History Recap / SupernaturalS05E10AbandonAllHope

* NotSoDifferent: Lucifer tries to explain how alike he and Castiel are as part of his SympathyForTheDevil.

* WhamLine: "Oh, hello, Death."

** Dean's attempt to [[PreClimaxClimax bed Jo the night before they all expect to die fighting the Devil]] is reminescent of Anna bedding Dean the night before she thinks their plan might fail last season in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS04E10HeavenAndHell Heaven and Hell]]", with Anna kissing Dean and suggestively saying, "You know... Our last night on Earth and all that." Dean comments she's stealing his best line. Here, he actually tries getting laid with the last-night-on-Earth speech, Jo immediately calls him out on it, and then fakes him out by leaning in for a kiss before telling him, [[SubvertedTrope "Sweetheart, if this is our last night on Earth, then I'm going to spend it with a little thing I call 'self-respect'."]] Anna had been revealed as having been something of TheHedonist, having fallen to enjoys human emotions and earthly pleasures, including sex, while Jo's annoyance with being seen as easy went all the way back to her debut in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS02E02EverybodyLovesAClown Everybody Loves a Clown]]", mentioning that hunters hit on her and try to get in her pants all the time and respecting Dean more for ''not'' doing it. At this point, they're already good enough friends that she just laughs it off now that he does try it.

** In another reference to "Born Under a Bad Sign", the last episode to have both Jo and Meg, Jo is left bleeding to death from a demonic entity while trying to help a Winchester. In "Born Under a Bad Sign", Meg taunted Jo by claiming that Bill got mauled by a monster on a hunt with John Winchester, saying "Bill ... was all clawed up. Was holding his insides in his hands." When Jo faces the reality there's no hope for her and starts setting the rest of them straight, she mentions that "My guts are being held in by an ace bandage." To make things worse, Meg is indirectly responsible for Jo's fatal injuries, having set the hellhounds on the group in the first place.

* ShoutOut: Crowley refers to the Winchesters as "Literature/TheHardyBoys".

* LameComeback: Dean.

* GoodIsNotNice: For a moment it looks like [[FoeRomanceSubtext Castiel will kiss Meg]], only to throw her onto the holy fire and walk over her body.

* BelligerentSexualTension: Castiel and Meg.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Crowley gives the Winchesters the Colt because he knows Lucifer hates his creations and will exterminate them after humans. He's right.
-->'''[[ArchangelLucifer Lucifer]]:''' ''[after sacrificing numerous demons]'' They're just demons.

For the series so far = At least 342 humans (of which 6 were witches), at least 99 demons, 28 ghosts, 11 vampires, at least 9 hellhounds, 6 changelings, 4 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 4 angels, 2 ghouls, 2 werewolves, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 dog, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.

* WhamLine: "Oh, hello, Death."

* WhamEpisode: Sam and Dean's first major confrontation with Lucifer ends in failure, Ellen and Jo are both killed, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywallking and Crowley makes his first appearance]].

* FallenAngel: Castiel's powers are shown to be continuing to lessen the longer he's cut off from Heaven. He can't even exorcise Meg when he has the chance.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Creator/MarkSheppard is the demon Crowley.

* IKnewIt: Spoilers released before the episode revealed that two characters were going to die, and, since it was an episode with Jo and Ellen (who, objectively, were far less entrenched in the show than, say, Bobby and Castiel), many predicted that they would be the ones killed off, especially since promos featured a chalky-skinned, obviously-unwell Jo having a tender moment with Dean.

Sam and Dean track down Crowley to get the Colt back. Lucifer is working a ritual in Carthage, Missouri to raise the Horseman, Death. Sam, Dean, Ellen, Jo, Bobby, and Castiel join forces to try to stop him. Jo and Ellen die trying to buy Sam and Dean enough time to get to Lucifer before he completes the ritual. Sam distracts Lucifer, and Dean shoots him in the head...but it turns out Lucifer is immune to the Colt. Death is raised.

* BackForTheDead: Jo and Ellen appeared earlier this season (eight episodes ago, to be precise), but before then were absent since Season 2.

* CuteBruiser: Jo slugs a demon in the face, just like she'd punched Dean back in [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E02EverybodyLovesAClown "Everybody Loves a Clown" (S02, E02)]].

* ADeathInTheLimelight: Not so much Ellen, but Jo certainly got her focus of CharacterDevelopment.
* DecoyDamsel: Jo acts like a helpless lil' lady whose car just broke down. Demons smell blood in the water and come out to drag her into Crowley's mansion for an unexplained but likely unpleasant time together, kicking and screaming if necessary. It turns out not to be necessary, since Jo, Sam, and Dean kill them.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Cas has been captured in a ring of holy fire by ''the Devil'', and still refuses to join him and says he'll oppose Lucifer's plans. Made more effective by the fact that Castiel is clearly terrified the whole time.

* DownerEnding: Ellen and Jo are dead, the Colt can't kill Lucifer, Lucifer successfully raises Death. There's a ''reason'' this episode is called "Abandon All Hope..."
* DrinkingGame: For their last night on Earth, Castiel and Ellen decide to engage in a light-hearted bit of competition.

* FatalFamilyPhoto: After their party, Cas, Bobby, the Winchesters, and the Harvelles take a photograph. The Harvelles die.

* IKnewIt: Spoilers released before the episode revealed that two characters were going to die, and since it was an episode with Jo and Ellen (who, objectively, had become far less entrenched in the show than, say, Bobby and Castiel), many predicted that they would be the ones killed off, especially since promos featured a chalky-skinned and obviously unwell Jo having a tender moment with Dean.

* LastKiss: Dean gives a rather platonic, but heartfelt, one to Jo when she is dying.

* NoSell: Lucifer isn't killed by the Colt, even when shot in the head at point-blank range.

-->'''Jo''': Sweetheart, if this really is our last night on Earth, I plan to spend it with a little something I call self-respect.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: The whole quest to kill Lucifer with the Colt was pointless, since he turns out to be immune. This came at the cost of Ellen and Jo, who sacrificed themselves to give Dean a shot at killing Lucifer. Additionally, an entire town is annihilated and Lucifer completes his plan to raise Death, who will wreck further havoc across the world. The episode ends with the remains of Team Free Will looking distraught at a picture of Ellen and Jo burning in the fireplace.
* ShoutOut: Crowley refers to the Winchesters as "Literature/TheHardyBoys"

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* DecoyDamsel: Jo acts like a helpless lil' lady whose car just broke down. Demons smell blood in the water and come out to drag her into Crowley's mansion for unexplained but likely unpleasant time together, kicking and screaming if necessary. It turns not to be necessary, since Jo, Sam, and Dean kill them.

* DeusExitMachina: Castiel gets separated from the main group right after they arrive in Carthage, presumably so that he doesn't simply smite all the hellhounds or zap everyone away to safety when they run get into trouble.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Jo dies in [[OutlivingOnesOffspring her mother's arms]]
* DownerEnding: Ellen and Jo are dead, the Colt can't kill Lucifer, Lucifer successfully raises Death. There's a ''reason'' this episode is called "Abandon All Hope."

* TheEasyWayOrTheHardWay: Meg offers the hunters the choice between letting her take them to Lucifer or getting dragged to Lucifer by {{hellhound}}s. [[TakeAThirdOption They chose neither.]]

-->{{Beat}}

* EnemyMine: Crowley helps the brothers defeat Lucifer.

* FatalFamilyPhoto: After their party, Cas, Bobby, the Winchesters and the Harvelles take a photograph. The Harvelles end up dying.
* GrimReaper: The hunters realize that Lucifer is trying to summon Death itself. Since Big Daddy Reaper's coming, dozens--if not hundreds--of reapers show crop up in town. ([[CallBack Alastair was right]]; [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E15DeathTakesAHoliday they ARE like lemmings.]])

-->'''Meg:''' [[Recap/SupernaturalS03E16NoRestForTheWicked Yeah, Dean,]] [[BlatantLies your favorite!]]
* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Creator/MarkSheppard Mark Sheppard]] is the demon Crowley.
* HopeSpot: Dean shoots Lucifer with the Colt, who falls down and appears dead. Dean and Sam looks at each other for ten seconds, with Sam jumping nervously in celebration. And then Lucifer breathes in and gets back up.

* LastKiss: Dean gives a rather platonic, but heartfelt one to Jo when she is dying.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Lucifer after being shot in the forehead by the Colt, which would have killed almost any other supernatural being.

* NeverGetsDrunk: Castiel downs a half dozen shots in a row and calmly says, "I think I'm starting to feel something," much to Jo's amusement.

* TheNthDoctor: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Meg, who's possessing the same young woman from "[[Recap/SupernaturalS05E01SympathyForTheDevil Sympathy for the Devil]]", even though she was seen depossessing her and vanishing.

* PreClimaxClimax: Dean tries to talk Jo into a one nighter since they all may be about to die. She shoots him down hard.

* {{Psychopomp}}: Carthage is filled with reapers.

* ShootTheShaggyDog: The whole quest to kill Lucifer with the Colt was pointless, since he turns out to be immune. This came at the cost of Ellen and Jo, who sacrificed themselves to give Dean a shot at killing Lucifer. Additionally, an entire town is annihilated and Lucifer completes his plan to raise Death., who will wreck futher havok across the world. The episode ends with the remains of Team Free Will looking distraught at a picture of Ellen and Jo burning in the fireplace.
* ShoutOut: Crowley refers to the Winchesters as the ''[[HardyBoys Hardy Boys]]''

* TakingYouWithMe: Ellen and Jo sacrifice themselves to take down the hellhounds and buy Sam and Dean time to escape
* WHAMLine: "Oh, hello, Death."

'''Season 5, Episode 10''':

For the series so far = At least 342 humans (of which 6 were witches), at least 99 demons, 28 ghosts, 11 vampires, at least 9 hellhounds, 6 changelings, 4 gods, 3 shapeshifters, 3 zombies, 4 angels, 2 ghouls, 2 werewolves, 1 cat, 1 crocotta, 1 djinn, 1 dog, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rougarou, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, and 1 wendigo.

* ActionMom: And Ellen ain't no slouch either; she joins her daughter on the hunt for [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]], rifle in tow.
* ArtisticLicense: Carthage has a population of 14,000 people. All the able bodied men are at most a dozen?

* CuteBruiser: Jo slugs a demon in the face, just like she'd punched Dean back in [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E02EverybodyLovesAClown "Everybody Loves a Clown"]].

-->'''[[ArchangelLucifer Lucifer]]:''' (after sacrificing numerous demons) "They're just demons."