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5	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
6	'''Season 6, Episode 22'''
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8	!The Man Who Knew Too Much
9	-->'''Soulless!Sam:''' I'm not handicapped. I'm not saddled with a soul. In fact, I used to skipper this meatboat for a while. It was smooth sailing. I was sharp, strong. That is, 'til they crammed your soul back in. Now look at you. Same misty-eyed milksop you always were. That's because souls are weak. They're a liability. Now, nothing personal, but run the numbers. Someone's got to take charge around here, before it's too late.
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11	Written by Eric Kripke.
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13	Directed by Robert Singer.
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15	Air Date: May 20, 2011.
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17	While the war in Heaven draws to a final battle, Sam's memories of his time in Hell resurface, and Dean and Bobby can only watch as the younger Winchester's psyche shatters.
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19	!!Body Count:
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21	For this episode = 1 angel, 1 archangel, 1 Purgatory native (whatever that means), and 2 humans.
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23	For the series so far = At least 479 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 demons, 36 Jefferson Starships, 34 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 angels, 14 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 2 Arachnes, 2 dogs, 2 werewolves, 1 crocotta, 1 dragon, 1 fairy, 1 Khan worm, 1 lamia, the Mother of All, 1 okami, 1 phoenix, 1 Purgatory creature, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.
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25	!Tropes
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27	* AGodAmI: Powered by the souls of Purgatory, Castiel acquires a god complex.
28	-->'''Castiel:''' I'm your new God. A better one. So you will bow down and profess your love unto me, your Lord, or I will destroy you.
29	* AlmostDeadGuy: Elanore dies just before telling them where Cas and Crowley are planning to open Purgatory.
30	* AmnesiacHero: Played straight, then subverted--Sam has no memory of who he is, meets a beautiful girl who helps him, and has innate fighting and burglary skills...but it's all taking place inside his head, the dark and mysterious past is his repressed memories of Hell and his time soulless, and the beautiful sidekick turns out to be an InnocentBystander Sam killed while soulless.
31	* TheBadGuyWins: Castiel, while not [[AntiVillain necessarily evil]], emerges as the [[BigBad main antagonist]] of Season 6 as of this episode. He kills [[ArchangelRaphael Raphael]], removes Sam's mental wall, absorbs the souls in Purgatory, and declared himself to be the [[AGodAmI new]] {{God}}.
32	* BadassFingerSnap: Castiel [[LudicrousGibs obliterates]] Raphael with one in a serious case of KarmicDeath.
33	* BadVibrations: Right before a massive onslaught of demons arrive.
34	* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Sam vs. Soulless!Sam.
35	* BloodMagic
36	* BolivianArmyCliffhanger: The episode ends with Castiel demanding that the boys and Bobby submit to him as their new God or he'll smite them.
37	* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Raphael is incredulous that Castiel let Crowley escape. Castiel states he "has plans" for Crowley. Raphael, however...
38	* ClickHello
39	* ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre: Soulless!Sam says this while stalking his other self.
40	* ContinuityNod: Balthazar says the angel-proofing in the panic room's been fixed, a reference to Castiel saying their angel-proofing had some flaws in [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E20TheManWhoWouldBeKing "The Man Who Would Be King" (S06, E20)]].
41	* ConverseWithTheUnconscious[=/=]OffscreenRealityWarp: While Sam is in a coma, Dean shines a light in his eye. Meanwhile in Sam's head, Sam is freaked out when he's suddenly driving in broad daylight (from the previous night scene).
42	* CurbStompBattle: Castiel, after juicing up on all the purgatory souls, effortlessly kills Raphael with one snap of his fingers.
43	* DoIReallySoundLikeThat: "Am I really that gawky?"
44	* EmergingFromTheShadows: Hell!Sam.
45	* EnemyMine: While Crowley and Castiel's alliance was based more on solidifying your power (for Crowley) and stopping the re-Apocalypse (for Castiel), when Castiel cuts Crowley out of the deal they made, Crowley teams up with Raphael based solely on their mutual hatred of Castiel.
46	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Crowley calls Castiel out on his betrayal as being unnoble.
47	-->'''Crowley:''' You made a pact. Even I don't break contracts like this.
48	* FantasticDrug: "You're full of [[SoulPower nuke]]!"
49	* FlashStep
50	* GenderBender: Raphael's new vessel is female, not male. This gives Crowley some trouble keeping his pronouns straight:
51	-->'''Crowley:''' I--I've found him, her, to be really quite reasonable.
52	-->'''Crowley:''' She, he, has offered me protection against all comers.
53	* GoThroughMe: A non-badass version.
54	* HiredToHuntYourself: Subverted, Cas knows who TheMole is.
55	* ICanRuleAlone: Cas breaks his deal with Crowley.
56	* IDidWhatIHadToDo
57	* IHaveYourWife: Castiel holds Sam's mind hostage.
58	* InTheBack: In a last attempt to stop Castiel, Sam drags himself to the lab and sneaks up behind Castiel to stab him with an angel blade. Castiel turns out to have become immune.
59	* IntersceneDiegetic: As Sam lies in the panic room, "Play With Fire" by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} is on. Cut to Sam hearing it on his car radio.
60	* [[ImmuneToBullets Immune to Angel Blades]]: Because he's no longer an angel.
61	* KilledOffForReal:
62	** This is the second and final time that Raphael is destroyed; the first time, only his host died.
63	** Cas figures out that Balthazar has sided with the Winchesters and stabs him with an angel blade.
64	* KneelBeforeZod: The season ends with Castiel demanding Bobby and the Winchesters bow before him.
65	* MindRape: Castiel makes Sam a hostage by removing his mental wall, shattering his psyche, promising to heal him later if Dean stays out of his way.
66	* MortalWoundReveal: Eleanor, in Sam's {{Flashback}} to the guys finding her, shortly before Castiel attacks him.
67	* MovingTheGoalposts: It's actually ''Castiel'' who breaks his agreement with Crowley, [[EvenEvilHasStandards much to his fury]].
68	* OhCrap: When it becomes clear that Castiel has completed the ritual, absorbed all the souls from Purgatory and become a new god.
69	* OffhandBackhand: Raphael catches an angel blade thrown at his/her back.
70	* OutGambitted: After Castiel cuts him out of their deal, Crowley teams up with Raphael. Together, they force Castiel to give up the blood he needs for the ritual and flee. However, when they attempt the ritual and it doesn't work, Crowley realises Castiel saw their plan coming, gave them a dummy jar of blood and has completed the ritual himself while they were occupied.
71	* PowerGlows
72	* RoomFullOfCrazy: TheBigBoard looks like this to Amnesiac!Sam.
73	* RunOrDie: A RuleOfThree. Castiel tells this to Crowley. [[IronicEcho Crowley says it to Castiel]]. The third time, Crowley is smart enough to [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere vanish without being told]].
74	* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: "Exit stage Crowley."
75	* ShootTheHostage: Soulless!Sam did this in a {{flashback}}.
76	* ShoutOut:
77	** To ''[[Film/JurassicPark1993 Jurassic Park]]''.
78	** Also ''Film/TheBourneIdentity''
79	** "It's very ''[[Film/ABeautifulMind Beautiful Mind]]'' meets ''Film/{{Se7en}}''."
80	* SoundOnlyDeath: Raphael and Crowley killing Castiel's {{mook}}s is only overheard from Castiel's POV.
81	%% Is this In-Universe? * SuspiciouslyAproposMusic: "Play With Fire" is an appropriate song after Castiel has warned the boys to back off or else.
82	* ThatPoorCar: The Impala gets turned over. With Dean and Bobby in it.
83	* ThemedAliases: In the motel room in Sam's head, he finds [=IDs=] with the names [[Music/LedZeppelin Jimmy]] [[Music/TheYardbirds Page]], [[Music/RushBand Neil Peart]], and [[Music/{{ACDC}} Angus Young]].
84	* TouchOfDeath: Subverted. When Crowley returns to take the blood after Castiel double crossed him, Castiel teleports behind Crowley and places his hand on his head to smite him. Crowley quips that he's immune to Castiel's angelic powers due to protection from his new partner, Raphael.
85	-->'''Crowley:''' Sweaty hands, mate.
86	* VillainExitStageLeft: Invoked by Crowley when Castiel outsmarts him and Raphael.
87	-->'''Crowley:''' Exit stage Crowley. ''[vanishes]''
88	* WhamLine: Two from Castiel:
89	** "I wish it hadn't come to this. Well, rest assured, when this is all over, [[PreemptiveDeclaration I]] ''[[PreemptiveDeclaration will]]'' [[PreemptiveDeclaration save Sam]], but only if you '''stand down'''. (cue Cas [[KickTheDog removing Sam's mental wall]])"
90	** "I'm not an angel anymore. [[AGodAmI I'm your new God]]. A better one. So, you will bow down and profess your love unto me, your Lord... or I shall destroy you."
91	* WhamShot: Sam showing up and stabbing Cas in the back with an angel blade... and it doing '''[[NoSell nothing]]''' to Cas; he acts like he got stabbed with a regular knife [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E01LazarusRising again]].
92	* YouDoNotWantToKnow: The Sam that remembers Hell says this when his other self wants to absorb his memories.
93	* YouFool: Castiel calls Crowley a fool for thinking that Raphael won't erase him at a moment's notice when he's no longer useful. Crowley quite reasonably points out that he's just taking the best offer left on the table.
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