6 - I assumed the time bending mojo was only for special situations and ordained from Above, not just a fun trick they can do whenever. Castiel tells Dean in "In the Beginning..." that they needed Dean to know what they knew... meaning it's a plural, so most likely all of the Host. And Yellow-Eyes stressed that that was some pretty high up shit, so Dean must be well connected to be DeLorean-ing back in time.
Thus, I would actually go more with the latter of the two possibilities you presented. If Jimmy's blood is special and they knew this war was coming, then I'd be more apt to assume that Castiel had been prepping Jimmy for his use for a while. He says he thought Dean was special and could "perceive his true visage" only to find that he couldn't. So, maybe he was prepping Jimmy for something else and had to do a rush job in the end to visit Dean. Maybe when Jimmy was sticking his hand in the boiling pot and having his brain melt from the TV (see, parents always say it'll rot your brain XP), Castiel was also burning out Pamela's eyes and raining glass? I would say "not exactly the same time", but with Cas being part of the infinite, he could actually accomplish both simultaneously.
11 - What I find telling is that Dean never asked for Castiel to serve him. Sure, he pushes his will and doesn't follow Castiel's orders readily, but he never asked Cas to change himself and follow him. Castiel did that on his own. Thus, I find the phrasing interesting because I think it shows more of Castiel's feelings than Dean's. He found himself bending to Dean, "serving" him as it were, he was making a choice to do so. And we all know that choices alone are a no-no in Heaven... let alone one that takes his allegiances away. But, I find it funny that he declares that to Dean... Dean who never outwardly asked it of him. It was ALL Castiel there. ^_^
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6 - I assumed the time bending mojo was only for special situations and ordained from Above, not just a fun trick they can do whenever. Castiel tells Dean in "In the Beginning..." that they needed Dean to know what they knew... meaning it's a plural, so most likely all of the Host. And Yellow-Eyes stressed that that was some pretty high up shit, so Dean must be well connected to be DeLorean-ing back in time.
Thus, I would actually go more with the latter of the two possibilities you presented. If Jimmy's blood is special and they knew this war was coming, then I'd be more apt to assume that Castiel had been prepping Jimmy for his use for a while. He says he thought Dean was special and could "perceive his true visage" only to find that he couldn't. So, maybe he was prepping Jimmy for something else and had to do a rush job in the end to visit Dean. Maybe when Jimmy was sticking his hand in the boiling pot and having his brain melt from the TV (see, parents always say it'll rot your brain XP), Castiel was also burning out Pamela's eyes and raining glass? I would say "not exactly the same time", but with Cas being part of the infinite, he could actually accomplish both simultaneously.
11 - What I find telling is that Dean never asked for Castiel to serve him. Sure, he pushes his will and doesn't follow Castiel's orders readily, but he never asked Cas to change himself and follow him. Castiel did that on his own. Thus, I find the phrasing interesting because I think it shows more of Castiel's feelings than Dean's. He found himself bending to Dean, "serving" him as it were, he was making a choice to do so. And we all know that choices alone are a no-no in Heaven... let alone one that takes his allegiances away. But, I find it funny that he declares that to Dean... Dean who never outwardly asked it of him. It was ALL Castiel there. ^_^