History Recap / SupernaturalS02E02EverybodyLovesAClown

* HurtingHero: Dean.
-->'''Dean:''' Dude, I'm okay. I'm okay, okay? I swear, the next person who asks me if I'm okay, I'm going to start throwing punches.

* BareYourMidriff: Jo Harvelle.

* KnifeNut: The rakshasa.

* WhatAnIdiot: Apparently, there are at least 3 kids who don’t see anything wrong with letting a creepy looking clown into their house in the middle of the night.

* MonsterClown

* WouldntHurtAChild: The rakshasa kills the parents, but leaves the child unharmed.

* VampireInvitation: This is why the rakshasa appears to the children as a clown.

** Sam's fear of clowns parallels Dean's fear of flying in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E04PhantomTraveller "Phantom Traveler" (S01, Ep04)]].
-->'''Sam:''' Well, at least I'm not afraid of flying.
-->'''Dean:''' Planes crash!
-->'''Sam:''' And apparently clowns kill!

-->'''Dean:''' Excuse me, we're looking for a Mr. Cooper, have you seen him around?
-->'''Knife thrower:''' ''[pulling off his glasses to show cataract eyes]'' What is that, some kind of joke?

-->'''Dwarf in red cape:''' Hey buddy, what's your problem?
-->'''Dean:''' Nothing, it's just a little misunderstanding.
-->'''Dwarf in red cape:''' Little?! You son of a bitch!

-->'''Jo:''' You know, I thought you were gonna toss me some cheap pickup line. ''[Dean chuckles, embarrassed]'' Most hunters come through that door think they can get in my pants with some...pizza, a six pack, and side one of [[Music/LedZeppelin Zeppelin IV]].

-->'''Ash:''' But it's gonna take time, uh, give me...fifty-one hours.

-->'''Dean:''' You've gotta be kidding me, this guy's no genius. He's a Music/LynyrdSkynyrd roadie.

-->'''Dean:''' I mean, come on, you still bust out crying whenever you see Ronald [=McDonald=] on the television.
** Ash makes a reference to ''Film/PinkFlamingos''.
-->'''Ash:''' I'm on it like Divine on dog dookie.

* TakingUpTheMantle: Sam now seems determined to do what their father would have wanted, while Sam was often at odds with John while he was alive.

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'''Season 2, Episode 2''':

->"About me and dad. I'm sorry that the last time I was with him I tried to pick a fight. I'm sorry that I spent most of my life angry at him. I mean, for all I know he died thinking that I hate him. So you're right. What I'm doing right now, it's too little. It's too late. (pause) I miss him, man. And I feel guilty as hell. And I'm not all right. Not at all. But neither are you. That much I know."
-->'''- Sam to Dean'''

The brothers are still reeling from their father's death. While pursuing their father's research on the [[Characters/SupernaturalDemons Yellow-Eyed Demon]], Sam and Dean discover the Roadhouse, a bar frequented by hunters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Ellen Harvelle]] owns the Roadhouse. Her daughter [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Jo]] works there. [[Characters/SupernaturalHunters Ash]] is a regular patron and a genius who offers to help track the Yellow-Eyed Demon. Ellen has collected information on a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa rakshasa,]] a [[Characters/SupernaturalMonstersAndSupernaturalBeings supernatural creature]] that takes the form a clown in Medford, Wisconsin. Sam and Dean take this case, forcing them to work at a carnival.

For the series so far = At least 149 humans; 11 ghosts; 3 vampires; 1 demon; 1 god; 1 rakshasa; 1 rawhead; 1 shapeshifter; 1 shtriga; and 1 wendigo.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Ash may be a genius, but he has lots of quirks.

** He has a mullet, earring in his left ear, and wears a vest without a shirt.

** Sam's fear of clowns parallels Dean's fear of flying in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E04PhantomTraveller "PhantomTraveller" (S01, Ep04)]].

-->'''Ash:''' Clowns? What the f-

-->'''Dean to Jo:''' You're not gonna hit me again, are you?.

* HallOfMirrors: In the fun house.

** Dean does this with the blind knife thrower.

-->'''Knife thrower pulling off his glasses to show cataract eyes:''' What is that, some kind of joke?
** Dean compounds the problem with a little person.

-->'''Jo:''' You know, I thought you were gonna toss me some cheap pickup line. (Dean chuckles, embarrassed) Most hunters come through that door think they can get in my pants with some... pizza, a six pack, and side one of [[LedZeppelin Zeppelin IV]].

-->'''Ash:''' But it's gonna take time, uh, give me... fifty one hours.

-->'''Dean (to Sam):''' You know what? You're right. Come here. I'm gonna lay my head gently on your shoulder. Maybe we can cry, hug, and maybe even slow dance.

** And then at the end, when he starts hitting the [[CoolCar Impala]].

-->'''Dean:''' "Oh God please let that be a rifle."
-->'''Jo:''' "No, I'm just [[SarcasmMode real happy to see you]]"
* PercussiveTherapy: Dean taking a crowbar to a car's window and then smashes up the Impala's trunk.

-->'''Ash:''' There are non-parametrics, statistical overviews, prospects and correlations, I mean.. damn! They're signs. Omens. Uh, if you can track 'em, you can track this demon. You know, like crop failures, [[AStormIsComing electrical storms]]... [[NoodleIncident You ever been struck by lightning]]? It ain't fun.

-->'''Dean:''' You've gotta be kidding me, this guy's no genius. He's a LynyrdSkynyrd roadie.
** Jo seems to have been on the receiving end of Mike Damone's 5 point plan in ''FastTimesAtRidgemontHigh''.
** Sam has a childhood fear of the {{mascot}} of McDonalds.

* TitledAfterTheSong: By [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lewis_%26_the_Playboys Gary Lewis & The Playboys.]]

* VikingFuneral: The Winchester brothers burn their father's body on a funeral pyre.

-->'''Dean:''' "I know what you're thinking, Sam. Why did it have to be clowns?"

-->'''Dean to Jo:''' You're not gonna hit me again, are you?
* DeggansRule: Failed.

* TheBechdelTest: Failed. The Harvelles only talk to each other about the Winchester boys or Ash.

For this episode = [[spoiler: 4 humans and 1 rakshasa]].

** And then at the end, when he starts hitting the [[CoolCar impala]].

-->'''Dean (to Sam):''' You know what? You're right. Come here. I'm gonna lay my head gently on your shoulder. Maybe we can cry, hug, and maybe even slow dance

* StoicWoobie: Dean.
-->'''Dean:''' Dude, I'm okay. I'm okay, okay? I swear, the next person who asks me if I'm okay, I'm going to start throwing punches.

** A deer's head is seen on the wall of the Harvelle's Roadhouse. This deer's head was also seen in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E14Nightmare "Nightmare"]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E15TheBenders "The Benders"]], and [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E21Salvation "Salvation"]].
** Sam's fear of clowns parallels Dean's fear of flying in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E04PhantomTraveller "PhantomTraveller"]].

The brothers are still reeling from their father's death. While pursuing their father's research on the Yellow-Eyed Demon, Sam and Dean discover the Roadhouse, a bar frequented by hunters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Ellen Harvelle owns the Roadhouse. Her daughter Jo works there. Ash is a regular patron and a genius who offers to help track the Yellow-Eyed Demon. Ellen has collected information on a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa rakshasa,]] a supernatural creature that takes the form a clown in Medford, Wisconsin. Sam and Dean take this case, forcing them to work at a carnival.

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[[caption-width-right:255:Mom, you know these guys?]]