Yeah, angel blades killing reapers started happening in S8... I think it's one of my main criticisms of Carver's showrunning - the fact that he doesn't prioritize the established rules and mythology of the universe and insists on bending it to be convenient to the point where he changes it. It's really annoying. When operating in a fantasy universe, you really have to stick to your rules, otherwise you lose the sense of realism that makes your fantasy compelling.

I've managed to stay spoiler free so I really wonder how they're going to leave us hanging this year. I keep thinking that Sam saying that he wouldn't have saved Dean during their fight mid-season will come into play. I think that Sam is going to end up saving Dean somehow and he'll have to make a difficult choice to do so. That's just my theory.

Mine as well. I'm also spoiler free, except for what we saw in the promo for next week. So, yeah... that's what I also think might happen. I guess we'll see!

And yes, I agree with you about everything else.