14.12 Prophet and Loss

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Title Prophet and Loss
Episode # Season 14, Episode 12
First aired January 31, 2019
Directed by Thomas J. Wright
Written by Brad Buckner
Eugenie Ross-Leming
On IMDB Prophet and Loss
Outline While Sam and Castiel try and talk Dean out of his plan to thwart Michael, Donatello's condition is having a terrible effect on other potential prophets.
Monster Tony Alvarez
Timeline January 2019
Location(s) Lebanon, Kansas
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Pike Creek, Delaware
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Sam: You know, Dean, you don't have to act like what you're planning to do is business as usual. I-I know you're scared.

Dean: Never said I wasn't scared. But it doesn't matter.

Sam: Doesn't matter? Dean, we know we could die, uh, doing what we do. It's always a possibility. But what you're talking about is far worse than death. Michael's an archangel. He could literally keep you buried, in a coffin, alive forever.
Castiel: I-I did as you asked. I've -- I've looked for any possible way to forcibly extract Michael and destroy him. But so far, nothing.

Sam: And what about Rowena?

Castiel: She went through the entire Book of the Damned and found nothing. And I told her to do it again, see if she missed something, and, uh... well, the woman has a remarkable command of profanity.
Dean: I know I wasn't always the greatest brother to you.

Sam: Dean, you were the one who was always there for me. The only one. I mean, you practically raised me.
Dean: I know things got dicey... you know, with Dad... the way he was. And I just... I didn't always look out for you the way I should've. I mean, I had my own stuff, you know. In order to keep the peace, probably looked like I took his side quite a bit. Sometimes, when I was... when I was away, you know it wasn't 'cause I just ran out, right? Dad would... He would send me away when I really pissed him off. I think you knew that.

Sam: Man, I left that behind a long time ago. I had to. And if we're gonna get through this, I-I have to do like you said and... try and keep my mind off where we're going. So if we could not have conversations that sound like... deathbed apologies, I would really appreciate it.
Castiel: The natural order's been upset. Perhaps Donatello's state has created a prophet who's not only premature... but malformed.

Sam: Okay. But if Tony was wired wrong because of Donatello, then the next prophet will be wired wrong, as well, and then the next, and the next and the -- the next and... How do we end this?

Dean: You know how.
Sarah: My unfinished business isn't just about how I died, Nick. It's you. I was here that night. I saw what he did to you. I... You chose Lucifer. You wanted him. You... You still do.

Nick: He chose me, okay.
Sarah: You didn't come here to find peace. You came here to find him in the place you became one with him.
Nick: No.
Sarah: Then show me I'm wrong. Reject Lucifer right now. If you do, I can leave. I can find peace. Reject him, Nick. Please. Please!
Nick: I-I can't. I'm sorry.

Sarah: You can't. Because you are him. You doomed me to stay in this place forever. You've doomed yourself.
Dean: Cas... if you were a friend of mine, then you will understand that I have to do this and you won't try to stop me. You think this is easy on me? It has to be done.
Castiel: Donatello's mind is fighting to rebuild. It's -- It's like he's trying to organize his his memories, the words of God.

Dean: So that's what Tony was picking up on.
Castiel: Well, then, I-I can fix him.
Dean: Wait. How? I thought he was too far gone.

Castiel: Dean, if there's a spark -- a hope -- then I have to try. You taught me that.
Dean: He is back, isn't he? I mean, this isn't some kind of evil, weird version?

Castiel: No. This is the -- the regular him. But, um... he -- he -- he doesn't have a soul.

Dean: Hm. Well, nobody's perfect.
Dean: Well, I would call this a win. Kind of nice. We're going out on a high.

Sam: 'Going out' being the operative phrase.
Dean: Sorry.
Sam: 'Sorry.' How sorry are you? Sorry that you fight to keep Donatello alive, but when it comes to you, you just throw in the towel? Or are you sorry that, after all these years, our entire lives, z-after I've looked up to you, after I've learned from you. I-I-I've copied you, I followed you to Hell and back, are you sorry that all of that -- it -- it -- it means nothing now?
Dean: Who's saying that?
Sam: You are, when you tell me I have to kill you. When you're telling me I have to throw away everything we stand for, throw away faith, throw away family. We're the guys that save the world. We don't just check out of it!
Dean: Sam, I have tried everything. Everything! I got one card left to pay, and I have to play it.
Sam: You have one card today! But we'll find another tomorrow. But if you quit on us today, there won't be no tomorrow! You tell me, uh, you don't know what else to do. I don't either, Dean. Not yet. But what you're doing now, i-it's -- it's wrong! It's quitting! I mean l-look what just happened. Donatello never quit fighting. So we could help him because he never gave up. I believe in us, Dean. I believe in us. Why don't you believe in us, too?

Dean: Okay, Sam. Let's go home.
Dean: Maybe Billie's wrong. Maybe. But I do believe in us. I believe in all of us. And I'll keep believing until I can't. Until there is absolutely no other way. But when that day comes -- if that day comes... Sam, you have to take it for what it is -- the end. And you have to promise me that you'll do then what you can't do now, and that's let me go. And put me in that box. You, too.

Trivia & References

Sam: Hey, Dean. 'And there went out fire from the Lord and devoured them.'
This line comes from Leviticus 10:2.
Castiel: Yeah, there should, but Donatello is between life and death. I mean, you know, perhaps the next prophet was activated before his time?

Dean: And went all Hannibal?

Hannibal Lecter is the psychopathic serial killer from the novels of Thomas Harris. He became widely known after the 1991 Academy Award-winning movie Silence of the Lambs and later the 2013 TV series Hannibal.

Minutiae

Nick Hunnings, who played Tony Alvarez, previously played Vampire in 7.22 There Will Be Blood.
The Impala is seen towing a trailer for the first time in this episode. The trailer contains the Ma'lak Box.
Nick is revealed to have at least four jurisdictions that want to try him for his murder spree. The four are most likely: Pike Creek, Delaware; Montauk, New York; Hibbing, Minnesota; and Grand Rapids, Michigan. However, as Nick killed the demon that led him to Mary in another location, that may be the jurisdiction instead of Hibbing, where his crimes amounted to resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer which are relatively minor crimes compared to the other charges Nick would be facing.
Sam and Dean use their real names at Donatello Redfield's nursing home, though they claim to be Donatello's nephews. Castiel uses the alias of Dr. Novak. Jimmy Novak is Castiel's vessel and was previously used as an alias by him in 12.23 All Along the Watchtower.
As part of his disguise as Dr. Novak, Castiel switches out his trenchcoat for a lab coat and stethoscope, though he keeps his usual suit on underneath. Castiel is wearing his trenchcoat again when he meets up with the Winchesters at the Impala.
Castiel: I know these gentleman -- Mr. Winchester and the other Mr. Winchester.

Dean: Doctor.
Sam: Doctor.

This exchange recalls a similar one between Sam, Dean, and Dr. Sexy in 5.08 Changing Channels. A similar scene was done in 9.09 Holy Terror where Sam and Castiel greet each other as "Agent."
Like Donatello Redfield before him, Tony Alvarez was not one of the future prophets named and kidnapped by Crowley in 8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin.
At the end of the episode, the Impala's headlights turns the screen white, a reverse of almost every other episode in the series which ends with a fade to black. This was previously used in 4.22 Lucifer Rising.

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