13.06 Tombstone

Title	Tombstone
Episode #	Season 13, Episode 6
First aired	November 16, 2017
Directed by	Nina Lopez-Corrado
Written by	Davy Perez
On IMDB	Tombstone
Outline	Following Castiel's return, Jack finds a case that brings the Winchesters, Cas, and Jack face to face with a famous outlaw from the old west.
Monster	Ghoul
Timeline
Location(s)	Dodge City, Kansas Lebanon, Kansas
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Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Castiel
• Jack Kline
• Athena Lopez
• Dave Mather
• Sgt. Joe Phillips

Definitions

• Alcohol
• Aliases
• Costumes & Disguises
• EMF
• Ghoul
• Hugs
• Impala
• Law Enforcement Officers
• Men of Letters Bunker
• Nephilim
• Table of Death
• Team Free Will
• Telekinesis
• Teleportation

Music

• "Space Cowboy" by Steve Miller Band

(playing as Dean and Cas enter the crime scene)

• "They Call Me Zombie" by Messer Chups

(playing as Sam and Jack meet with Athena)

• "Hot Rod Rockin'" by Thaddeus Rose & the Thorns

(playing on Athena's headphones)

Quotes

Dean: Cas, is that really you?

Sam: No. You're -- you're dead.
Castiel: Yeah, I was. But then I... annoyed an ancient cosmic being so much that he sent me back.
Sam: I don't even know what to say.

Dean: I do. Welcome home, pal.

Dean: Alright, well... two salty hunters, one half-angel kid, and a dude that just came back from the dead. Again. Team Free Will 2.0. Here we go.

Jack: You can have the couch if you want. I don't sleep much.
Castiel: I don't sleep at all.

Dean: Can I just say I'm getting real sick and tired of fighting things that look like other things?

Sam: So what do we tell Athena?

Dean: Well, we keep it simple, tell her the guy she's banging eats dead people, and we're here to kill him. Or we could lie.

Sam: Yeah, we definitely lie.

Dean: Where's your badge?

Sgt. Phillips: I don't need one. This is family business.
Dean: Well, I should tell you I'm not taking him alive.
Sgt. Phillips: Neither am I.

Dean: All right, then. Uh, aim for the head.

Castiel: Jack, I've killed people who didn't deserve it... my friends -- I've killed people I loved. I wish I could tell you that it -- that it gets easier, that with time, it hurts less, but that would be a lie because it -- it never gets easier. And those moments, they never stop hurting. But that doesn't mean that you should stop fighting. It doesn't mean that just because you made a mistake -- and that's what this is, Jack. It's a mistake. That doesn't mean that you can't -- can't be better, do better. I believe that. I have to believe that.

Dave: It's okay. I'm doing this for us, baby.

Athena: There is no 'us.'

Dean: Ooh. Ouch. Breakups can be a bitch.

Sam: How'd it go?
Dean: Usual. Killed the bad guy, saved the girl.

Sam: Jack, look, this life, what we do, it's... it's not easy. And we've all done things we regret.

Jack: Just don't. You're afraid of me.
Castiel: Jack, no.
Jack: No, maybe you're right. Maybe I'm just another monster.
Dean: No, you're not. I thought you were. I did. But... Like Sam said, we've all done bad. We all have blood on our hands. So, if you're a monster, we're all monsters.

Jack: No, you don't... Every time I try and do something good, people get hurt. I thought I was getting better. I'm not... I don't know what I am, but I know I can't make the world a better place, not like this. I can't even do one good thing. And I know that if I stay, I'm gonna hurt you. All of you. And... I can't. You're all I have.

Trivia & References

"Tombstone" is a reference to the 1993 film of the same name about the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral that took place October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona.

When Sam and Dean meet with the newly resurrected Castiel, they are flanked by two neon signs: one for "Bison Bud's Bar" and the other a cross. In Native American culture, a bison symbolizes good health, strength and stamina, as well as protection and survival. In Christianity, the cross is a symbol of the atonement.

Dean: Pretty cool, right? Dude! Check it out, check it out, check it out. Clay Allison -- gun fighter extraordinaire, right? And, uh, Curly Bill Brocius, which -- now, now, now, little fun fact here -- was killed by Wyatt Earp himself. Not kidding. Johnny Ringo, Billy the Kid. Oh, look! Hey, big guy, how you doin'? That's... What's going on, Calamity Jane? Doc Holliday! Hey-oh! This is awesome.

Dean: Look, just act like you're from "Tombstone", okay?

Castiel: The city?
Dean: The movie. With Kurt Russell? I made you watch it.
Castiel: Yeah, yeah. Yeah. The one with the guns and tuberculosis. 'I'm your huckleberry.'

Tombstone told the story of the Earp Vendetta Ride and the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in the town of Tombstone, Arizona, in 1881. Kurt Russell portrayed Wyatt Earp. In the film Doc Holliday suffered from tuberculosis. The phrase "I'm your huckleberry" is a way of saying one is the right person for a job and is a reference to this scene from the film.

All four hunters use aliases related to the film Tombstone. Dean is Agent Russell (for Kurt Russell, who played Wyatt Earp), Sam is Agent Elliot (for Sam Elliott, who played Virgil Earp), Castiel is Agent Kilmer (for Val Kilmer, who played Doc Holliday), and Jack is Agent Paxton (for Bill Paxton, who played Morgan Earp).

Athena: I was out. Amanda Palmer concert.

Dean: Holy crap. That's Dave Mather.

"Mysterious Dave" Mather was an American lawman and gunfighter in the Old West.

Athena: And it's not 'that makeup school.' It's the Ben Carruth Makeup and Special Effects Program. It's the best.

Benjamin Godeau Carruth was a special makeup effects coordinator on season 11 of Supernatural.

Sgt. Phillips: Y'all looking for someone? 'Cause I am. Bank in town just got robbed. Turned into a real O.K. Corral type of deal. Big ol' shootout.

Dean: Perfect. Yeah. Sure. Come to Dodge City. We'll have some laughs.

A reference to this famous scene from Die Hard. Dean also said a similar line in 2.18 Hollywood Babylon.

Minutiae

Dean tracking Dave Mather in the cemetery was foreshadowed by Billie in 13.05 Advanced Thanatology, when she tells Dean one of his possible deaths involves being "stabbed by a ghoul in a graveyard."

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