History Recap / SupernaturalS14E05NightmareLogic

* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: The kids who were attacked claimed to have been studying, but the graveyard is littered with beer cans. Dean references this trope.

* SupernaturalIsPurple: When Neil reveals his true nature, his eyes glow purple.

* GoLookAtTheDistraction: Dean asks Sasha to make him a sandwich when he wants to corner Neil alone. When she balks he quietly lets her know what's up.

* PutOnABus: Mary and Bobby take off for Donna's cabin for a few weeks to give Bobby time to heal from his injuries. Trailers for the following episode indicate Jack and Cass, who have been on a hunting trip for the past couple of weeks, and Charlie who has been on a road trip all season, will be back next episode.

** Bobby is revealed to have had a wife and son who died. When the Djinn manifests Bobby's dead son, Daniel, Bobby is revealed to be guilt-ridden and suicidal.

** Rawlings was a workaholic and ignored his wife and child but the Djinn revealed that his biggest fear was dying alone and unloved.
* ParentalSexualitySquick: Subverted. Although Sam gives an uncomfortable smile when Mary laughs and realizes that she's discussing her dating/ sex life with her adult son, neither of them are overly squeamish. Sam and Dean had a much stronger reaction when they realized that the existence of [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E19JumpTheShark Adam]] means their father had sex with someone other than their mother. The difference in attitude could possibly be attributed to Sam being a full ten years older between finding out about John and talking with Mary or to being much closer to John who was their parental figure during their formative years versus Mary being a virtual stranger to Sam.
* ParentWithNewParamour: Sam and Mary briefly discuss her relationship with alt-verse Bobby.
* PutOnABus: Mary and Bobby take off for Donna's cabin for a few weeks to give Bobby time to heal from his injuries. Trailers for the following episode indicate Jack and Cas, who have been on a hunting trip for the past couple of weeks, and Charlie who has been on a road trip all season, will be back next episode.

* ReducedToDust: When the vampires or ghouls are stabbed they burst into balls of dust, the first clue that they aren't what they appear to be.

* TheReveal: When Dean calls Neil out, Neil reveals his Djinn tattoos.

** Sam refers to ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' to explain a witness describing zombies as "Walkers"

* SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: Averted. Although we've never heard of hunters carrying body cams before, they don't pretend it's something they've always had access to and simply never mentioned before. Sam explains that it's a new system he's implementing in order to train the alt-verse hunters who are veterans at fighting against angels but few other types of monsters. The footage allows them learn from each others hunts and gives Sam a point to begin his investigation if a hunter goes missing or is killed.
* SurvivorGuilt: Alt-verse Bobby feels guilty for leading his son into war, not being able to save him when he's captured and never managing to recover his body.

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Maggie appears to be the youngest of the alt-verse hunters and the group is protective of her as such.
* BigBrotherMentor: Dean seems proud of the progress Sam has made as a leader and takes care not to let Sam defer the position now that Dean is back. Although he jokes about it, he helps keep Sam calm when he's worried about the hunters, listens to his concerns and makes suggestions, checks in to make sure Sam is okay, and encourages him when Bobby makes Sam question his own leadership abilities.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Meekly friendly nurse Neil is really a Michael-enhanced djinn with evil plans.

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: By proxy; the Djinn notes that he can't kill Dean, since his boss Michael still needs Dean as his "monkey suit", but that doesn't mean he can't inflict some MindRape.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Sam is burning the candles at both ends, barely sleeping, trying to create and maintain a safe and reliable hunting system for the alt-verse hunters. We see that he has created a briefing system, a check-in system, a training and review system, and is on-call pretty much 24/7 with Dean noting that Sam is getting about three hours of sleep a night (which Sam feels guilty about when he has hunters in the field). Sam also serves as point man for lore, weaponry, and tips the hunters need and back up when necessary. He takes it very hard when his hunters get hurt and personally goes to investigate when Maggie misses her check-in.

** Dean continues to poke fun at Sam about the alt-verse hunters seeing Sam as their leader.

** As they try to figure out why the monsters aren't following normal rules, Dean mentions Fred Jones, a psychokenetic, who appeared in the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E08HunteriHeroici "Hunter Heroici"]].

** Alt-verse Bobby was very critical of Sam in this episode. Normally, Dean doesn't allow anyone to so much as look cross at his younger brother, but Alt-verse Bobby seems to get more leeway because of the brothers' affection for his deceased doppelganger.

* DoubleMeaning: Sam says he wishes Mary and Bobby had checked in with the home office before going into the field, meaning they should have contacted Sam first. Bobby says they didn't need permission from the home office particularly because the home office is run by a couple of idiots, meaning he doesn't need their permission and he doesn't think they're very good hunters. This is all said in front of Neil who presumably believes they're arguing about their bosses at the Historical Preservation Society.

* EyeScream: The manifestation of Daniel has burned out eyes from angel smiting.

* HorrifyingTheHorror: When the Djinn attempts to MindRape Dean in order to find Dean's deepest fear, he ends up pulling away in terror leaving the audience wondering what he saw that was so terrifying. Considering that Dean spent time in Hell and Purgatory in addition to time spent as a demon and serving as Michael's vessel, it could be one of many things or something that hasn't been revealed yet.

* IKnowWhatYouFear: The Djinn's main motivation and power.

* MindRape: Neil searches people's minds for their deepest fears and then manifests those fears into a physical manifestation of their worst nightmares that then kill them.
* MissingMom: Sasha's mom committed suicide when Sasha was twelve.
* MistakenForMisogynist: When Dean realizes Neil is the Djinn, he knows he needs to get Sasha out of the line of fire. He asks her to go make him a sandwich. She scoffs, looks him straight in the eyes, and repeats his question in a tone that implies "drop dead, you pig". However, he is then able to silently mouth a warning to her. The request initially makes Dean seem dense or insensitive but is actually very clever. "Make me a sandwich" is offensive enough to get Sasha's full attention. If he'd asked for a glass of water, she might have done it without question since he's a guest in her home and returned promptly, putting herself back in danger.

* MyGreatestFailure: Alt-verse Bobby's biggest regret is channeling his grief for his wife into hunting with his son, leading Daniel into a life of war which eventually got his son killed. He hates that he outlived his family.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Alt-verse Bobby has been fairly reasonable and patient all season so it stands out when he starts sniping at Sam who is easily the most emotionally sensitive of the original verse characters. At the end, we find out that he's suffering from Survivor's Guilt and pushing everyone away for fear of getting them killed as well.

* RedOniBlueOni: In a switch of roles, Dean is the one keeping Sam calm as Sam freaks out about someone he cares for potentially be hurt or dead.

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** Sam and Dean's aliases, Harris and Byrne, are members of the band ''Music/TalkingHeads''

* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Maggie appears to be the youngest of the alt-verse hunters and they're protective of her as such.

* BigBrotherMentor: Dean seems proud of the progress Sam has made as a leader and takes care not to let Sam defer the position now that Dean is back. Although he jokes about it, he helps keep Sam calm when he's worried about the hunters, listens to his concerns and makes suggestions, checks in to make sure Sam is okay, and encourages him when Bobby makes Sam down his leadership abilities.

** Dean suggests getting Sam a whistle bringing to mind Dean's love of whistles in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS04E13AfterSchoolSpecial After School Special]]".
** As they try to figure out why the monsters aren't following normal rules, Dean mentions Fred Jones, a psychokenetic, who appeared in the episode "[[Recap/SupernaturalS08E08HunteriHeroici Hunter Heroici]]".
** The medical gear Neil has hooked up to Rawlins leads Dean to realize Neil is a Djinn, as it reminds him of his own experience in "[[Recap/SupernaturalS02E20WhatIsAndWhatShouldNeverBe What Is And What Should Never Be]]".

* SoProudOfYou: Both Mary and Dean express that they believe Sam is a good leader and encourage him in his moments of doubt.

** Alt-verse Bobby was very critical of Sam in this episode. Normally, Dean doesn't allow anyone to so much as look cross at his younger buddy, but Alt-verse Bobby seems to get more leeway because of the brothers' affection for his deceased doppelganger.
** Bobby initially doesn't fight back against his manifestation of his dead son.

** Dean suggests getting Sam a whistle bringing to mind Dean's love of whistles in ''Recap/SupernaturalS04E13AfterSchoolSpecial''
** As they try to figure out why the monsters aren't following normal rules, Dean mentions Fred Jones, a psychokenetic, who appeared in the episode ''Recap/SupernaturalS08E08HunteriHeroici''
** The medical gear Neil has hooked up to Rawlins leads Dean to realize Neil is a Djinn, as it reminds him of his own experience in ''Recap/SupernaturalS02E20WhatIsAndWhatShouldNeverBe''

* EyeScream: The manifestation of Daniel has burned out eyes from angel smiting.

* ThePlan: Neil reveals that Michael has set lots of traps in place with the specific intention of targeting hunters which will then make it easier to KillAllHumans.
-->'''Neil:'''You think I'm the only one? The only trap? He made dozens of us. Just out there waiting for you and your family.

** Bobby initially doesn't fight back against his son.

* DoppelgangerGetsSameSentiment: Alt-verse Bobby was very critical of Sam in this episode. Normally, Dean doesn't allow anyone to so much as look cross at his younger buddy, but Alt-verse Bobby seems to get more leeway because of the brothers' affection for his deceased doppelganger.

* InUniverseCamera: Sam has the hunters record their hunts for training purpose so we see Maggie talking to her camera. When she misses her check-in, Sam is able to pull her body cam footage from the Cloud.

* ImOkay: In a switch this week, it's Sam insisting he's okay when Dean questions how hard he's working and how little sleep he seems to be running on.

* VaderBreath: The first sign that Maggie is in trouble is the ghoul's ominous, heavy breathing behind her.

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