's in there, alright. ''[hits Dean]'' And he's gonna feel the snap of your ''bones''.

* SeriesFauxnale[=/=]SeasonFinale: This specific episode was intended to be the GrandFinale to ''Supernatural'' altogether. It ended up concluding the storyline set up across this season and the first four, and series creator Creator/EricKripke resigned from the show, but ''Supernatural'' ended up continuing with a new executive producer for at least 7 more seasons, with new stories.

-->"You've got a whole virginal hooker thing going on."

* SeriesFauxnale[=/=]SeasonFinale

[[ThePowerOfLove And Sam lowers his fist]]. He tells Dean that he's going to okay. Then he takes out the rings and opens the pit. Before he can jump, Michael appears, and tells Sam to stop because [[YouCantFightFate he and his brother and destined to fight]]. But Sam ignores him, and [[HeroicSacrifice lets himself fall]]. Michael steps forward and grabs his arm, tries to pull him back, but Sam's weight is too much and he is dragged into the pit as well. The ground closes up, and Dean is [[EverybodysDeadDave left completely alone]]. Until he looks up, and there's Castiel, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected]] [[DeathIsCheap once again]] and restored to his angelic glory. Cas touches Dean's face, and instantly it's healed. He brings Bobby back to life as well.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted. Dean doesn't look too pretty after Lucifer's done beating him to a pulp at the end.

* ActingForTwo: Jared Padalecki, as Sam Winchester and Lucifer. Simultaneously at one point, as Lucifer in Sam's body talks to the trapped Sam through a mirror.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "[[IncendiaryExponent Hey, ass-butt]]!"
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: ThePowerOfLove scene and the end when Dean keeps his promise to Sam, even though he really didn't want to. Sam making Dean promise to find Lisa and live a normal life with her.

-->'''Castiel:''' Um...''no''.

* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: After Castiel banishes Michael, Lucifer angrily states that "nobody dicks with Michael but ''me''". Then Michael tries to stop Sam from hurling himself into Hell.

* SimilarlyNamedWorks: There's also [[Literature/SwanSong a book]] and a [[VisualNovel/SwanSong visual novel]] named ''Swan Song''.