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* SexyDiscretionShot: The good 'ole "clothes tossed to the floor before a raging fireplace" scene.
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* SexyBack: Sam and Ruby provide equal-opportunity {{fanservice}}.

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* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair. Played with in Sam's case as [[spoiler: his powers do work eventually, he's currently not powerful enough]]

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* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair. Played with in Sam's case as [[spoiler: his powers do work eventually, he's currently not powerful enough]]enough]].
* OneHandedShotgunPump
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* OnThree: Sam does the "on one" version when popping back Dean's dislocated shoulder.
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* SelfStitching

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* SelfStitchingSelfStitching / HealItWithBooze
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* DestinationDefenstration: Sam and Dean jump out a stained-glass window to escape Alaister.


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* SelfStitching
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* ShoutOut: The ward Anna was in is 42, the answer to the great question of life, the universe and everything.
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* ImpaledPalm: Sam pins the Crossroads demon in place to force him to make a deal. It doesn't work.
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* PlayingDrunk: The short con Sam and Dean are running re the pool game.

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* AnyoneCanDie
** Body count for this episode = [[spoiler: six humans and five demons]].

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* AnyoneCanDie
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AnyoneCanDie: Body count for this episode = [[spoiler: six humans and five demons]].



* CassandraTruth: Anna tries to warn people of the upcoming Apocalypse. She's placed in a mental institution.
* {{Cliffhanger}}

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* CassandraTruth: Anna tries to warn people of the upcoming Apocalypse. She's placed in forcibly committed to a mental institution.
institution for her troubles.
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-->'''Castiel:''' [[WhamLine No, she has to die.]]

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-->'''Castiel:''' [[WhamLine [[spoiler:[[WhamLine No, she has to die.]]]]]]



* DrowningMySorrows[=/=]TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death.

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* DrowningMySorrows[=/=]TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death. Ruby makes him promise to stop if he wants her help in killing Lilith.



* MindOverMatter: Anna moving a drawer to fight off a demon.
* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair.
** Played with in Sam's case as [[spoiler: his powers do work eventually, he's currently not powerful enough]]

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* LightIsNotGood: The angels [[spoiler:want Anna to be turned over to them, not to protect her, but to kill her]].
* MindOverMatter: Anna moving uses her mind to shove a drawer to fight off a demon.
into the possessed nurse hard enough that it knocks him out. His head hits the door so hard that it cracks the glass panel.
* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair. \n** Played with in Sam's case as [[spoiler: his powers do work eventually, he's currently not powerful enough]]enough]]
* ProphetEyes: When Sam tries to exorcise Alastair, it just makes the demon cough politely and his eyes turn white like [[BigBad Lilith's]], instantly marking him as a huge threat.
* PsychicPowers: Anna is [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] (she hears angels talking in her head) and [[MindOverMatter telekinetic]]. {{Flashback}}s reveal how Sam worked with Ruby on his own powers to get strong enough to psychically exorcise demons.



* StabTheScorpion
* SuperWindowJump: Sam and Dean jump out of a window in the ''attic'' of a church in order to escape Alastair.

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* StabTheScorpion
StabTheScorpion: In flashbacks, Ruby has another demon grab Sam. She takes her knife back from Sam and, revealing that Lilith had let her out of {{Hell}} to kill him, holds it up to kill him before she uses it to kill the other demon instead.
* SuperWindowJump: Sam and Dean jump out of a window in the ''attic'' of a church in order to escape Alastair.

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* SeekingSanctuary: With the demons chasing her, Anna hides in the attic of her father's church, not realizing that [[OurDemonsAreDifferent this show's demons can indeed enter hallowed ground]].



* TooMuchInformation: Spoken word for word by Dean.

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* TooMuchInformation: Spoken word for word by Dean. Dean about Sam and Ruby's sex scene. Exactly how much detail did Sam go into?
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!!Body count
For this episode = [[spoiler:6 humans and 5 demons.]]

For the series so far = At least 275 humans (of which 5 were witches), 58 demons, 25 ghosts, 10 vampires, 6 changelings, 3 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 2 werewolves, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 rougarou, 1 shtriga, and 1 wendigo.

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* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair.

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* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair.
** Played with in Sam's case as [[spoiler: his powers do work eventually, he's currently not powerful enough]]


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* SuperWindowJump: Sam and Dean jump out of a window in the ''attic'' of a church in order to escape Alastair.
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* TooMuchInformation: Spoken word for word by Dean.
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* NoSell: Neither Sam's powers nor Ruby's knife works on Alastair.
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* DrowningMySorrows=/=]TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death.

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* DrowningMySorrows=/=]TheAlcoholic: DrowningMySorrows[=/=]TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death.
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* DrowningMySorrows/TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death.

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* DrowningMySorrows/TheAlcoholic: DrowningMySorrows=/=]TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death.
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* AtTheCrossroads: Sam attempted to make a [[DealWithTheDevil crossroads deal]] but fails because the demons ''want'' Dean in Hell.


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* CassandraTruth: Anna tries to warn people of the upcoming Apocalypse. She's placed in a mental institution.


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* DrowningMySorrows/TheAlcoholic: Sam after Dean's death.


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* MindOverMatter: Anna moving a drawer to fight off a demon.

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Ruby tells Sam and Dean that a powerful demon named Alastair is searching for an escaped mental patient named Anna Milton who can hear the angels' conversations. The three set out to find Anna but once they do, Alastair attacks them while Ruby and Anna escape. Believing they were set up, Dean lashes out at Sam for trusting Ruby, so Sam reveals how she saved his life during Dean's imprisonment in Hell. Castiel and Uriel demand to be taken to Anna, but not for the reason Dean hopes.

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Ruby tells Sam and Dean that a powerful demon named Alastair is searching for an escaped mental patient named Anna Milton who can hear the angels' conversations. The three set out Dean still doesn't trust Ruby, and asks Sam to explain why he trusts her. Sam asks Dean what he remembers from hell. Neither will tell.

They
find Anna's parents first, dead. They figure that Anna but once is religious and hiding from demons, and correctly guess she's hiding out in the church.

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they do, find her, all it takes is saying that they're Dean and Sam. She knows all about them. Turns out she tunes into the angel's conversations, and has heard all about the brothers. Sam isn't too popular upstairs. The first words she heard, clear as a bell, were "Dean Winchester has been saved."

Ruby arrives in a panic.
Alastair is coming. A statue of an angel starts weeping blood, marking his arrival. He attacks them while the Winchester's as Ruby and Anna escape. Believing they The boys lose Ruby's knife in the ensuing fight, and only make it out by jumping through a church-window, and then only because Alastair wanted them to led him to Anna.

The boys
were set up, badly beaten, dislocated shoulders, self-administrated stitches, the works. Dean lashes out at Sam for trusting Ruby, so believing that they were set up, that now she's gone and killed Anna. Sam reveals how she saved his life during Dean's imprisonment in Hell. She taught him how to use his powers, comforted him, hint hint, and saved his ass again and again.

Eventually the boys go to the cabin where Anna and Ruby are. The lights start flashing. They think they're done for, but it's just
Castiel and Uriel demand Uriel, demanding to be taken to Anna, but not for the reason Dean hopes.
hopes.
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* ANakedShoulderToCryOn: The flashback of [[{{Fanservice}} Sam and Ruby in the cabin]]. [[WordOfGod Sera Gamble says]], "We were asking ourselves, 'Where's the lowest place Sam can go in a state of despair?' That's why calling it a love scene strikes me as hilarious. It's kind of like self-mutilating and calling it getting dressed for the prom."


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* SexForSolace: The flashback of [[{{Fanservice}} Sam and Ruby in the cabin]]. [[WordOfGod Sera Gamble says]], "We were asking ourselves, 'Where's the lowest place Sam can go in a state of despair?' That's why calling it a love scene strikes me as hilarious. It's kind of like self-mutilating and calling it getting dressed for the prom."
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* AnyoneCanDie
** Body count for this episode = [[spoiler: six humans and five demons]].
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it\'s not really an author\'s saving throw for ruby\'s vessel to be a coma patient, it introduced and discussed clearly as opposed to say a retcon or jammed in at the last minute


* AuthorsSavingThrow: Yeepee. Ruby's vessel is soulless. Sam is not a rapist after all!

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* {{Flashback}}



-->'''Demon:''' I know. [[BlatantLies I'm downright kissable.]]

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-->'''Demon:''' I know. [[BlatantLies [[SarcasmMode I'm downright kissable.]]
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Yeepee. Ruby's vessel is soulless. Sam is not a rapist after all!

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Moved the Couldn\'t Find a Pen to \"Heaven and Hell\".


Ruby tells Sam and Dean that a powerful demon named Alastair is searching for a girl named Anna who can hear the angels' conversations. The three set out to find Anna but once they do, Alastair attacks them and Ruby escapes with the girl. Believing they were set up, Dean lashes out at Sam for trusting Ruby, so Sam tells him what happened during those months Dean was in Hell and how Ruby saved his life. He also reveals they had sex. Castiel and Uriel return and demand to be taken to Anna, but not for the reason Dean thinks.

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Ruby tells Sam and Dean that a powerful demon named Alastair is searching for a girl an escaped mental patient named Anna Milton who can hear the angels' conversations. The three set out to find Anna but once they do, Alastair attacks them and while Ruby escapes with the girl. and Anna escape. Believing they were set up, Dean lashes out at Sam for trusting Ruby, so Sam tells him what happened during those months Dean was in Hell and reveals how Ruby she saved his life. He also reveals they had sex. life during Dean's imprisonment in Hell. Castiel and Uriel return and demand to be taken to Anna, but not for the reason Dean thinks.
hopes.



* BrainBleach: Dean did not need to hear about his brother doing it with a demon.
* CouldntFindAPen: Anna uses her own blood to draw the symbol on the mirror.
* FanService: Sam and Ruby getting it on in the cabin.
* SassyBlackWoman: The body Ruby possesses to deliver a message.
* TearsOfBlood: This happens to a statue in the church.

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* AfterActionPatchup: In the motel.
* BrainBleach: Dean did not ''not'' need to hear about his brother doing it with a demon.
* CouldntFindAPen: Anna uses {{Cliffhanger}}
-->'''Castiel:''' We're here for Anna.
-->'''Dean:''' Here for
her own blood like... here for her?
-->'''Uriel:''' Stop talking. Give her
to draw us.
-->'''Sam:''' Are you gonna help her?
-->'''Castiel:''' [[WhamLine No, she has to die.]]
* CurbStompBattle: Alastair vs.
the symbol on Brothers Winchester, who are armed with Ruby's demon-killing knife. It does not end in Sam'n'Dean's favor: they end up having to jump through a window and run away to lick their wounds, and the mirror.
only reason they even get away with ''that'' much is because Alastair lets them so they can lead him to Anna.
* FanService: DespairEventHorizon: Sam is revealed to have passed this in the aftermath of Dean's [[DraggedOffToHell death]].
* HearingVoices: Anna, which gets her locked up for schizophrenia when she's really just tuning in to "angel radio", as Dean oh so eloquently puts it.
* ANakedShoulderToCryOn: The flashback of [[{{Fanservice}}
Sam and Ruby in the cabin]]. [[WordOfGod Sera Gamble says]], "We were asking ourselves, 'Where's the lowest place Sam can go in a state of despair?' That's why calling it a love scene strikes me as hilarious. It's kind of like self-mutilating and calling it getting it on in dressed for the cabin.
prom."
* SassyBlackWoman: The body maid Ruby temporarily possesses to deliver a message.
message to Sam and Dean. HilarityEnsues.
* SeparateSceneStorytelling: Sam sums up [[DeathSeeker his]] [[DrowningMySorrows experiences]] while Dean was in Hell via {{Flashback}}s.
* TearsOfBlood: This happens to a A statue in the church.church begins shedding these as [[TheDreaded Alastair]] is arriving.
* YouCanSeeMe
-->'''Anna:''' ''(terrified)'' Your face--What happened to your face?!
-->'''Demon:''' I know. [[BlatantLies I'm downright kissable.]]
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A girl named Anna Milton is overhearing angels' conversations. Dean and Sam find her and, with Ruby's help, try to get her to safety. Sam tells Dean about what happened while Dean was in Hell.

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\nA Ruby tells Sam and Dean that a powerful demon named Alastair is searching for a girl named Anna Milton is overhearing who can hear the angels' conversations. The three set out to find Anna but once they do, Alastair attacks them and Ruby escapes with the girl. Believing they were set up, Dean and lashes out at Sam find her and, with Ruby's help, try to get her to safety. for trusting Ruby, so Sam tells Dean about him what happened while during those months Dean was in Hell.Hell and how Ruby saved his life. He also reveals they had sex. Castiel and Uriel return and demand to be taken to Anna, but not for the reason Dean thinks.
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A girl named Anna Milton is overhearing angels' conversations. Dean and Sam find her and, with Ruby's help, try to get her to safety. Sam tells Dean about what happened while Dean was in Hell.


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* CouldntFindAPen: Anna uses her own blood to draw the symbol on the mirror.
* FanService: Sam and Ruby getting it on in the cabin.
* SassyBlackWoman: The body Ruby possesses to deliver a message.
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* BrainBleach: Dean did not need to hear about his brother doing it with a demon.

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