Dean and Castiel in “Unfinished Business”

Dean

Let me guess. You're here for the, "I told you so."

Castiel

No.

Dean

Well, good, 'cause I'm really not that interested.

Castiel

I am not here to judge you, Dean.

Dean

Then why are you here?

Castiel

Our orders--

Dean

Yeah, you know, I've had about enough of these orders of yours--

Castiel

Our orders were not to stop the summoning of Samhain. They were to do whatever you told us to do.

Dean

Your orders were to follow my orders?

Castiel

It was a test, to see how you would perform under... battlefield conditions, you might say.

Dean

It was a witch, not the Tet Offensive. So I uh- failed your test, huh? I get it. But you know what? If you would have waved that-that magic time traveling wand of yours and we had to do it all over again, I'd make the same call. 'Cause, see, I don't know what's gonna happen when these Seals are broken. Hell, I don't even know what's gonna happen tomorrow. But what I do know is, that this, here? These kids, the swings, the trees? All of it is still here because of my brother and me.

Castiel

You misunderstand me Dean. I'm not like you think, I was praying that you would choose to save the town.

Dean

You were?

Castiel

These people, they're all my Father's creations. They're works of art, and yet, even though you stopped Samhain, the Seal was broken and we are one step closer to Hell on Earth, for all creation. Now, that's not an expression Dean. It's a literal. You, of all people, should appreciate what that means. Can I tell you something, if you promise not to tell another soul?

Dean

Okay.

Castiel

I'm not a... hammer as you say. I have questions, I... I have doubts. I don't know what is right and what is wrong, anymore, whether you passed or failed here. But in the coming months you will have more decisions to make. I don't envy the weight that's on your shoulders, Dean. I truly don't.