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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 6, Episode 21'''

!Let It Bleed
-->'''Castiel:''' I came to tell you that I will find Lisa and Ben, and I will bring them back. Stand behind me, the one time I ask.\\
'''Dean"''' You're asking me to stand down?\\
'''Castiel''': Dean...\\
'''Dean:''' That's the same damn ransom note that Crowley handed me. You know that, right? Well no thanks. I'll find 'em myself. In fact, why don't you go back to Crowley and tell him that I said you can both kiss my ass.

Written by Sera Gamble.

Directed by John Showalter.

Air Date: May 20, 2011.

When Crowley tries to get to Dean by abducting Lisa and Ben, the Winchesters turn to an unexpected source for help. Meanwhile, Bobby learns of another visitor from Purgatory.

!!Body Count:

For this episode = 2 demons and 4 humans.

For the series so far = At least 477 humans (of which 6 were witches), 88 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.

!Tropes

* BadassAndChildDuo: Dean has to [[BridalCarry carry]] Lisa, so it's Ben's job to carry and use the shotgun until they meet up with Sam.
* BadLiar: Balthazar, when Sam and Dean ask if he knew what Crowley's up to.
* BridalCarry: Dean carries an injured Lisa in his arms.
* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Cas saving Dean when one of his torture victims escapes the devil's trap.
* DidYouJustRomanceCthulhu: Bobby finds out that one of his old girlfriends, [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E12LikeAVirgin Dr. Visyak]], is over 900 years old and from Purgatory.
* DramaticThunder
* EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Bobby later takes a shot at a guy with a large collection of Lovecraft's private letters by sarcastically saying that he "must be catnip to the ladies". He protests that he's in a long-term online relationship.
* ExactWords[=/=]LoopholeAbuse: Cas warned Crowley about touching the Winchesters, but he said nothing about Ben and Lisa.
* FalseInnocenceTrick
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Dean slaps Ben when he freezes up over mom getting shot, because Ben has to cover Dean while he carries Lisa to safety.
* GoryDiscretionShot: Lovecraft's death (and you thought he died of cancer).
* HannibalLecture: Possessed!Lisa to Dean and Ben.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Creator/HPLovecraft.
* IHaveYourWife: Or, as Crowley puts it, his "ex-lady friend and not-kid".
* InvisibleMonster: Lovecraft and his pals thought their attempt to open a dimensional portal didn't work; turns out what came through was invisible.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Dean's solution to Lisa and Ben being in danger.
* [[DeathFromAbove Knocked Out From Above]]: How the demons jump Sam.
* TheMole: Balthazar agrees to become a double agent.
* NeckSnap
* NeutralNoLonger: Balthazar doesn't agree that Castiel's plan is worth the risk or that he'll make it out in one piece, so he reluctantly allies himself with Sam and Dean.
* NoMereWindmill
* PapaBear
* PetTheDog: Castiel heals Lisa despite being at odds with Dean without getting anything in return.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Invoked by Castiel, but rejected by Dean.
* ProperlyParanoid: Bobby photocopied the TomeOfEldritchLore that Cas stole. He lampshades it, too:
-->'''Bobby:''' Hi, glad to meet you. Bobby Singer. Paranoid bastard.
* ReadingIsCool: Played straight with Bobby and Sam, but naturally subverted with Dean. Both Bobby and Sam immediately know who Lovecraft is, but Dean is clueless.
-->'''Sam:''' H.P. Lovecraft? Really? Let me see that. (Takes the journal from Bobby.)
-->'''Bobby:''' Yep, Lovecraft.
-->'''Dean:''' Am I supposed to know who that is?
-->'''Bobby:''' Seriously? Horror writer. One of the greats. (Dean shakes his head.)
-->'''Bobby:''' At The Mountains Of Madness? The Call Of Cthulhu?
-->'''Dean:''' Sorry, I was too busy having sex with women.
* [[Really700YearsOld Really 900 Years Old]]
* ShapeshifterGuiltTrip
* ShootOutTheLock
* TitledAfterTheSong: "Let It Bleed" by Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} on the album of the same name.
* ToThePain
* [[WhiteShirtOfDeath White Sheet Of Death]]: Blood gets splattered all over Lovecraft's freshly-completed ''Haunter of the Dark'' (actually written two years earlier).
* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Sam questions someone being named "Moishe".
-->'''Bobby:''' Of the New York Campbells.