D: I had been kind of spoiled, in that I had seen speculation that this was what might happen, and then checkthemargins and I wailed and rended our garments about it but I thought it was spec with no actual source. And then BAM, no, worst nightmare. Gnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnargh.

All my eggs are currently in the basket of 'last time Carver showed us Sam-without-Dean he wrote the greatest episode of all time', but I don't know how hopeful I am.