12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)

Title	Stuck in the Middle (With You)
Episode #	Season 12, Episode 12
First aired	February 16, 2017
Directed by	Richard Speight, Jr.
Written by	Davy Perez
On IMDB	Stuck in the Middle (With You)
Outline
Monster	Ramiel
Timeline
Location(s)
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Mary Winchester
• Castiel
• Crowley
• Lucifer
• Mr. Ketch
• Wally
• Ramiel

Definitions

• Alcohol
• Angel Blade
• Angel Lore
• Angelic Weapons
• The Colt
• Crowley's Lair
• Demonology
• Devil's Trap
• Enochian
• Enochian Brass Knuckles
• Hunters
• Holy Oil
• Impala
• Lance of Michael
• Men of Letters
• Princes of Hell
• Ruby's Knife
• Sammy
• Table of Death

Music

• "Lover Boy" (Instrumental) by Toodlum Barker & Emil Lomax (Extreme Music)

(playing in the diner as the group formulates a plan)

• "Walk with a Winner" by Gene McDaniels

(playing while the Winchesters kill the demon)

• "La donna è mobile" by Jerry Trimble Jr.

(whistled by Ramiel as he enters his house and later the barn)

• "Not for Me" by Bobby Darin

(playing as Mary and Wally stake out Ramiel)

• "Crop Won't Ever Come" by Robin Loxley & Jay Hawke

(playing as Crowley meets with Ramiel six years ago)

• "Colt .45 Opening Theme" by Mark Pellegrino

(sung by Lucifer in Crowley's prison cell)

Quotes

Wally: Look I was just passing through and heard about cattle mutilations.

Sam: Classic demon sign.
Wally: Started to dig. A lot of virgins go missing around here too.

Dean: Classic horny demon sign.

Castiel: Mary? Where were you?

Mary: Bathroom. I get nervous sometimes.

Castiel: Urination. I understand.

Dean: Wow. You look like hammered crap.
Castiel: That sounds about right.

Ramiel: Azazel was a fanatic, a true believer in Lucifer's master plan. But the rest of us -- the truth is we stopped caring a long time ago. Asmodeus has his hobbies, Dagon has her toys. We're happy where we are. So, if you want the crown it's yours. Otherwise...

Sam: We took down the Darkness and the Devil.
Crowley: Took you years to defeat Lucifer. That pair of Gods stopped the Darkness. Maybe if you had more time, you could manage Ramiel. But, right now in this barn... Hey, I was growing fond of the choir boy too.

Crowley: I don't have friends. I make deals with those I can use. Every kingdom needs allies, even Hell.

Ramiel: Allies? Is that what you call three humans with one good liver between them and a busted-up angel?

Crowley: I admit they don't sound like much. But every Armageddon, every bloody 'this is the end of all things.' The Winchesters stopped it. Like it or not, they're an asset we can't afford to lose.

Castiel: No, you listen to me. Thank you. Thank you. Knowing you, it's been the best part of my life. And the things -- the things we have shared together, they have changed me. You're my family. I love you. I love all of you. Just please, please -- don't make my last moments be spent watching you die. Just run. Save yourselves and I will hold Ramiel off as long as I can.

Mary: Shut up! Anything like that happens again, anything, and I will burn you down. All of you.

Mr. Ketch: Is that a threat?

Mary: It's a promise.

Lucifer: I know that look. Sam and Dean have got you down. You know, I still can't believe you are working for the Dukes of Haphazard. Do you really think they care about you? I mean think about it Crowley, they kill your kind. It's in their blood. And you know, you know. It's only a matter of time before they come for you.

Crowley: Shut your mouth, dog.

Lucifer: That's not my name.

Trivia & References

"Stuck in the Middle (With You)" is a reference to the Dylan-esque pop bubble gum favorite of the same name from 1974 by British folk/rock band Stealers Wheel. The song is most famous for its use in Quentin Tarantino's first feature film, Reservoir Dogs The episode also pays homage to Tarantino through the use of non-linear storytelling and the use of title cards in scene transitions.

The opening scene of the hunters sitting in the diner is a reference to the opening scene to Reservoir Dogs. Watch the scene here.

Dean: All right ramblers. Let's get rambling.

Reference to a line of dialogue used in the Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs and From Dusk till Dawn.

The scene of the hunters walking down the alley in slow motion is a reference to the opening credits to Reservoir Dogs. Watch the scene here.

Mary's title card for the episode refers to her as "Mother Mary," a reference to the lyric in the Beatles song "Let It Be."

The painting Mary finds the safe behind in Ramiel's basement is titled The Archangel Michael Defeating Satan, by Guido Reni, c. 1636.

The glowing light coming from lock box when Mary opens it is a reference to the MacGuffin from Pulp Fiction, itself a reference to the glowing briefcase from the 1955 film Kiss Me Deadly.

Dean: What the hell is a Prince of Hell?

Crowley: The oldest of the old demons. The first generation after Lilith. Lucifer turned them himself, before the oceans drank Atlantis.

Throughout the centuries occultists and theologians have written books detailing the hierarchy of Hell. Francis Barrett's book The Magus lists Beelzebub, Pythius, Belial, Asmodeus, Satan, Merihem, Abaddon, Astaroth, and Mammon as Princes of Hell. The Book of Abramelin and The Satanic Bible only list four demons as princes: Lucifer, Leviathan, Satan, and Belial.

Atlantis is an ancient fictional island, believed to have sunk into the Atlantic ocean.

Crowley's title card for the episode refers to him as "Mr. Crowley," referencing the Ozzy Osbourne song of the same name.

Minutiae

Crowley presents Ramiel with the Colt, referencing the fact that Dean left the Colt behind after Lucifer knocked him away in 5.10 Abandon All Hope....

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

• 12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You) (transcript)

Promotion

• Promo
• Sneak Peek
• Inside Supernatural: Stuck in the Middle (With You)