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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 7, Episode 20'''

!The Girl with the Dungeons and Dragons Tattoo

Written by Robbie Thompson.

Directed by Johnny [=MacCarthy=].

Air Date: April 27, 2012.

Bobby finally reveals the Leviathan's ultimate plans to Sam and Dean: to turn all of humanity into healthy, mindless livestock.

Meanwhile, a [[PlayfulHacker hacker]] named Charlie working for Dick Roman inadvertently finds out everything about the Leviathans and teams up with the Winchesters to hack into Dick's email and find out what else the Leviathans have planned.

!!Body Count:

For this episode = 1 human and 1 Leviathan.

For the series so far = At least 802 humans (of which 6 were witches), 97 demons, 55 angels, 47 ghosts, 36 Jefferson Starships, 26 vampires, 19 zombies, 15 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 4 ghouls, 3 djinn, 3 dogs, 3 Leviathan, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 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
* AlwaysWantedToSayThat: "I'm in."
* AscendedFangirl: Averted. Despite having a clear admiration for {{Action Girl}}s as well as a love of all things Fantasy and Sci-Fi, Charlie is extremely reluctant to put herself in danger and only does what she knows she is capable of doing (hacking and corporate espionage).
* ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: Charlie thinks she's going to be fired for her hacking activities, but Dick Roman approves, and sets her to hacking Frank's hard drive. [[VillainousDemotivator She will however be fired if she doesn't succeed in three days.]]
* BaddieFlattery: [[FauxAffablyEvil Dick]] to [[BunnyEarsLawyer Charlie]].
* BastardlySpeech: The advertisement for Sucrocorp.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Sam and Dean become quite protective of Charlie, even though they know her for all of a day or so. Dean even lampshades it:
-->'''Dean:''' She's kinda like the little sister I never wanted.
* BridalCarry: Sam carries Charlie after she is hurt in the confrontation with the Leviathans.
* BunnyEarsLawyer:
-->'''Roman:''' Tell me, how does a high-school dropout become one of the brightest minds at Roman, Inc.?\\
'''Charlie:''' Um, honestly? Historically, I've had this problem with--with authority, no offense, so I realized the only way I could get away with being ''me'' was to be as... indispensable... as possible.
%%* CameraSpoofing
* ChekhovsGun:
** We discover what the clay tablet is in the next episode.
** There's also an advertisement for Sucrocorp.
* CovertPervert: When Dean tells her to imagine Creator/ScarlettJohansson waiting her in her bed, Charlie seems quite happy with the picture.
* DiegeticSwitch: Charlie's EstablishingCharacterMoment.
* DissonantSerenity: Dick's response to seeing the [[IncrediblyObviousBomb Incredibly Obvious Borax Bomb]] in the case is to calmly ask "Now who could've done that?"
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: Ghost Bobby accidentally breaks Charlie's arm during the fight. This makes Sam and Dean worry that he may be losing his sanity.
* TheDreaded: Dick Roman evokes this response in his employees even ''before'' they find out he's a monster.
* EmbarrassingTattoo: Charlie has one of Princess Leia in her slave bikini riding a twenty-sided die. In her defense, she was [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy drunk]] and at Comic-Con.
-->'''Dean:''' [[NoodleIncident We've all been there.]]
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Charlie comes into work listening to "Walking on Sunshine". When out of sight in an elevator, [[BlitheSpirit she rocks out happily to the music]] but composes herself the moment the elevator doors open again.
* EvilPlan: Turns out Bobby did get a good look at those plans in Dick's office. He lays it out for the boys.
* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Charlie realizing she's the ideal candidate to infiltrate Dick's office.
* GenreSavvy: Charlie knows that [[HeKnowsTooMuch Dick Roman will kill her for having seen what's on the laptop]]. She also notes that "[[{{Foreshadowing}} the really evil ones always need a special sword]]" to kill them.
* GhostlyChill: Dick, unaware that Bobby's ghost is behind him. "Is it me, or did it just drop ten degrees in here?"
* GrievousHarmWithABody: Bobby sends a Leviathan flying into Charlie and breaks her arm.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Averted. The security guard that Charlie flirts her way past lets her through, but eventually notices that she's been in the bathroom way too long and goes to see what's going on, forcing her to improvise.
* HeroicBSOD: Charlie freezes up when it's time to infiltrate Dick's office. Sam asks her [[WhatWouldXDo what would Hermione do?]]
* HumansAreSpecial: Dick marvels at Charlie's "spark" and the fact that he could clone her and copy her mind, but never replace what makes her a genius hacker.
* IfIDoNotReturn: An email from Frank warns Sam and Dean that someone is hacking into his computer, which would only happen if he was dead.
* ImpostorExposingTest: Dean, Sam and Charlie pour borax on their hands to prove themselves when they first meet. [[FridgeLogic Good thing Sam and Dean weren't Leviathans with a bottle of water marked Borax...]]
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: As Dean instructs Charlie on how to flirt with a man, he whispers to Sam "This never happened." Sam doesn't bring it up again, but he does laugh his ass off through the entire thing.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: When Dick realizes an InvisibleMonster is attacking him, he calls on Bobby to "show yourself; let's do this like real monsters!"
* LiquidCourage: Charlie is extremely nervous and takes a swig from Bobby's flask trying to get over herself. She thanks the boys when she finds it in her satchel, thinking they put it in there for this reason.
* LockDown: Dick locks down the building after the borax bomb goes off, trapping Charlie inside.
* MeaningfulName: [[Literature/{{Firestarter}} Charlie]] [[Creator/RayBradbury Bradbury]]. Justified as Charlie hinted that she made it up to give herself a new identity.
* NonindicativeName: Charlie doesn't actually have a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' tattoo (unless you count a d20 as a symbol of the game).
* NotMyType: Dean suggests Charlie [[ShowSomeLeg flirt her way]] past a security guard.
-->'''Charlie:''' I can't. He's not my type.\\
'''Dean:''' You're gonna have to play through that.\\
'''Charlie:''' As in, he's not a ''[[SorryImGay girl]]''.\\
'''Dean:''' ''Oh'', oh. [''{{Beat}}''] Pretend he has boobs.\\
'''Charlie:''' Worse.
* OnceMoreWithClarity: A few times.
* OneSteveLimit: This [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E05BloodyMary isn't the first time]] the boys have had a girl named Charlie helping them out on a case.
* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish:
** "Your password is 'winning' with two 1s? [[LampshadedTrope Faaail!]]"
** Subverted earlier: While trying to hack into Frank's encrypted hard drive, Charlie thinks she found the password in the remarkably simple "Film/WarGames" when this yields results. Then Frank's hard drive opens a program revealing that it's a false lead and taunts her.
* PasswordSlotMachine: When Charlie is hacking into Dick's computer.
* PeopleFarms: The Leviathans' master plan.
* PlayfulHacker: Some people surf the net when no one's looking at work. Charlie diverts funds from the Republican Party to Animal Lovers.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Charlie is very reluctant to put herself in danger and, after her part is done, [[PutOnABus puts herself on a bus]] and tells Sam and Dean never to contact her again.
* RepeatAfterMe: Dean telling Charlie what to say to flirt with the security guard.
-->'''Dean:''' ''[to Sam, who's laughing]'' Stop laughing, Sammy!\\
'''Charlie:''' Stop laughing, Sammy!\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
'''Charlie:''' Uh... you don't know that new bar? Stop Laughing Sammy? That place is bringing sexy back. Which is easy...\\
'''Dean:''' Stop talking, Charlie.\\
'''Charlie:''' ...cause they kept the receipt. [[ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud Stop talking, Charlie.]]
* RevengeBeforeReason: The Winchesters refuse to send in Bobby because they fear his [[GhostlyGoals desire to get revenge on Roman will overwhelm him]].
* SarcasticConfession: Dick Roman says he's been doing his job "feels like before the dawn of time" and that "the world is his dinner plate". Subverted when Charlie finds Frank's ramblings about Leviathans. She is quickly confronted with proof that Dick really is a primordial monster who eats people.
* SatchelSwitcheroo: Sam and Dean intercept the clay tablet Dick is having shipped in, switching it for one containing a borax bomb.
* ShakingHerHairLoose: Charlie pulls up on a moped, takes off her helmet and...
* ShoutOut:
** ''Series/VeronicaMars''.
** "[[MemeticMutation Is this real life]]?"
** "[[Film/ANewHope It's right in the middle of the Death Star.]]" Cut to Charlie wearing a Princess Leia T-shirt.
** [[Literature/{{Firestarter}} Charlie]] [[Creator/RayBradbury Bradbury]]'s [[ThemedAliases alias is made up of]] the name of a Creator/StephenKing character for her first name ("Charlene") and the surname of a famous science fiction writer.
** "[[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 Frack]]".
** The title of the episode is one to both ''[[Literature/TheMillenniumTrilogy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
** Several to ''Film/WarGames'' when Charlie is trying to hack the hard drive.
** "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings The Eye of Sauron is on me.]]"
** Dick Roman is planning to Film/SoylentGreen the human race.
* ShowSomeLeg: To his credit, Dean takes the time to see if the security guard has ever shown interest in Charlie before telling her to flirt past him. When he's told she's gay, he has instruct her on how to do it. HilarityEnsues.
-->'''Charlie:''' I feel dirty.
-->'''Dean:''' You and me both, sister.
* SpiesInAVan: Dean and Sam aren't happy being relegated to MissionControl.
* SpiritAdvisor: Bobby. "Let's Yoda this!"
* SplitScreen: Used twice when Charlie turns up for work, showing both her and the security guard watching her arrive. The first time, she's happily listening to the music on her headphones, the second time she's tense because she's infiltrating the BigBad's office, so there's SinisterSurveillance involved in the security guard's attentions (it's also used to show Sam and Dean waiting in a van as MissionControl).
* SuperWindowJump: Sam and Dean doing a BigDamnHeroes. It helps that Bobby fractured the glass first.
* TakeThat: Apparently Donald Trump supplied a private jet so Dick could get his clay tablet quicker.
* TemptingFate:
** Charlie is boasting that she's covered her tracks with her hacking. Next moment, she's hauled up before Dick Roman himself.
** Charlie asks Sam and Dean never to contact her again. [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E11LARPAndTheRealGirl They will.]]
* TomboyishName: Charlie. It's not her real name, though.
* TrackingDevice: Sam and Dean are able to find where Frank's hard drive is because [[ProperlyParanoid Charlie's hacking triggers security features]], including an IfIDoNotReturn email and a screen grab from the hacker's webcam.
* TrespassingToTalk: After witnessing her supervisor being eaten and replaced by a Leviathan, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere Charlie flees home obviously intending to skip town]], only to be surprised by Sam and Dean in her apartment.
* UltimateJobSecurity: Discussed and invoked. Charlie figured the best way to get away with her illegal activities was to make herself as indispensable as possible.
* VertigoEffect: Charlie facing indisputable proof that monsters exist when she witnesses her boss get copied and eaten.
%%* WeNeedADistraction
* WhatWouldXDo: Sam motivates Charlie to go through her dangerous mission by asking her what Literature/{{H|arryPotter}}ermione would do.
* WithAllDueRespect: Charlie tells her CEO she has a problem with authority, then quickly adds, "No offense."
* WorstWhateverEver: Worst. Good luck charm. Ever. Ironically it really did save her life.
* YouHaveFailedMe: This time, Dick doesn't bother "bibbing" the offending minion. "Bib you? Why would I waste a perfectly good meal?" CHOMP.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness
** Charlie's boss doesn't meet Roman's HumansAreSpecial category, so is subject to KillAndReplace.
** A FreezeFrameBonus shows Dick has ordered the termination of all the workers at the agricultural dig.
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