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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 7, Episode 18'''

!Party On, Garth

Written by Adam Glass.

Directed by Philip Sgriccia.

Air Date: March 30, 2012.

Garth calls on Sam and Dean for help when he comes up against a Shojo, a Japanese creature that can only be seen when drunk.

!!Body Count:

For this episode = 3 humans and 1 shojo.

For the series so far = At least 796 humans (of which 6 were witches), 97 demons, 55 angels, 37 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 15 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 3 dogs, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 Leviathan, 2 vetalas, 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 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.

!Tropes

* AgentScully: Sam argues for the mundane explanation when Dean thinks Bobby is haunting them.
* TheAlcoholic: We see how bad Dean's gotten with this in this episode. It takes ''a lot'' to get him even "kinda drunk".
-->'''Sam:''' I mean, can you even ''get'' drunk anymore? It's kind of like, uh, drinking a vitamin for you, right?
** Later Sam has to tell Dean where to swing his sword as he's not drunk enough to see the shojo.
* BilingualBonus: InUniverse -- the sake box spells out exactly what's in it!
* BookEnds: Garth plays "Poison" on his car radio at the beginning and end of the episode.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite being PluckyComicRelief and making some initial mistakes, Garth turns out to be a competent investigator.
* CantHoldHisLiquor: Garth gets drunk after one beer.
* ChekhovsGun: Bobby's flask, which Dean keeps as a TragicKeepsake, ends up being the thing that allows Bobby to come back as a ghost, despite having had a VikingFuneral.
* CharacterAsHimself: Mr. Fizzles.
* ClosestThingWeGot: The shojo must be killed a samurai sword subjected to a shinto blessing while in a running spring. Dean buys a katana from the pawn shop, then gets a sushi chef to bless it while he pours bottled spring water on the blade.
* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: Garth to the final victim. [[YouHaveToBelieveMe It doesn't work]] until an invisible force starts throwing Garth about the place.
* ConsultingMisterPuppet: Garth tries this to get a young girl to talk to him. It seems to creep her out more than anything.
* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Sam and Dean are busted dead drunk in the brewer's office. He's calling the police when Garth tasers him from behind.
* ElectromagneticGhosts:
** The ghost turns up on security camera footage, but you still have to be drunk first.
** The EMF reader is apparently malfunctioning due to Garth's ineptness, but it turns out to be reacting to Bobby's ghost.
* {{Expy}}: The Shojo is most definitely based on Kayako Saeki from ''Film/{{Juon}}'' and ''Film/TheGrudge''.
* FlashedBadgeHijack: Sam has to grab a cab this way as he's too drunk to drive.
* GiveMeASign: Dean asks this of ghost Bobby, but doesn't get one. We discover in the next episode that Bobby is trying to communicate, but doesn't have the skill in telekinesis yet.
* GiveMeASword: Dean refuses to believe that Bobby's ghost is around...until the sword slides over to him at a crucial moment in the battle.
%%* GhostButler
* GlassesPull: Garth with his sunglasses (also counts as a MythologyGag from "Changing Channels", where this trope was mocked).
* GoodLookingPrivates: Garth wears a military uniform because he thinks it looks good on him. It doesn't.
* HandPuppet: Mr. Fizzles, which Garth uses to get a little girl to open up about the death of her mother.
* HopeSpot: Sam and Dean decide the idea of Bobby's ghost is wishful thinking and leave. Turns out Bobby was in the room the whole time. Then Dean says HeyWait and rushes back inside. Bobby looks hopeful...only it's because Dean had forgotten his flask.
-->'''Bobby:''' I'm here, you idgit!
* InvisibleMonster: Unless you're drunk.
-->'''Garth:''' Right. So... Whoa. A monster you have to be drunk to see. Cool! Also... very hard to fight.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Garth downs an entire bottle of beer, which he doesn't normally do "because it messes with my depth perception." Cue camera having a problem focusing on both Sam and Dean.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Sam and Dean discuss whether they're imagining the Bobby's ghost thing.
%%* MoodWhiplash
* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: Bobby, who's been helping the Winchesters with research and who pushed the sword back across the room to help Dean.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Garth works out that the last victim is the illegitimate son of the brewer, because he refused to fire him.
* PaperThinDisguise: Garth as a cop. Or a soldier. Or a fed. [[WeirdnessCensor No-one notices.]]
* PersonAsVerb
** Garth boasts that he's 'Garthed' the ghost.
** "Then what Jedi-ed that sword into my hand?"
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Garth gets hit ''hard'' with this, being sent through several windows.
* TheReveal: In this episode, we learn that Bobby chose to stay as a ghost.
* RevengeBeforeReason: The brother of the first victim goes hunting for the shojo. Bad idea.
* RightBehindMe: Sam and Dean have a long conversation over whether Bobby's ghost is in the room. He is.
* SadlyMythtaken: Ironically the website Sam consults describes the creature correctly as a red-faced redhaired monkey-like creature with a fondness for booze, not a StringyHairedGhostGirl with a [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette white face and black hair]].
* SealedEvilInACan: Or in this case, a sake bottle.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Once again Garth gets knocked out for the final battle, so the action can concentrate on Sam and Dean.
* ShoutOut: ''Film/{{Ghost|1990}}''
** Plus several to DJ Qualls's movies. Garth pulls an UnflinchingWalk like in ''Film/TheNewGuy'', and is told he's "strictly on wine coolers" (which he requests in ''Film/RoadTrip'').
* StringyHairedGhostGirl: The Shojo looks like one.
* TitleDrop: When Garth downs an entire bottle of beer in one go, Dean says the title.
* UnflinchingWalk: {{Played for laughs}} when Garth walks away from torching a supposed ghost's remains.
* VerticalKidnapping: The second victim.
* YouCanSeeMe: Done as a HopeSpot; but it turns out Dean really can't see Bobby.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: It's difficult to convince someone that an invisible monster is after them when you're drunk.