I am sorry that you feel that I betrayed you. That I acted without cause. I'm sorry that you can't see you gave me no choice. I'm good.
You heard that, right?
We all know that you are God, um, but... Maybe could you be a little less Lordly?
But I am... I'm the Lord.
Wow. There he goes.
I did what I had to do! To create the world, I had to to lock Amara away! And when the Mark corrupted you and I saw that you posed a threat to humankind, I did the same with you.
No, you betrayed me! You gave me the Mark to lock her away and when it changed me -- when it did what the Mark inevitably does -- you threw me away.
No, son. The Mark-- You always cast a jaundiced glance at humans. The Mark didn't change you. It just made you more of what you already were.
What I was, was your son. Your child!
Why should I put you first, above all others?
[to the Winchesters] You have any idea what it's like to argue with your father when your father is God? [to Chuck] Everything is a tautology with you! Everything is "because I told you so". Everything's "it had to be done"!
Pretty sure that's all fathers.
Okay. Fine. Big picture, as God? You did what you had to do. But little picture? You sucked at being a dad.
Okay, maybe I didn't handle everything perfectly. But tell me: Could I have kept humankind safe with you on the board? I know about your little bid to replace me with the angels. Okay, new God? What would you have done about you?
That is not the point!
I can't believe I'm actually about to say this but, um... Lucifer is right. All he wants is an apology and you're too concerned about being right to give him one. But apologies aren't always about being right; sometimes, they're just about apologizing.
Yeah, and the great thing about apologies is, you don't have to mean 'em! Y'know, I lie and tell Sam I'm sorry all the time. [to Sam] Sorry. [to Chuck and Lucifer] See? That's...
Okay, enough from the peanut gallery! [Chuck teleports the Winchesters upstairs.] What? What would you have done?
It doesn't matter. You were my father and you forsook me.
I did. I was supposed to love all creation equally. I wasn't supposed to have favorites. You... You were mine. I gave you the Mark because I loved you the most. Because I thought you were strong enough to bear it. And when I saw that I was wrong... And watched my choice devour my most cherished son... I hated myself. And so, I punished you. And I am so sorry.
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