Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Recap / SupernaturalS07E01MeetTheNewBoss

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BattleDiscretionShot
-->'''Dean:''' I don't want to hurt you.
-->'''Householder:''' ''(smirks)'' Really? I'm the one with the shotgun.
-->''(cut to householder and wife BoundAndGagged)''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

-->'''Cas:''' Hello Crowley. You look stressed.
-->'''Crowley:''' Bullocks...

Added: 80

Changed: 96

Removed: 49

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
the inverted trope has a name


* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Cas lets Crowley live because he has "plans" for him.



* EvilIsSexy: A female interviewee insists he is.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Inverted; Cas lets Crowley live because he has "plans" for him.

to:

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Inverted; Cas lets Crowley live because he has "plans" for him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added tropes

Added DiffLines:

* AllJustADream: Hallucination!Lucifer tries to convince Sam that he is still in the Cage and that the life he is living is a lie.


Added DiffLines:

* SanitySlippage: Due to Cas knocking down the wall, Sam has been having increasingly worse (and frequent) hallucinations.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[spoiler:Satan]]: He appears before Sam at the end.

to:

* [[spoiler:Satan]]: [[spoiler:{{Satan}}]]: He appears before Sam at the end.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EvilIsSexy: A female interviewee insists he is.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* HeteronormativeCrusader: The Reverend.



* StrawHypocrite: The Reverend who preaches against homosexuality according to Castiel.
-->'''Castiel:''' Tell your flock where your genitals have been before you speak for me.



<<|Recap/{{Supernatural}}|>>

to:

<<|Recap/{{Supernatural}}|>>
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* WelcomeBackTraitor: When [[spoiler:Cas realizes he can't contain the Leviathans and comes to the Winchesters for help]], Sam, Dean, and Bobby treat him awfully gently considering everything he's just done. It seems that despite it all, they're just [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming glad to have him back in his right mind.]]

to:

* WelcomeBackTraitor: When [[spoiler:Cas [[spoiler:Castiel realizes he can't contain the Leviathans and comes to the Winchesters for help]], Sam, Dean, and Bobby treat him awfully gently considering everything he's just done. It seems that despite it all, they're just mostly [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming glad to have him back in his right mind.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* WelcomeBackTraitor: When [[spoiler:Cas realizes he can't contain the Leviathans and comes to the Winchesters for help]], Sam, Dean, and Bobby treat him awfully gently considering everything he's just done. It seems that despite it all, they're just [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming glad to have him back in his right mind.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheInternetIsForPorn

Added: 19

Removed: 14

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BodySnatcher


Added DiffLines:

* DemonicPossession
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* YouHaveOutlivedYourUdefulness: Inverted; Cas lets Crowley live because he has "plans" for him.

to:

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUdefulness: YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Inverted; Cas lets Crowley live because he has "plans" for him.

Added: 603

Changed: 132

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BodySnatcher



* EvilIsPetty: Castiel insists he is not.

to:

* EvilIsHammy
* EvilIsPetty: Castiel insists he is not. He also doesn't consider himself evil.



* IToldYouSo: Dean asks why Cas didn't just listen to him in the first place.



* MustMakeAmends: Cas wants to apologize and make amends, since he thinks he's [[AlmostDeadGuy about to die.]] He survives, but still feels the need to redeem himself.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cas didn't just swallow souls.



* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler: The Leviathans]] are the reason purgatory was sealed.



** Before killing the corrupt senator, he smiles at the camera.



* {{Understatement}}: "That was unpleasant."
* WeUsedToBeFriends




to:

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUdefulness: Inverted; Cas lets Crowley live because he has "plans" for him.

Added: 116

Changed: 115

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/supernatural_meet_the_new_boss_screen_shot_4906.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A [[AGodAmI God]]-[[OurAngelsAreDifferent Angel]] versus TheGrimReaper. Place your bets.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


-->'''Castiel:''' Understand... if you followed Raphael, if you stood against me... punishment ''is'' certain. There is nowhere to hide. The rest of you - our Father left a long time ago. That was hard. I thought the answer was free will. But I understand now - you ''need'' a firm hand, you ''need'' a Father. And I am your Father now. Be obedient, children... or this will be your fate. [motions to hundreds of angels corpses on the ground] It is a new day... on Earth and in Heaven. ''Rejoice''.

to:

-->'''Castiel:''' Understand... if you followed Raphael, if you stood against me... punishment ''is'' certain. There is nowhere to hide. The rest of you - our Father left a long time ago. That was hard. I thought the answer was free will. But I understand now - you ''need'' a firm hand, you ''need'' a Father. [[AGodAmI And I am your Father now.now]]. Be obedient, children... or this will be your fate. [motions to hundreds of angels corpses on the ground] It is a new day... on Earth and in Heaven. ''Rejoice''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* MoodWhiplash: Death very seriously threatens Sam and Dean, and coldly instructs them how to get the souls back to Purgatory. Then as he leaves, he suddenly turns and says in a very jovial tone that the pickle chips were really good.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Dean buys Death some very tasty fried pickle chips to placate him. When Castiel leaves Death quietly eats them in Sam, Dean and Bobby's presence, while they're too frightened to do anything.

Added: 4268

Changed: 1994

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AGodAmI
* BodyHorror: -- The souls of Purgatory trying to escape. [[spoiler: Also the Leviathans]].
* EldritchAbomination
* IncomingHam: -- "'''TOO LATE!'''"
* OhCrap: -- Crowley when Castiel shows up.
* PretenderDiss: -- "I know God, and you, sir, are no God."
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: -- "Now this is going to be: So. Much. Fun."
* ResistTheBeast
* SummonBiggerFish
* WhamLine
* YouAreWhatYouHate: -- Castiel kills a homophobic preacher who Cas reveals is secretly gay himself.

to:

* AGodAmI
AcceptableTargets: In-universe. Castiel kills corrupt religious leaders and Klu Klux Klan members, which Dean sees no problem with.
* AGodAmI: Castiel goes on a full-on God-trip this episode.
* AintTooProudToBeg:
** After Castiel has become unimaginably powerful and turned evil, Bobby sees no other solution than to kneel before him and beg for forgiveness.
** [[spoiler:Castiel knows that he has committed horrific acts and become a monster in the eyes of the Winchesters, but is still willing to ask them for help in returning the souls to Purgatory.]]
* AllPowerfulBystander: Death gives Dean, Sam, and Bobby advice on how to stop Castiel and even creates a second eclipse for them, but he refuses to personally do anything against Castiel because it is not his responsibility to clean up after the Winchesters. He doesn't even care what happens to them. He's only being helpful because he finds Castiel arrogant.
* BodyHorror: -- The souls of Purgatory trying to escape.escape cause Castiel's vessel to wear down quickly, and at one point horrifically try to break free. [[spoiler: Also the Leviathans]].
* EldritchAbomination
CapturedSuperEntity: Sam, Dean, and Bobby bind Death so he can kill Castiel for them. [[spoiler:Castiel frees him and then leaves. Death threatens to kill the three of them if they try to do that again.]]
* CosmicEntity: After his dissapointment with the Winchesters, Death mentions that he might as well focus his energies on a better planet than Earth.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: The Winchesters try to bind Death in a last-ditch effort to stop the newly godlike Castiel. Death warns them that it won't end well for them, [[spoiler:but he doesn't follow through on his threat after Castiel unbinds his restraints because the "mutated angel" is a bigger concern for him.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: Dean starts drinking when he thinks the world is about to end.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:The Leviathans]].
* EnemiesWithDeath: Castiel and Death get into a very heated argument, in which Castiel outright threatens to kill Death. Death isn't impressed by the "mutated angel".
* EvilIsPetty: Castiel insists he is not.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: After Castiel pays him a visit, Crowley know that the jig is up. He doesn't resist and prepares for the ensuing smiting. Subverted, as Castiel doesn't kill him, but orders Crowley to work for him instead.
* TheGrimReaper: Death makes an appearance.
* HealingHands: Castiel cures a blind believer of his ailment.
* HearingVoices: [[spoiler:The Leviathans]] start whispering to Castiel while they're inside him.
* {{Heaven}}: Castiel's first order of business after he leaves the Winchesters is to go to Heaven and kill all of Raphael's followers, along with any other angel he views as disobient.
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:For a minute it looks like all is well and the souls have been returned to Purgatory. They have, but the Leviathans managed to hold on. They take over Castiel.]]
* HotGod: Castiel is acting as God and makes numerous appearances around the globe. One female parishoner describes him:
-->'''Parishoner:''' We all saw him. No beard, no robe. He was young and… and sexy. He had a raincoat—
* IncomingHam: -- "'''TOO LATE!'''"
* OhCrap: -- Crowley when
Castiel shows up.
when [[spoiler:he's possessed by the Leviathans.]]
-->'''Castiel:''' '''''TOO LATE!'''''
* PretenderDiss: -- "I know KillTheGod: The Winchesters try to kill Castiel, who has become an outright god.
* KneelBeforeZod: In the Season 6 finale, Castiel proclaims himself the new
God, and you, sir, demands that the heroes bow and profess their love to him. Season 7 opens with Bobby [[AintTooProudToBeg getting down on his knees]] and asking if that's good enough or if he wants "the whole forehead-to-the-carpet thing?" Castiel promptly decides it's pointless, since they're only doing it out of fear, and leaves to spread the word of his godhood.
* LargeHam: [[spoiler:Leviathan!]]Castiel.
* LittleNo: Castiel's only response to discovering that the souls of Purgatory
are no God.threatening to break out of him is a soft-spoken and frightened "No."
* MrExposition: Death is the one who informs the Winchesters and Castiel about [[spoiler:the Leviathans, the oldest beasts from Purgatory. Castiel has swallowed them, and now they're threatening to break out into the world.]]
* NewEraSpeech: Castiel gives one to what remains of the Host of Heaven after he's done killing most of them.
-->'''Castiel:''' Understand... if you followed Raphael, if you stood against me... punishment ''is'' certain. There is nowhere to hide. The rest of you - our Father left a long time ago. That was hard. I thought the answer was free will. But I understand now - you ''need'' a firm hand, you ''need'' a Father. And I am your Father now. Be obedient, children... or this will be your fate. [motions to hundreds of angels corpses on the ground] It is a new day... on Earth and in Heaven. ''Rejoice''.
* NighInvulnerable: Upon becoming a god, Castiel has become immune to angel-killing blades and virtually anything else. The Winchesters resolve to ask the Grim Reaper for help.
* OhCrap: Crowley reacts this way when Castiel shows up.
* PretenderDiss: Death gives one to Castiel, who deems himself a god.
-->'''Death:''' Please, Cas. I know God, and you, sir, are no God.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: -- "Now Castiel after [[spoiler:he's taken over by the Leviathans.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:Leviathan!]]Castiel:''' Now
this is going to be: So. Much. Fun."
Fun.
* ResistTheBeast
ResistTheBeast: Castiel is [[spoiler:about to be taken over by the Leviathans, and yells at Dean and Bobby to get away from him.]]
* SummonBiggerFish
[[spoiler:Satan]]: He appears before Sam at the end.
* WhamLine
SlasherSmile: Castiel gives one to a camera because [[spoiler:he's possessed by Leviathans.]]
* SummonBiggerFish: The Winchesters and Bobby summon Death to deal with God!Castiel. Subverted, though, in that [[spoiler:Cas merely snaps Death free of their binding spell, defusing the situation.]] The potential danger of doing this is beautifully lampshaded by Crowley:
-->You really believe you can handle that kind of horsepower? You're delusional! They'll both mash us like peas.
* ThatManIsDead: After declaring himself God, Castiel proclaims the old Castiel to be no more.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: -- Castiel kills a homophobic preacher who Cas reveals is secretly gay himself.

Added: 69

Changed: 159

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BodyHorror: The souls of Purgatory trying to escape. [[spoiler: Also the Leviathans]].

to:

* BodyHorror: -- The souls of Purgatory trying to escape. [[spoiler: Also the Leviathans]].



* IncomingHam: "'''TOO LATE!'''"
* PretenderDiss: "I know God, and you, sir, are no God."
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "Now this is going to be: So. Much. Fun."

to:

* IncomingHam: -- "'''TOO LATE!'''"
* OhCrap: -- Crowley when Castiel shows up.
*
PretenderDiss: -- "I know God, and you, sir, are no God."
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: -- "Now this is going to be: So. Much. Fun."



* YouAreWhatYouHate: Castiel kills a homophobic preacher who Cas reveals is secretly gay himself.

to:

* YouAreWhatYouHate: -- Castiel kills a homophobic preacher who Cas reveals is secretly gay himself.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


<<|Recap/{{Supernatural}}|>>

to:

<<|Recap/{{Supernatural}}|>>
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* SummonBiggerFish

Added: 66

Changed: 111

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CosmicHorror

to:

* CosmicHorrorEldritchAbomination



* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "This...is gonna be so. ''much''. '''''fun'''''."

to:

* PretenderDiss: "I know God, and you, sir, are no God."
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "This..."Now this is gonna be so. ''much''. '''''fun'''''.going to be: So. Much. Fun."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "This...is gonna be so. ''much''. '''''fun'''''."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* IncomingHam: "'''TOO LATE!'''"
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* YouAreWhatYouHate: Castiel kills a homophobic preacher who Cas reveals is secretly gay himself.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BodyHorror: The souls of Purgatory trying to escape. [[Spoiler:Also the Leviathans]]

to:

* BodyHorror: The souls of Purgatory trying to escape. [[Spoiler:Also [[spoiler: Also the Leviathans]]Leviathans]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BodyHorror: The souls of Purgatory trying to escape.

to:

* BodyHorror: The souls of Purgatory trying to escape. [[Spoiler:Also the Leviathans]]


Added DiffLines:

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight
* ResistTheBeast
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

Castiel does not kill Sam, Dean and Bobby, but warns them not to interfere in his business. Assuming his new role as God, Castiel sets out to right some of the wrongs in the world. Dean decides they should find Death and order him to stop Castiel, but the former angel is one step ahead of them, leaving Dean to face an angry Death, while Sam struggles to deal with the broken wall in his mind.


Added DiffLines:



Added DiffLines:

* BodyHorror: The souls of Purgatory trying to escape.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!MeetTheNewBoss


to:

!MeetTheNewBoss

!Meet The New Boss

Top