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|outline= With [[Sam]] at the mercy of [[Lucifer]], [[Dean]] ventures down to [[Hell]] to save him. Meanwhile, [[Castiel]] looks into the fallout of the massive angel smiting that hit [[Amara]]. | |outline= With [[Sam]] at the mercy of [[Lucifer]], [[Dean]] ventures down to [[Hell]] to save him. Meanwhile, [[Castiel]] looks into the fallout of the massive angel smiting that hit [[Amara]]. | ||
|motw= [[Lucifer]]<br>[[Amara]] | |motw= [[Lucifer]]<br>[[Amara]] | ||
| − | |timeline= | + | |timeline= Immediately after [[11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou?]] |
|location= [[Hell]]<br>Lawrence, Kansas<br>Kermit, Texas<br>Kenesaw, Nebraska | |location= [[Hell]]<br>Lawrence, Kansas<br>Kermit, Texas<br>Kenesaw, Nebraska | ||
| + | |prevep= 11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou? | ||
| + | |nextep= 11.11 Into the Mystic | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | [[Rowena]] is having a dream in which [[Crowley]] is an overgrown kid dressed in footie pajamas searching under a Christmas tree for his presents. He opens one and exclaims "Mum, mum, I got a Sam!" while showing her a Funko POP! Vinyl Sam action figure. [[Lucifer]], dressed as Santa Claus, walks in the door and proceeds to stab Crowley with a giant sharpened candy cane. Rowena, wearing reindeer antlers and a blinking red nose, says to Lucifer/Santa, "I’ve been having this dream for months but you, you’re new." | ||
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| + | [[Sam]] is in the holding cell telling Lucifer that he understands his plan to torture him until he says yes to being Lucifer’s [[vessel]]. Lucifer indicates that Rowena was in on the plan to free him from the Cage. He also tells Sam that he has no intention of harming him. He tells Sam the he needs him. Pressing a hand to Sam’s head he brings them through various memories in Sam’s life, starting with Sam kissing a girl over homework in high school. Lucifer tells Sam how strong and decisive he was in that moment. The next memory is Sam jumping into the Cage with [[Michael]]. Lucifer commends Sam for how he was willing to sacrifice himself then, but now he has gone soft. Next they are watching Sam sitting outside on deck steps with [[Amelia Richardson|Amelia]]. Lucifer says that this is the moment where everything changed for Sam. He says that Sam is so overcome with guilt for not looking for Dean when he was in [[Purgatory]] that he will do anything to make up for it and save Dean, at any cost, even sacrificing the world. He tells Sam that to defeat [[the Darkness]] he has to be prepared to die and to watch the people around him die and that Sam is not strong enough to win this. | ||
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| + | As Sam and Lucifer are "reminiscing," Crowley confronts Rowena about her part in Lucifer’s return. She says that Lucifer came to her in a dream, and that when he defeats the Darkness he will retake his throne with Rowena by his side. | ||
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| + | [[Dean]] is driving down the road towards the site where the [[angel]] smiting took place to see if [[Amara]] is dead. On the way he calls Sam and Crowley but only gets their voice mails. As he gets closer to the site he gets dizzy, pulls over and throws up. [[Cas]] shows up and tells Dean he has [[Smiting Sickness]] and cannot go to the site as the symptoms will become worse and will lead to death. Castiel goes in alone, as angels are not affected, while Dean goes to check on Sam. As he walks through [[the Bunker]] calling out for Sam, Crowley calls Dean and tells him that Sam is in [[Hell]]. | ||
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| + | While Castiel is in the forest looking for Amara, he runs into [[Ambriel]], a female, accountant-type angel who was sent from [[Heaven]] to confirm that the Darkness has been defeated. It is the middle of the day and yet it is as dark as night in the forest. As they’re walking Ambriel says that she and Castiel are alike, that they are both expendable. "You help," she says, "but Sam and Dean Winchester are the real heroes." Castiel and Ambriel separate in the forest. Ambriel comes across Amara’s body lying on the ground. When Castiel catches up, Amara is sucking the [[grace]] from Ambriel into herself. Ambriel falls to the ground and Amara absorbs all the dark from the forest, making it light again. Castiel tries to kill her with his [[angel blade]] but is easily overwhelmed. Meanwhile Amara is insulting him, telling him she can smell "fear and self-loathing" on him and that she has no idea why [[God]] took an interest in him. She says she has a job for him and puts her hand to his chest, and he disappears in a flash of bright light. Amara then appears to become weak, and stumble. | ||
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| + | Dean is going to Hell to find Sam. To get in he has to pass [[Billie]] the [[reaper]], who hands him a box to bring to Crowley. When Dean meets up with him in Hell, Crowley tells Dean that Lucifer needs Sam, so he won’t kill him and that he and Dean need Rowena to put Lucifer back in the cage. At this point they open the box and it is revealed to contain a [[witchcatcher]] that will make Rowena do whatever she is asked to while she wears it. They put it on her and make her prepare a [[spell]] to send Lucifer back to the cage. She tells them that if Sam says yes, if Lucifer finds a vessel before the spell is finished, he can’t be put back in the cage; he will be tied to earth. Castiel stumbles into the room and tells them that Amara is alive and sends a message: the words "I AM COMING" burned into his chest. | ||
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| + | In the cage, Lucifer is trying to get Sam to say "yes" to being his [[vessel]]. Sam continually says no. He tells Lucifer that whether Lucifer or Amara wins, everyone else loses. He says he has faith in his friends and his family to figure out what to do but he will not be Lucifer’s "bitch." Lucifer has had enough talking and punches Sam. Hearing Sam yell out, Dean and Cas run into the room with the cage. Lucifer snaps his fingers and they are all in the cage. Castiel attacks Lucifer with the angel blade while Dean tends to Sam. Lucifer grabs onto Castiel and tells him that he is the only one that can defeat the Darkness and that Castiel knows it. Meanwhile Sam tells Dean that they can’t win and Dean says "We don’t have to, we only have to last a few minutes," giving Rowena time to finish the spell. The fight in the cage continues with Sam and Dean taking a beating from Lucifer. Lucifer grabs Dean around the throat and pushes him up against the bars of the cage. He tells Sam to say "yes" or Dean will die. Castiel attacks Lucifer and pulls him off Dean. Lucifer punches Castiel several times and prepares to deliver a crushing blow, saying to Castiel "any last words?" Meanwhile, Rowena goes through the last part of the spell. She claps her hands together and a bright, white light envelops the cage. When it clears, Lucifer is gone from the cage and Castiel’s eyes appear strange. | ||
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| + | Sam, Dean and Castiel leave Hell. They offer Castiel a ride but he declines. Dean asks Sam if he is ok and he replies "not even a little bit". Sam worries that Lucifer might be right, about being the only way to defeat the Darkness, but Dean shrugs him off, saying that having both Lucifer and the Darkness on earth would be "a nightmare". | ||
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| + | Back in Hell, Crowley asks Rowena why she hates him. As she is telling him that loving him would make her weak, Castiel comes back. When Crowley calls him by name, Castiel, with an odd smirk on his face, says "Guess again" and there is a flashback to when Lucifer is beating him in the cage. When Lucifer asks him for last words, Castiel asks "Can you really beat her?" Lucifer answers "yes" and Castiel says "then yes" and the bright light appears. Crowley and Rowena now realize that Castiel is Lucifer’s vessel. Crowley tries to escape and Lucifer throws him against a wall. Lucifer then tells Rowena that she deserves a reward for freeing him. As he takes off the collar and leans in to kiss her he asks if anyone else can open the cage. Rowena says "only me" and Lucifer snaps her neck. He then walks over to Crowley and says "Let’s talk." | ||
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* [[Angel Blade]] | * [[Angel Blade]] | ||
* [[Archangel]] | * [[Archangel]] | ||
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* [[Castiel's Pimpmobile]] | * [[Castiel's Pimpmobile]] | ||
* [[Chupacabra]] | * [[Chupacabra]] | ||
* [[The Darkness]] | * [[The Darkness]] | ||
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| + | * [[Dreamwalking]] | ||
| + | * [[Gank]] | ||
* [[Grace]] | * [[Grace]] | ||
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* [[Hell]] | * [[Hell]] | ||
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* [[Sexual Encounters]] | * [[Sexual Encounters]] | ||
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* [[Spells]] | * [[Spells]] | ||
* [[Stull Cemetery]] | * [[Stull Cemetery]] | ||
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* [[Vessel]] | * [[Vessel]] | ||
* [[Witches]] | * [[Witches]] | ||
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| − | '''Sam:''' You'll taunt me, and you'll torture me and I'll say 'no.' And eventually, sooner than you think, my brother is gonna walk through that door and kick your ass.<br> | + | '''Sam:''' You'll taunt me, and you'll torture me, and I'll say 'no.' And eventually, sooner than you think, my brother is gonna walk through that door and kick your ass.<br> |
'''Lucifer:''' Hahaha, Dean? You're betting on Dean?<br> | '''Lucifer:''' Hahaha, Dean? You're betting on Dean?<br> | ||
'''Sam:''' I always have. | '''Sam:''' I always have. | ||
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'''Crowley:''' How long have you been working for him?<br> | '''Crowley:''' How long have you been working for him?<br> | ||
'''Rowena:''' Not long, Lucifer came to me in a dream... not that kind of dream.<br> | '''Rowena:''' Not long, Lucifer came to me in a dream... not that kind of dream.<br> | ||
| − | '''Crowley:''' So | + | '''Crowley:''' So you're just gonna let the big strong man boss you around? Whatever happened to the super-duper awesome coven #girlpower? |
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| − | '''Dean:''' ''(Sam's voicemail)'' Hey, Sam can't talk right now | + | '''Dean:''' ''(Sam's voicemail)'' Hey, Sam can't talk right now 'cause he's waxing, like everything. But leave a message and-<br> |
| − | '''Sam:''' ''(Sam's voicemail)'' | + | '''Sam:''' ''(Sam's voicemail)'' Dude, what are you doing with my phone? Dean. Come on.<br> |
'''Dean:''' Call me, now.<br> | '''Dean:''' Call me, now.<br> | ||
| − | '''Crowley:''' Thank you for phoning Crowley, King of Hell | + | '''Crowley:''' Thank you for phoning Crowley, King of Hell. For demon deals, press one. To report a sighting of that ginger whore, Rowena, press two. |
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'''Lucifer:''' Sam have I ever told you how much I appreciate you? | '''Lucifer:''' Sam have I ever told you how much I appreciate you? | ||
'''Sam:''' What? | '''Sam:''' What? | ||
| − | '''Lucifer:''' Oh don't get me wrong, I don't like you.I never liked you. You're-you're sort of prissy | + | '''Lucifer:''' Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't like you. I never liked you. You're-you're sort of prissy |
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'''Castiel:''' I never wanted this, you know. To be hated by my own kind, I never-<br> | '''Castiel:''' I never wanted this, you know. To be hated by my own kind, I never-<br> | ||
| − | '''Ambriel:''' Oh no, I don't hate you Castiel.<br> | + | '''Ambriel:''' Oh no, I don't hate you, Castiel.<br> |
'''Castiel:''' Thank you.<br> | '''Castiel:''' Thank you.<br> | ||
| − | '''Ambriel:''' I mean we have a lot in common. Our names | + | '''Ambriel:''' I mean, we have a lot in common. Our names rhyme, that's a big one. I look good in a trench coat too, and we're both expendable.<br> |
'''Castiel:''' Excuse me?<br> | '''Castiel:''' Excuse me?<br> | ||
'''Ambriel:''' Well, that's why we're here, right? I'm a number cruncher and you-you like I said, I've heard the stories. You help. But Sam and Dean Winchester are the real heroes. So if the Darkness is still alive and she's pissed and she kills us, no big loss. So sure, maybe we're not super important, but we do the job. I think there's nobility in that. | '''Ambriel:''' Well, that's why we're here, right? I'm a number cruncher and you-you like I said, I've heard the stories. You help. But Sam and Dean Winchester are the real heroes. So if the Darkness is still alive and she's pissed and she kills us, no big loss. So sure, maybe we're not super important, but we do the job. I think there's nobility in that. | ||
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| − | '''Lucifer:''' Okay, you don't like me. I get it, sometimes I don' like me either, but Gabriel and Raphael are dead, God went out for a pack of smokes and never came back and Michael... Well, let's just say prison life hasn't really agreed with Michael | + | '''Lucifer:''' Okay, you don't like me. I get it, sometimes I don't like me either, but Gabriel and Raphael are dead, God went out for a pack of smokes and never came back and Michael... Well, let's just say prison life hasn't really agreed with Michael. These days he's usually sitting in a corner singing show tunes and touching himself.<br> |
'''Sam:''' So you're it.<br> | '''Sam:''' So you're it.<br> | ||
'''Lucifer:''' Heh-heh, I'm it! And hey, I'm not the good guy, we both know I'm not, but the Darkness, she's the end of everything. But I can beat her, we can beat her. You and me, together. So come on, Sam. Make the right choice, the big sacrifice one more time, man. Sam, it's time to save the world, man.<br> | '''Lucifer:''' Heh-heh, I'm it! And hey, I'm not the good guy, we both know I'm not, but the Darkness, she's the end of everything. But I can beat her, we can beat her. You and me, together. So come on, Sam. Make the right choice, the big sacrifice one more time, man. Sam, it's time to save the world, man.<br> | ||
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'''Sam:''' Wrong. Then you go about starting the Apocalypse again, because you're an old dog and that's your trick.<br> | '''Sam:''' Wrong. Then you go about starting the Apocalypse again, because you're an old dog and that's your trick.<br> | ||
| − | '''Lucifer:''' Okay, first off you don't know that. Second, even if I did that's better than what she has planned.<br> | + | '''Lucifer:''' Okay, first off you don't know that. Second, even if I did, that's better than what she has planned.<br> |
| − | '''Sam:''' Is it? Really? 'Cause this is what I think, I think that whoever wins you or the Darkness | + | '''Sam:''' Is it? Really? 'Cause this is what I think, I think that whoever wins -- you or the Darkness -- everyone else loses. So no. My answer is no. This isn't because of Dean, or the past, this is about me having faith in my friends, having faith in my family. We will find a way. I'm ready to die and I'm ready to watch people I love die, but I'm not ready to be your bitch. |
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| − | '''Crowley:''' Mother why do you hate me?<br> | + | '''Crowley:''' Mother, why do you hate me?<br> |
| − | '''Rowena:''' I hate you, because when I look into your eyes I see the woman I used to be, before magic, before the coven. When I was nothing but Rowena, the tanner's daughter. A pale, scared little girl, who smelled of filth and death. I hate you, because when you were born, your father said he loved me | + | '''Rowena:''' I hate you, because when I look into your eyes I see the woman I used to be, before magic, before the coven. When I was nothing but Rowena, the tanner's daughter. A pale, scared little girl, who smelled of filth and death. I hate you, because when you were born, your father said he loved me. Then he went back to his grand wife and his grand house, whilst I lay pathetic and half dead on a straw mat, my thighs slick with blood. I hate you, because if I didn't, I'd love you. But love, love is weakness. And I'll never be weak again. |
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| − | "The Devil in the Details" refers to the | + | "The Devil in the Details" refers to the idiom [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil_is_in_the_detail the devil is in the detail.] |
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'''Rowena:''' Why do you think I let your droogs find me? | '''Rowena:''' Why do you think I let your droogs find me? | ||
| − | :''Refers to the | + | :''Refers to the Nadsat word "droog" which means "friend", from Anthony Burgess's novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange A Clockwork Orange.]'' |
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| + | '''Castiel:''' The last time there was a smiting of this magnitude, Lot’s wife turned to salt. | ||
| + | :''A reference to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah when Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. It also hints that [[Lot's Salt|Lot's Crystal]], which was used by [[Balthazar]] against [[Raphael]] in [[6.03 The Third Man]], was made as a result of an angel smiting.'' | ||
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| + | '''Dean:''' You son of a bitch.<br> | ||
| + | '''Crowley:''' Miss you too, puddin' | ||
| + | :''In the DC Comics Universe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4T5YkHiXJQ puddin'] is Harley Quinn's pet name for the Joker.'' | ||
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| + | '''Billie:''' Nice work, Bieber. | ||
| + | :''A reference to pop star Justin Bieber.'' | ||
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'''Crowley:''' Hop on one foot. | '''Crowley:''' Hop on one foot. | ||
| − | '''Rowena:''' Please, Fergus. I don't know what kind of | + | '''Rowena:''' Please, Fergus. I don't know what kind of Oedipal Fifty Shades you think you're playing at but if you think for a second... |
| − | : ''Reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_complex Oedipus complex] which explains a | + | :''Reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus_complex Oedipus complex] which explains a subconscious attraction a young male has to his mother.'' |
| − | : ''Also a reference to the romance novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey Fifty Shades of Grey] by E. L. James about the | + | :''Also a reference to the romance novel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifty_Shades_of_Grey Fifty Shades of Grey] by E. L. James, about the relationship between protagonists Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, who practice BDSM, which involves dominance and submission.'' |
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'''Lucifer:''' Hey, snappin' necks and cashin' checks is what I do. | '''Lucifer:''' Hey, snappin' necks and cashin' checks is what I do. | ||
| − | :''"Snappin' necks and cashin' checks" is a quote from the movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Brothers_(film) Step Brothers] said by Brennan Huff who is played by actor Will Ferrell.'' | + | :''"Snappin' necks and cashin' checks" is a quote from the movie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Brothers_(film) Step Brothers] said by Brennan Huff, who is played by actor Will Ferrell.'' |
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| − | The comic [[Billie]] is seen reading before [[Castiel]] pops | + | The comic [[Billie]] is seen reading before [[Castiel]] pops into the room is ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death:_The_Time_of_Your_Life Death: The Time of Your Life]'' by [[Neil Gaiman]]. |
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'''Sam:''' Let's say you gank her, then what?<br> | '''Sam:''' Let's say you gank her, then what?<br> | ||
| − | '''Lucifer:''' | + | '''Lucifer:''' I move to LA. Solve crimes. |
| − | :''Lucifer moving to Los | + | :''Lucifer moving to Los Angeles and solving crimes is a reference to the premise of the show [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_(TV_series) Lucifer], which films on the same studio lot as Supernatural and currently stars Aimee Garcia, who portrayed [[Nancy Fitzgerald]] in [[3.12 Jus in Bello]]. [[Richard Speight]] would also go on to direct two epsiodes of the series. The show is also based on the comic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucifer_(DC_Comics) Lucifer] by Mike Carey, which was spun off from Lucifer's appearance in Neil Gaiman's [[Sandman]] comic.'' |
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[[Colin Ford]] last played the young [[Sam Winchester]] in [[7.03 The Girl Next Door]]. | [[Colin Ford]] last played the young [[Sam Winchester]] in [[7.03 The Girl Next Door]]. | ||
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| + | Sam's voice mail message has been recorded by Dean. On it Dean says "Sam can't come to the phone right now because he's waxing...like everything" Sam then says "What are you doing with my phone? Dean! Come on!" <br><br> | ||
| + | On his voice mail Crowley says "Thank you for phoning Crowley, King of Hell. For demon deals press 1. To report a sighting of that ginger whore Rowena, press 2. | ||
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|Sides_Scripts_Transcripts= | |Sides_Scripts_Transcripts= | ||
* [[11.10 The Devil in the Details (transcript)]] | * [[11.10 The Devil in the Details (transcript)]] | ||
| + | * [https://www.slideshare.net/JulesWilkinson/1110-the-devil-in-the-details The Devil in the Details Script] (Production Draft, Blue Pages) | ||
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Revision as of 01:43, 16 May 2022
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| Title | The Devil in the Details |
| Episode # | Season 11, Episode 10 |
| First aired | January 20, 2016 |
| Directed by | Thomas J. Wright |
| Written by | Andrew Dabb |
| On IMDB | The Devil in the Details |
| Outline | With Sam at the mercy of Lucifer, Dean ventures down to Hell to save him. Meanwhile, Castiel looks into the fallout of the massive angel smiting that hit Amara. |
| Monster | Lucifer Amara |
| Timeline | Immediately after 11.09 O Brother Where Art Thou? |
| Location(s) | Hell Lawrence, Kansas Kermit, Texas Kenesaw, Nebraska |
| « Previous Episode | Next Episode » | |
Contents
Synopsis
Rowena is having a dream in which Crowley is an overgrown kid dressed in footie pajamas searching under a Christmas tree for his presents. He opens one and exclaims "Mum, mum, I got a Sam!" while showing her a Funko POP! Vinyl Sam action figure. Lucifer, dressed as Santa Claus, walks in the door and proceeds to stab Crowley with a giant sharpened candy cane. Rowena, wearing reindeer antlers and a blinking red nose, says to Lucifer/Santa, "I’ve been having this dream for months but you, you’re new."
Sam is in the holding cell telling Lucifer that he understands his plan to torture him until he says yes to being Lucifer’s vessel. Lucifer indicates that Rowena was in on the plan to free him from the Cage. He also tells Sam that he has no intention of harming him. He tells Sam the he needs him. Pressing a hand to Sam’s head he brings them through various memories in Sam’s life, starting with Sam kissing a girl over homework in high school. Lucifer tells Sam how strong and decisive he was in that moment. The next memory is Sam jumping into the Cage with Michael. Lucifer commends Sam for how he was willing to sacrifice himself then, but now he has gone soft. Next they are watching Sam sitting outside on deck steps with Amelia. Lucifer says that this is the moment where everything changed for Sam. He says that Sam is so overcome with guilt for not looking for Dean when he was in Purgatory that he will do anything to make up for it and save Dean, at any cost, even sacrificing the world. He tells Sam that to defeat the Darkness he has to be prepared to die and to watch the people around him die and that Sam is not strong enough to win this.
As Sam and Lucifer are "reminiscing," Crowley confronts Rowena about her part in Lucifer’s return. She says that Lucifer came to her in a dream, and that when he defeats the Darkness he will retake his throne with Rowena by his side.
Dean is driving down the road towards the site where the angel smiting took place to see if Amara is dead. On the way he calls Sam and Crowley but only gets their voice mails. As he gets closer to the site he gets dizzy, pulls over and throws up. Cas shows up and tells Dean he has Smiting Sickness and cannot go to the site as the symptoms will become worse and will lead to death. Castiel goes in alone, as angels are not affected, while Dean goes to check on Sam. As he walks through the Bunker calling out for Sam, Crowley calls Dean and tells him that Sam is in Hell.
While Castiel is in the forest looking for Amara, he runs into Ambriel, a female, accountant-type angel who was sent from Heaven to confirm that the Darkness has been defeated. It is the middle of the day and yet it is as dark as night in the forest. As they’re walking Ambriel says that she and Castiel are alike, that they are both expendable. "You help," she says, "but Sam and Dean Winchester are the real heroes." Castiel and Ambriel separate in the forest. Ambriel comes across Amara’s body lying on the ground. When Castiel catches up, Amara is sucking the grace from Ambriel into herself. Ambriel falls to the ground and Amara absorbs all the dark from the forest, making it light again. Castiel tries to kill her with his angel blade but is easily overwhelmed. Meanwhile Amara is insulting him, telling him she can smell "fear and self-loathing" on him and that she has no idea why God took an interest in him. She says she has a job for him and puts her hand to his chest, and he disappears in a flash of bright light. Amara then appears to become weak, and stumble.
Dean is going to Hell to find Sam. To get in he has to pass Billie the reaper, who hands him a box to bring to Crowley. When Dean meets up with him in Hell, Crowley tells Dean that Lucifer needs Sam, so he won’t kill him and that he and Dean need Rowena to put Lucifer back in the cage. At this point they open the box and it is revealed to contain a witchcatcher that will make Rowena do whatever she is asked to while she wears it. They put it on her and make her prepare a spell to send Lucifer back to the cage. She tells them that if Sam says yes, if Lucifer finds a vessel before the spell is finished, he can’t be put back in the cage; he will be tied to earth. Castiel stumbles into the room and tells them that Amara is alive and sends a message: the words "I AM COMING" burned into his chest.
In the cage, Lucifer is trying to get Sam to say "yes" to being his vessel. Sam continually says no. He tells Lucifer that whether Lucifer or Amara wins, everyone else loses. He says he has faith in his friends and his family to figure out what to do but he will not be Lucifer’s "bitch." Lucifer has had enough talking and punches Sam. Hearing Sam yell out, Dean and Cas run into the room with the cage. Lucifer snaps his fingers and they are all in the cage. Castiel attacks Lucifer with the angel blade while Dean tends to Sam. Lucifer grabs onto Castiel and tells him that he is the only one that can defeat the Darkness and that Castiel knows it. Meanwhile Sam tells Dean that they can’t win and Dean says "We don’t have to, we only have to last a few minutes," giving Rowena time to finish the spell. The fight in the cage continues with Sam and Dean taking a beating from Lucifer. Lucifer grabs Dean around the throat and pushes him up against the bars of the cage. He tells Sam to say "yes" or Dean will die. Castiel attacks Lucifer and pulls him off Dean. Lucifer punches Castiel several times and prepares to deliver a crushing blow, saying to Castiel "any last words?" Meanwhile, Rowena goes through the last part of the spell. She claps her hands together and a bright, white light envelops the cage. When it clears, Lucifer is gone from the cage and Castiel’s eyes appear strange.
Sam, Dean and Castiel leave Hell. They offer Castiel a ride but he declines. Dean asks Sam if he is ok and he replies "not even a little bit". Sam worries that Lucifer might be right, about being the only way to defeat the Darkness, but Dean shrugs him off, saying that having both Lucifer and the Darkness on earth would be "a nightmare".
Back in Hell, Crowley asks Rowena why she hates him. As she is telling him that loving him would make her weak, Castiel comes back. When Crowley calls him by name, Castiel, with an odd smirk on his face, says "Guess again" and there is a flashback to when Lucifer is beating him in the cage. When Lucifer asks him for last words, Castiel asks "Can you really beat her?" Lucifer answers "yes" and Castiel says "then yes" and the bright light appears. Crowley and Rowena now realize that Castiel is Lucifer’s vessel. Crowley tries to escape and Lucifer throws him against a wall. Lucifer then tells Rowena that she deserves a reward for freeing him. As he takes off the collar and leans in to kiss her he asks if anyone else can open the cage. Rowena says "only me" and Lucifer snaps her neck. He then walks over to Crowley and says "Let’s talk."
Characters
- Sam Winchester
- Dean Winchester
- Castiel
- Crowley
- Lucifer
- Michael
- Amelia Richardson
- Riot
- Rowena
- Amara
- Billie
- Ambriel
Definitions
- Angel Blade
- Archangel
- Ass-butt
- Casifer
- Castiel's Pimpmobile
- Chupacabra
- The Darkness
- Deities
- Dreamwalking
- Gank
- Grace
- Healing
- Hell
- Hex Bag
- Impala
- Iron
- Men of Letters Bunker
- Moose
- Reapers
- Sammy
- Sexual Encounters
- Smiting Sickness
- Spells
- Stull Cemetery
- Table of Death
- Vessel
- Witches
- Witchcatcher
Music
- "Changing Tracks" by Wishbone Ash
- (plays during "The Road So Far" recap of events)
- "Has Anybody Seen Kris Kringle" by Hal David & John Cacavas
- (playing during Rowena's Christmas nightmare)
- "Gwine to Run All Night, or De Camptown Races"
- (the password Dean has to sing to meet with the reaper Billie)
- "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" by Tavares
- (playing during Lucifer's fight with Dean and Castiel, for "ambiance")
Quotes
Lucifer: Hahaha, Dean? You're betting on Dean?
Rowena: Not long, Lucifer came to me in a dream... not that kind of dream.
Sam: (Sam's voicemail) Dude, what are you doing with my phone? Dean. Come on.
Dean: Call me, now.
Lucifer: 'Assbutt,' I-I-I still don't get that.
Sam: What?
Lucifer: Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't like you. I never liked you. You're-you're sort of prissyAmbriel: Oh no, I don't hate you, Castiel.
Castiel: Thank you.
Ambriel: I mean, we have a lot in common. Our names rhyme, that's a big one. I look good in a trench coat too, and we're both expendable.
Castiel: Excuse me?
Amara: I know you are, you reek of fear and self loathing. Oh, scary. She's right you know, you are expendable and weak. And why God took a special interest in you, I'll never understand. My brother always did have horrible taste in men.
Sam: So you're it.
Lucifer: Heh-heh, I'm it! And hey, I'm not the good guy, we both know I'm not, but the Darkness, she's the end of everything. But I can beat her, we can beat her. You and me, together. So come on, Sam. Make the right choice, the big sacrifice one more time, man. Sam, it's time to save the world, man.
Lucifer: Okay, first off you don't know that. Second, even if I did, that's better than what she has planned.
Rowena: I hate you, because when I look into your eyes I see the woman I used to be, before magic, before the coven. When I was nothing but Rowena, the tanner's daughter. A pale, scared little girl, who smelled of filth and death. I hate you, because when you were born, your father said he loved me. Then he went back to his grand wife and his grand house, whilst I lay pathetic and half dead on a straw mat, my thighs slick with blood. I hate you, because if I didn't, I'd love you. But love, love is weakness. And I'll never be weak again.
Trivia & References
- Refers to the Nadsat word "droog" which means "friend", from Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange.
- A reference to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah when Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. It also hints that Lot's Crystal, which was used by Balthazar against Raphael in 6.03 The Third Man, was made as a result of an angel smiting.
Crowley: Miss you too, puddin'
- In the DC Comics Universe puddin' is Harley Quinn's pet name for the Joker.
- A reference to pop star Justin Bieber.
- Limey is slang - usually derogatory - for a British person.
Rowena: Please, Fergus. I don't know what kind of Oedipal Fifty Shades you think you're playing at but if you think for a second...
- Reference to the Oedipus complex which explains a subconscious attraction a young male has to his mother.
- Also a reference to the romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James, about the relationship between protagonists Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, who practice BDSM, which involves dominance and submission.
- "Snappin' necks and cashin' checks" is a quote from the movie Step Brothers said by Brennan Huff, who is played by actor Will Ferrell.
Lucifer: I move to LA. Solve crimes.
- Lucifer moving to Los Angeles and solving crimes is a reference to the premise of the show Lucifer, which films on the same studio lot as Supernatural and currently stars Aimee Garcia, who portrayed Nancy Fitzgerald in 3.12 Jus in Bello. Richard Speight would also go on to direct two epsiodes of the series. The show is also based on the comic Lucifer by Mike Carey, which was spun off from Lucifer's appearance in Neil Gaiman's Sandman comic.
Minutiae
On his voice mail Crowley says "Thank you for phoning Crowley, King of Hell. For demon deals press 1. To report a sighting of that ginger whore Rowena, press 2.
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
- 11.10 The Devil in the Details (transcript)
- The Devil in the Details Script (Production Draft, Blue Pages)
Promotion
- Synopsis by The TV Addict
- Photos by The TV Addict
- Promo
- Promo #2
- Producer's Preview
- Sneak Peek
