7.15 Repo Man
Title | Repo Man |
Episode # | Season 7, Episode 15 |
First aired | February 17, 2012 |
Directed by | Thomas J. Wright |
Written by | Ben Edlund |
On IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995107/ |
Outline | Dean and Sam return to Idaho when it seems like a serial-killer demon they exorcised 4 years ago is back. |
Monster | Demon |
Timeline | |
Location(s) | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
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Contents
Synopsis
Four Years Ago
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Local Wiccan Nora Havelock arrives at a farmhouse where a possessed man, Jeffrey, is tied up over a devil's trap. The demon tells Nora he knows she helped Sam and Dean find him, although it was too late - he'd already killed his next victim. Nora tells the demon he's going back to hell and won't be able to commit any more murders. She leaves when the demon threatens and growls at her. Sam and Dean tell the demon he isn't the first one they've tracked on their quest to find Lilith, and that finding him helped them find half a dozen more. The demon gives Jeffrey control of his body. He tells Sam and Dean to stop the demon. Sam reassures him that they will. Jeffrey pleads for them to not hurt him, but the boys explain that they are hunters and that they need to torture the demon to find out where more are. Jeffrey tells the boys to do whatever is necessary to stop him. The demon takes back control. After Sam and Dean punch, stab and douse him with holy water, the demon reveals that Lilith has a lieutenant named Merrick in New Orleans. Dean then exorcises the demon and drops Jeffrey off at hospital, telling him to say that he was mugged and to not mention anything about demons.
Coeur d'Alene
Present Day
Entering their motel room, Dean gets a call from Frank who has no news about Dick Roman. While Sam unpacks the case file, he sees Hallucifer, who tastes grime from the wall. Sam presses the scar on his hand and Hallucifer disappears. According the case files, all the ritual mutilation victims are women of the same age and body type. Dean questions the demon's escape from hell - squealing on his superiors isn't something to be forgiven for. Sam reasons that the hunting grounds are the same as before. Dean says they should be hunting Leviathans, but Sam says the case is unfinished business so he agrees.
The boys hear about another murder on the police radio. At the crime scene, Dean wonders if there are Leviathans pretending to be cops. Detective Sutton remembers the boys as Agents Bonham and Watts. Hallucifer reminds Sam the detective's name but Sam ignores him. Hallucifer sticks out a forked tongue. Detective Sutton says that the killer used the same tools as before. The boys find sulfur on the victim's car.
At Nora's white magic store, there's a freshly painted devil's trap in the doorway. She shows Sam some handwritten banishments but tells them she'll leave the demon hunting to the pros, and that she's leaving town. She asks if they're found Jeffrey yet and suggests that the demon might return to its previous host.
In a group therapy room at a halfway house, a man named Carl asks why they can't have Cinemax. The facilitator, Alan, says that the advisers have decided against it and Carl shouts "fine!" Alan asks Jeffery to share his big news - it's the day Jeffrey picks up his rescue dog. Alan says kindly that Jeffrey will have to show the house he can handle the responsibility of pet ownership.
Jeffrey collects his dog from the shelter. She is wearing a cone to ensure she doesn't open her stitches. They start to walk but Jeffrey hears a noise coming from the alley and goes to investigate. Sam and Dean jump him with a flask of holy water and Ruby's knife to his neck.
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Characters
Definitions
- Hallucifer
- Devil's trap (symbol)
- Exorcism
- Ruby's Knife
- Holy Water
- Sulfur
- Witches
- Impala
- Dean's Amulet
- Dean's Ring
- Pontiac Firebird
Music
Quotes
Sam: Shut up.
Hallucifer: Why? To summon a demon, jackass.
Dean: I don't usually endorse suicide, but, man, what stopped you?
Trivia & References
Another reference is to the movie Repo Men, which is about collections agents who repossess people's organs in a future reality where people can buy organs, but at a very high price.
- This is a reference to the Wicked Witch of The West from The Wizard of Oz.
- A Rolodex is a device used to store business contact information.
- "Looking for love in all the wrong places" is a line from the song "Looking for Love" by country singer Johnny Lee. The line was previously mentioned by Jenkins in 1.15 The Benders.
- John Bonham was the drummer for Led Zeppelin. Dean previously used this alias in 1.11 Scarecrow and 5.05 Fallen Idol.
- Charlie Watts is the drummer for The Rolling Stones.
- Nancy Drew was a young female amateur detective in a long running series of novels created by Edward Stratemeyer in the 1930s. Stratemeyer also created the similar book series The Hardy Boys, a nickname for the brothers used by Crowley.
In 4.16 On The Head Of A Pin, Alastair sang a phrase from Irving Berlin's Cheek to Cheek to Dean - "Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak, and I seem to find the happiness I seek, when we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.."
- Penelope Pitstop is a fictional character who appeared in the Hanna-Barbera animated series Wacky Races, and starred in the spin-off The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, voiced by Janet Waldo, 1969.
- Lucifer references the signature sign on of DJ Adrian Cronauer in the film Good Morning, Vietnam. Cronauer's program was broadcast on the Armed Forces Radio Services during the Vietnam War. The opening salutation was an acknowledgment that the troops had woken up to another day of war.
Minutiae
On his other phone he uses the alias Frank gave him, saying "This is Special Agent Smith, please leave your name, number and a detailed..." Sam hangs up before we can hear the rest.
Sides, Scripts & Transcripts
Promotion
- Cover of tech survey for the episode showing episode title. Tweeted by Jim Michaels
- Synopsis from @clarissa373
- Returning character
- Promo pics
- Promo clip
- Webclip
- Bob Singer introduces the episode