History Recap / SupernaturalS01E05BloodyMary

* NotSoDifferent: Mary herself. After it's revealed that many of her victims only ''feel'' responsible for the death in their DarkSecret and she is separated from the mirror, her own reflection is what kills her. And while the other evil reflections appeared angry, her own looked downright ''furious''.

-->'''Dean:''' You know what, that's it. This is about Jessica, isn't it? You think that's your dirty little secret that you killed her somehow? Sam, this has got to stop, man. I mean, the nightmares, and--and calling her name out in the middle of the night--it's gonna kill you. Now, listen to me--it wasn't your fault. If you wanna blame something, then blame the thing that killed her. Or, hell, why don't you take a swing at me? I mean, I'm the one that dragged you away from her in the first place.

* BadDreams: Sam's [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E04PhantomTraveller nightmares]] about [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Jessica's death]] haven't let up.

* ISeeDeadPeople: Sam sees Jessica as they drive by, and she appears as a WomanInWhite.
* [[ILetGwenStacyDie I Let Jessica Die]]: Sam. Charlie also feels guilty for her ex-boyfriend's suicide.

* CelebrityParadox: Dean asks Sam if he looks like Paris Hilton, who will appear (playing a monster [[ItMakesSenseInContext pretending to be Paris Hilton]]) in [[Recap/SupernaturalS05E05FallenIdol season 5]].

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!Tropes:

-->'''Dean:''' You know what, that's it. This is about Jessica, isn't it? You think that's your dirty little secret that you killed her somehow? Sam, this has got to stop, man. I mean, the nightmares, and--and calling her name out in the middle of the night--it's gonna kill you. Now, listen to me--it wasn't your fault. If you wanna blame something, then blame the thing that killed her. Or, hell, why don't you take a swing at me? I mean, I'm the one that dragged you away from her in the first place.

The urban legend of Bloody Mary seems to be coming true in [[UsefulNotes/ToledoOhio Toledo, Ohio]].

* CelebrityParadox: Dean asks Sam if he looks like Paris Hilton, who will appear (playing a monster [[ItMakesSenseInContext pretending to be Paris Hilton]]) in season 5.

* [[ILetGwenStacyDie I Let Jessica Die]]: Charlie also feels guilty for her ex-boyfriend's suicide.

* MirrorMonster
* MirrorScare: As Mary generally only appears in mirrors, this is pretty much a given.

* ThatOneCase: The Mary Worthington case for the detective in Fort Worth, Indiana.

->'''Dean:''' How many times in Dad's long, varied career has it actually been a freak medical thing? And not some sign of an awful supernatural death?

People start dying in Toledo, Ohio, after chanting "Bloody Mary" into a mirror three times. Sam and Dean investigate, learning that once she's been invoked, [[Characters/SupernaturalGhosts Mary]] only kills people who are secretly harboring guilt over the death of another. To lure Mary into a trap, Sam says "Bloody Mary" in front of a mirror three times and Mary appears: it's revealed that before Jessica's death, Sam had been having dreams of her being killed in the exact same way as his mother, and that he feels guilty for ignoring what he now thinks were prophetic visions. Dean is worried about Sam's continued guilt over Jessica's death, but Sam chooses not to tell Dean about the prophetic dreams.

* CelebrityParadox: Dean asks Sam if he looks like Paris Hilton. The latter will appear (playing a monster [[ItMakesSenseInContext pretending to be Paris Hilton]]) in season 5.

* TheReveal: Sam dreamed of Jessica burning days before her death.

* ThatOneCase: The Mary Worthington case for the detective in Fort Worth.

-->'''Sam:''' Might not be one of ours. It might be just some freak medical thing.
-->'''Dean:''' How many times in Dad's long, varied career has it actually been a freak medical thing? And not some sign of an awful supernatural death?
-->'''Sam:''' Uh, almost never.
-->'''Dean:''' Exactly.

!Tropes appearing in this episode:

* CelebrityParadox: Dean asks Sam if he looks like Paris Hilton. The latter will appear in season 5.

* ThatOneCase: The Mary Worthington case for the detective.

-->'''Dean:''' You know what, that’s it. This is about Jessica, isn't it? You think that’s your dirty little secret that you killed her somehow? Sam, this has got to stop, man. I mean, the nightmares and calling her name out in the middle of the night—it’s gonna kill you. Now listen to me—it wasn't your fault. If you wanna blame something, then blame the thing that killed her. Or hell, why don’t you take a swing at me? I mean, I’m the one that dragged you away from her in the first place.

!Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV) items:
* [[Fridge/SupernaturalS01E05BloodyMary Fridge Items.]]
* [[Trivia/SupernaturalS01E05BloodyMary Trivia Items.]]
* [[YMMV/SupernaturalS01E05BloodyMary Other YMMV Items.]]

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* [[Trivia/SupernaturalS01E05BloodyMary Trivia items.]]

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Genevieve Buechner, who plays Lily Shoemaker, also plays Tamara Adama on ''Series/{{Caprica}}''.

* SimilarlyNamedWorks:
** An episode of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.
** The films ''Film/UrbanLegendsBloodyMary'' and ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_%28film%29 Bloody Mary]]''.
** The name of a song by LadyGaga and a song by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_%28The_Alice_Rose_song%29 The Alice Rose]].

* DeggansRule: Failed. The retired detective was black, but he was a minor character.

* TheBechdelTest: Passed! Our first.

'''Season 1, Episode 5''':

[[caption-width-right:350:This has gotta be, what, six hundred years bad luck?]]

People start dying in Toledo, Ohio, after chanting "Bloody Mary" into a mirror three times. Sam and Dean investigate, learning that once she's been invoked, [[Characters/SupernaturalGhosts Mary]] only kills people who are secretly harbouring guilt over the death of another. To lure Mary into a trap, Sam says "Bloody Mary" in front of a mirror three times and Mary appears: it's revealed that before Jessica's death, Sam had been having dreams of her being killed in the exact same way as his mother, and that he feels guilty for ignoring what he now thinks were prophetic visions. Dean is worried about Sam's continued guilt over Jessica's death, but Sam chooses not to tell Dean about the prophetic dreams.

For the series so far = At least 107 humans; 4 ghosts; and 1 wendigo.

* DarkSecret: All of Mary's victims have one, but more importantly Sam.

** Genevieve Buechner who plays Lily Shoemaker, also plays Tamara Adama on ''{{Caprica}}''.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Apparently Mary is vulnerable to her own power.

* NotSoDifferent: Mary herself. After it's revealed that many of her victims are only 'responsible' for the death in their DarkSecret and she is separated from the mirror, her own reflection is what kills her. And while the other evil reflections appeared angry, her own looked downright ''furious''.

** Much of the imagery associated with Bloody Mary is reminiscent of ''TheRing''.
** When Sam is filming him with a camcorder using night vision, Dean asks if he looks like ParisHilton.

-->'''Dean:''' You know what, that’s it. This is about Jessica, isn’t it? You think that’s your dirty little secret that you killed her somehow? Sam, this has got to stop, man. I mean, the nightmares and calling her name out in the middle of the night—it’s gonna kill you. Now listen to me—It wasn’t your fault. If you wanna blame something, then blame the thing that killed her. Or hell, why don’t you take a swing at me? I mean I’m the one that dragged you away from her in the first place.

For this episode = [[spoiler: 2 humans and 1 ghost]].

* NotSoDifferent: Mary herself. After it's revealed that many of her victims are only 'responsible' for the death in their DarkSecret and she [[spoiler:is separated from the mirror, her own reflection is what kills her. And while the other evil reflections appeared angry, her own looked downright ''furious''.]]

** The films ''UrbanLegendsBloodyMary'' and ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_%28film%29 Bloody Mary]]''.

* [[ILetGwenStacyDie I Let Jessica Die]]: Charlie also feel guilty for her ex-boyfriend's suicide.

* ParanoiaFuel: Have you ever said "Bloody Mary" to a mirror 3 times?

[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bloodymarysn_1466.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:250:This has gotta be, what, six hundred years bad luck?]]

People start dying in Toledo, Ohio, after chanting "Bloody Mary" into a mirror three times. Sam and Dean investigate, learning that once she's been invoked, Mary only kills people who are secretly harbouring guilt over the death of another. To lure Mary into a trap, Sam says "Bloody Mary" in front of a mirror three times and Mary appears: it's revealed that before Jessica's death, Sam had been having dreams of her being killed in the exact same way as his mother, and that he feels guilty for ignoring what he now thinks were prophetic visions. Dean is worried about Sam's continued guilt over Jessica's death, but Sam chooses not to tell Dean about the prophetic dreams.

! Tropes
* AnyoneCanDie:
** Body count this episode = [[spoiler: 2 humans and 1 ghost]].
** Body count for the series so far = At least 107 humans; 4 ghosts; and 1 wendigo.