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Sam and Dean drive to St. Louis, Missouri, after getting a text from James Frampton, a police officer who [[CrypticBackgroundReference once saved their lives]].
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* IOweYouMyLife: Sam and Dean come to the assistance of James because he once saved their lives, although Dean doesn't think it is [[DeathIsCheap as big a deal]] as Sam.
-->'''Sam:''' Yeah, well. We do owe him.
-->'''Dean:''' The guy saved our lives once, Sammy. I mean it's not like the guy -
-->'''Sam:''' Saved our lives?
-->'''Sam:''' Yeah, well. We do owe him.
-->'''Dean:''' The guy saved our lives once, Sammy. I mean it's not like the guy -
-->'''Sam:''' Saved our lives?
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* FrameUp: Portia and the Winchesters, work to [[ClearTheirName clear Jame's name]].
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* KillerCop: James appears to be this in his dreams.
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-->'''James:''' A witch can go to a place without having to go to a place.
-->'''Dean:''' What, like [[AllMenArePerverts phone sex]]?
-->'''James:''' Astral project.
-->'''Dean:''' What, like [[AllMenArePerverts phone sex]]?
-->'''James:''' Astral project.
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* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Spencer says to James that he should talk to someone about his nightmares in which he kills people. James retorts that since they are witches, they don't get to "see" anyone.
* AllTherapistsAreMuggles: Spencer says to James that he should talk to someone about his nightmares in which he kills people. James retorts that since they are witches, they don't get to "see" anyone.
* BestialityIsDepraved: Discussed. Portia has sex with James while in her human form, which Dean understandably finds a bit [[{{Squick}} disconcerting]], since she spends half of her time as James's dog. Sam later compliments Dean that he went a whole 15 hours without making a bestiality joke.
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: Spencer acts like he's genuinely concerned about Spencer's problems, but it turns out that he orchestrated all of it.]]
* BloodFromTheMouth: At the end of the episode, Sam coughs and bleeds from the mouth, hinting that completing the first trial of God may have bigger health consequences that they thought.
* [[spoiler:BigBadFriend: Spencer acts like he's genuinely concerned about Spencer's problems, but it turns out that he orchestrated all of it.]]
* BloodFromTheMouth: At the end of the episode, Sam coughs and bleeds from the mouth, hinting that completing the first trial of God may have bigger health consequences that they thought.
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* ChainedToABed:James. Sam and Dean tie James to his bed with iron shackles (nullifying his magical abilities), so he can't kill people.
* DaydreamSurprise: They're ''technically'' night dreams, but James's nightmares are not revealed to be dreams until the moment he wakes up.
* DisposableSexWorker: At the start of the episode, James has a nightmare in which he arrests a prostitute, but then kills her. [[spoiler:Spencer actually did it.]]
* DontTryThisAtHome: Spoofed. Dean jokes "Kids, don't try this at home" after he disintegrates the evil witch.
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* DaydreamSurprise: They're ''technically'' night dreams, but James's nightmares are not revealed to be dreams until the moment he wakes up.
* DisposableSexWorker: At the start of the episode, James has a nightmare in which he arrests a prostitute, but then kills her. [[spoiler:Spencer actually did it.]]
* DontTryThisAtHome: Spoofed. Dean jokes "Kids, don't try this at home" after he disintegrates the evil witch.
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* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Sam and Dean try to kill James by setting him on fire when they're convinced that he committed the murders. Portia stops them just in time.]]
* MindOverMatter: The witches have the ability to move objects with their minds. In the witch bar two witches are shown playing a chess game without using their hands. [[spoiler:Spencer makes great use of it when he's revealed to be the villain. Through telekinesis he snaps Philippe's neck, throws Sam and Dean across the room against a wall, and levitates James up in the air.]]
* MorphicResonance: The familiars' animal forms resemble their human ones. Portia is a brown-skinned woman with black hair, and her dog form is a doberman pinscher, which has mixed brown and black fur. Philippe [=LeChat=]'s face vaguely resembles that of a cat.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Spencer is jealous of James because he fell in love with Portia, but she chose to serve James over serving him. His attempt to kill him is unsuccesful, but he does discredit him enough that James is forced to leave town with Portia.]]
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:Spencer kills his familiar Philiipe [=LeChat=] like this when he talks to James, using only his mind.]]
* NotHimself: James states that he couldn't have been himself when he murdered innocents.
* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:Sam and Dean try to kill James by setting him on fire when they're convinced that he committed the murders. Portia stops them just in time.]]
* MindOverMatter: The witches have the ability to move objects with their minds. In the witch bar two witches are shown playing a chess game without using their hands. [[spoiler:Spencer makes great use of it when he's revealed to be the villain. Through telekinesis he snaps Philippe's neck, throws Sam and Dean across the room against a wall, and levitates James up in the air.]]
* MorphicResonance: The familiars' animal forms resemble their human ones. Portia is a brown-skinned woman with black hair, and her dog form is a doberman pinscher, which has mixed brown and black fur. Philippe [=LeChat=]'s face vaguely resembles that of a cat.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Spencer is jealous of James because he fell in love with Portia, but she chose to serve James over serving him. His attempt to kill him is unsuccesful, but he does discredit him enough that James is forced to leave town with Portia.]]
* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:Spencer kills his familiar Philiipe [=LeChat=] like this when he talks to James, using only his mind.]]
* NotHimself: James states that he couldn't have been himself when he murdered innocents.
* PunnyName: Philillipe [=LeChat=] is a feline familiar. "Le Chat" is French for "the cat".
* ShapeshiftingLover: Portia to James. She mentions that it's usually considered inappropriate.
* ShapeshiftingLover: Portia to James. She mentions that it's usually considered inappropriate.
* WizardDuel: James and [[spoiler:Spencer]] hold a very brief one. [[spoiler:Spencer]] quickly proves that he is much stronger than James, forcing Sam and Dean to save him.
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-->I trust you, Sammy. And with this deal, locking those sons of bitches up in the furnace once and for all, it’s too important not to. So if you say you’re good, then that’s it, I’m with you 100 percent.
--->'''- Dean to Sam'''
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** [[NamesTheSame Christian Campbell]], who plays James, is the brother of [[Franchise/{{Scream}} Neve]] [[Film/TheCraft Campbell]] and also had played Greg Ivey in BigLove, ''BigLove'', and Jimmy Harper in ''Film/ReeferMadnessTheMusical''.
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** [[NamesTheSame Christian Campbell, Campbell]], who plays James, is the brother of [[Franchise/{{Scream}} Neve]] [[Film/TheCraft Campbell]] and also plays had played Greg Ivey in BigLove.BigLove, and Jimmy Harper in ''Film/ReeferMadnessTheMusical''.
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* FantasticRacism: When Dean expresses his reluctance to help James because he is a witch, Portia calls him a bigot.
* FightingDownMemoryLane: Of the MindRape variety.
* FightingDownMemoryLane: Of the MindRape variety.
* HeroesLoveDogs: Sam, but not Dean.
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** Dean and Sam argue about whether [[Film/TheThreeStooges Shemp or Curly]] was the greater comedic genius.
** Dean and Sam argue about whether [[Film/TheThreeStooges Shemp or Curly]] was the greater comedic genius.
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** Portia, who says she [[BeautifulSlaveGirl belongs to James and serves him]], is portrayed by Mishael Morgan a black actor from Trinidad.
** James is having sex with his familiar, who is [[BestialityIsDepraved also his dog]].
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** Christian Campbell, who plays James, also plays Greg Ivey in BigLove.
** James Pizzinato, who plays Drexyl, also plays Drew in ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' and Nate in ''Cult''.
** Christian Campbell, who plays James, also plays Greg Ivey in BigLove.
** James Pizzinato, who plays Drexyl, also plays Drew in ''Series/{{Caprica}}'' and Nate in ''Cult''.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Curtis Caravaggio, who plays Spencer Wallis, also played Mark Telesca in [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E19Provenance "Provenance"]].
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