Oh God, you have got to be kidding...the SWEATER VEST?! That was one of many completely nauseating details in that episode. And SO not freakin' Dean!
Sorry, but I"m tired of everyone writing off the problems with that episode as people being "insulted" by Becky. I can't speak for anyone else but for myself, that's the LEAST of the issues with that episode. Yes, Becky is a completely annoying character but NOT because she hits too close to home. I actually get the writers poking fun at the more over the top fans and I think that's funny and was perfectly handled in earlier episodes, specifically the one with the fan convention. I just think bringing her back in this episode and making her the focus of it was a little too much and it defeated the purpose.
It made it so hard to watch the rest of it that I didn't even get much enjoyment out of Jared and Jensen's acting, a really quality guest star in DJ Qualls was almost completely overlooked, and the credibility of the show as a whole came very close to taking a hit. They do NOT have to be that desperate to get a laugh.
The only part of that episode that was truly SPN worthy and saved it from completely going down the crapper was the appearance of Crowley at the end and his whole interaction with Sam and Dean. When you're cheering on the King of Hell, you know things are bad.
No offense, but it really irks me when people write off the negative reaction to this episode as fans being inusulted. Ironically, THAT I find a lot more insulting because it assumes that we are so shallow minded that that's all we get out of the show, and that's simply not true. Are there some over the top fans who probably didn't like having a mirror held up to them via Becky? Sure. Is that true of everyone who hated that miserable crapfest of an episode? Sorry, but HELL NO!