Alpha and Omega

• What happened to all the souls Amara ate?
• Is Lucifer dead, or free? Is he still a threat?
• Why were so many souls still in the veil?
• What happened to all the souls Chuck pulled out of Dean? Are they in heaven now?
• Is Mary on Earth, or is Dean in heaven?
• Was Sam shot?

• Amara was able to rip Lucifer from Castiel's vessel.
• There are MOL assets/branches in other parts of the world that are still active.
• According to the posterboard in Toni's house, John Winchester's mother's name was Millie.
• The MOLs apparently blame the Winchesters for things that aren't truly their fault.
• Dean/Jensen does a REALLY hilarious Ruth Connell impression!
• The bunker's warding apparently does not keep out reapers (or witches, or demons...)
• Although heaven has been open since season 10, there were still a few hundred thousand souls in the veil.
• Dean apparently does like chick flicks.
• Unless Amara was lying, Chuck's death would have ended the whole universe (so Dean killing Amara would not have saved humanity?).

• The fight between Chuck and Amara happened at an abandoned Kansas power plant.
• One soul is as powerful as 100 suns.
• Tweets from Jared and Jerry Wanek confirmed that the botanical garden in this episode was built on a sound stage.
• The Lazy Shag was the bar where Sam, Castiel and company waited to see if Dean's attack would be successful. There is a hostel in New Zealand named the Lazy Shag.

• "Alpha and Omega" are the first and last letters in the Greek alphabet. It's also a biblical reference to Jesus, who is the "beginning and the end" of all things.
• "Dog's breakfast" is a British slang term for something that is a total mess.
• "Last call" is a bartender's warning to patrons that the bar is preparing to close. The announcement sometimes incites a rush to purchase one final drink.
• "Banger" is a British slang term for sausage (or, in the context of Rowena's discussion, male genitalia)
• Waverly Hills Sanatorium is an actual closed sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky that is rumored to be haunted.
• Dean says "Let's bust some ghosts" referring to the 1980s "Ghostbuster" movies. He has joked about him and Sam being ghostbusters before.
• "Casper" is a cartoon ghost known for being friendly.
• "Haggis" is a traditional Scottish dish made from the internal organs of sheep. Rowena may have chosen that "magic word" as a joke on the Winchesters.
• Dean mentioned that he wanted the band Black Sabbath to play at his funeral; and he wants American actor Gary Busey to read his eulogy.

• "Carry On My Wayward Son" -- Kansas (plays during the recap)
• "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying" -- Gerry and the Peacemakers (plays while Sam and company are at the bar)

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