|imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3182894/ Do You Believe in Miracles?]
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|outline= [[Sam]] and [[Dean]] take the fight to [[Metatron]] on Earth, while [[Castiel]] and [[Gadreel]] infiltrate [[Heaven]].
|motw= [[Metatron]]
|timeline= Immediately after [[9.22 Stairway to Heaven]]|location= Lebanon, Kansas<br>[[Heaven]]<br>Muncie, Indiana|prevep= 9.22 Stairway to Heaven|nextep= 10.01 Black
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Metatron is in [[Heaven]], with all the angels who had been following Castiel. Metatron uses a device to communicate with all angels, telling him he has one small task to undertake before they are all restored to Heaven.
In [[the Bunker]], Dean is throwing up blood. He manages to find the ingredients for a [[spell]], and summons [[Crowley]]. Crowley informs Dean that the Mark of Cain will drive him to kill more and more - and that if he doesn't, he will die. Dean protests out protest that [[Cain]] was still alive, but Crowley points out that Cain was a [[demon]], not a human and that human bodies aren't meant to contain that power. Dean asks Crowley to help him get [[the First Blade]] and escape.
Sam, Cas, and Gadreel get back to the Bunker to discover that Dean has disappeared. Gadreel learns about how Dean got the Mark of Cain, and he tells Sam and Castiel that Dean will be their best chance for defeating Metatron. He also tells them that Metatron is drawing power from the [[angel tablet]], meaning that they will need to destroy the tablet, which is in Metatron's office in Heaven.
Meanwhile, Metatron is on Earth, and performing miracles. When amongst a group of homeless people, another [[angel]] challenges him but the people come to Metatron's defense and kill him.
Crowley and Dean stop into at a diner so that Dean can use the wifi and try to track down Metatron. Crowley gives him a hard time about treating tipping the waitress, and then reiterates that he kicked the blood habit, but it's obvious when Crowley ponders on the futility of existence that some of his humanity remains. Two of his minions arrive, with information on Metatron. Crowley and Dean watch a viral video of Metatron resurrecting a woman, and then whispering something to her. Dean is in a hurry to track her down and leaves - without even touching his cheeseburger.
Dean makes it to the woman's trailer home to interview her, and Sam is already there and has alrady already spoken to her. Dean prepares himself for a fight, but Sam says that he knows that they need Dean to fight Metatron.
Gadreel and Castiel approach the location of the portal door to Heaven, which is guarded by two angels - [[Asariel and & Purah ]] - in a playground. They pretend that Castiel is Gadreel's prisoner and convince the angels to open the portaldoor. In Heaven, [[Hannah]] takes Gadreel and Castiel into Metatron's office - which transforms into Heaven's prison. Gadreel is distraught, that after all his attempts at redemption, he has ended up back in a prison cell.
Dean and Sam arrive at the homeless camp. Dean tries to talk to Sam about what has been between them over the last few months, but Sam says it 's okay. Unexpectedly, Dean knocks out Sam. He takes the First Blade, and tells Sam's inert form that he needs to do this alone.
In Heaven, Castiel is trying to convenience convince Hannah that Metatron is not to be trusted. Gadreel has secretly managed to carve into himself a the [[Enochian]] sigil the suicide bombers were using, and after shouting a warning, he declares he is sacrificing himself so Meatron can be stopped. He stabs himself and the resulting blast knocks out the prison wall freeing Castiel. Hannah is know now convinced they are right.
Dean has found Metatron who is cocky because he knows Castiel and Gadreel have been captured. Metatron admits to wanting to be the new [[God]], charging that even the real God had to work on his image to get people to follow him, and then just let people fight and die in his name, telling Dean that in fact wants to save humanity, and cares for it more than God ever did. Dean takes out the First Blade, saying that that he blames Metatron for [[Kevin]]'s death, and Castiel losing his [[grace]], and everything else bad that has happened. Metatron challenges Dean - what will happen if Metatron dies?
Dean attacks Metatron with the Blade, and Metatron fights back. He beats Dean and then, just as Sam arrives, he stabs Dean with hid his [[angel swordblade]]. Just then the building shakes - in Heaven Castiel has found the [[angel tablet]] and smashes it. Before Sam is able to attack Metatron, he disappears back to Heaven.
Metatron confronts Castiel accusing him of being purely motivated to save Dean and informs Cas that Dean is dead. He reveals that he things thinks the angels are all just sheep who will do anything he wants. Castiel then reveals that he has been broadcasting Metatron's words to all the angels. They enter, and on Castiel's instructions imprison Metatron. Hannah commends Castiel for not killing Metatron, saying it is a sign of a true leader. But Castiel, once again reiterates that he is no leader, saying he just wants to be an angel again. Hannah asks what Castiel will do about his diminishing grace, but he doesn't answer.
Dean asks Sam to let him die because he doesn't like what the Mark is turning him into. Sam refuses and tries to carry Dean and get him help. Ont he On the way Dean stops him, and tells Sam that he is proud of them, just before he dies. Sam takes Dean back to the Bunker and lays him on his bed. After having a drink, he proceeds to the dungeon where Dean has done the [[spell]] to summon Crowley. Believing it all to be Crowley's fault, Sam plans to summon Crowley and have him fix what has happened.
Crowley, however, is already in the Bunker and enters Dean's room. He says that he didn't know the full extent of the Mark of Cain. It's important, he says, that dean Dean knows he never lies. He does say that he omitted to tell Dean that Cain also did not want to become the killer the Mark was making him - so he stabbed himself with the First Blade. It didn't kill him because the Mark wouldn't let him die.
Crowley puts the Blade into Dean's hand. He tells Dean that he's feeling a new kind of life and tells him to open his eyes. He tells Dean he will now see what he sees, and feel what he feels.
After a moment, Dean opens his eyes, which are demonic black: he has become a demon.
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* [[Metatron]]
* [[Hannah]]
* Asariel[[Neil (Angel)|Neil]]* [[Ingrid]]* Neil* [[Asariel & Purah]]
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* [[Alcohol]]
* [[Angel Blade]]
* [[Angel Cuffs]]
* [[Angel Lore]]
* [[Angel Radio]]
* [[Angel Sword]]* [[The BunkerBinding Link]]
* [[Castiel's Pimpmobile]]
* [[Curse]]
* [[Dean's Bedroom]]
* [[Demonology]]
* [[Devil's trap (symbol)|Devil's Trap]]
* [[Enochian]]
* [[Fights]]
* [[The First Blade]]
* [[God]]
* [[Grace]]
* [[GodHealing]]
* [[Heaven]]
* [[Hugs]]
* [[Jesus]]
* [[Mark of Cain]]
* [[Men of Letters Bunker]]
* [[Metatron's Cube]]
* [[Moose]]
* [[Portal]]
* [[Redemption]]
* [[Resurrection]]
* [[Sammy]]
* [[Spells]]
* [[Star Wars]]
* [[Sulfur]]
* [[Table of Death]]
* [[Tablets]]
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* "[[Carry On Wayward Son]]" by Kansas
:''(plays during "The Road So Far" recap of events; also played in [[1.21 Salvation]], [[2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose: Part Two]], [[3.16 No Rest for the Wicked]], [[4.22 Lucifer Rising]], [[5.22 Swan Song]], [[6.22 The Man Who Knew Too Much]], [[7.23 Survival of the Fittest]] and [[8.23 Sacrifice]])''
* "Since You Fell in Love" by Joe Montgomery
:''(playing at the bar Dean and Crowley go to to track down Metatron)''
* "Can't Find My Way Home" by Blind Faith
:''(plays over Sam drinking and preparing to summon Crowley; also played in [[1.13 Route 666]])''
'''Crowley:''' So this is what you and Moose do, eh? Crisscross the country searching for evil, order your nitrates, partake of the local attraction.<br>
'''Dean:''' Yup.<br>
'''Crowley:''' And you never get tired of the rat race? Never get the urge to just bugger off and howl at the moon? Never ask yourself, 'Is this it?' 'Is this all there is?'I kicked human blood, you know.
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'''Crowley:''' Guess I've been Winchester'd. I 'd wish you boys good luck, if I thought it would help.
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'''Gadreel:''' I sat in this hall hole for thousands of years thinking of nothing but redemption, of reclaiming my good name. I thought of nobody, no cause other than my own.<br>
'''Castiel:''' You've been redeemed my friend.<br>
'''Gadreel:''' The only thing that maters matters in the end is the mission: protecting those who would not and cannot protect themselves. The humans. None of us is bigger than that, we will not let our fears, our self absorption prevent us from seeing it through. Not anymore.<br>
'''Castiel:''' No, no of course not.<br>
'''Gadreel:''' Move to the other side of your cell Castiel, and keep your head down. When they say my name, perhaps I won't just be the one who let the Serpent in, perhaps I will be known as one of the many that gave Heaven a second chance. Run sister.<br>
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'''Crowley:''' Your brother, bless his soul is summoning me as I speak. Make a deal. Bring you back. It's exactly what I was talking about wasn't it? It's all become so... expected. You have to believe me, when I suggested you take on the Mark of Cain I didn't know this was going to happen. Not really. I mean I might not have told you the entire truth. But I never lied, I never lied Dean. That's important. It's fundamental. But, there is one story about Cain that I might have forgotten to tell you. Apparently he too was willing to accept death rather than becoming the killer the Mark wanted him to be. So he took his own life with the Blade. He died. Except as rumor has it, the Mark never quite let go. You can understand why I never spoke of this. Why set hearts aflutter with mere speculation? It wasn't until you summoned me, no it wasn't truly 'til you left the cheeseburger uneaten... and I began to let myself believe, maybe miracles do come true. Listen to me Dean Winchester, what your you're feeling right now is not death, it's life. A new kind of life. Open your eyes Dean, see what I see, feel what I feel. Let's go take a howl at that moon.
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'''Metatron:''' This is a story Neil, a marvelous story. Full of love, and heartbreak, and love.<br>
'''Neil:''' Sort of like The Notebook. I love The Notebook.
:''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/ The Notebook] is a 2004 romance moviewhich was based on a popular Nicholas Sparks book of the same name.''
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'''Dean:''' Game of Thrones is complicated. Shower sex that's complicated. Hell ain't complicated. You're problem ain't Hell, it's you.
:''[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/ Game of Thrones] is a TV series based on the the epic fantasy book series titled A Song of Ice and Fire and Ice by author George R.R. Martin. It has a cast of many dozens of characters, even though many of them die on a regular basis.''
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'''Sam:''' I just thought you might like to know while you two have been playing, uh Odd Couple. Your real friends, like Cas, like the angel you stabbed - Gadreel. They're out there right now risking their asses to help you win this fight.
: ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_%28TV_series%29 The Odd Couple] was a popular '70s TV series based on the Neil Simon play of the same name. It featured two divorced men who are very different in character who share an apartment.''
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'''Metatron:''' But most people -- even the real belly crawlers living in filth... or Brentwood. They don't want to be cynical. They just want something to believe in.
:''[[Jensen Ackles]] lived in Brentwood, California at the time of filming.''
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'''Dean:''' You are nothing but Bernie Madoff with wings.
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Madoff Bernie Madoff] is a former American stockbroker, famously convicted for his fraudulent practices, involving stealing other people's money through Ponzi schemes.''
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'''Dean:''' I'm blaming you for Kevin. I'm blaming you for taking Cas' grace. Hell I'm blaming you for the Cubs not winning the world series in the last hundred freakin' years. What ever it is I'm blaming you.
:''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Cubs The Cubs] are a baseball team based in Chicago. The At the time this episode aired, the Cubs have had not won the World Series in 105 years, the longest championship drought of any major North American professional sports team.''
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* [[9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles? (transcript)]]
* [https://www.scribd.com/document/431027913/9-23-Do-You-Believe-in-Miracles 9.23 Do You Believe in Miracles? (script)]
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