1. I think that that's a distinct possibility—or at least that Heaven hasn't been entirely honest about its goals re: the Apocalypse. Lots of people have chimed in about how, in the Bible, the End of Days is a part of God's plan—it's supposed to happen. So maybe they're not really trying to stop it at all, but to win it—no matter what the price for humanity?
4. I'm not sure if it's true that if Dean and Jimmy met on the street they would be friends. They don't really have much of anything in common (except, as you point out, a tendency to commit food porn). I don't think they would dislike each other, but I also think they wouldn't have a deeper-than-acquaintances relationship were they not brought together by special circumstances/mutual interests. And actually: I like that. Unlikely people being brought together: that's a good story!
7. Angelic powers is definitely something I am both gleefully and nail-bitingly anticipating. It could be fantastic to watch, but ultimately maybe not so good for Dean, you know? I keep falling back on the "In the war between Heaven and Hell, I'm on the side of humanity" line—and Dean is all about wonderful, messy humanity: lust and gluttony and sloth and all that jazz. Can you imagine Dean with all that taken away from him—as Heaven's perfect hammer? Yikes.
I'm sure that whatever is special with Sam and Dean comes from Mary's side
I love that, after three seasons of it being all about the Winchesters, we learn that nope, all the wacky-awesome actually comes from the Campbell side of the family. I'd love to see this played with more—I'd love to get some more of Mary, actually. 4x03 makes me think she's not the kind of person who'd go down so easily without a fight.
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4. I'm not sure if it's true that if Dean and Jimmy met on the street they would be friends. They don't really have much of anything in common (except, as you point out, a tendency to commit food porn). I don't think they would dislike each other, but I also think they wouldn't have a deeper-than-acquaintances relationship were they not brought together by special circumstances/mutual interests. And actually: I like that. Unlikely people being brought together: that's a good story!
7. Angelic powers is definitely something I am both gleefully and nail-bitingly anticipating. It could be fantastic to watch, but ultimately maybe not so good for Dean, you know? I keep falling back on the "In the war between Heaven and Hell, I'm on the side of humanity" line—and Dean is all about wonderful, messy humanity: lust and gluttony and sloth and all that jazz. Can you imagine Dean with all that taken away from him—as Heaven's perfect hammer? Yikes.
I'm sure that whatever is special with Sam and Dean comes from Mary's side
I love that, after three seasons of it being all about the Winchesters, we learn that nope, all the wacky-awesome actually comes from the Campbell side of the family. I'd love to see this played with more—I'd love to get some more of Mary, actually. 4x03 makes me think she's not the kind of person who'd go down so easily without a fight.