Supernatural kicked off the summer hell-atus with one devil of a cliffhanger.

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In the wake of "Do You Believe in Miracles," Supernatural has proved - undeniably - that it has a very warped view of what a miracle actually entails.

While Metatron (Curtis Armstrong) spent a good portion of the episode performing life-saving feats to gain the adoration of humanity, the only miracle that truly mattered was the one that helped to bring Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) back to the land of the living - sort of.

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More like the land of the demonic.

The elder Winchester brother had railed against becoming one of hell's minions during season 3, but his Mark of Cain combined with Crowley's (Mark Sheppard) ingenuity has allowed Dean to hold onto some form of life. Or at least that's what his terrifying new black eyes appear to indicate.

If fans thought they were taken by surprise by the finale's ending, Ackles was at least equally shocked, if not more so, when he read the script.

"I know what my reaction was when I got to the end of the page and my mouth was open," Ackles told E!. "I will say that this cliffhanger surprised me more than most."

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Supernatural airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW.