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'''[[Recap/{{Supernatural}} Recap]] of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'''''\\
'''Season 8, Episode 10'''

!Torn and Frayed
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[[caption-width-right:350:I know. They're controlling us, Castiel.]]
->"We need everything, Dean. And I need both of you, as you say, to stow your crap. Can you do that?"
-->--'''Castiel''' ''[to Sam and Dean]''

Written by Jenny Klein.

Directed by Robert Singer.

Air Date: January 16, 2013.

Dean drives to Kermit, Texas, and he and Sam get into an argument about whether Benny can be trusted, which leads to Dean leaving for Rufus' cabin. Naomi instructs Castiel to save Samandriel from Crowley, and Castiel goes to Dean for help. Dean and Castiel know that Samandriel is in the vicinity of Hastings, Nebraska, and search for odd events that occur when angels scream. They find an account of a man being badly burnt by a bush, and after questioning the victim find that he heard a phrase in Enochian when the shrubbery burst into flame. They continue to search abandoned factories nearby until they find a factory guarded by demons disguised as derelicts. Dean realizes they need more help to take on that number of demons in a warehouse with angel warding, but balks when Castiel says they need Sam. Instead, they go to Garth's boat and find Kevin trying unsuccessfully to translate half of the demon tablet. Kevin gives them the ingredients needed for the demon bomb, and Castiel says he will get what they need. Besides getting the ingredients for the bomb, Castiel talks a reluctant Sam into joining them in the rescue attempt.

Sam and Dean remove the angel wards from the warehouse, killing several demons in the process. While the brothers are attacking his mooks, Crowley has tapped into the default programming of angels by inserting spikes into Samandriel's brain, and finds out that there is an angel tablet. Castiel is finally able to enter the warehouse, but is not at full power and is suffering flashbacks, wherein Naomi seems to be inserting a device in his eye. By the time they they break down the door of the room where Crowley has Samandriel, Crowley has escaped, but Castiel manages to save Samandriel, who tells Castiel that they are being controlled and Naomi is behind this. Before Samandriel can reveal more to Castiel, Naomi asserts her control over Castiel, and Castiel kills Samandriel. Castiel tells the Winchesters that he needs to take Samandriel's body back to Heaven, but the brothers realize something is wrong with Castiel.

Sam has to decide whether he wants to be part of Amelia's life. He decides not to go back to her, and remain a hunter with his brother. Dean decides to appease Sam, and tells Benny he cannot be part of his life.

!!Body Count:

For this episode = 8 demons, 9 humans, and 1 angel.

For the series so far = At least 853 humans (of which 6 were witches), 121 demons, 59 angels, 48 ghosts, 43 vampires, 36 Jefferson Starships, 19 zombies, 19 gods, 9 hellhounds, 7 skinwalkers, 6 changelings, 5 shapeshifters, 5 werewolves, 4 ghouls, 4 Leviathan, 3 djinn, 3 dogs, 2 Amazons, 2 arachnes, 2 kitsunes, 2 rugarus, 2 vetalas, 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 shojo, 1 shtriga, 1 siren, 1 wendigo, 1 whore of Babylon, and 1 wraith.

!!Tropes

* AbandonedWarehouse:
-->'''Dean:''' Wow, will you look at that? Our ninth abandoned factory. Ain't that America?
* AccidentalMisnaming: Dean and Viggo refer to Samandriel as "Alfie", the name on [[BurgerFool his vessel's uniform]]. While Viggo presumably doesn't know (or doesn't care about) his real name, Samandriel had previously told Dean to "stick with Alfie" since he couldn't pronounce it.
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Dean abused this trait of Sam's to keep Sam from killing Benny.
* BackForTheDead: Samandriel.
* BashBrothers: The Winchester brothers taking out demons and watching each other's backs.
* BeardOfSorrow: Kevin is sporting unkempt stubble.
* BeautifulDreamer: Averted with Dean, who has his own stubble and spills a beer on being woken up by Cas.
* BrokenAngel: Castiel and Samandriel.
* BittersweetEnding: The Winchesters are ''finally'' starting to repair their relationship after being at odds with each other for most of the season, but [[TheCutie Samandriel]] is dead, Crowley knows there is an Angel Tablet, Castiel is being brainwashed by Heaven, and the Winchesters have cut ties with [[EnsembleDarkHorse Benny]] and Amelia.
* ConLang: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enochian Enochian]], with us learning the word for "obey".
-->'''Samandriel:''' Sal-voch-tay!
* ContinuityNod:
** The episode starts with Sam and Dean arguing about [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E09CitizenFang Benny's role in Martin's death and the fake text from Amelia]].
** One of the reasons Sam was so angry about the text was that it recalled [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E01Pilot Jessica's death]] and [[CartwrightCurse everyone else he lost]].
** ''Busty Asian Beauties'' is [[TheInternetIsForPorn the website]] on Dean's laptop. We previously saw this brand of porn in [[Recap/SupernaturalS02E15TallTales "Tall Tales" (S02, E15)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS03E14LongDistanceCall "Long-Distance Call" (S03, E14)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E01LazarusRising "Lazarus Rising" (S04, E01)]], [[Recap/SupernaturalS04E08WishfulThinking "Wishful Thinking" (S04, E08)]], and [[Recap/SupernaturalS05E12SwapMeat "Swap Meat" (S05, E12)]].
** We see Sam's tattoo over his left breast that wards against DemonicPossession.
** Garth's boat is ''Fizzle's Folly'', possibly named after his sock puppet, Mr. Fizzle, whom we met in [[Recap/SupernaturalS07E18PartyOnGarth "Party On, Garth" (S07, E18)]].
** Crowley dons a clean white apron when he steps in to serve as translator, and the blood-covered apron he wore in [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E07ALittleSliceOfKevin "A Little Slice Of Kevin" (S08, E07)]] is seen hanging from a hook.
** Sam kills a demon after Dean distracts him and waves at him, a move previously seen in [[Recap/SupernaturalS08E07ALittleSliceOfKevin "A Little Slice Of Kevin" (S08, E07)]].
--->'''Dean:''' ''[after watching Sam stab the demon]'' [[LampshadeHanging Well, not my most original work]], but...
* CreepyMonotone: Castiel repeating what Naomi tells him to say to the Winchesters. It's less than convincing.
* CurseCutShort: "Your mom is one sexy--" ''(phone rings)''
* TheCutie: Samandriel.
-->'''Dean:''' So, who snatched Heaven's [[{{Moe}} most adorable]] angel?
* DelicateAndSickly: A sick baby.
-->'''Castiel:''' ''[to a tired mother holding a crying baby]'' She's been crying for two days. The doctors missed something.
* DestinationDefenestration: Dean is thrown into a window when fighting Viggo.
* {{Depower}}: Even after the four main wards are removed, Castiel is not at full power in the warehouse, possibly due to the remaining sigils, his flashbacks, the aftereffects of Naomi messing with his head, or Samandriel's screams.
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Sam gets up Dean for sending him off to Amelia without thinking about what it would do to Sam mentally, or that it might tempt him to leave Hunting for good.
* DistressCall: Samandriel sends one to Naomi when the spike is removed from his head.
* ExhaustedEyeBags: Kevin as he studies the tablet.
* EyeOfNewt: "West Bank witch hazel, skull of Egyptian calf, the tail of some random-ass newt that may or may not be extinct".
* EyeScream: Castiel's flashbacks reveal Naomi drilling into his eye.
* FantasticRacism: Sam is unwilling to accept Dean being friends with a vampire.
-->'''Sam:''' You didn't want me to trust you. You wanted me to trust Benny, and I can't do that.
* FantasticSlurs:
** For the demons: "Hell monkeys"; "Hell {{mooks}}".
** For the angels: "feathered friend"; "flying monkey"; "Heavenly pile of filth".
* FinishingEachOthersSentences:
** PlayedStraight when Amelia keeps completing Sam's sentences.
** Used in a mocking fashion when Viggo completes Samandriel's sentence.
* AFriendInNeed: Benny, who asks Dean for help, now that he has to deal with his BloodLust alone.
* GeometricMagic: Four Enochian sigils on the north, east, south, and west sides of the warehouse keep angels from entering, and no longer have power when an "X" is drawn through them.
* GlassShatteringSound: Samandriel's scream causes a beaker of red fluid to shatter.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Kevin.
* HealingHands: Castiel with the crying baby.
* HisNameIs: Samandriel about to reveal how they are being controlled.
* ICanExplain: Dean trying to hide the porn on his laptop from Castiel, [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E10CagedHeat who himself is not a stranger to pornography]].
-->'''Dean:''' You saw nothing.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The spikes placed through Samandriel's forehead into his brain.
* KillTheCutie: Castiel murders Samandriel.
* LiteralMinded: Castiel.
** When they question a badly-burned Mr. Hinckley:
--->'''[[PungeonMaster Dean]]:''' I wanted to ask you a few question about your am''bush''.
--->'''Mr. Hinckley:''' [[LamePunReaction Yeah]], well, I'd laugh too, if it didn't feel like the sun ate my face.
--->'''Castiel:''' It's a metaphor.
** And later:
--->'''Mr. Hinckley:''' Are you serious?
--->'''Castiel:''' ''[looks at Dean]'' That's his serious face. Yes.
* LoveIsAWeakness: While Sam and Dean do reunite, the episode ends with them alone in Rufus' cabin protected by angel sigils. All of our characters seem more isolated:
** Kevin cut his mother loose, and compares Garth's boat to a desert where he can dedicate himself to his task.
** Sam does not meet Amelia, signaling he will never return to her, even though he admits he loves her.
** Dean cut off all contact with Benny, his [[FireForgedFriends Fire-Forged Friend]] who never let him down.
** Castiel murders Samandriel, whom he was desperate to save, and leaves the Winchesters to return to Heaven.
* ManchurianAgent: Castiel.
* TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife: Sam has not told Amelia about his hunting lifestyle, and she asks that, if he is going to be part of her life, he no longer be a hunter:
-->'''Amelia:''' I can't have you with one foot in my life and one foot out there doing...whatever it is you do. That life of yours I have no idea about.
* MeaningfulEcho: Dean echos Amelia's plea to Sam to either be with her or stay away from her.
* MightyRoar: Of an angelic variety.
* NoSocialSkills: Why Castiel needs Dean's help.
-->'''Castiel:''' Yes, which is why I need your help. It seems this is gonna involve...talking to people.
-->'''Dean:''' Come on, Cas, I thought you were a hunter now.
-->'''Castiel:''' Well...I thought so, too, but...it seems I--I lack a certain--
-->'''Dean:''' Skill?
* NotNowKiddo: Crowley ignores Viggo pleading that they're under attack and should flee, as the information Samandriel is revealing is too important.
* NotListeningToMeAreYou: After Kevin puts on the earphones in annoyance over Dean distracting him, Dean whispers in Kevin's ear that [[StacysMom his mother is hot]]. Kevin ignores him or doesn't hear.
* OhMyGods: Crowley's "holy mother of sin".
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness
** The Winchesters now know something is seriously wrong with Castiel, after seeing him cringe in terror at the sound of Samandriel's torture, then kill a fellow angel whose life he was desperate to save.
** Kevin's unkempt appearance, and [[MommasBoy sending his mother away]].
* OpenSaysMe: SubvertedTrope, with the door not opening until Dean and Sam repeatedly throw their bodies against the door.
* PayEvilUntoEvil: Viggo pleads for his life, saying he will reveal everything that Crowley knows. Having heard Samandriel screaming in pain, Dean is not in the mood.
* ThePenance: Castiel fixes the missed inguinal hernia of the baby. However his rescue of Samandriel is averted when Naomi orders Castiel to kill him.
* PowerIncontinence: The scream of an angel in pain results in abnormal occurrences.
-->'''Castiel:''' The amount of pain an angel must be in not just to manifest through [[Literature/TheBible shrubbery, but to burn]]. Dean, we have to find him before it's too late.
* PsychicLink: Evidently it's not just the Winchesters who refer to the angel's link as "Angel Radio". The demons seem to have picked up this term as well.
* RunningGag: Dean still likes ''Busty Asian Beauties''.
* SavingTheWorld:
-->'''Kevin:''' I can't enjoy a world I need to save, Dean.
* SexyShirtSwitch: Amelia wears Sam's shirt.
* ShirtlessScene: Sam.
* ShoutOut:
** The King of Hell is not a fan of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Diamond Neil Diamond]].
--->'''Crowley:''' What on earth could you possibly need now, Viggo? I've given you every torture instrument known to man. [[TakeThat Short of a Neil Diamond album]].
** Hinckley says that the Enochian phrase sounds like [[Franchise/StarTrek Klingon]] to him.
** When drilling into [[WingedHumanoid Samandriel]]'s brain, Crowley says, "Let's find out what makes this [[Film/TheWizardOfOz flying monkey]] tick".
** Dean calls the vampire from the previous episode a "[[Series/TrueBlood fangbanger]]".
** The burning bush is how God spoke to Moses in Literature/TheBible (appropriate as the Enochian Samandriel is speaking at the time is the Word of God).
* SpitTake: Dean fell asleep drinking his beer and was surprised by Castiel's arrival, spilling his beer on himself.
* StalkingIsLove:
-->'''Amelia:''' Look, last night at the bar. I just wanted to make sure it was you. You know, peeping in my window.
-->'''Sam:''' Peeping? You make it so sound, so, uh...
-->'''Amelia:''' Stalker-ish.
* StarCrossedLovers: Sam and Amelia seem doomed to be apart and even have an ''Film/AnAffairToRemember'' appointment where only Amelia shows up.
* StealthHiBye: Castiel does this to the worried mother, Dean, and Sam. Dean and Cas do it to Kevin.
* AStormIsComing: The headline on the ''Lincoln Globe'' website on the laptop reads "Tornadoes, Strong Winds Cause Damage Across Nebraska".
* TearsOfBlood: Castiel.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Sam and Dean, to the extent that even Castiel gets annoyed.
* ThroatLight: The demons and Samandriel killed by the angel blade.
* TimeForPlanB: Which is kick down the door.
* TitledAfterTheSong: "Torn and Frayed" is a song by Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} on their album ''[[Recap/SupernaturalS06E01ExileOnMainSt Exile On Main St.]]''
* TortureAlwaysWorks: Crowley finds out about the angel tablet. Although it was less than Samandriel cracked and consciously gave up intel, and more Crowley basically hacking into his brain's "programming".
* TortureTechnician: Viggo, in a LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine.
* TrashcanBonfire: The demons disguised as derelicts guarding the warehouse.
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: While in the warehouse, Castiel has flashbacks to being tortured by Naomi.
* WanderLustSong: "Katmandu" by Music/BobSeger plays over [[PreviouslyOn The Road So Far]].
* WhamLine: "There's an angel tablet."
* YouKnowTooMuch: Naomi orders Samandriel killed when he tries to tell Castiel about how Naomi is controlling them.