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5	'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\
6	'''Season 6, Episode 20'''
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8	!The Man Who Would Be King
9	->'''Crowley:''' I'm talking about Raphael's head on a pike. I'm talking about happy endings for all of us, with [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre all possible entendres intended]]. Come on. Just a chat.
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11	Written by Ben Edlund.
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13	Directed by Ben Edlund.
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15	Air Date: May 6, 2011.
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17	As Castiel contemplates the details of the civil war in Heaven and his history with Raphael, Bobby and the Winchesters begin to realize the angel is being less than truthful with them.
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19	!!Body Count:
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21	For this episode = 7 demons and 7 humans.
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23	For the series so far = At least 473 humans (of which 6 were witches), 86 demons, 36 Jefferson Starships, 34 ghosts, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 14 gods, 12 angels, 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 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	* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: There are a multitude of heavens whose form is established by the human souls within it, and the angels live within whichever of these individual heavens they prefer. Castiel's favorite heaven is a beautiful garden created by an autistic man. Archangel Raphael's heaven is the office of a CorruptCorporateExecutive who happened to be religious.
28	* AndIMustScream: PlayedForLaughs. Crowley turns {{Hell}} into an eternal waiting line, because "nobody likes waiting in line". And when you get to the front, you get sent back and have to start all over again.
29	* BadassBoast: Castiel.
30	* BetterTheDevilYouKnow: {{Discussed}}.
31	* ChewingTheScenery: Crowley, of course.
32	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment[=/=]RightOnQueue: After Crowley took over Hell, he made an endless line consisting of billions of people the standard punishment. No agonizing torture like Dean experienced during his time there, and instead of FireAndBrimstoneHell we get what looks like a long hallway that contains a line that requires people who reach the front to go all the way to the back of the line again.
33	-->'''Crowley:''' See, problem with the old place was most of the inmates were masochists already. A lot of "thank you, sir. Can I have another hot spike up the jacksie?" But just look at them. No one likes waiting in line.
34	-->'''Castiel:''' And what happens when they reach the front?
35	-->'''Crowley:''' Nothing. They go right back to the end again. That's efficiency.
36	* ConflictingLoyalties
37	* ColdBloodedTorture
38	* {{Confessional}}: Castiel's narration is essentially him confessing his sins to God.
39	* CurbStompBattle: Raphael easily defeats Cas when he refuses to start the Apocalypse.
40	* ADayInTheLimelight: For Castiel
41	* DealWithTheDevil: Cas and Crowley have a deal to help each other find Purgatory.
42	%%* DoNotTauntCthulhu
43	* EnemyMine: Castiel teams up with Crowley so they can find Purgatory together.
44	%%* EtTuBrute
45	* EvilCounterpart: We briefly meet the demon Ellsworth, who Castiel describes as being Bobby's counterpart. Not only does he sort of look like Bobby, complete with trucker cap, but we see him handling multiple calls with his minions in much the same way Bobby is seen handling calls with hunters (he even pretends to be an FBI agent to back up one's cover story, just like Bobby does all the time). He even calls one of his under-demons a "frickin' yeti", when Bobby and Dean refer to Sam as "Sasquatch". This is also an ActorAllusion and ShoutOut to ''Series/{{Deadwood}}'' on which Creator/JimBeaver played a character named Ellsworth.
46	* GiveMeASign: Castiel ends the episode begging God to give him a sign that what he's doing is right or wrong. [[HaveYouSeenMyGod He gets no answer]].
47	* HannibalLecture: Crowley to Castiel.
48	* HesBack: Lampshaded and subverted; Castiel turns up JustInTime to save the Winchesters ("For a brief moment, I was me again"), only to continue lying to them about Crowley.
49	%%* ICanExplain
50	* INeverSaidItWasPoison: A variation: Castiel accidentally [[CallBack calls back]] to a previous scene that he was '''present''' for, but Bobby and the boys didn't see him because he was invisible:
51	-->'''Castiel:''' It ''is'' a little absurd, though.
52	-->'''Bobby:''' I know, I know.
53	-->'''Castiel:''' Franchise/{{Superman}} going to the dark side. I'm still just Castiel.
54	* IronicHell: It's a really long line that you have to wait in forever.
55	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Castiel starts the episode by looking straight into the camera and saying, "Let me tell you my story." Yes, yes, he was talking to God...
56	%%* MadScientistLaboratory:
57	* ManipulativeBastard: Crowley.
58	* TheNarrator: Done in the form of Castiel praying to God.
59	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Turns out it was Castiel who raised Soulless Sam from Hell, in the arrogant belief that he could repeat his success with Dean.
60	* OhCrap: Ellsworth when Castiel barges in.
61	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: They don't have souls.
62	* PersonalizedAfterlife: Raphael and Castiel have a conversation in Kenneth Lay's personal heaven.
63	* {{Pride}}: Castiel's weakness.
64	* RevealingCoverUp: Castiel is too thorough in cleaning up after Ellsworth.
65	* RightBehindMe: Not PlayedForLaughs.
66	* ShoutOut: The title of the episode could be a reference to either [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King the 1888 novella]] by Creator/RudyardKipling, [[Film/TheManWhoWouldBeKing the film adaptation]] [[TheFilmOfTheBook thereof]], or [[TitledAfterTheSong the song]] by Music/IronMaiden.
67	* SoulPower: Crowley and Castiel plan to tap the souls contained in Purgatory in order to use their power; Castiel to fight Raphael and prevent another apocalypse, Crowley for... well, he doesn't specify.
68	* SuddenlyShouting: A lot from Crowley.
69	* TakeThat:
70	** Castiel openly questions the fact that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lay Ken Lay]] was allowed to go to Heaven.
71	** France, which Crowley referenced when Cas [[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys says his only options are surrender or die]].
72	* ThisIsThePartWhere: Dean says this is the part where they normally call on Castiel for help.
73	* TooKinkyToTorture: According to Crowley, some souls who end up in Hell actually enjoy the traditional methods of torture employed by demons. To remedy this, he devises a form of torture ''nobody'' enjoys-waiting in line.
74	* TowerOfBabel: Castiel remembers when the Tower of Babel fell...all thirty-seven feet of it. And it didn't fall because of divine retribution, it fell because dried dung can only be stacked so high.
75	* TrueCompanions: Castiel is visibly moved when Dean says he's like a brother to him.
76	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Castiel only wants to prevent Raphael from restarting the Apocalypse, but [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope the way]] [[DealWithTheDevil he goes]] [[CivilWar about doing it]]...
77	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: In this episode Cas tells his story, starting from the moment he was brought back and Lucifer was put in the cage until the present day.
78	%%* WithUsOrAgainstUs

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