SPN 5x08 reaction and question (spoilers)

[growyourwings]

So do you all think Kripke wrote the Trickster knowing he was Gabriel?  Or did the writers just need a Gabriel and thought, "Hey, cool trick!  Let's make the Trickster be Gabriel all along!  Heh!"

Loved the episode.  Could not stop laughing in the first half.  And when Sam did the herpes commercial I just about lost it.

Tired now.  And want to read about everyone's reactions online.  So nite-nite!