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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 6, Episode 3'''

!The Third Man

->'''Castiel:''' Sam, Dean, my "people skills" are "rusty". Pardon me, but I've spent the last "year" as a multidimensional wavelength of celestial intent. But believe me, you *do not* want that weapon down here. Help me find it. Or more people will die.

Written by Ben Edlund.

Directed by Bob Singer.

Air Date: October 8, 2010.

While Heaven remains in a state of disarray, Sam, Dean, and Castiel come face-to-face with an old foe when they attempt to track down the thief who stole the Staff of Moses from an arsenal of God's weapons in order to kill several police officers with the plagues of Egypt.
!!Body count
For this episode = 4 humans and 1 angel.

For the series so far = At least 422 humans (of which 6 were witches), 73 demons, 33 ghosts, 19 zombies, 13 gods, 11 angels, 11 vampires, 9 hellhounds, 6 changelings, 4 shapeshifters, 3 djinn, 2 ghouls, 2 werewolves, 2 dogs, 1 crocotta, 1 rakshasa, 1 rawhead, 1 reaper, 1 rugaru, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.

!Tropes
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* AntiHero: Castiel kidnaps a child from his home and essentially tortures him for information. When Dean objects, Cas just says he can't afford to care. And although he acknowledges that the torture is morally gray, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality he doesn't seem to understand what the problem is with the kidnapping]].
* ApologeticAttacker: Castiel doesn't want to fight his brothers.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Castiel returns, fully powered, and in the middle of a heavenly civil war. He still has affection for the Winchesters, but he's focused on keeping Heaven from unraveling. He misses the sarcasm when, what the Winchesters believe is misplaced focus is brought up, and he is willing to torture a child. Conversely, Balthazar finds it bewildering that Castiel treats Dean as an equal.
* TheBusCameBack: Castiel returns.
** Also Raphael, finally showing up for payback after Castiel trapped him last season.
* BigBad: Raphael, and the Angels loyal to him want to restart the apocalypse that Sam, Dean, and Castiel worked so hard to prevent.
* CarCushion: Castiel and Stunt Angel #3 land on Sam's borrowed car.
* DealWithTheDevil: Though it's an ''angel'' this time.
* DramaticThunder: To signal Raphael's arrival.
* EatingTheEyeCandy: "Don't stop on my account."
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Balthazar seems a [[DefectorFromDecadence lot]] [[DeadpanSnarker like]] [[TheHedonist Gabriel]].
* FakingTheDead: Balthazar stole some weapons from Heaven and faked his death.
* FantasticSlur: "Hairless ape".
* FriendshipFavoritism: After ghosting Sam's prayers for the entire TimeSkip, Cas shows up the first time Dean calls, much to Sam's indignation. Cas says he's there for the Staff of Moses, but doesn't actually deny liking Dean better.
* HomoeroticSubtext: "Dean and I do share a more profound bond." Really, Cas?
* LackOfEmpathy: [[NotHimself Sam]]'s reaction to Castiel proposing to torture a child for information is to ask if there will be any permanent damage.
* LamePunReaction
-->'''Balthazar:''' "The old frog in the throat."
-->'''Cas:''' [[NoSenseOfHumor Even]] ''[[TheComicallySerious I]]'' know that's a bad joke."
* LiteralMinded: Cas can rule out Moses as a suspect.
* MagicWand: Staff of Moses, anyone?
* MeaningfulName: The boy who buys the Staff of Moses to avenge his brother is named Aaron Burch. Guess whose brother Aaron was in Literature/TheBible.
* MisaimedFandom: InUniverse. Balthazar was inspired by Castiel's rebellion, but whereas Cas rebelled in order to do right thing and save humanity, Balthazar just wants [[TheHedonist to party]].
* MoodWhiplash: "My car!"
* MrFanservice: Sam in the below-mentioned shirtless scene.
* NotHimself:
** Sam is hiring prostitutes and consenting to torturing children. Dean is rightly suspicious.
** Plus, the hooker he hired (played by Creator/JuliaVoth) is clearly very attracted to him and trying her best to start a conversation, stay longer, and hopefully see him again on her "night off." Sam is cold, dismissive, and looking at her like she's a dog turd that someone neglected to clean off the sidewalk. Another in a long line of clues that something is ''very'' wrong with him.
* RageBreakingPoint: Castiel returns from Heaven somewhat grumpy and dismissive of the Winchesters complaints about his lack of communication. When he asks for their help however, and Sam scoffs, Cas gets particularly irritated and goes on a short rant with slightly misplaced [[AirQuotes air quotes]].
-->'''Castiel:''' Sam, Dean, my "people skills" are "rusty." Pardon me, but I have spent the last "year" as a multidimensional wavelength of celestial intent. But believe me, you ''do not'' want that weapon down here. Help me find it. Or more people will die.
* RightBehindMe:
-->'''Dean:''' Come on, Cas! Don't be a dick. We got ourselves a... plague-like situation down here, and... do you... do you copy?
-->'''Sam:''' Like I said, son of a bitch doesn't answer... he's right behind me, isn't he?
-->'''Castiel:''' Hello.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Castiel says Balthazar is an old friend, and the two talk about how they've fought together in the past, but Balthazar was completely absent from the events concerning the apocaplyse last season. Of course, Castiel ''does'' say that he thought he died in the war.
* SarcasmMode: Castiel getting tired of the Winchester's griping over his NoSocialSkills.
-->"(with air-quotes) Sam. Dean. My "people skills" are "rusty". Pardon me, but I have spent the last "year" as a multi-dimensional wavelength of Celestial intent."
* ShirtlessScene: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcovaTAqQwg This]] was [[SarcasmMode totally necessary]] for plot reasons. [[{{Fanservice}} Totally]].
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Castiel throws his angel sword and stabs an angel in the chest.