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This is the seventh episode in which no characters were killed, following: [[4.18 The Monster at the End of This Book]], [[4.21 When the Levee Breaks]], [[10.17 Inside Man]], [[11.23 Alpha and Omega]], and [[12.02 Mamma Mia]], with [[Naomi]]'s death in [[8.23 Sacrifice]] having been retconned.
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"Absence" marked [[Samantha Smith]]'s final appearance as [[Mary Winchester]]. She holds the record for most appearances for a recurring female character at 40 episodes.
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[[Mary]] is said to be at peace in a special [[Heaven]] with [[John Winchester]], confirming for the first time that John made it to Heaven after escaping from [[Hell]] in [[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]]. While only Mary's name is listed on the door to her Heaven (with her two death dates 1954-1983 and 2016-2019), in [[5.16 Dark Side of the Moon]], [[Ash]] described that while most people had individual Heavens, some "special cases" shared a Heaven like soul-mates, which may be the case for Mary and John. This circumstance was also seen with Sam and Dean sharing their Heaven in the episode and later[[Jimmy Novak|Jimmy]] and [[Amelia Novak]] in [[10.20 Angel Heart]]. [[Dumah]] does describe Mary's Heaven as a "special Heaven" and says that Mary is complete. In [[14.19 Jack in the Box]] she confirms that Mary and John share a Heaven.
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While in the present Castiel continues to drive the newer, [[Castiel's Cars|more modern truck ]] first seen in [[14.07 Unhuman Nature]], his old truck from Season 12 is seen in the flashback to his hunt with Mary. This is the first time that truck has been seen since it was abandoned outside of Kelly's cabin in [[13.01 Lost and Found]] following Castiel's death.
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Although most of the flashback scenes are in fact new scenes filmed especially specially for this episode, there are actual flashbacks to [[13.14 Good Intentions]], [[13.20 Unfinished Business]], and [[14.13 Lebanon]]. These include Jack killing the [[Apocalypse World]] [[Zachariah (Apocalypse World)|Zachariah]] and his angels, and the Winchester Family dinner from [[14.13 Lebanon]] before John returned to 2003.
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