going with a different tack to his response to Dean's going to Hell in season 3---there are a lot of different more credible ways to go than just the choices of psychotically obsessed demoness dupeor walking -er correction riding off in Dean's car and not looking for him at ALL. And what about Kevin? Sam's last assignment was to rescue Kevin, Crowley kidnaps Kevin and he's done? Er maybe he interpretedhis assignement as to rescue Kevin from Dick, then yeah sure Icould see how he might consider his work as done. Not really. And even if as some one has said he assumed since Kevin was valuable Crowley wouldn't harm him? Seriously,how would that follow? And if Kevin was valuable to Crowley, that certainlywould be the best reason possible to get him back (or even kill him)--somrthing I would consider but I wouldn't expect Sam to do at all costs, but no not this time. As for Kevin, I actually kind of like his character--its somewhat evolving from that frightfullstereotype theyportrayed initially.He's actually standing up and fending --somewhat awkwardly--but still fending for himself. I guess this was foreshadowed in the finale when even though he was in tremendous danger he still insistedthat he and Sam had to destroy the "creamer"designed to kill the skinny people (also btw, shortpeople, smart people and hemophiliacs).I'm just glad they're letting him evolve as a heroic figure without turning into a cartoon Jet Li. Actually at this point I like him more than Sam--but as