Even as Sam and Dean are on their demon hunt spree and trying to follow their fathers lead, the consequences of releasing darkness to Earth is their to deal with.
Fans waiting for more than four months to see what happened after the Darkness escaped last season might have found the episode's slow pace and unresolved plot a little frustrating.
With an intriguing new threat and the return of the same great characters, Supernatural season eleven may not be a radical departure from what's come before, but it's as enjoyable as ever, and that alone is reason enough to keep watching.
It was the usual Supernatural brand of disheartening and sad, but in the middle of all that muck, we still got Sam taunting zombies and Dean making smartass commentary and I can say, confidently, that it finally feels like the Winchesters are going home.
