History Recap / SupernaturalS03E11MysterySpot

For the series so far = At least 235 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Sam gets trapped in one. Even gets a ShoutOut.

* LookBothWays: The second time Dean is killed, a guy accidentally runs him over with his speeding car.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Sam gets trapped in one.

* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor Sam .

For the series so far = At least 233 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 9 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

For the series so far = At least 223 humans (of which 3 were witches), 17 ghosts, 13 demons, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 2 shapeshifters, 2 werewolves, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 shtriga, 1 wendigo, and 1 zombie.

* XRaySparks: When Dean dies from plugging an [[HighVoltageDeath electric razor into a faulty outlet]].

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Dean Winchester, a guy who routinely kills monsters, demons, ghosts, and even gods, dies in a number of rather unimpressive ways, such as choking to death on a sausage and getting lethal brain damage after slipping in the shower.

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Dean Winchester, a guy who routinely kills monsters, demons, ghosts, and even gods, dies in a number of rather unimpressive ways, such as choking to death on a hot dog and getting lethal brain damage after slipping in the shower.

* ContinuityNod: To draw more parallels between [[NotSoDifferent Sam and John]]. After Dean dies on Wednesday, Sam outfits the trunk of the Impala with the same weapons case John had in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E20DeadMansBlood Dead Man's Blood]]

* DespairEventHorizon: Being forced to watch his big brother die over and over again was bad enough, but Sam ''snaps'' when the loop ends, but Dean still dies and stays dead. For ''six months''.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: The first clue Sam has that the man eating breakfast at the diner is more than he appears is when he sees him eating different syrup on his pancakes for the first time in 100 Tuesdays.

* SeenItAll: After 102 Tuesdays, Sam's seen almost everything to know about the diner and the surrounding area. [[OutOfCharacterAlert This becomes a plot point]].

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Trickster intends to teach Sam that his [[LivingEmotionalCrutch codependent relationship with Dean]] is not good for him.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: After Sam notices the OutOfCharacterAlert, we just ''cut'' to the next Tuesday.
* WhatTheHellHero: Bobby attempts to give one to Sam after he starts JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope after Dean dies.
* XRaySparks: We see this when Dean dies from plugging an [[HighVoltageDeath electric razor into a faulty outlet]].

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* NoodleIncident: Alongside some of the deaths, there was one scene when Sam was trying to convince Dean what was going on. As Sam is repeating the random nonsense Dean is saying before he says it, we get to hear, "Sam Winchester wears makeup. Sam Winchester cries his way through sex. Sam Winchester keeps a ruler by the bed and every morning when he wakes up... OKAY!" We never do hear what Sam does.

* ShoutOut: To ''Series/TheXFiles'' and "[[Memes/RealLife Dingoes ate my baby]]."

* SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: On Wednesday Dean Wakes up to Music/HueyLewisAndTheNews' "Back in Time"
* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Taken UpToEleven
* TimeSkip: Half a year after the first Wednesday.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Trickster intends to teach Sam that his [[LivingEmotionalCrutch co-dependent relationship with Dean]] is not good for him.

Written by Jeremy Carver and Emily McLaughlin.

'''Season 3, Episode 11''':

One Tuesday, Dean suddenly dies before his year is up. [[GroundhogDayLoop Again, and again, and again.]] Sam is the only one who is aware of the time loop, but no matter what he does he can't save his brother from dying.

* BreakTheCutie: Poor, poor Sam

* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: "Do these tacos taste funny to you?" ''[[JumpCut "Heeeeaat of the moment!"]]''

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Sam narrowly averts this. He stabs Bobby on the small suspicion that he might secretly be the Trickster. Sam turns out to be right, but for the few seconds where Bobby is dead, we see that Sam was just acting on a hunch.
* KilledOffForReal: Dean is killed hundreds of times in the episode but always returns when the loop resets. After the Winchesters discover that the Trickster is behind it and they find themselves in a new day, Dean is abruptly killed in a carjacking gone wrong and doesn't return despite Sam's protests. Ultimately subverted months later when the Trickster resets the timeline mostly out of boredom... or so he says.

'''Dean (defensively):''' Of course I peed myself. Man gets hit by a car, you think he has full control over his bladder? Come on!

* SeenItAll: After 102 Tuesdays, Sam's seen almost everything to know about the diner and the surrounding area. [[OutOfCharacterAlert This becomes a plot point.]]
* ShoutOut: To ''TheXFiles'' and [[Memes/RealLife "Dingoes ate my baby."]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The Trickster's intends to teach Sam that his [[LivingEmotionalCrutch co-dependent relationship with Dean]] is not good for him.

* WhatTheHellHero: Bobby attempts to give one to Sam, after he starts JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope after Dean dies.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Dean dying once or twice? Tragic. Dean dying 102 times? Hilarious. In a tragic way.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny

* EarWorm: Asia's "Heat of the Moment", "Mystery Spot"'s answer to "[[Film/GroundhogDay I Got You Babe]]".

For this episode = [[spoiler:Dean dies at least 102 times, but only in the Trickster's reality.]]

* AnyoneCanDie
** Averted, as [[spoiler: Dean dies at least 102 times, but only in the Trickster's reality]].

* DespairEventHorizon: Being forced to watch his big brother die over and over again was bad enough, but Sam ''snaps'' when [[spoiler:the loop ends, but Dean still dies and stays dead. For ''six months''.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Dean getting crushed by the piano after coming up with the plan to keep him alive past midnight.]] Not only does this foreshadow how this plan ''[[FailureIsTheOnlyOption bombs]]'', but it also foreshadows [[spoiler: the Trickster's intent for sticking Sam in the loop; try as he might, Dean ''will'' die no matter what Sam tries to do to save him]].
** Also the Trickster's interest in getting Sam over his codependency and accepting he's going to lose Dean. [[spoiler: Sam doesn't know Dean will come back - or that the Trickster has a marked interest in getting them to Play Their Roles.]]

* OutOfCharacterAlert: The first clue Sam has that [[spoiler:the man eating breakfast at the diner]] is more than he appears is when he sees him [[spoiler:eating different syrup on his pancakes for the first time in 100 Tuesdays]].

* [[spoiler:RealityWarper: The Trickster.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:The Trickster's intends to teach Sam that his [[LivingEmotionalCrutch co-dependent relationship with Dean]] is not good for him.]]
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:After Sam notices the OutOfCharacterAlert, we just ''cut'' to the next Tuesday.]]

* KilledOffForReal: Dean is killed hundreds of times in the episode but always returns when the loop resets. After the Winchesters discover that the Trickster is behind it and they find themselves in a new day, Dean is abruptly killed in a carjacking gone wrong and doesn't return despite Sam's protests. Ultimately subverted months later when the Trickster resets the timeline mostly out of boredom.

* WhatEverHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:After Sam notices the OutOfCharacterAlert, we just ''cut'' to the next Tuesday.]]

* TheFoodPoisoningIncident: "Do these tacos taste funny to you?"

* XRaySparks: We see this when Dean dies from plugging an [[HighVoltageDeath electric shaver into a faulty outlet]].

* KilledOffForReal: Dean is killed hundreds of times in the episode but always returns when the loop resets. After they discover the Trickster and they find themselves in a new day, Dean is abruptly killed in a carjacking gone wrong and doesn't return despite Sam's protests. Ultimately subverted months later when the Trickster resets the timeline mostly out of boredom.