Hey, it DID turn out okay .. well mostly .. at least he isn't dead anymore. *g* There's a lot of speculation about them sending Dean to hell for a while, let the contract actually play out and Sam then freeing him, which would be an intriguing concept, except that I don't think they have the budget to actually realise hell on screen. Plus, separating the brothers for a longer amount of time is just unthinkable.

Hey, they can kill Dean off and then make it the Sam and Ruby show! *g* Heh, just kidding. :D