12.12 Stuck in the Middle (With You)

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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 On a mission for the British Men of Letters, Mary calls on Sam, Dean and Castiel to help kill a demon. When the hunt quickly goes south, they realize they are dealing with a Prince of Hell.
Monster Ramiel
Timeline
Location(s)
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Synopsis

Characters

Definitions

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 Giuseppe Verdi
(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: Hell. 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.
Sam: Wait, Mom? Um... I just wanted to make sure that, um... you're okay. I mean, I know... you never really wanted this.
Mary: Since when is life about getting what you want?
Ramiel: Azazel was a fanatic, a true believer in Lucifer's master plan. But the rest of us? Well, 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, and the power of God to stop 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. You -- look, thank you. Thank you. Knowing you, it... it's been the best part of my life. And the things that... the things we've 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. Well, I still can't believe you're 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.
Castiel spending the majority of the episode bleeding from a gut wound in an abandoned barn is a reference to the character Freddy Newandyke / Mr. Orange from Reservoir Dogs, who spends the majority of the film bleeding to death in an abandoned warehouse after being shot in the gut.
Castiel's title card for the episode, "The Wounded Angel," may be a reference to the 1903 painting of the same name by Finnish symbolist painter Hugo Simberg.
Dean: All right ramblers, let's get rambling.
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 Victory of St. Michael, by Raphael, 16th century.
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.
When Mary texts the British Men of Letters about Ramiel having yellow eyes, the name she has them listed under in her phone is "Hobbits."
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 or Celestial Intelligencer 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.
The episode includes a scene with the Winchesters and Ramiel in a Mexican standoff, a staple of Quentin Tarantino's films.

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....
Mary telling Mr. Ketch that Samuel used to tell her stories about the Colt calls back to Samuel telling Dean he would tell Mary bedtime stories about it in 4.03 In the Beginning.

Sides, Scripts & Transcripts

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