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"We do start to see that Zeke is healing Sam," Padalecki tells TVGuide.com. "We do see Sam start to not require so much help from Zeke and his brother. So we will gradually see more bits of Sam more often than Zeke in the upcoming episodes, which doesn't mean we won't see Zeke as well."

Though he was focused on translating the tablet last week, expect Sam's suspicions about the situation to resurface in full force. "Sam's no dumb cookie and even though Sam's not doing too hot, he can tell his brother's acting a little bit weird. And Ezekiel, every time this happens, is wiping Sam's brain and Sam's smart enough to go, 'Wait a second, how did I get here?'" Padalecki says. "The tension definitely rises because Sam is starting to catch on."

The brothers have kept secrets from each other in the past — including Dean's (Jensen Ackles) time at a home for delinquent boys, which Sam will learn about this week — but nothing on this scale. So it comes as no surprise when Ackles warns us that when the truth about Zeke does comes out, it won't be pretty. "It is starting to drive [Dean] a bit crazy and it gets to a point where it actually backfires on him," Ackles says. "In some way, shape or form, it's going to explode and the ugly truth will rear its head. At this point it's a battle that he is very begrudgingly having the fight."

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