A slow episode answers a series-long question and reminds us what makes the Winchesters special before a 6-week hiatus.
— sets the table for some exciting things to come once the show returns from a ridiculous 6-week long break, even though, you know, we just came back from another hiatus. Unfortunately, the build-up to that final scene left something to be desire, because this was a. That being said, “The Gamblers” does answer a mythology question I know I’ve had for a long time and shines a spotlight on the Winchesters’ best qualities: their heroism and compassion.
First up is a woman named Moira, whom Dean beats pretty quickly; his luck increases at the end of the game. Next, he goes up against a man named Joey 6. The episode began with Joey 6 savagely defeating a man named Leonard, who promptly died by truck when he stepped out the pool hall, so there’s supposed to be some tension as Dean faces him. Unfortunately, I didn’t think there was any because I didn’t find the pool sequences visually interesting; they kind of fell flat for me.
Dean challenges Fortuna to another game, but she turns him down because he’s too easy to read. Instead, she picks Sam, who agrees to play but only on the condition that she let everyone else go if he wins. This was probably my favorite moment in the episode because I love that Sam cares more about saving people than recuperating the luck he and Dean lost; it’s like he’s putting an emphasis on the first half of the family motto. Alas, Fortuna says she’ll only play for luck.
Fortuna offers them another bet: If they win a second time, she’ll give them the luck of heroes like Hercules. Sam takes the offer but adds that she must also free everyone there because while they might not matter to her, they matter to him and Dean. Unfortunately, Sam ends up losing. Luckily, Fortuna lets Sam and Dean go without killing them.
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