15.07 Last Call

Title	Last Call
Episode #	Season 15, Episode 7
First aired	December 5, 2019
Directed by	Amyn Kaderali
Written by	Jeremy Adams
On IMDB	Last Call
Outline	While working a case to clear his head, Dean runs across an old hunter friend. Castiel returns to the Bunker with a way to possibly track down Chuck, which leads to dire consequences for Sam.
Monster	Marid Lee Webb
Timeline
Location(s)	Texhoma, Texas Lebanon, Kansas
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Synopsis

Texhoma, TX- A woman, Angela, is helping her drunk friend out of a bar. When her friend goes off to be sick, she gets in the car to wait and is attacked. When the other woman turns around, her friend and car are gone.

Angela wakes up tied to a chair, an IV dripping her blood into the window of a metal door. A monster’s face appears and she screams.

Dean is in his room, drinking beer, desperately looking for a case. He stumbles onto the story of a woman who says her friend was “raptured.”

Dean goes through the kitchen to say goodbye to Sam and Eileen, who are cooking breakfast while hungover. Sam follows Dean out making sure he’s okay. Dean explains he needs to get out. Then he teases Sam about Eileen. Sam just wants to make sure Dean is good and will call if he needs him. Dean assures him he will and leaves.

Dean arrives in town, talks to the sheriff, who believes Angela just left to go to L.A. But he does say the friend, Sally Anderson, frequents the local bar, Swayze’s.

Dean goes to Swayze’s. The waitress, Lorna, flirts with Dean, takes his phone per house rules, and says Sally should be by later. That’s when Dean sees who is singing, an old hunting buddy, Lee Webb. They greet each other.

Sam and Eileen are researching when Eileen suggestively offers they do something else. Before Sam can respond, Castiel comes back. Castiel has an idea how to find Chuck, Sam’s God wound. A piece of Sam may be in Chuck.

Meanwhile, Dean and Lee are reminiscing about John. Lee offers condolences. When Dean asks if Lee ever regrets quitting, Lee says no.

Castiel’s idea is to probe the wound. It’s dangerous, but Sam agrees. Something goes wrong and Sam is slammed against the wall and knocked out.

At the Bunker, Castiel calls Dean to no avail and leaves a message.

Dean’s phone rings in the basket of confiscated cell phones, while Dean is bragging about his night with twins, and Lee informs him, they were triplets.

Castiel calls Sergei, the shaman, reminding him that Sergei owes him. Sergei replies he has to be with his niece. Then, Castiel threatens but Sergei remains unmoved. After, Castiel calls someone asking for a favor.

At the bar, Dean speaks about the horrors of ghost sickness. When Lee asks about the case, Dean tells him about the missing woman. Lee doesn’t remember until Lorna reminds him. Lee asks why he is chasing something so small. Dean replies someone has to look out for the little guy, God isn’t. Lee expresses concern, and says Dean has saved so many, he deserves a break.

Lee then goes to the stage and goads Dean to join him by saying he can’t just lip sync in private. Dean shyly joins. They sing “Good Ole Boys,” the Dukes of Hazzard theme. Dean enjoys it, even receiving a standing ovation.

Then, Dean sees two guys harassing a woman. He interferes saying they should leave, and when the men refuse, he and Lee physically throw them out through doors and windows. The woman saved? Sally Anderson.

Sergei arrives and examines Sam. He drops the bombshell. Sam is dying.

Sally thinks her friend was lifted to Heaven. Lee thinks she just left. Dean counters that friends don’t just leave. Lee offers to help. Dean asks where one would dump a car. Lee says the lake. Lorna says salvage yard, Merle’s. Dean sends Lee to the lake, he’ll go to the salvage yard.

The probing caused Sam’s soul to stretch to the breaking point. Sergei offers to help.

At Merle’s, Dean finds the woman’s car and her corpse in the trunk. When a gun clicks behind him and he’s knocked out by …. Lee.

Meanwhile, Sergei’s “cure” is actually killing Sam faster, causing him to see visions of Chuck’s memories. Sergei has demands.

Eileen slams Sergei against the Bunker wall, threatening him. He coolly demands Key To Death, it opens the door to Death’s library. Castiel says no, then shows a photo Sergei’s niece on his phone. Saying his friend Bobby is watching her, and threatens. Sergei relents and heals Sam. Then leaves. Impressed with Castiel.

Dean wakes up tied up, with a similar IV tube as the woman. Lee comes in and explains. The monster is a Marid and grants wealth and health. All you have to do is feed it. He feels he deserves it after all he’s done. Dean disagrees. When Lee responds that no one cares about good and evil, Dean replies, “I do”. Lee then starts the drip, saying the death isn’t bad. Between the two of them, Lee chooses himself.

When Lee leaves, Dean sees tools, and tips the chair over, causing it to break. He removes the IV and struggles to untie himself as the monster breaks through the door.

Upstairs in the bar, Lee hears a commotion and pulls his gun as the basement door opens. In rolls the severed head of the Marid. Dean apologizes for Lee’s friend. Dean dives behind the bar and grabs a shotgun. They exchange fire until they’re out.

Dean emerges from behind the bar. Lee claims he’s just a Dean that realized the world is broken, Dean fervently replies, “Then you fix it. You fight for it.”

Lee suggests Dean just walk away. Dean can’t. He kills monsters. They fight, eventually Dean wins by stabbing Lee in the heart with a broken pool cue. As Lee prepares to die, he asks why Dean cares so much. Dean replies, “Someone has to.” Lee is glad it’s him. Then signals Dean to pull the cue, killing Lee.

Dean rushes into the Bunker, sees Castiel and immediately asks about Sam. Castiel curtly replies Sam is fine. Then walks toward the infirmary.

There, Sam informs them that he saw Chuck’s memories, and Chuck is weak. He declares he thinks they can beat God.

Characters

• Sam Winchester
• Dean Winchester
• Castiel
• Eileen Leahy
• Sergei
• Lee Webb
• Lorna
• Sally Anderson

Definitions

• Alcohol
• Aliases
• Angel Radio
• Anti-Possession Symbol
• Costumes & Disguises
• Death's Library
• The Equalizer
• Ghost Sickness
• Healing
• Hugs
• Hunters
• Impala
• The Impalas
• Key to Death
• Law Enforcement Officers
• Marid
• Men of Letters
• Men of Letters Bunker
• Monsters
• Saileen
• Sammy
• Season 15 Callbacks
• Shamanism
• Son of a Bitch
• Souls
• Table of Death
• Unconscious

Music

• "Workin’ Man" by Blues Saraceno (Extreme Music)

(plays during the recap of previous events)

• "You Make Me Feel So Good" by Elijah Honey (Black Toast Music)

(playing as Angela and Sally leave B's Sugar Bar)

• "The House Rules" by Christian Kane

(playing as Dean arrives at Swayze's Bar)

• "Cotton Candy" by Sonny Ellis (Black Toast Music)

(playing as Dean and Lee have their reunion)

• "Wicked Hearted Woman" by Sugaray (Black Toast Music)

(playing as Dean and Lee have a drink at the bar and reminisce about John)

• "She's Got the Love Look" by Jesse Turnbow (Black Toast Music)

(playing when Dean, Lee, and Lorna are taking shots and reminiscing)

• "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" by The Impalas Feat. Christian Kane & Jensen Ackles

(the song Lee and Dean sing together, also the song John would play for Dean and Lee before a hunt)

Quotes

Eileen: Is he okay?
Sam: I think. It's funny. After everything with Chuck, uh, Dean was so... down I thought he wouldn't get back up again, but now, him leaving? That's progress. Right?

Sheriff Dillion: Oh, Agent Dukes? Hollywood ain't that far. You could catch Angela there. While you're at it, you could give showbiz a shot for yourself. You got the look.

Lee: Tell me brother. How's the old man?
Dean: He died. Yeah, 13 years ago. But hey, he was doing what he loved the most -- kicking ass and taking names.

Lee: You remember that time he caught us wasted on a hunt? Hm? He was so mad. I-I thought he was gonna have an aneurysm.

Dean: Oh, man, but I'll tell you what. He always liked you. He always liked you. In fact, he said that he's never seen anybody better in a fight, and that is high praise coming from my old man.

Lee: To John Winchester.

Castiel: Let me rephrase. If you don't help me tonight, I will find you and burn you alive.
Sergei: My, how your negotiation skills have improved.

Dean: Trust me, uh, bigger doesn't always equal better. Besides, who's gonna look out after the little guy? God certainly isn't.

Sergei: Most wounds want to be healed, to be whole. But this, this wound is different. It goes down to his very soul. But also out into the world. From what I can tell, his soul, it's connected to something or someone somewhere. Except as you probed deeper, you forced the soul to stretch from Sam's body to...

Lee: Dean, you and I both know no one's innocent. After everything we've done, aren't -- aren't we owed a little happiness, huh? Don't we deserve that much?

Dean: Listen to yourself. "We're owed." "We deserve." Come on, man. You're not God. Hell, God's not even God.

Lee: Good or bad... the world doesn't care. No one cares, Dean.

Lee: You really wanna do this?
Dean: No, I don't. But I kill monsters.

Lee: Why do you care so much, Dean?
Dean: Because someone has to.

Sam: I feel like, uh... I feel like I was in his head.

Dean: You were in Chuck's head?

Sam: I think so. And... and I think I... I saw his memories. Dean, Chuck is weak. I think we can beat him. I think we can beat God.

Trivia & References

Dean uses the alias "Agent Dukes", a reference to the eponymous brothers from The Dukes of Hazzard (Dean and Lee later sing the show's theme song at Swayze's).

Sheriff Dillion: Dukes? Like "put up your dukes"?

This is a quote from the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts movie Bloodsport.

Sheriff Dillion: Look, this is a small town. Angela's mom and dad passed a few years ago, but even before they did, she was talking about moving to L.A., trying to get on one of them competition shows, like the one with the "Knight Rider."

"Knight Rider" refers to the 1982 TV series starring David Hasselhoff, who was once a judge on the reality show competition series America's Got Talent.

Sheriff Dillion: I stayed there a whole month. Oh, they don't know what they missed. I could've been the next Denzel.

Denzel refers to actor Denzel Washington.

The name of Lee Webb's bar, Swayze's Bar, is a reference to actor Patrick Swayze, who starred in the 1989 movie Road House. Dean has previously referenced Swayze's role in the movie when visiting a roadhouse in 11.04 Baby.

The band at Swayze's Bar is a band made up of the Supernatural crew called The Impalas that has played together for many years. Here they are called "The Texas Impalas" and are made up of Perry Battista, Tracy Dunlop, Dave Webb, Cam Beck, and Chris Glynn Jones.

Dean: "Road House" rules.

"Road House rules" refers to the three simple rules stated by Patrick Swayze to the bouncers in Road House:

"One, never underestimate your opponent... expect the unexpected; Two, take it outside, never start anything inside the bar unless it's absolutely necessary; and Three... be nice."

Sally: She was a good girl you know. She loved Jesus...

Lee:...and America too.

The lines "She's a good girl, loves her mamma/Loves Jesus and America, too" are from the song "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Sergei: I like this version of you Castiel. It's very... Russian.

This may be a reference to Misha Collins. His mother was obsessed with Russia, and named him Dmitri after a boyfriend. His stage name Misha is also a nickname his mother gave him from her Russian boyfriend.

Dean: Oh, God Bless Texas.

"God bless Texas" is a phrase that can be found on many souvenirs in Texas, as well as special license plates. Here Dean is also referring to the fact that Texans have a affinity for guns, as he finds a loaded shotgun behind the bar.

Lee: Would you like a shot at the title?

This is a quote from Mel Gibson's character Marin Riggs in the 1987 action movie Lethal Weapon.

Minutiae

According to writer Jeremy Adams, Angela Sullivan is named after a producer friend (Angela O'Sullivan) in animation who is a Supernatural fan.

Sam has learned more American Sign Language by this episode.

Eileen still bears the marks and bruising she incurred upon her death in 12.21 There's Something About Mary.

Alcohol brands seen in Swayze's Bar include Tom's Tequila (which is named for director Thomas Wright), El Sol, Margiekugel, LarkKair, Tejas Dark Ale, Wyeth's Stout Beer, Old Rock Dark Ale, El Burro, and Fast Jack's Ale. The beer Lee drinks is a "Family Business" beer, referring to Jensen's Family Business Beer Company. The Family Business logo is also seen on a beer coaster, a business card, and a barometer.

Dean: Ghost sickness. Man, it was no fun. Everything was scary. This cat jumped out at me, had me checking my pants. I'm not joking. It was awful, man.

Dean tells Lee Webb about his experiences with Ghost sickness in 4.06 Yellow Fever.

Lee Webb: Come on, boy. You can't just lip-sync "Eye of the Tiger" while no one's watching.

A reference to Jensen Ackles lip-syncing "Eye of the Tiger" in an outtake for 4.06 Yellow Fever, which means it's now canon that dean lip-synced to the song!

When Sam is experiencing flashes of Chuck's memories it includes:

• Sam when he shot Chuck with the Equalizer.
• Amara telling Chuck He was not at full strength.
• Amara touching Chuck's wound and Sam feeling the pain.
• Amara telling Chuck "You can't leave this world without my help."
• Chuck telling Becky "I used to be able see Sam and Dean, but now it's all gone." This occurs over a shot of him writing what appears to be a variation on Chuck's narration from 5.22 Swan Song: "275 horses, all waiting to get Dean.. Detroit.. The only problem - he had nowhere to go. He didn’t... really had, for that matter, a home to go to. Worse, there was... and nobody left to hunt, or fight, or kill, that could do a damn... difference. It wasn’t an entirely new position for Dean to be in. In between... Sam and Dean would sometimes get a day, sometimes a week if they were lucky. They’d pass the time lining their pockets. Sam used to on… honest work but now he hustles pool, like his brother. They could go anywhere, do anything. They drove a thousand miles for an Ozzy show, two days for a Jayhawks game. And when it was... they’d park her in the middle of nowhere. Sit on the hood and watch the stars - for hours, without saying a word. It never occurred to them... that sure they never had four walls...but there were never in fact..." and a shot of Stull Cemetery.

Dean: Well, never got a standing ovation before.

A reference to Dean singing karaoke during his misadventures with Crowley in Beulah, North Dakota. In 10.01 Black, Dean got jeers and food thrown at him instead of applause, though his choice of songs warranted that reaction. He even wears the same clothing from that episode.

While the running joke in the show has been that Dean is not a good singer, as exemplified in 3.08 A Very Supernatural Christmas and 10.01 Black, Dean has also been shown to be capable of carrying a tune in 2.05 Simon Said, 3.16 No Rest for the Wicked, and 11.04 Baby.

There is a poster in Swayze's Bar advertising "Pioneer Days" in Texahoma with Jerry Wanek as the Grand Marshall. The same artwork was used in 5.02 Good God, Y'All except it was for "Pioneer Days" in River Pass, Colorado.

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• 15.07 Last Call (transcript)

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