I agree with a lot of what you've said.

See, if they ended the series with him on Lisa and Ben's doorstep? I could see that. I could see him showing up after everything's ended and being like "So hi! Remember when you asked me to stay a few years ago? Can I take you up on that offer now?" Because it would be some sort of new start for him.

But this does feel really out of the blue, shoehorned in, and like he's had these deeper feelings for her that we never really saw til now and it's just bizarre.

And I think over the years, he's learned that what he had with Cassie was pretty fuckin' one-sided, so who knows if he counts that.

And I like the idea of Ben not being his kid, but him still wanting to be around. It's that idea of family being something you can create.

I'm sorry you're so ragey about it. :( At least next week looks pretty epic...?

I hate being ragey, especially with Show - I think this is the first time I've been this ticked off by an episode of SPN, even Heaven and Hell didn't blip on my radar this hard. It kinda reminds me how damn angry I was with BSG's series finale, ironically it aired right about this time last year, is that karma? idk.

It really did feel tacked on. Ben is adorable and if there weren't so much water under the bridge (hell it's practically an ocean ~of feelings~) for the guys I'd be all over it because men with kids = me melting in a puddle of goo. My problem is that I just can't see Sam and Dean have a happy ending, which is sad and angsty and shit but it's just not how I can picture it happening.

I look forward to the next episode, I really want to see how it plays out. I don't think he'll say yes, or at least it won't last for more than that episode. The scene with Cas made my heart hurt. I love it. I just hope they realize that doing all of this isn't really going to help - it's like When the Levee Breaks all over again.
I feel bad for Dean, I'm not joining the Dean!hate bandwagon on this one - he's in a really bad mental state and I can't fault him for it, he's been through more than anyone else would be able to handle to be able to function properly. I expect a great performance from Jensen, more than usual anyway.