History Recap / SupernaturalS01E21Salvation

* StockEpisodeTitles: At least 11 other instances of this being used as an episode title.

* [[OneBulletLeft Three Bullets Left]]: Of the 13 bullets made by Samuel Colt, 5 are left in the case when Elkins opens it. One of these is used to kill Luther in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E20DeadMansBlood "Dead Man's Blood" (S01, E20)]] and another is used in this episode when Sam shoots at the Yellow-Eyed Demon in the nursery.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Meg's associate/"brother" Tom is played by Sebastian Spence, who also played Cade Foster in ''Series/FirstWave'', Professor Matt Freeman on ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and Lt. Noel "Narcho" Allison on ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Meg's associate/"brother" Tom is played by Sebastian Spence, who also played Cade Foster in ''Series/FirstWave'', Professor Matt Freeman on ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and Lt. Noel "Narcho" Allison on ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|Reimagined}}''.

-->'''John:''' Been waiting a long time for this fight. Now it's here, I'm not gonna be in it. It's up to you boys now. It's your fight, you finish this. You finish what I started. Understand? ''[he hands Dean the Colt]''

** [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Caleb]] in Lincoln, Nebraska.

* BreakTheFake: When John hands over the Colt, the other demon shoots it at Meg to prove that it's a fake.

-->'''Meg:''' Well, I've lied...a lot. I've stolen. I've lusted. And the other day I met this man--a nice guy, you know? And we had a really good chat...sort of like this. Then I slit his throat and ripped his heart out through his chest. ''[she blinks and her eyes go [[BlackEyesOfEvil black]]]'' Does that make me a bad person?

** The third appearance of the deer's head, previously seen at the Escanabe Motel in Saginaw, Michigan, in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E14Nightmare "Nightmare" (S01, E14)]] and at Kugel's Keg in Hibbing, Minnesota in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E15TheBenders "The Benders" (S01, E15)]].

** Dean mentions the messages they left on John's voicemail in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home" (S01, E09)]] and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E12Faith "Faith" (S01, E12)]].

--->'''Dean:''' No. It's burning to the ground; it's suicide.

* DevilInDisguise: The Winchesters discover Meg is a demon.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: While hearing "Carry On Wayward Son" over The Road So Far isn't out of place for this show, hearing it in an episode that ''isn't'' the season finale ''is''.

* ElectromagneticGhosts: Static on the radio and flickering lights before the Yellow-Eyed Demon arrives.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Meg's reaction to getting shot with (supposedly) the [[DiscOneNuke Colt]]? Get mad. {{Justified|Trope}}--she ''is'' a demon.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Meg's demon associate Tom is played by Sebastian Spence, who also played Cade Foster in ''Series/FirstWave'', Professor Matt Freeman on ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and Lt. Noel "Narcho" Allison on ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]''.
* HolyBurnsEvil: Rosary and a blessing converts the water in the tanks at the warehouse into holy water.
* HollywoodApocrypha: The sign seen as they enter Salvation says JW 2:27 "Are you ready for Judgement day?" This book and verse do not actually exist in Literature/TheBible.

* MindOverMatter: A demon power.

-->'''Sam:''' Last time I saw you you [[DestinationDefenestration fell out of a window]].
-->'''Meg:''' Yeah, no thanks to you. That really hurt my feelings, by the way.

* WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied: When on the phone with John, Meg describes how Jim [[SlashedThroat choked on his own blood]], and then lets John hear how that sounds when she kills Caleb in exactly the same way.

-->'''Dean:''' ''[to Sam]'' I mean it. If hunting this demon means you getting yourself killed--then I hope we never find the damn thing.

John Winchester has tracked the demon to [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Salvation]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa.]] He and his sons are determined to kill the demon and save the mother of a six-month-old infant.

Sam, Dean, and [[Characters/SupernaturalTheWinchesters John]] make plans to kill the demon who killed [[Characters/SupernaturalTheWinchesters Mary Winchester]] after tracking his movements to Salvation, Iowa, where they think he will target another mother of a six-month old child. Sam has a [[{{Seers}} premonition]] that gives them a chance to save the Holt family from the same tragedy the Winchesters suffered. But before they have a chance to confront the demon, [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Meg]] starts murdering the Winchesters' friends and allies and demands that they turn over the Colt if they want her to stop. John agrees to meet Meg in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska Lincoln]], leaving his sons to deal with the demon using the real Colt. John tries to pass off another antique gun as the Colt, but Meg's associate, [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Tom]], shoots her and reveals that the gun is a fake, and John is captured. Sam and Dean are able to rescue the mother and the infant [[Characters/SupernaturalSpecialChildren Rosie Holt]], but the [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Yellow-Eyed Demon]] escapes.

-->'''Meg:''' Well, I've lied...a lot. I've stolen. I've lusted. And the other day I met this man--a nice guy, you know? And we had a really good chat...sort of like this. Then I slit his throat and ripped his heart out through his chest. ''[she blinks and her eyes are suddenly [[BlackEyesOfEvil completely black]]]'' Does that make me a bad person?

** The second appearance of the deer's head, previously seen in the Escanabe Motel in Saginaw, Michigan, in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E14Nightmare "Nightmare"]].
** We see the [[http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-laptops Dell Inspiron]] laptop sporting the logo for [[http://covebike.com/ Cove Bikes.]] The laptop was previously seen in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E07HookMan "Hook Man"]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E10Asylum "Asylum"]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E12Faith "Faith"]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E17HellHouse "Hell House"]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E19Provenance "Provenance"]], and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E20DeadMansBlood "Dead Man's Blood"]].
** Dean mentions the previous messages they left on John's voicemail in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home"]] and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E12Faith "Faith"']].

-->'''John:''' I just...I just need to buy a few hours, that's all.

-->'''Dean:''' No. It's burning to the ground; it's suicide.
-->'''Sam:''' I don't care!
-->'''Dean:''' I do!

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: While hearing "Carry On Wayward Son" over a "The Road So Far" isn't out of place for this show, hearing it in an episode that ''isn't'' the season finale ''is''.
* EditedForSyndication: [[RecurringRiff "Carry On Wayward Son"]] is removed from the "[[PreviouslyOn The Road So Far]]" section of this episode on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

* EvilPlan: While we still do not understand the details, it is clear that the demons are organized and working towards a specific goal. This contrasts with the first description of demons in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E04PhantomTraveller "Phantom Traveler" (S01, Epp04)]] as AlwaysChaoticEvil.

-->'''Meg:''' I can see where your boys get their good looks. Though, I must admit, considering what they say about you, I thought you'd be....taller.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Meg's demon associate Tom is played by Sebastian Spence, who also played Cade Foster in ''Series/FirstWave'', Professor Matt Freeman on ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', and Lt. Noel 'Narcho' Allison on ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]''.

* LetsSplitUpGang: Dean and Sam stay in Iowa to protect the family, while John goes to Nebraska to confront Meg.
* MeaningfulName: The fictional town name: Salvation.

-->'''Sam:''' Last time I saw you you fell out of a window.

* OutrunTheFireball: The nursery at the Holt Home.

* PstandardPsychicPstance: Sam grabs his head as if in pain when the visions come.
* RecurringRiff: "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas plays for the first time this series during the "[[PreviouslyOn The Road So Far]]" section of this episode. It will play during future [[SeasonFinale season finales]], and is the closest thing ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' has to a ThemeSong.

* [[OneBulletLeft Three Bullets Left]]: Of the 13 bullets made by Samuel Colt, 5 are left in the case when Elkins opens it. One of these is used to kill Luther in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E20DeadMansBlood "Dead Man's Blood"]] and another is used in this episode when Sam shoots at the Yellow-Eyed Demon in the nursery.

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!Non-trope items:
* [[Fridge/SupernaturalS01E21Salvation Fridge Items.]]
* [[YMMV/SupernaturalS01E21Salvation YMMV Items.]]

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* DeggansRule: Failed.

* TheBechdelTest: Failed.

John Winchester has tracked the demon to [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Salvation]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa Iowa.]] He and his sons are determined to kill the demon and save the mother of a six month old infant.

Sam, Dean, and [[Characters/SupernaturalTheWinchesters John]] make plans to kill the demon who killed [[Characters/SupernaturalTheWinchesters Mary Winchester]] after tracking his movements to Salvation, Iowa, where they think he will target another mother of a six-month old child. Sam has a [[{{Seer}} premonition]] that gives them a chance to save the Holt family from the same tragedy the Winchesters suffered. But before they have a chance to confront the demon, [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Meg]] starts murdering the Winchesters' friends and allies and demands that they turn over the Colt if they want her to stop. John agree to meet Meg in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln,_Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska,]] leaving his sons to deal with the demon using the real Colt. John tries to pass off another antique gun as the Colt, but Meg's associate [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Tom]] reveals that the gun is a fake, and John is captured. Sam and Dean are able to rescue the mother and the infant [[Characters/SupernaturalSpecialChildren Rosie Holt]], but the [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Yellow Eyed Demon]] escapes.

For the series so far = At least 140 humans; 11 ghosts; 3 vampires; 1 god; 1 rawhead; 1 shapeshifter; 1 shtriga; and 1 wendigo.

!Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV) items:

* [[YMMV/SupernaturalS01E21Salvation Other YMMV Items.]]

-->'''John:''' Been waiting a long time for this fight. Now it's here I'm not gonna be in it. It's up to you boys now. It's your fight, you finish this. You finish what I started. Understand? (He hands Dean the Colt.)

-->'''Meg:''' Oh, John please, mind your blood pressure. So this is the thing. We're going to keep doing what we're doing. And your friends, anyone who has ever helped you, gave you shelter, anyone you ever loved. They'll all die unless you give us that gun.
** [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Pastor Jim Murphy]] in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Earth%2C_Minnesota Blue Earth, Minnesota.]]

* TheBechdelTest: Failed
* BlackEyesOfEvil: Meg.
* BreakTheFake: When John hands over the Colt, the demon shoots it at Meg to prove that it's a fake.

-->'''Meg:''' Well, I’ve lied... a lot. I’ve stolen. I’ve lusted. And the other day I met this man – a nice guy, you know? And we had a really good chat... sort of like this. Then I slit his throat and ripped his heart out through his chest. (She blinks and her eyes are suddenly completely black.) Does that make me a bad person?

** The second appearance of the deer's head previously seen in Escanade Motel in Saginaw, Michigan, in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E14Nightmare "Nightmare"]].

** Dean mentions the previous messages they left on John's voice-mail in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home "Home"]] and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E12Faith "Faith"']].
* DeathSeeker: Strangely enough it is [[MartyrWithoutACause Dean]] who argues there is something WorthLivingFor, [[ThickerThanWater Family]].
** John.
-->'''John:''' I just... I just need to buy a few hours, that's all.
** Sam.
-->'''Dean:''' No. It's burning to the ground, it's suicide.

* EditedForSyndication: [[RecurringRiff "Carry On Wayward Son"]] is removed from [[PreviouslyOn The Road So Far]] section of this episode on {{Netflix}}.
* ElectromagneticGhosts: Static on the radio and flickering lights before the Yellow Eyed Demon arrives.

-->'''Meg:''' I can see where you boys get their good looks. Though I must admit, considering what they say about you, I thought you'd be....taller.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Meg's demon associate Tom is played by Sebastian Spence, who also played Cade Foster in ''FirstWave'', Professor Matt Freeman on ''DawsonsCreek'', and Lt. Noel 'Narcho' Allison on ''[[Series/BattlestarGalacticaReimagined Battlestar Galactica]]''.

* HollywoodApocrypha: The sign seen as they enter Salvation says: JW 2:27 "Are you ready for Judgement day?" This book and verse do not actually exist in Literature/TheBible.

* MeaningfulName: The fictional town name, Salvation.

-->'''Meg:''' Yeah, no thanks to you. That really hurt my feelings by the way.

-->'''Dean:''' Call you? Are you kidding me? Dad, I called you from [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E09Home Lawrence]], alright? Sam called you [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E12Faith when I was dying]]. I mean, getting you on the phone – I got a better chance of winning the lottery.

** GhostlyChill: Temperature fluctations.

* RecurringRiff: "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas plays for the first time this series during the [[PreviouslyOn The Road So Far]] section of this episode. It will play during future [[SeasonFinale season finales]], and is the closest thing ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' has to a ThemeSong.

** The location Meg selects to meet John, Wabash and Lake, is an exit point in ''TheMatrix''.

* StockEpisodeTitles: At least 11 other instances of this being used as a TV episode title.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: The demon has shining Yellow Eyes in the nursery, unlike the black eyes we have seen with other demons.

-->'''Meg:''' You hear that? That's the sound of your friend dying. Now let's try this again. We know you have the gun John, word travels fast. So as far as we're concerned you just declared war. And this is what war looks like. It has casualties.
* [[OneBulletLeft Three Bullets Left]]: Of the 13 bullets made by Samuel Colt, 5 are left in the case when Elkins opens it. One of these is used to kill Luther in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E20DeadMansBlood "Dead Man's Blood"]] and another is used in this episode by Sam shooting at the Yellow Eyed Demon in the nursery.

'''Season 1, Episode 21''':

-->'''Dean (to Sam):''' I mean it. If hunting this demon means you getting yourself killed - then I hope we never find the damn thing.

For this episode = [[spoiler: 2 humans (both hunters and close friends of the Winchesters)]].

* HollywoodApocrypha: The sign seen as they enter Salvation says: JW 2:27 "Are you ready for Judgement day?" This book and verse do not actually exist in TheBible.

** The books in John's motel room include: Butler's ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Killinek-Canadian-pageant-Kenneth-Butler/dp/B0007JCPT8 Igloo Killinek]]'', Serling's ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Air-Force-One-Is-Haunted/dp/0312015348 Air Force One Is Haunted]]'', and [[DanielleSteel Steel's]] ''[[http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Danielle-Steel/dp/0440176484 Secrets.]]''