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'''Dean:''' Hey. Brings a whole new meaning to the term "sudden death".
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'''Castiel:''' Dean. I'm here. I'm hurt. Can you let me in?<br>
'''Lucifer:''' Wassup? Wow! Way to treat a pal.<br>
'''Sam:''' No, you're not our pal.<br>
'''Lucifer:''' Okay, be honest with me, please. Would you have let me in if I said it was really me?<br>
'''Lucifer:''' Wow. Look at you, bro. The almost-mighty. Hmm. I cheated.<br>'''Michael:''' Are you seriously thinking about trusting him?<br>'''Dean:''' Uh, I wouldn't exactly say "trust."<br>'''Lucifer:''' Mikey, Mikey, come on, man. I get the bitterness. For all you did for the old man, you got no better from Him than me. The son voted 'Most Likely to Suck ' and that sucks!<br>
'''Betty:''' I have opened the book.<br>
'''Sam:''' And?<br>
'''Betty:''' And it's in here, all that you want. I know how God ends.<br>
The "Inherit the Earth" is a reference to the verse in the Christian bible New testament Testament, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_5:5 Matthew 5:5.]
Despite not physically appearing, [[Misha CollinsMark Pellegrino]] is credited as a guest star, "Special Guest Star" in the end credits instead of appearing in the opening credits. This was likely due done to his voice cameo when keep the surprise of Lucifer tricks 's return, similar to how he was credited at the end of [[12.12 Stuck in the Winchesters into letting him into Middle (With You)]] and [[14.01 Stranger in a Strange Land]] in order to keep the bunkersurprise return of Lucifer and [[Nick]] respectively.
The flashback sequence at In the end includes: [[Jessica Moore]]original production draft, [[Bela Talbot]], [[Chuck Shurley]], [[Death]], [[Crowley]], [[Zachariah]], [[Anna Milton]], [[Michael]], [[Becky Rosen]]it was revealed that Jack was also siphoning energy from Sam at one point, [[Sheriff Donna Hanscum]], [[Charlie Bradbury]], [[Kevin Tran]], [[Abaddon]], [[Ruby]], [[Kelly Kline]], [[when Sam placed his hand on Jack Kline]], [[Sully]], [[Daphne Blake]], [[Bobby Singer]], [[Pamela Barnes]], [[Ellen Harvelle]], [[Castiel]], [[Sheriff Jody Mills]], [[Rufus Turner]], [[Garth]], [[Missouri Moseley]], [[Gabriel]], [[Rowena]], [[Eileen Leahy]], [[Jo Harvelle]], [[Mary Winchester]], [[Amara]], [[Lucifer]], [[Metatron]], [[Arthur Ketch]], [[Sister Jo]], [[John Winchester]], [[Asmodeus]], [[Meg]], [[Mick Davies]], [[Belphegor]], [[Kaia Nieves]], [[Patience Turner]], [[Claire Novak]], [[Alex Jones]]'s shoulder.
The episode ends with a flashback to Sam shutting An anonymous source posted photos from the script of [[15.18 Despair]], including an "Appendix A" scene in which [[Donna]], [[Bobby Singer (Apocalypse World)|Bobby]], [[Charlie Bradbury (Apocalypse World)|Charlie]], [[Jules]], and all the trunk rest of the Impala from [[1.01 PilotApocalypse World]]refugees who were raptured away by Chuck in the silo return, known presumably thanks to Jack. It's currently unknown whether this scene was filmed during "Despair" as planned or not, or why it was excluded from "Inherit the Earth"as originally intended.<br>[[We Got Work to DoFile:1519sa.png|350px]]" scene.
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|motw= [[Chuck]]<br>[[Lucifer]]<br>[[Michael]]
|outline= With everyone in the world gone, [[Sam]], [[Dean]] , and [[Jack]] make their last stand against [[Chuck]].
|location= Kyoto, Japan<br>New York City, New York<br>Hastings, Minnesota<br>Lebanon, Kansas
|timeline= Immediately after [[15.18 Despair]]
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[[Sam]] and [[Jack]] wander the empty streets of Hastings, Minnesota as [[Dean]] arrives in the [[Impala]]. Sam tells Dean he couldn't save anybody, and as he starts asking Dean about [[Billie]], Dean stops him and reveals that [[Chuck]] was behind everyone disappearing. When Jack asks where [[Castiel]] is, Dean tells them Castiel died saving him by summoning [[the Empty]] to take him and Billie. As Dean apologizes to a shocked Jack, Sam attempts to try and reach other people on his cell phone.
Sam and Dean enter a deserted diner, while Jack sits outside mourning Castiel. When Jack goes to enter the diner, the plants he passes shrivel up and die. Inside Dean has himself a beer, while Jack questions what they are going to do, only for Sam to tell him there is no one to save. They attempted to rewrite Chuck's ending, and the world paid the price.
Later that night, Sam and Dean wait in front of the Impala when Chuck appears before them. The Winchesters admit to Chuck that He won, and they are willing to give Him His ending: Sam and Dean will kill each other so long as Chuck brings everyone -- the people, the birds, Castiel -- all back. Chuck appreciates that they've given up, but finds Sam, Dean, and Jack being alone in the world to be much more entertaining for Him and turns down their offer, then begins gloating that their "eternal shame, suffering, and loneliness" is all because they refused to take a knee.
Back at [[the Bunker]], Sam finds a passed-out Dean in the library surrounded by bottles. Jack soon enters and tells the brothers that he is feeling something weird -- a presence out in the world besides them -- prompting the three to hit the road to find this presence. While at a pit stop, as Sam is filling up the tank, Dean finds a dog. Elated to have found another living thing he names it "[[Miracle]]" and places it in the Impala with the intent to bring the dog back to the Bunker, much to Sam's surprise. However, as soon as Dean places Miracle in the backseat, the dog disintegrates to Dean's dismay. Looking up, Dean notices in the distance a grinning Chuck who gives Dean a salute before disappearing, visibly enraging Dean.
As night falls, the three arrive at a church -- St Michael's. Upon entering they are surprised to find [[Michael]] alive. He reveals that once the rapture started happening, he took refuge, making sure to avoid using any of his powers so as to not alert his father. When asked about [[Adam Milligan|Adam]], Michael informs Sam and Dean that Adam was taken with the rest of humanity, and goes on to tell Sam, Dean, and Jack that after God left, it was his efforts that lead humanity into believing in an all-knowing and all-loving God. When Dean reminds Michael that he ignored them when they reached out to him, he affirms he has had a change of heart after what Chuck did to the world, and offers to help in any way he can.
At the Bunker, Sam presents Michael with [[Chuck's Death Book]] in hopes that he will be able to open it. When it proves impossible for Michael to do so, Sam and Dean convene in the kitchen and discuss their options, due to their belief that Chuck is preparing for His next move. All of a sudden, Dean's cell begins ringing, and much to his and Sam's shock Castiel's voice is heard on the other end. The Winchesters rush to the Bunker door, but upon opening it Dean finds Lucifer standing there and quickly slams the door shut. Lucifer is however able to gain entry and materializes in the war room. He explains that after God wiped the planet clean, the [[Cosmic Entity]] woke him up and tasked him with finding God's book to use against Him. Knowing that the Winchesters wouldn't trust him, Lucifer produces a token of good faith -- a bound [[reaper]] named [[Betty]] -- whom he proceeds to kill, reminding everyone that with Billie dead, Betty is the first reaper to die and thus becomes the new [[Death]], and therefore is capable of reading God's book. As Dean ungags and tries to help up the resurrected Betty, she headbutts him and leaps to her feet, breaking free of her restraints and materializing a [[Death's Scythe|scythe]] in her hands. As the new Death, Betty asks to see God's book. Sam and Dean take her to the room where they are keeping it, but are denied entry by Betty.
In the library, Lucifer needles Michael while building a house of cards. When Sam and Dean enter, Michael questions if they are seriously considering trusting Lucifer. Lucifer interjects, reminding Michael that for all of his being the "good son," he got no better from God than Lucifer did. When Michael tells Lucifer he did what he did because he believed it to be right, and not for God's love, Lucifer retorts that God clearly didn't have any love to give -- not to him, Michael, or humanity. Betty arrives in the library and begins reading from the book, but before she is able to reveal how to stop Chuck, Lucifer snaps his fingers and [[smites]] Betty before telekinetically pulling the opened book to himself. He confesses that it was Chuck who brought him back from the Empty, and begins mocking Michael, telling him that he is now God's favorite, while Michael is just a "cuck." Sam and Dean advance on Lucifer, only to be swatted away. As Michael makes his approach, Lucifer teleports to the other side of the room as Michael volleys energy at him. Lucifer hits Michael with his own blast of energy, before turning his attention to Jack and making him an offer to join with him or die with everyone else. Michael then appears behind Lucifer, but before Lucifer can do anything, Michael stabs him with an [[archangel blade]], causing Lucifer to explode in a fiery burst of energy.
In the aftermath, Michael sits alone in the kitchen as Dean enters and asks if he is feeling okay. Michael tells Dean that he feels weakened from the fight with Lucifer, and laments that Chuck chose to bring back Lucifer rather than reach out to him. When Dean questions if Michael really wanted that, Michael assures Dean that he doesn't and points out that the book is fairly useless without Death to read it. Dean tells Michael that Sam has been using the ''[[Book of the Damned]]'' to try and translate the symbols.
Later in the library, Michael questions Dean on Sam's progress, when Sam enters and announces he found a [[spell]] that when done at a particular place, at an exact angle from the sun, will release an unstoppable force that will find Chuck and end Him.
On the shoreline of a lake, Sam prepares the ingredients for the spell in three bronze bowls. Sam, Dean, Jack, and Michael stand in a circle around them as Sam throws a match to the ingredients and three spires of light shoot into the sky. A confused Dean questions what happened, when Chuck appears before them and uses His power to toss Sam, Dean, and Jack aside. Chuck thanks Michael for warning Him about the plan, but can't forgive his son for siding with the Winchesters and violently smites Michael, causing him to explode in a violent burst of energy. As Sam and Dean rise to their feet, Chuck admits that their eternal suffering all alone in the world sounded good on paper, but makes for boring entertainment and tells them He's "cancelling" their show. Sam, accepting his fate, walks up to Chuck and punches Him in the face, which has no effect. Chuck goes on to use His power to cause immense pain in Sam and Dean and as He is about to snap His fingers and end them, Chuck changes His mind and decides to get His hands "dirty." As He begins to brutally pummel Sam and Dean, they continue to stand back up over and over again. Chuck continues to beat down the Winchesters, breaking Sam's arm and Dean's leg. But the brothers refuse to quit, and continue standing up, much to Chuck's frustration. Using each other for support, they stand each other up, beaten and bloody, then begin laughing. When Chuck questions why they are smiling, Sam tells Chuck that He has lost, as Chuck notices Jack standing behind Him. Chuck turns His attention to His grandson, and as He attempts to smite Jack with a snap of His fingers, nothing happens. Panicking, and with fear in His eyes, Chuck continues snapping His fingers to no avail as Jack approaches Him. Laying his hands on Chuck's head, Jack absorbs Chuck's power into himself, rendering Chuck human. With God's power now coursing through Him, Jack snaps His fingers and heals Sam and Dean of their wounds.
The newly human Chuck questions what they have done, as Dean tells him that they "won." When Chuck asks if this is how it ends for him, Sam throws down his book. But as Chuck looks through the pages, he finds that they are all blank, due to Death being the only one that can read the book. Because of this, Dean explains that they had to come up with a Plan B. After realizing that Michael didn't like the fact that Chuck chose to bring Lucifer back over him, Sam and Dean figured that Michael would betray them and fed Michael a fake story about the spell. Dean continues telling Chuck that Jack wasn't just being turned into a bomb, but rather a power vacuum, and has been sucking up bits of power since coming back. When Michael and Lucifer had their showdown in the Bunker, Jack was able to absorb all the power they used, which charged him back up. And after Chuck killed Michael and beat down Sam and Dean, Jack absorbed the energy Chuck released, making Jack unstoppable.
After hearing this, Chuck begins to laugh, admitting for the first time ever he doesn't know what will happen, telling Sam and Dean that is why they are his favorites. He relishes the fact that he will die at the hands of Sam Winchester and the "ultimate killer" Dean Winchester. Dean, however, tells Chuck that's not who he or Sam are, and not how Chuck's story ends. Sam and Dean explain that Chuck will live the rest of his life as a human, where he will grow old, get sick and die unremembered by anyone. As Sam, Dean, and Jack walk to the Impala, Chuck begins desperately crawling to them, pleading for them to wait as they drive off.
The Impala arrives in the empty streets of Hastings, Minnesota, where Jack proceeds to restore the world as it once was. Sam questions what happened with [[Amara]] after Jack absorbed Chuck's power. Jack tells Sam and Dean that she is with Him and are in harmony with each other. Dean announces plans to head back to the Bunker, telling Jack how they'll spruce the place up for Him. Jack tells the boys He's not going with them, and plans to be a hands-off God, so as to not make the same mistakes Chuck did. He tells Sam and Dean He will always be with them as well as the rest of humanity. Putting His hand over His heart, Jack tells the Winchesters He will be as close as this to them before saying "goodbye" and walking off and disappearing.
At the Bunker, Sam and Dean share a beer while sitting at the library table, and toast to all the people they lost along the way. Sam tells Dean that with Chuck no longer writing their story, they get to finally write their own. "Finally free," Dean assures an emotional Sam, and with smiles on their faces they get up and walk off, revealing Castiel and Jack's names carved into the table next to [[Mary]]'s initials.
Sam and Dean hit the open road, their fates finally in their own hands.
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* [[Men of Letters Bunker]]
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* [[A Practitioner's Guide to Exorcism]]
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* [[Resurrection]]
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* "My Kind of Music" by The Morning Dew
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* "Get Together" by The Youngbloods
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'''Dean:''' You're dead.<br>
'''Lucifer:''' Uh, yeah, not so much. Um, after Pop nutted out and murdered pretty much everyone in the world, the Empty booted me with orders to find the missing God Book and use it on Chuck. Uh, normally I'm not very good at following orders as you guys know, but, uh, you do not want to mess with the Empty man. Total "B," especially after Jack blew up all over her and she killed Death. I mean, guys, never a dull moment. But that's the past. What's up?! We're a team again, guys.<br>
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'''Michael:''' I did what I did because it was the right thing to do not to get His love.<br>
'''Lucifer:''' Alright, well, that a good thing 'cause the man had no love to give -- not to you, not to me, not to... humanity. You see that now, right?
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'''Sam:''' Wait a second. You're sure about this?<br>
'''Betty:''' Of course I'm sure. I'm Death.<br>
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:"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth."
This verse was previously mentioned by Dean and the demon [[Casey]] in [[3.04 Sin City]].
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The gas station where Dean finds the dog [[Miracle]] is called Route 66 and has the names Tod and Buz on the front sign. ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_66_(TV_series) Route 66]'' was a '60s TV show following two guys -- Tod Stiles and Buz Murdock -- and their adventures as they travel traveled across America. [http://www.tv.com/supernatural/show/30144/story/10682.html?tag=story_list;title;0# Eric Kripke] has said the show was part of the inspiration behind ''Supernatural.'' The gas station also has [[Eric Kripke]] and [[Phil Sgriccia]] etched on the front door, and Kim M. (a tribute to [[Kim Manners]] ) written on one of the posts.
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'''Sam:''' We'll give you what you want.<br>
'''Dean:''' That's right -- the whole Cain and Abel thing.
:''[[Cain]] was the firstborn son of [[Adam and Eve]]. When [[Lucifer ]] tried to corrupt Cain's younger brother Abel, Cain made a deal so that Abel's [[soul ]] would go to [[Heaven ]] and in exchange Cain's would go to [[Hell]]. Lucifer agreed on the condition that Cain kill Abel himself. As previously stated on the show, this fits with [[Chuck]]'s pattern of having brothers kill each other as part of His story.''
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'''Michael:''' When God left Heaven, I was certain of his return. So I made sure all of the angels and prophets burnished his image on Earth. The all-knowing, all-seeing, all-caring God.
:''[[Michael ]] says he was the source of the Abrahamic religions as he had the former [[prophets ]] brand God's image on Earth. A piece of historical evidence is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont-Saint-Michel Mont Saint Michel] on the island Mont Tombe at Normandy, France. The commune was built after the archangel Michael appeared to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubert_of_Avranches Aubert of Avranches] in 708 AD telling him to build a church on the rocky island.''
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Despite not physically appearing, [[Mark PellegrinoMisha Collins]] is credited as a Special Guest Star in the end credits instead of appearing in the opening credits. This was guest star, likely done due to keep the surprise of his voice cameo when [[Lucifer]]'s return, similar to how he was credited at tricks the end of Winchesters into letting him into [[12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)]] and [[14.01 Stranger in a Strange Land]] in order to keep a surprise the return of Lucifer and [[NickBunker]] respectively.
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After finding [[Miracle]], Dean briefly breaks his own rule of no dogs in the [[Impala]].He had previous broken this rule for [[The Colonel]] in [[9.05 Dog Dean Afternoon]].}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=Miracle's (played by terrier mix Lexi) family posted [https://www.instagram.com/p/CH1j90WhV3y behind-the-scenes photos] of Lexi in the Bunker and the Impala.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text='''Dean:''' We reached out to you. You ignored us.<br>'''Michael:''' That was then. This is now. Tell me what you need me to do.:''Dean previously mentioned in [[15.18 Despair]] that Michael wasn't returning their prayers.''
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As with [[Billie]], when [[Betty]] became the new [[Death]], she also got received a brand new [[Death's Scythe|scythe]] and ring.
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Lucifer is seen building a house of cards, in [[Lucifer13.05 Advanced Thanatology]] , Billie refers to the "multi-versal quantum construct" they live in as a "house of cards." Lucifer knocking his cards down, with the cards still attached could be seen as foreshadowing that his and Chuck's plan will ultimately not succeed.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=Lucifer is able to kill Death with his own power, something not previously known to be possible.
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In their final confrontation, Jack and Chuck are both dressed similarly -- with Jack wearing white, while Chuck sports more muted and dark colors. }}{{TriviaQuote |Text=In a deleted scene from the script, when Sam and Dean are explaining how they outsmarted Chuck, a flashback would have shown Sam reeling after touching Jack, showing that Jack was absorbing power from even Sam and Dean.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=The newscaster seen on the television in the diner is named after [https://twitter.com/KCLinnHammons/status/1328840374614331394 Post-production Coordinator Casey Hammons.]}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=One of the skyscrapers in the city has the letters AKF as a tribute to Jared's [[Always Keep Fighting]] campaigns. }}{{TriviaQuote |Text=[[Castiel]]'s and Jack's names have been added to the carving in the Bunker's table.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=Along with the various scenes of Sam and Dean throughout the show's history, the ending montage also includes: [[Jessica Moore]], [[Bela Talbot]], [[Chuck Shurley]], [[Death]], [[Crowley]], [[Zachariah]], [[Anna Milton]], [[Michael]], [[Becky Rosen]], [[Sheriff Donna Hanscum]], [[Charlie Bradbury]], [[Kevin Tran]], [[Abaddon]], [[Ruby]], [[Kelly Kline]], [[Jack Kline]], [[Sully]], [[Daphne Blake]], [[Bobby Singer]], [[Pamela Barnes]], [[Ellen Harvelle]], [[Castiel]], [[Sheriff Jody Mills]], [[Rufus Turner]], [[Garth]], [[Missouri Moseley]], [[Gabriel]], [[Rowena]], [[Eileen Leahy]], [[Jo Harvelle]], [[Mary Winchester]], [[Amara]], [[Lucifer]], [[Metatron]], [[Arthur Ketch]], [[Sister Jo]], [[John Winchester]], [[Asmodeus]], [[Meg]], [[Mick Davies]], [[Belphegor]], [[Kaia Nieves]], [[Patience Turner]], [[Claire Novak]] and [[Alex Jones]].}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=The episode ends with a flashback to Sam shutting the trunk of the Impala from [[1.01 Pilot]] (known as the "[[We Got Work to Do]]" scene), similar to how [[15.01 Back and to the Future]] ended at the start of the season.}}{{TriviaQuote |Text=[[Raphael]] is the Bunkeronly [[archangel]]'s tableto not appear in any form in this episode. Michael and Lucifer appear in person while Gabriel appears in the montage sequence at the end.
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* [[15.19 Inherit the Earth (transcript)]]
* [https://www.slideshare.net/JulesWilkinson/1519-inherit-the-earth "Inherit the Earth" Final Script]
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