“Not only is this internal conflict—angel or man?—the basis for Castiel’s individual arc, but it has also provided the internal and external motivator for the lessons thrown at him by the narrative. Lessons meant to help him come to terms with his conflicted identity and allow him the self-insight to finally answer the question honestly.”

Meta analysis is about digging into what’s on screen and translating the visual into the written. It’s an immensely rewarding exercise and it teaches us so much in terms of effective storytelling, especially when it comes to narrative structure because what can be said without dialogue in the visual medium of film can in turn be shown to the reader through description on the page.