Dean rose above the noise and confusion and it sucked.

I'm really down to the end of what I've been spoiled for at this point. What I was expecting:

• Dean jumps five years into the future at the beginning of season 5; this may or may not last for more than one episode
• At some point, Sam is the vessel for Lucifer

And it turns out these things were both true and related. Zachariah (dick that he is) sends Dean five years into the future to follow his future self while he attempts to kill Lucifer, who by that point is using Sam as his vessel. He's also making Sam dress like a sketchy pimp, but I hadn't been aware of that prior to watching "The End."