I could not agree more with your bleh part. Those were the things that were bugging me too. Still I loved it with my fiery fangirl love. It couldn't possibly be anywhere near Lazarus Rising or In my time of Dying because Dean coming back from Hell just can't be topped. There was a lot of exposition and setting things into place, introducing the problems and quests of this season and I'm okay with that.

And I think they spent so much time on that Nick/Lucifer possessing dead wife scene to show Lucifer being all smooth and silky and persuading. It was creepy but still . . . . .less would have been nice.

I did love the fighting scene, the ending scene and just seeing everyone again.

I'm not happy that we didn't get a hug thought. :(