11.17 Red Meat

Title	Red Meat
Episode #	Season 11, Episode 17
First aired	March 30, 2016
Directed by	Nina Lopez-Corrado
Written by	Robert Berens Andrew Dabb
On IMDB	Red Meat
Outline	After Sam gets shot during a werewolf hunt, Dean takes drastic measures to ensure Sam does not die.
Monster	Werewolves
Timeline
Location(s)	Lebanon, Kansas Grangeville, Idaho
[[{{{prevep}}}|« Previous Episode]] | [[{{{nextep}}}|Next Episode »]]

Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Billie
• Corbin Tilghman
• Michelle Tilghman
• Dr. Kessler
• Sheriff Ben
• Rose

Definitions

• Costumes & Disguises
• The Empty
• Impala
• Men of Letters Bunker
• Monster
• Reapers
• Sammy
• Silver
• Silver Bullets
• Single Perfect Tear
• Table of Death
• Werewolves

Music

• "A. (I'm A) Road Runner B. Road Runner's 'G' Jam" by Humble Pie

(playing in the bar as Sam and Dean question Rose about the missing hikers)

Quotes

Dean: Okay. Here we go, here we go. Look at that, huh. Hey, You know what, we're gonna keep that. That one's gonna be a little memento, laugh about it some other time.

Sam: I told you that roadhouse chili was a bad idea.

Dean: I'm gonna come back for you, okay. I promise.

Michelle: I just wanted to see how you were doing... and to tell you. I'm sorry. You saved our lives and... well my Mom used to say, um, I didn't believe her then, but I think I do now. She used to say, 'death is not the end.'

Michelle: Dean, what are you doing?

Dean: I need to talk to a, I wouldn't call it a friend, more like a crazy scary death machine. Werewolves aren't the only monsters out there.
Michelle: How exactly do you talk to a crazy scary death machine?

Dean: I die.

Dean: Okay. After I do this, go get the doc and tell her to, um, tell her to bring me back if she can. If not. No hard feelings, okay.

Michelle: You don't have to do this.

Dean: Yeah I do.

Dean: You know the Darkness is out there, and the world is gonna burn. And once she gets started, that's the end of everything, including you. Sam's the only one that can stop it.

Billies: How's that?

Dean: ...

Trivia & References

Dean: What's with the freeze frame.

Billie: Just savoring this. Though I have to say of all the ways I thought you'd go: heart attack, some fang, choking on a burger while watching Charles in Charge.
Dean: Well, that was peak Baio.

Billie: That's what I thought. It's cute though, you pretending to save Sam for the greater good, when we both know you're doing it for you. You can't lose him. But even if Sammy could win the title bout, the answer would still be no. The answer will always be no. Game's over Dean, no more second chances, no more extra lives. Time to say bye-bye to Luigi, Mario.

Minutiae

Toby Levins, who played Deputy Ben, previously played the hunter Mackey in 7.17 The Born-Again Identity.

Eileen Pedde, who played Dr. Kessler, previously played Mrs. Frankle in 5.12 Swap Meat.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 11.17 Red Meat (transcript)

Promotion

• Synopsis via SpoilerTV
• Photos via KSiteTV
• Promo
• Sneak Peek